Daily national Republican., 1863-09-07
LEGAL NEWS.

Tas sassAra PASSED Oh. ysstsrd.y in no,
quite 90 auiet manner ~ u hsa dsas fof some
tine past A aunhsr os srsssts wsrs nsAs by ths
police asd patrol Of Arash aad dleordosiy chafa'.
tets. hhpe shcSet ~ ram ssps up IN ~, aftsr.
tson, Shien ilisntfy istsrfsrea With "sharsb'
soers, Alshsush about e'eissk Ne elosids broke
and the svsnihe w@ vay pseasAat, which hsd the
effect ot bsinetlg out a nufutsf OF pfomsh adsfs.
The tet1perxnss nSstisG at The Capitol vas broken
up by he raia, aaa, Of eoufse, those who went 10
hear ths bssd play wsrs disappointed. However,
they WIN have saethsr chance next Sunday.
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MURDER.-A shocking case Of murder oc.
Cured early ysassrday morning on the other side
OF the btAdge a Fourteenth street, Whereby col.
oted msaaaned George Ridout met his death fro,,
stabs IA ths neck inflicted bt psehnifs alleged to
have bean N ths hAAds Of aaothsr nssto named
John Arnstsoag. A negro named peter wkitins
WAS also Implicated. The cit made upon the Dc.
ceaaed was very severe II having sevsrsd the Jug
ular vsiu, eaesips death In ID few minutes. Ths
facts Of the esss appear to IA - fsil6ws About
hali-past twelve o'clock yesterday morsius per.
sons In AAs vicinity Of the bridge a Fourteenth
street hsasd several men running down the street
toYards the bridge Upon nearing the bridge, cries
of"Kill the -" were heard. Upos rsaehing
the bridgs thesnap Of pistel was heard, and the
parties thsn fstreakA aoross the structure. A
short tins afesr this Mr.. John KiHg, IN coming up
the rosd, saw the prisoner stsons) running.
He ordered him 70 atop, whea he asked him what
was the mAttsf. He was teld that . man was d.
ing down tlsvoad. M. King desired At once to b
taken to MIN, ssd upon walking up . short dis
tsnee, u,s dscsassd wee fouad Lying In the rssd,
weiterisG ~ his blood IRON . stab In the neck.
hIr. King thea ssiied hold Of the prisoner, and
after ang two Ghots from his revolver to call the
aid Of the police, marched him 10 the second Ward
station-houss. Before lssyins, however, hs en-
deavored taQusstioa ths dsosassd. He was asked
II the dssd,sas semnisted by white or black men.
He made no other answer except Nor He died
before Mf King retufaed fron the station-house.
litter was then procufsd, end be was conveyed
to the s'ation-house where he ley until tAis mora
Ing. TtsstsI,.I fuS3,ml 'sor 17'N
The csnsasr wasfnmsdiAteiy notified. and held
IN inquest On the BODY. Amer sxamining large
number witnesses, Tie jury readered ths follow.
ing verdict a.iafiT atsa1f..' ..t
"Th.s y. ..is ossfss aidou. was found las.
ss. q n, VI . n M
leading to the Washington Monument, with 3 se-
we're cut on the right side Of the neck entering the
jury sssss!S II x: S:e u e.
that negro John Armstrong struck bin in the neck
with a pentnifs, and that negro Petsr whiting
iuiy also found that the dsoessed hsd $500 in HE
watch pocket which they handed 20 his wife to as-
ceased VISA Door isbos@ins @ n.n.o nam "'' 'nA' tue ~
Tpis 10 ssas Of the most brutal murders which
has occurred In our city for some time All Of the
parties were colored, and had hitherto borne good
+ .haracters. The hal Of Armstrong, and . rag
which hshsd ssoasd he arm were shown to the
jury. They VIII probably be used % evIdenos
against him, Both ArustroaG and Whiting were
sent to jail for hssrAAs. ne knife with which
the deed sas doas 10 In possession Of the oincers
NAN KILLED Br FALLiseoUr OF 4 WINDOW.
