Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-28
CIR Y~tKTELLIGEHGE,
SHOCKING HoMicfpH IN A LupGfNt; ito

SNSSNlNt dOMlClpE IN Il LUDblNf l1UGSE
BALTiMoREAS KuLEp.-A shocking murder
was perpotrated ahout halr-pas. luo'ciock, Nerincs-
day night, at the Georgia Saloon, q lodging house,
on The second fnor of the Dime Hotel, on Main
street, uesr l4th the victim being : young Ealti-
named Z. y. Hamilton, 4 member of Com
pHny A, Capt. W. W. G1ldsborongh,) 1st Maryland
regiment. The affair IL urveloped in confusion lid
doubt, owing 10 the fact that the chief witnesses nl
TIC transaction Were too drunk ut the time Of the
occurrence to give uny intelligihle account of it, ard
the fatal blow having been struck III the dirk, and
III tue lnlnSt OF whit was, i'll soine respects, an III
discriminate rneleu. II appears from the Statements
Inade hei1re tile Cornner's jury, that on the night OF
the inurdri, Thu Deceased, together with TL.Omns
Shields, and Henry \. Cuttings, uiso members nj the
regiment, aud who had been drinking
very freely during the day und evening, visited
metropolitan Hall; and, Ct the conclusion OF the pet
torihalites, repaired to L bar room hear the Exchange
Hotel, WHORE they again drank, and finally PASSED
o1i iulo the street very nilch intoxicated.
At the invitation OF Cuttings, the Trio repairr.l %
nc lodging room of the former At No. ., Georgia
Saloon, %ilerei il YVES suggested thut Hamilton should
sleep III Cuttings bed. Upon reuciiing the room,
winch WA occupied by four other ioigerS hcridcs
Cuttings, it was discovered thai q man, sircc nSctr
tanned to ne ngmed Gatewood, II stranger TO the three
friends, had intruded himself into the room and into
the bed OF Cuttings. The latter leaving Harri!ton
supporting himself Ut the foot OF the bed, nnieav-
orcd to Just the intruder. and had succeeded III 10
ing so, lie thought, when, suddenly ne heard the
crash OF broken Rluss, md obnerved that Hamilton
had been struck on the side Of tho hehd with It bot
tie, fragments OF which fell upon tho former. So
violent was tho blow, that hamilton: would tHva
been Knocked ont uf the window, bit thai Git
tings caught ind held him. y number .! bottles
and glHsscs were then hurled il rapid End danger.
QUE succesai1n, and Cuttings, i'll order 10 save his
friend from injury, rjeclcd Shields from the rooin.--
Upon turning lie wmA suddenly seized BY the heard
By Lakewood, and thrown upon Is trunk, whGu IT,
protect himself ho drew II small pocket kuitc, ind
inflicted Several cuts upon tho "rist and person ri
his assaiIalIS. Mr.. W. H. Hayward, proprietor OF
the suloon, had meantime entered, Gnd sitter sepR-
rating tho TIVE men, Gen. Tar u P~ty5iciun 10 JEcss the
wounds Of G~u.cTund, WHO was bleeding rroiuscly.
He then asked Hamilton. who YVES laying upon tic
bed, whether ho Was hun, AND WAS pushed away ly
the l.itut, wln told him that hu wanted TO 20 IL
sleep. The police We're then sent for, and under the
aupposit!on Lnat Hamilton wss he uggrcssyr, con
vcyrL him 10 tho lower watch liouse, where lie I--
until the next morning, when III the sueEus-
Of hi, friends a vehicle waS procured tn convey
70 tho Maryland Hospital, corner 18th AMI
Cary streets, hut no died before reaching there
Acting coroner Snnyay, being notified Of the occur
renee, summoned q eoroncr's Jury, who rendered ii
verdict that the deceased came to his deuth by Ii
blow inflicted upon the right .ito Of tho head h.
some person ~ the Jury unknown. Tbn blow must
have been Il turrile ono, tEo skull! OF The deceased
having been battered in anA fractured hy It.. Young
Hamilton is respectfully cnnnoc;o'! in Baltimore.
his parents yet reside. lie ans brother 10
Hamilton, we'll known to Ctr play gaIag
ar I'll actor ct merit, ind Sss musk respected
by bis officers Gid. Associates. Ga.owuod was IT.
rested last evening by officers Morris and Seal, at u
house in Exchange. alley. Warrants have also been
for tic unrest OF two others who were thought
to nave taken part In the STRAY. The decsssed ~iiI
W.. ts,o,ntl-- :rt.rraJ t,- w. fyi.~.tr fo-j.-
FRAUDS or TIE CONFEDERATE STATES TnE.-
sTRY.-iG;nes Tyrer, arrested Oh Wednesday 10y de-
toct;ve J. ". Goodrich, on suspicion Of Loiny con-
nected with tho fraudulent issue ot Treasury Totes
from The photographic establishment .. ftryrr IL
Ludwig and upon the direct charge 81 attempting
10 psss O ome hundred dollar counterfeit note upon
George Guvernater, keeper Of Il drinking saloon, 10.
