Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-07

Thomas Williams, paid combination,
Henry r Gilbert paid Communication.
Charles II. Addison, disability.
James w. Lee, disability.
John Brown, (colored,) disability.
A BRUTAL MuRDRR.-Saturday night, about
WE'VE O'CLOCK, cry OF murder was heard by
MI John King, the private Waterman of EllIS,
founory, IN the direction Of Fourteenth street
on the Island. Mr.. King fired his pistol twice
TO attract the attention Of the police and started
Tor the spot from whence the cry was heard
He met negro, named John Armstrong run.
ming from the spot, and arrested him. Arm.
strong was bloody, partially drunk, and gave
no straight account Of himself. Mr.. King as
certained that colored man was lying on the
sidewalk with his throat cut Armstrong was
taken TO the Second Ward station, and rounds
man Mattingly went with Mr.. King to the spot,
and found the colored man dead. They OBJ.
tanned q stretcher and removed the corpse to
the station house. After the capture of Arm
strong he was searched, and pocket knife
was found upon his person, upon a blade Of
which was drop Of fresh blood. Yesterday,
man named Peter Whiting, colored, was ar.
rested on suspicion OF being party to the muir.
der and was confined in the station.
Coroner Woodward was notified, and jury
was summoned, and an Investigation took
place. The deceas ed was identified as q col.
ored laborer named George Ridout. The fatal
wound was a cut in the right side of the neck,
entering the jugular artery. The principal
witnesses were Messrs. John and B. f. King,
whose statements were substantially as above.
Other WITNESSES testified to hearing disturb.
ance, but saw nothing Of 1t. Armstrong having
said that he cuthis hand, and that Louisa Con.
Gray, colored woman, dressed it for him on
Saturday morning, which statement he made
to account for the blood on his clothes, she was
summoned, and testified that she knew both
the men when they lived in Baltimore, but
don't know anything of this case. She lives in
the vicinity Of Fourteenth street and Ohio av-
enue, and a said that several rows had occurred
O'Clock there was fight, and she saw four men
running toward Fourteenth street bridge, but
Ssa not say whs1nsr they white
any wound for Armstrong since she came to
Washington.
At the suggestion Of citizen, Leonard Hen
derson and Walker Lightfoot were summoned.
Being sworn, Leonard Henderson, colored,
testified that he is a teamster, and about II
Head Stables, on Ohio avenue; heard a noise
and saw two men running and hallong after
another man, who was running from Them
one Of the prisoners said skill the son OF b-h;'
the other snapped pistol, but it did not 60 OH,
and he turned toward witness and tried to get
stone, the one who called out said 'tcome on,
be mistaken in the name, he might have called
John; would not know the men; one of them,
the shorter OF the persons, had on a frock coat;
when they got near the bridge witness heard
pistol fred, and then heard no more of it; the
first pursuer had the frock coat, and was the
shorter man Of the two.
Walker Lightfoot, colored, was in another
wagon near the same stables; he heard the
noise and the oaths. but did not see tn e parties.
Mr.. John King, recalled-Testified that he
heard no pistol except what he fired to attract
the police after arrest ting Armstrong.
The jury returned their verdict as follows
ssThe said Geo. Rideout was found last night
on the east side, nearly opposite the gate lead
iDg to the Monument, with severe cut on the
right side of the neck, and bleeding profusely.
and in dying state, and the Jury believe from
all the evidence that negro John Armstrong
stuck him in the neck with penknife; and
that Peter Whiting was with Armstrong, and
was an accessory. The jury find that the de-
ceased had SO in his watch pocket, which the
jury recommend to be given to his wife to as
sist in burying him. They also find the de-
ceased was poor laborng man."
The two prisoners, John Armstrong and Pc.
ter Whiting, We're committed to Jail for further
hearing, by Justice Clayton.
FATAL ACCIDENT.-About four O'Clock yes.
terday morning, MIR. James o. Bateman, who
was engaged at the depot in coupling cars, was
ran over by a car and was so badly injured
that he died in a few hours. 1t appeared thai
he had signalled for the train to back down and
run before it to raise the coupling, when he
sum bled and fell on the track, the wheels Of
one of the cars passing over one leg, breaking
it in three places, and making frightful wound
under one arm. He was carried to the SAM
tary Home on Capitol Hill, and from thence tc
his residence at the corner OF Z street north anc
Third east, where he died in about two hours
The deceased was about thirty-eight years O
age, and leaves wife, but no children
SECOND " ARD STATloN OASEs--Jds' ION
igan, exposing his person; dismissed. S. X
Herbert, drunk sl.25. John Carbury, do; dis
missed. August Stadleman, do; workhouse
John Jones, do 81. r. ]. johnson, suspicion
OF desertion; military. NJ. II. M. Kendig, Crane
larceny: dismissed. H. q. Cooper, swindlng
do. &. w. Campbell, assault and battery bal
for hearing. Jno. McManus, disorderly; S19i
john Armstrong, murder Jail for hearing
Peter Whiting, accessory; do. r. b. Elliot
sleeping in street; dismissed. H. Herman, dis
orderly; SIS cents. Geo King, Jas. King, vic
lating city law John Murphy, drunk and dis
orderly; dismissed.
FIRR-About IL O'Clock on Saturday night
the back store room of the grocery Of Mr.. Jas
Ginnity, corner OF Fourteenth and L streets
was destroyed by fire. The room, which wa
OF frame, adjoined the brick store, and wa
filled mostly with liquors, the destruction O
which, with other goods stored there, will
amount to about g. ,50O, on which there is n
insurance. The Franklin, Union, metropolitan
and other companies were promptly on tn
ground, and 10 their exertionS is the saving O
the 10 ain building ascribed.
FoRD's THEATRB.-Last Week Of the Ndtd
Oueen-The manager announces to-day, tn
last week of the lovely scenic drama, tn
.sNaiad q ueen." No one regrets this more thai
the manager himself, but a pressure Of othe
engagements render it necessary that thi
should be the final week. The usual matlne
will be given on Saturday, when our countr
friends will have an opportunity OF visitin
the theater. The Naiad queen will be playe'
this evening.
PEOF. WOLoWsEI-We learn that this gen
tleman has returned from his professional tou
to New York, and has resumed his course O
instruction. i'll vocal and nstrumental music