Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-18
LOCAL NEWS.

HORRIBLE MURDER-A Nan Stabbed in Fire
Pgaces.-Last night, about nine o'clock, a hor-
ribie murder took place on north A street. near
Second street east, Capitol Hill,) the victim
being an Italian ice cream vender named
Wheedi, otherwise "Monte," who was stabbed
in five places, and must have been killed
almost instantly. The Coroner held an inquest
this morning, when no less than fifteen wit
nesses were examined, but nothing was elected
as to who was the perpetrator of the bloody
deed.
The evidence went to show that the de.
ceased yesterday afternoon and evening was
playing cards with a number OF his country
men near where he came to his death, and af-
forwards he was seen at another house near
by. Some Of the neighbors heard scuffie and
the tramp Of persons running away from the
spot, but no one appears to have witnessed
the deed. But little could be got out of the
Italians about the deceased. A colored man
stated that he saw a person who looked like
the deceased closely followed by two Italians,
and afterwards heard that they had a scuffie.
Some soldiers, with some of the neighbors,
were early en- the spot and found the deceased
lying face downwards on the pavement, the
blood flowing profusely from his wounds
which consisted Of one apparently made with
a small but heavy sharp knife above the right
ear, entering through the skull into the brain;
right ear; one entirely through the throat,
which was lacerated in horrible manner;
one in the right breast, about four nches above
the nipple, apparently made with large knife,
and fifth one about an inch and half below
the nipple, made, it is thought, by bayonet.
Some of these wounds were very deep, one
being over seven inches, and any one of them
would have caused death.
Officers w alling, of the Sixth Ward, who was
off of duty and at his dwelling near by at the
time, and Cole, of the Fifth Ward, We're early
at the scene, ard on inquiry found that the
deceased had been playing cards at q house.
and arrested several persons found there on
suspicion-Nicholas Sanford, q discharged
sailor, Christian Kicker, Carlo Capitano and
Angelo Josico, peddlers: Eugene Seglorm or
gan grinder, and Frank Ceowa, shoemaker
and Frederick Becker, Angelina Becker and
Mary Devage as witnesses.
Sergeant Milstead was at once notified and
with the policemen came round and took the
prisoners to the station house, together with
the corpse of the deceased, and after the reudi-
ton of the verdict by the jury-which was that
sthe deceased came to his death about nine
o'clock on the night of the 18th instant, from
wounds inflicted by some two or three heavy
sharp instruments, and that after an examina-
ton of fifteen witnesses they are unabls to say
by whom the deed was committed"-al OF
them were discharged.
The deceased was young man, of about 23s
years of age, and he came to this city with the
39h New York regiment ((Iaribaldi Guards,
from which he was discharged some months
since, since w hich time he has been engaged
as peGdler. The Italians have taken charge
of his body for burial. The impression is that
he was attacked for the purpose of robbery.
On the pavement, near where the corpse was
lying, small dirk knife was found, which had
not been used, rendering it probable that there
Were number of persons i'll the attacking
party, some of whom had their knives ready,
but had not time to use them.