Min street, had II preliminary examination me-
E.. 2. Commissioned VIM. +. Watson, which 10
Hult8d ia he bring reminded 10 jail for II funhcr
exstuins.ion. \ FTarohmnn, who gave his naEle ns
john Delz ulias John Richardson, wus arrested yes
ter3ay, ut Manchester, b. Hatchmer Perrin and
santa, upoa suspicion Of completely liz ;his !,aud
lpon the {. ;. Treasury. Upon his person the off,
eGrs found rs dollars In Confederate States notes
d ssorningly genuine character, and about liz dol
in other Bank notes. lie ~as committed for m
Uc!Olc .He} "a Hlyp.
I.oub-NouTuED TgEAso..--Juhn Guald sud
Elias PauiIius, tho iormsr an eI-IGenber o! the 18th
Louisiana regiment, wri!o dining together II EorG's
saloon, co:loI q thirteenth and Cary streets, On
"Wednesday, engaged ia z conrcrsaton upoE The
prcaent sspcst of Rational Affairs, in tho course q
which, Gould loudly and dctantly proclaimed him
se,! d Lincoln MAJ, impud6ntlv asserting that the
Stars and Stripes" had waved oycr Richmond, in
days, and that he entertained no objection 10
their dong 80 again. In these views his companion,
Psulding, entirely and cordially conceded, aud the
pair wers proceeding 10 express their firm detenni-
nation to stand By Old Abe" when, Mr.. VIM. Par
han interferred, and, nfter some difficulty succeeded
in having the two taken to tho cagn. Mayor Muyo,
before whom thoy wero yesterday srTsigned, CON-
uittcd thcin for r further examination.
A MAITLAND BASiE.-Therc ii bow on
exhibition, al the store OF Lanier ~ Co., reu. the
Spotswood Hotel, a beautiful Maryland banner, Pre-.
sontsi to one Of the companies OF tic lst MarylanG
Regiment rS the ladies' of Baltimore. On ole siL,
is M excellent printing 81 Battle Monument, in Mon.
umant Square, Baltimore. The reverse is T. dcul
crimson, with L cirels OF blue and golden stars
within which il the inscription: "Presonted by III;
ladies CT East Baltimore to Captain Dorsey's Com,
pany, ist Maryland Reg:ment-worthy sons O
worthy Birus." The banner cost probably Gbnu
AZ, Uoj, aEi reached Richnond about Inur weeks eeo
ty the underground railroad.
An USLucEY SUBSTITUTE. JAMES Sanford
nttsched to the Wlnier Battery, as a Substitute re-
cruis, We. before the Mayors Court yesterday, on
charge Of breaking into the sleeping apartment 0
Solomon T.. Myers, jewelloI, corner oil 18th anc
Main streets, sud there making himself entirely a
home. ltappeared likely that S~audforj, who hac
beeu entrusted with this custody OF two hundred
dollars belonging 10 n c%oInrGdc; Lao full:2 e victim
to tho wiles ot some sl.arpers, WHO frst made hin
drunk ard then robbed him MD tEe Mayor accord
ing!y handed him or: &c tho rgIo {: Capt. L. p
WllE!naOt.
MAYORS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SEca
ny, TOR resisting the w%stchnen, Who had interrupt
ed him on wednesday night, in tho vigorous amuse
n.nt of assaulting god beating Richard Wright
AMI CHARLES Miller, who had interierrc! 10 proven
the arrest 81 the iratc Patrick, were consigned 20 th,
city jill, in default q security for !hGir good bella.
vior.
W. W. Wood, WHO h6d threatened a Eatchmar
with dircst Vengeance, was required 70 give ample
security that TO woIid not attempt u carry ont iis
threats. Adjourned until Saturday.
MEETING OF OoTroN AID ToyAcco GaoSERs.
Tho adjourned meeting held ut African Church
last night TO consider tho ~proprie.y o. the purchase
by the Confederate States Government Of the entire
tobacco and cotton crops, aud the destruction OF il
BY lire, was q spirited aud influential gathering
nearly crowding the building. Resolutions were
adopted urging the Government 10 purchase tho
crops, issuing, in payment therefor, Certificates OF
indebtedness, bearing interest. Speeches were
made by Or: :. <. Marshall, of Mississippi: J. ",
Moore, Of Kentucky, md uther gentlemen.
IMPORTANT TO THOSE DESIRING SUBSTITUTES
The speculation il substitutes to- The army is likely
hank fortune, to be brought 10 & summsIy cnd. MIR
George ". Gillian, q respectable citizen, whose an
nouncement will be found in smother column, patri.
offers to aid oil who may apply TO him tor that
purpose, in procuring substitutes, without charge to
either party. The full bonus paid for substitutes
he hunded over to the latter, and both parties
DO thus freed from ths fraudulent practices Of cIlor-
TONERS and spectators.
ATTENTION, MIuTIAHEN i-The period Of ten
-. ,:,L;, ,,b;oh oit;-,p. pri rofiIoaaS fron o,he,