Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-10
LOCAL NE We.
BRUTAL MURDER.
A German killed 90 n Rsw


tEsl, known a the Washington AcSa--.. -.
r. usic. Ii appears tina. tnis rstsDi' shrres. ., =,
concert saloon, and a performSn was :.
Usual, held thu last nigh', md III q. ~,
5 hirup was stabbed on the street by On. a ,.
party. The murdered man wac t6E-a 70 -
drus store Of Ia Xeiinski, No, al r. asssrF
u here L- tx tirrd In about fifteen mio,..'
na,,,.yh M al, nj aid haa bs~u called a.. -ts.
eroi' was made 20 save life.
+, orou,T Woodward thIs morning held A. N
qusI aId summon.a The following iur,
William Ihompson, Esq, hSmas J. Ph.issp.
George w .Scrtyer, Henry Kellogg, Ian 8ro.s,
VIVA X H--Ino-s, Jam-s L.. Da, tbn, Joha
Tuck, r, Ola IA. Blake, Robert johnson, il IN,
f,lu and Joseph he ley.
The pork. u OF 40 ceasi.d WIRE sel-cnra n,
no ms ey was found upon h'm. A nor. =
r. Geo TO Mr.. Re- nthal ard writ. n by Ga. r
"MisG lcra,' Was fouSd upon the psrs5a >
d,cesss q.
D.,sas.d was formerly member OF tie -.r-a
rps ImeIt N \. V, luntrrrs, IaTE-a 40 - 49,.
and had discharge which certified tas, ~ 81
dItcuar.' from the -er Ice oh a ouat ~ a..
ability h.TnIa, 10 doubt, as q erased xO-r =
jTuss
N,ccoi Donjero L stifled that dec-asad board;
" iih Ian; Ia saw him last -iEht D.. :
II AMI X ~ .iu. l., aud thai Il. crtsra -. +, .
hen IntoR icaed, nor had lie hao = quarr.,
III: aEy Onr
Gnspcra Rnn-, who Wa emjIyyes - IN.
hcaceuy OF Musi., t,stiiet thai h, an. &c a.
ftairs in com ;iany " ith elbow wai.e n "a a
harksrp az Rbs nthals, and deceased. De Z n,
stood the ESNemF nj IN con rPTE iDy
tnt.- mn walked by Rnc pushed AGAINST t..,a-
ard hgs parry " her somP words Occurred sns
ROM ara his party we're assai'eo by tue JIM
taIty, che o. whom threst-n-d . siab tI-d-a
dutch s-of q b-h, and one &--allNnt ti.n n,
L. tn. gutter aud runTlng back WI n q kitle !,
his hand and staob-d decreased. sad a. Tia SIN,
time f.nz Was struck with siuncshoi owe,
tie eve which biackrnr,l IL. The man wa,
SiaEb, q deceased WAS drrss-d in bla X aat
with lla, X hat on.
John kizenbaeh, who was Of ROnz's parry.
t,-siif fled tU ianIaiiy h same !stls ~ ,ay
with tbs additional testimony that Ait-r ~
" ord had Iassrd between tn two parties. ,
gems raj row Unsued, and deceased cot itto II a,
well : the Tttt.- Deceased kno .krd q rIvn On
OF the party, and the party Knocked dbwn he.
got Up and stabbrd decreased with knit,
b. ceased then cried murder, and wines N +,
caught held "i one OF thr aSs:iiIins party and
heid HIM till he was arrested The Ssssiia,t
threatened 10 stab be!Urr Ia dil 50.
James 4. Jh0rIe testified IA a lie vas s.ar..
ing ihr side of Pennsylvania avenue opD,.
siir the Academy OF Music, with parry O.
FPntiIman, and hr heard a crr OF uiura. :, IA II
observed party rushing out Of the A aiemy
of Music. Witnrss ran across the strrrt, al
heard 4 man was Shot, and ~ the sam TIM
stones were thrown, and one OF item nearly
struck one Of tue gentiemau in CO npaay Win
wrinrsS. Witness flt the pulse of a scaaspl
ard found ne was in a dying coaditipu. lie
(wi;ns So then arrested 4 man pointed OCT, and
n. Id him until Officer k.lhmyer came 90
whrn the pii>ontr was handed 20 aim aah
conveyed TO the station house. Witness pi sked
Up slung shot, which was shOw n 20 lac
jury.
