Daily national Republican., 1863-10-01

iey was ssssgiiss behind, II vas ssposted that hs
WIS going 70 dessft, he'd hin placed under guard;
! never sswths prisoner nis6skave IL camp;
sS.e ~ ss.ss Sss.
deceased ssvst the sergsant the Ne sad disturb
Justies William rnowpson tss.taed+ The PRISON
ers was brought to the station h6use where ! am
on duty on the night Of the ist Of !ulyi went TO
Tn station house between and O'Clock, the
pris, ner was there and lying on bench ve'y
drunk; oficer Cook was there:
Of the metropolitan Police force, did not know the
parties, two pistols were deliveredj one when the
prisoner was brought In, the ether before the next
serEssnt Charles NJ. skippou testihed-l am
member Of the Metropolitan police force; saw
Reilly when dead took charge o tne vhsp oTa{ es
Was done, about twenty minutes atterwards; iounu
on his person pocke knife Sss and navy P,. hs
other property to the property clerk Of the Metro
pol,tan Police force; the pistol was In the belt.
Mr. Colman testined-l live on seven,n snee.5 ~
very drunk; nelly hot 80 dfunkj shaved Reilly,
and when was done Reilly seemed to be very an
giy with the prisoner, who was asleep
The prisoners counsel, In closing the defense,
said that the killing Of Philip Reilly was justihable,
because induced by great provocations The pfis-
oner was subjected to violant blows and con-
frontcd with savage looks. These, accompanied
~ they were by threats, such As III could crush
you," indicated felony or TIE destruction OF lie'
Tho prisoner, seeing the deceased incensed Ire
most nssrnnt, sought the preservation oi his lie.
Believing that the destruction Of his life was At
tempted, Comeford committed the deed. Passion,
II 10 .truc, assumed majesty over the prisoners
reason, but the passion was engendered by the
persistent quar- cling and continued assault of the
deceased. There was no.mnlice, As charged IN the
bill Of Indictment.
The case will probably he concluded this alter
noon.
CouRr- MARTIAL OF A DETEcrIvE.-Shand-
ley, one OF Captain scheetz's detectives, charged
with taking fifteen hundred dollars from q. nj.
Markham, = refugee IRON Atlanta, Ga, was before
General slough's court-martial to-day. MIR. Mark
ham detailed tho circumstances at length to the
court. He testified that the fifteen hundred was
paid on condition that shandley WAS to get him q
pass to Icsve the city for New York, as he sup.
posed that the system Of passes was In vogue here
as In Richuond. shandlcy told him that II he was
arrested the Government would take all his South.
ern State money and might take his greenbacks and
gold, and that the Government allowed him
tshandley) ten per cent. Of the money. This 10
| the reason he paid II.
Col. Baker stated to the court that the accused
| admitted having the money, but said It WAS a
present. Col. Baker also produced money tsken
from SHhnuIey Nncn hTIesNeuS hibOs y VI shbtnnh
| and watch. A paper was also read TO the court
which may be properly styled confession. The
statement is quite lengthy and explains how much
| Marccm was alarmed for fear Of being arrested.
nir. Norris acts as counsel for defence.
COMMITTED TO THE OLD CAPITOL. The fol-
lowing commitments were made to the Old Capitol
yesterday and to-day, by Capt. Todd, provost mar
shai: Col s. Fipcr, Of the rebel army. This gen.
| tlnt lima ali to hat ha
was going to outwit the Yankees. and get into this
citv. As we noticed some time since, he did SO, to
see his wife, who was quite ILL., He sees by this
| time that he 10 outwitted by the Yankees. Chap.
lain Z. NJ Hstton, rebel army. As the Coufcds
hold our chaplains, this one is committed, to be
held for exchange. Mrs. Cclesiia Young, alias
Schwartz. This lady wns sent up from Fortress
Monroe as rebel spy. On her person were found
passes from all the principal military posts in the
South. She told very conflicting stories, and was
consequently arrested by order Of Maj Gen. Fostc'
OF the Department Of Virginia and North Carolina
i THE POCKET. BOOK OF 1t. BRANsIN FOUND
The pockctbook Of the late 1t. BrAnnin, o
which so many people seemed TO have doubt,
about, WAS yesteieay found under very singulal
circumstances. As a MIR. Magruder was pulling
down an old wood shed, on Sixth street, near the
Central House, he found the book. The roll o
gone and nothing left but gold dollar, a oil
a yer quarter, and ring, besides q War Department
pass. The pockct-took and contents were hsndc,
. over to Capt. johnson.
THE FIRE LAST Nieur.-About half-pas
nine o'clock last night, an attic in the rear o
Du ler's restaurant, on itth street, WAS discoycre
to be fire., The blaze Al first Indicated thst ther
would be a considerable confsgrationj but, foriu
natcly, by the active exertions of Mr.. Butler, Mi
Prentice, (hs bar tender) and the help In the lei
taursnt, the IRE was extinguished In few min
I utes. The hose attached to The yard were use
Z most sneciually there. Butler and Prentice wcr
each somewhat seorched. The hIc engines wcr
e, promptly on the ground, but their services wcr
s not needed.
!. MEETING OF PENSsYLvANIANs.-Aco consulta
tion citizens Of Pennsy was held last
n. The meeting embraced large number Of oficer
o now stationed iu the city, clerks In the Depar
'. ments, and persons temporarily sojourning /
"a Washington. The object Of the meeting was
IA discuss tho most eff"ctua means OF securing III
,. election Of Governor Curtin, the Union and Al
,d miuistIation candidate for Governor Of the gre,
" keystone state.
'e HOUSES CLosED.-The following houses wei
" opened yesterday and closed again by the patr
'. rs having been opened contrary TO the Provo
Msrslisl's orders. The liquor found In the hous
70 WAS conhscated. The following il the list: Jof
Harkins, on First street, between d and Z; MI
sheery and r. y. o. Brien, all In the same neighbo
a, hood. Mrs. &. Haley's house was closed by Lieu
~ ~ Mills for selling whisky to soldiers.
\. GEN. MARTlNDALE returned to the city th
morning; and as he has resumed his duties as N
T. itary governor Of the District, we presume II
iy attempt to oust him from that position has be
abandoned. Major sheI burne, late acting militia
ct governor during the absence Of Gen. Martinda
~ continues a. chief Of the latier's staff.
m; SUPPOSED DEsERTER.-William Newton W
le- arrested yesterday at the depot on suspicion
iei being = descrter. He was committed to the Qua
me house by Capt. Todd.
NJ. TURNED OUT OF HIS HoUsE.-Howard Lut
or and family were yesterday turned out Of part
his house near stone Hospital, on the charge
his harboring soldiers and selling them whiskcy
."d -
lev The ROBBERY OF THE APPLE GIRL.-Just
iui Clayton yesterday, after hearing few more
n, nesses In this case, committed the thee ltali'
nd for the action OF the Grand Jury.
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On DEsERTERs CoNYISED.-Eightecn desert
wy w were to day sent to tho GuArdh0use by the NJ
Get tary Governor, for examination by Capt. Merri
old
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