Yesterday morning Johs J. Fuss, Of The hrn Of
Dengel = Co., doing basinsss at thseernersf Ninth
and stfests, INST ~ death ID shocking and very
sudden manner, n seens that be hsd eons hons
about o'clock, and had ~ down AZ The vindow,
which was open, 10 cool oif Hls wife spoke 70
him and eeId hia - sons 70 bed. Hs replied that
he would in nv moments. He sst ior swhils,
and II 10 supposed that whaa IN IL ast sf sisns
| he lost his balance and feii hssA1sssnost to the
grcfnd. ,ThA heck Rart ef his hssA wss sooplsts,y
smashed. " dtsa ieis vssy fsw monsnts. Ths
coroner vss not called, - II wss thought 70 b
Unnecessary ~. Fuss wss well kaswn 10 great
| many Of our oltiEsas, who will no doubt b sur.
prised and shs1ksd to hear Of his sudden demise
Truly, " in the midst Of life we are In DEATH" W..
MAN KILLED Ar rfE DsroT.-About four
o'clock yesterday .nornias,. bsakssmsn ct ths
Depot named lanes A. Bassnaa, while In the aci
Of Coupling sone ests, was thrown under thu
NIheels of car while In notion. One wheel passed
ver his leg bssakins It in thrss place., the other
passed ovsr his Arm and across his chest, mashing
him very badly. Re was taken 70 the Home
v the Sanitary commlsslou whore Dr. smith, the
surgeon On duty, waited % him until he was ready
to be taksnto bis home on the corner Of Third and
L streets, Capitol Htii, whore Or. McKim was
called, but his efforts 70 save ths poor mans nfs
llnR ha - IN h<xuk tsw0 hnu urs
after reaching home, -,.,.r ,5.. .....,.. .
E.lcnvs IN Fix.--oue Of the Goyern.
ment detective oa,sers at Nsxsndsia hes beer
held to ball by Justios Rsli In Tie sum Of ooo on
complaint Of D. p. Fafquhsr, who charges him
with receiving from hin the sum Of sloo In ordsI
Ito screen him Lem the consequences Of his viola.
ion Of Order No, l. by selling Intoxicating liquors
IMr. Farquhar wis aevsrtheless arrested and nned
and brings pgsisst tbs dstsesys charge Of re
teiving money under false prstenoes.
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"a Ansssasnss. t'i
FoRp's NEW THEAIRl.--Mapsger Ford an
nouucea thatths pressure Of coming engagemsnti
| compels The last week Of the great drsmAti,
pageant, the Mated Qussa. This pisee has beer
pronou uncsds By tho press - the msst masniaesa'
l I,cenic drama haown to our stage. The Anal Per
tormsnceao Of this piece should b witnessed BY al
II who arc uS4tpVus " PoyAoB tAAsaso " ~es 49,
l.tric exccllsnse.a matipes will BE- given on sat
hrday next for ladies and children. The Ghos
tiluson is underlinsd the bills Of this estabish
ment, and Will shortly be produced In spssadi'
ktyle. -,u. . hlifl .i ...'r ID. "..."
wAsuIsaros TAEArRs.-"TAe 0hos."-Th
ko..derful illssery phaatom whish has crsats'
kuch a sensation In both the Old World and tn
new, will be produced, far the nrst time In thi
Fifty, at the Warrington Theatre tonight, In tn
y Death Fetch, OF Tho Fonutain OF Life, }" whicl
Employs the catiro able company attached to thi
kstablishment. Tbs eostiy apparatus, paraphsz
kslia, ke, was inpoStsd from Paris expressly 70
kIessrs. Cassidy = Ia Truits, and 10 = precis
Counterpart Or that used at the Opera House An
Iporte st. Martin Theatre, Paris. Seats for tn
Gh st" may be secured without extra charge.
CANTERBURY HAIL. Tonight, Manage
kun, with characteristics enteIprise, will tntroduc
10 the washington public for the nrat time III
Wonderful optical pheaomsno populatly know
h, " The Ghost" which has created 30 great son
sstion In solsetine circles And the public gsssrsy
The apparatus with which these fearful spsctra
kisitants will be caused to appear At CAnterbur
identicalL N eoastrustioa ~ sfest to that uss
Prof. Pepper, y. y. q, I'D Aisector Of the Aoys