Hr. Thorpe recognized a man who zava his
name az William Wood, and W 10 was orou- n;
before the jury nand-cuf q, ne h1vin- b.sl
crd'red 10 ne committed by Jus lea CLAYTON a,
party 10 the murder, a. ths person whom n.
arrested and turned over 10 the poll - on .-rl
Ar. Eisentdch was again called, aad testIa-d
that " God was not the man VINO stab5-d
Schlrop.
Coroner Wood ward here propor-d to sx-sr
Hiiiiam WOOD, but Justice Claytoa >ugg-ssei
that IL could not he done. as he hal just CON-
mittId W God for the crime. Wood. however
was asked II he desired TO make a state tneul
anc, having answered an the Affirmative, hr
called On God TO witness that h knew not mag
OF The murder or or the party VINO committed
IL His statements. however, Were con nict-
ing that u WAS evident to the iury he kue -
moe of the matter than he chose 70 tell He
acknowledge being with a party last nigh: NJ
Browns restaurant, corner of rhirte~nth strsz.i
and the Avenue, at Emrich's European H,ssL
and at other points. He denied, no ~syer q
knowledge OF the parties who wer- MS com
panions, and said he only knew one py the
name Of Jimmy" At fret h pretended % Il
he was so drunk that b. knew nothing OF tn
time and place OF hIe arrest, but fawqu
tDns well put soon embarrassed him. sni ia
one sentence he would deny an assertion pre-
viously made, and on TO the enc OF the chap.
ter. Nothing that could throw any lght on he
murder was ELECTED, except that In on. II nj
final statements he ackno wledsed that he sud
two others pushed up AGAINST some GiarIa.ss
en- the Avenue, near Tenth street. aad n re .oI.
lected that a slight row -nsued.
hr. John BrOtcn testified that Wood and q :
companions were in his Restaurant, bat ne ava
not hear one called by tn. ma me of Ii.nmy
Mr.. Charles Mare 'rSti:ird hat Wosi aud tar
companions came into the European HJ.si.
corner OF Pennsylvania av. nue. and Eleventh
street last night; and hat the person des ri ed
10y Wood as Jimmy attempted 20 stall a wiae
glass.
after me stsbbIng occurred. Wood accused 80
OF SAID friends OF having committed the fs..i
and MIR. Thorpe also testified THAI Ia thouxlt
Wood was very anxious 10 deny the couTuis-
SIGN OF The crime long before any one accusrd
him OF il.
Wood denies having any knowledge what
ever OF his companion Jimmy further than AZ
Il mere acquaintance, but descri pes min a. a
tail, smooth-faced young mar, and thai ne
wore black overcoat aud black hat
Ibe wound inflicted is q most CHASTITY Que IL
Wass probed and examined by Drs. Schell and
1hcrp, and was found 10 be an In en- and a haIf
long OUTSIDE, and six inches deep-eyidentiy
lnflcted with bowie knife. The knife pierre a
the left breast, between the seventh aud eighth
ribs, cutting upward and for wards at the apr
OF the heart. The blow was evidently given
by an experienced hand, and was inflicted with
sreat power, as II cut through a thickiy -padd d
overcoat and vest and two shirts; and, from the
appearance Of the wound outside, the knife was
evidently run in up TO the hilt.
The jury after a few moments cons al alton.
returned verdict that the deceased cane 20
his death by a wound inflicted by a knit, in
the hands of some p rson to the jury unknown;
snd that William Wood, who is now IN custo-
dy, was OF the party who committed the deed
and thy believe him 10 be an accessory
Pending the arrival of q witness, who had
been sent for, q remark by n bystander eiicited
ths TACT that the proprietor OF the drugstore,
Mr. xelowski, had refused 70 open his place
last night until after the reiterated demands OF
the crowd " no assembled after the m urder hat
been committed. IL " as asserted, "a an 9 rcu-e
Tor Dir. Ks action, that Schirop was then
dead; but police officer present haid he Vas
not dead when the demsnd 70 open was fret
MACE ana II WINS further remarked nv the
officer that under the Law IL was a druggists
business TO be prepared to open ~ ali time. and
al all hours
BALTIMORE CoNrEREsCB.-TheC Conferences
adjourned day At two o'clock after Bishop
Simpson had announced the appointments for
the ensuing year.
among the appointments for this eity are the
followine:-Foundrv, W. NJ. ID Ryan: NcKsu
oree, John Thrush; Union, Y. vi Brown, BY
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