Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.
STARTLING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
CASE OF THE DEATH OF LIEUT..
LEWIS GRAHAM..
Indications that he wa. Fouiiy Murdered /.

The readers Of the Star will remember the
singular circumstances Of the death of Lieut
Lewis Graham, 10th Vermont volunteers, who
" as supposed TO have committed suicide i'm his
room at the boarding house Of Mr. ID ]. Bar
rick. Pennsy ania avenue After the inouast
the body wac taken TO the emba Inning 90 tablis n .
ment Of DIR. Holmes, 50 Louisiana avenue. TO
Be prepared 10 be sent home. Subsequently,, a
brother of the deceased and other friends ar
rived, and entered upon an active In yestigation
OF the circumstances attending his death a.
they utterly diScreGiled the idea thaI he came
10 his d. attn by his own hand. He was in com
Portable circumstances, had lust basu honor
ably discharged from the service tor disabiIIty
(rheumati m,) was in cheerful spirits and
There was not, in the belief of his friends any
commit suicide.
close examination of the wound by sur-
gtOns shows that IL was not such An one as
would BE- Inflicted by suicide. The incIsiop
only olVIded the external Jugular and some of
The external veins and did not ton ch the carotid
artery; COZ equcntiy lac died BY slow bIae1iny
surviving the inriction Of the wound some four
hours.
The holief is row that he was murdered by
mistake for u psrson who occupied the sam
room, and who Lad considerable sum Of
money about HIM, the proceeds of a sale OF
horses.
The superstition is that the raurderers were
on las Irill to ger this money, and entering his
snppo.ed d.T aut ssnPIed IL 70 M as they
stead, and that on cbser wing another person in
the room they decamped precipitaieiy, leaving
their Work han-accomplished. A coRfpdera;e
, was sent at is belize we'd, however, TO get away
the money, with an assumed erTand,) who
managed 10 carry on Graham's money, bat
net the larger amount they were in quest Of
A strict investigation will be made into ths
affair; meantime the body of Lieut. Graham
remains at the establishment Of Dr. Holmes,
and facts elected by its further inspection,
may serve to throw more light upon this most
mysterious affair.
Superintendent Webb yesterday received q
telegram nom New York, stating that a man
answering 10 the description Of MCHaughton,
whosis the party suspected OF having robbad
Lieut. Graham, had been arrested there; and
lasteysning olficrr sinonds was dispatchea TO
New York TO bring him on. il he should re cog.
nize him as the person who was in the rom
when Lieut.. Graham died. -EGsTa - 81 :.
ArrHMrr TO BaRAK JAiL.-A few EVENING.
since as Messrs. Robinson and Fayman, z uards
at the jail, were locking mp the prisoners for
the right, MIR. Robinson Discovered thai the
plaSter1ng ON the north wall, near the west end
Of the building locked fresh. and, on exsmm.
ing the place. found thstthe wall had been cut
through, with the exception Of the last brick
found thar the wall had b-en cut ahrSura.
with the exception Of removing the last brick
All the parties In the cell were Mt once
placed in irons, and the following morning
soiie Of them informed on thu really guilty,
and they were placed In irons, and the Others
released. As soon AZ the guards were out OF
signt those tnst were froned attached the ia
formers, and they hsd 10 be separated -a---.
They are ali colored, and among them are
some desperate character john Thomas
VINO Is serving sentence for petty larceny,
and is und. r a sentence 90 the penitentiary for
grand larceny. ard John Adams who lie 8 wait
ing trisl FOR stealing COWS from the farm Of AIR.
L. j. Middleton. and who IL will be remem-
bered attompted to escape by ranniag ORI OF
the cou1f room at the last court OF the party.
IL is probabie that they had worked on these
places for several days while they were al
lowed the range of the passage, and Aat their
eecspe W as 10 have been made by means Of a
rope. A close watch, however, viii now be
kept on them, and they will probably be dis.
posed Of accordiEg 20 their sentences q
TIE DISTRICT JUDIoIAKy.--Ths Justices or
the supreme court OF the, District did not or.
game to-day a. the conrt house, O was an
ticipateds They. however, met NJ ths room OF
Judge Carter, At the NATIONAL .Hotes, and AFTER
cons ultation deter mined 20 tender ths ap point
Tsnt OF Clerk 70 Hon Rstnra J. Msix., OF
Thy WILL We 5nderssaad, nsst a ~ esart-
Toow On Moaasy WARMING so 1brmally e.
r II " uoosht nafa special tern % o. oFtn-
hal Ccyrs Ivtsiese.oeh % hid. ~ ord-t 70 Re.
lievt Ne jail q The isrse aunssr ~ Rftssasrs
~ pscs~nf c6Aa 60 thOrsSn.
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