Daily national Republican., 1863-03-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
LAST NIGHT's MURDER,
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CORONER.
STATEMENT OF THE ACCUSED PARTY.
VERDICT OF THE ooRoNERS JURY.


The circumstances attending the murder COM
mitted last night upon Pennsylvania avenue, have
been inveStig gated to-day by a Coroners jury.
The deceased, Albert sehriob, who once belonged
to the GAribAldi Guard, was a finely proportloned
young man, and as he lay in full sight OF passers
by In the apothecary shop, where he was taken,
the sad spectacle attracted univ ersal attention.
We give below the proceedings Of the Coroner's
jury, and the statement OF the party charged with
the homicide;
Charles DepOHiier.-WAs well acquainted with
the deceasedi had known him from childhood;
boarded with him some four or five months, was
with the deceased last night about minutes past
70; was not present when he was stabbed, and
therefore knowg nothing himself concerning the
affair. The deceased was of a cheerful tempera-
ment, and when witness left him last night was
perfectly sober and In good spirits; was not OF a
QuaTelsome disposition. Witness did not know
OF his having any family; did not believe he had.
The only property he knew him to possess was
some clothing at Alexandria, a shirt at the house
of witness, and about fifty cents in money on his
person.
GGiper RORs 10 waiter at the Academy Of Music)
swOrn.-Was with deceased last night when he
was stabbed, which was about quarter to one
O'Clock. In company with the deceased, fellow
waiter and the head bAr-keeper; he LEFT the Acad-
emy Of Music about 90 minutes Of one for the pur-
pose Of going home. When they reached the pave
ment they stopped short while to say few words
to each other before separating While standing
here party Of some three men came along, one OF
them pushing very rudely against witness's friends.
This caused one associates to exclAim, "WhAt
In the devil are you running agalnGtp The person
giving the offence then said, ooh! excuse me, sir"
All right sir, pass along" said witnesss friend.
They then passed on little distance, when one
Of them turned around and said 4" 1t don't make
any difference whether you excuse us or not" and
then, walking up to hemyAddedi Don't you like
III II you don't, --you Cd d-d sons OF
b-s." Witness's party quietly responded Pass
on now-pass on ~ The whole party then hd-
yanced In the direction in which witness was,
when one OF them said: " Have you got anything
against usin 6No, only we don't like being called
such names" was the only reply they received,
They then struck one Of his (witness's) party,
when the scufiie became general. Deceased was
stabbed near the curbstone, Just in front Of the
Academy Of Music. lie died almost instantly. lie
would probably recognize the guilty party II he
could see him. He should take him TO be an Amer
lean from his accent He was dressed In dark
suit Of citizens clothes. Both himself and COM
panions seemed very much excited.
Jno. EiSerbGcAer, swoTn.--Could not tell whether
the party making the assault had OF had not been
in the saloon. He was in company With deceased
at the time OF his death They were all sober,
The other party were evidently intoxicated. lie
corrOborAted the testimony Of former witness re-
gaFding the origin and cause Of the assault. De
ceased knocked his aBBAilant down, when the lat
ter got up walked to the gutter, and then returned
drawing something from his bosom and exolaim'
ing, "You d--d rascal, l will kill YOU" He then
stabbed deceased in the heart, from which he died
almost instantly. lie hAllooed "murder," and then
! fell back Witness then went up to deceased, who
told him to leave him alone-that he was dying
and to catch his murderer. Witness then ran after
and caught one OF the party, who was afterwards
recognized ~ Wood.
M JaI C. Thorpe was next SwOrn.-He eoTrobo-
rated previous testimony. It was half an houI
before he could secure the services OF the police
While he had hold Of the body OF the murdered man
some one came up and enquired if he was dead; on
being informed that he was dying, he ran oh fol-
lowed by one or two persons, and succeeded in
making his escape, witness picked up slungshOl