Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-28
AFFAIRS DOWN RIVER.
Large Haul Of Confed. Prisoners and Cen.
traband 0seds.
Arrival Of the Prisoners and Goods q, III.
Navy Yard.

Yard last evening, from the lower Potomac.
bringing up twenty three prisoners, six cou.ra.
oende and about Elk hundred dollars worth OF
contatsnd goods, which WIRE captured on
friday and Saturday nights last or Brittan,s
hay, while Attempting to crosse by Master's
b ate Mcdonald, with the boats OF The mnrtsr
scnoener George Mangum, which is stauoned
of that point.
These rar'ie. were in four different boats
aEo were AT taken near the Virginia shore, one
party bfing 30 near the shore that six OF those
In the boat made their escape by jumping over.
beard and wad!ng to the shore, but Mr.. MELON
neil succeeded In capturing tine rest.
most OF the prisoners are Jews, some OF W hom
We're captured Some months .ince Among
them are ". W. Ward OF $. Mary's county,
VINO wae Until recently clerk ip q store he .r
the Navy Yard; w. +. Lttlepage OF Bal
umore, who In custody for running the
blockade some months sinee, and q Mr.. Pentz,
The goods consist of whisky, dry goods, gro
ceries, &C. Among the party there was large
number Of letters directed to Msrylanders in
the Confederate army from their sweethearts
In Baltimore and ether parts of the State.
ExAMINATIoS or WITHEssBs IN rHB SrAHL
MURDER CAsE.-Lsst evening, Justice Walter
took up the case OF G. Re,cler who stand.
charged with the murder of George StahI IN
the lTh December ;ast, by stabbins him in the
leg, after turkey rattle, st the house kept bv
Mrs. CiaTson, on Third between N and o streets.
messTs. W ilson and Ctermshle appeared for
the prosecution, and Mr. Bradley, IT., for the
defense. The prisoner is a lad OF about sixteen
or seventeen years of aye, apparently
In order to allow Dr.. j. g. Smith, an aged
German physician, to go to his home early, he
was first examined, and testified as follows:
Inc Ia'n'r OF the young man who was stabbed
came Tor the witness about midnight. Witness
went TO see HIM, and found him stabbed with a
sharp two-edsed instrument, Judging from the
wound. He was very pale, and had lost much
biooO. Witness ordered the wound TO ba pouI-
ucPd, to procure 4 DISCHARGE, using warm flax.
seed pcGlice. Witness did no, consider il fatal:
but In six days or so it infamcd, and notwith-
standing all the means he could use 1t proved
fatal
Crcss-examincd.-The wound was about two
inches above the knee, its direction nearly
straight In. Don't know if it touched the bone
az witness dld not probe 1t. Deceased was about
~ years old, well developed and strong. He
oicd after about nine days. Witnes. never
Jailed In curing such wounds before. Attended
the wounded man every day. ALWAYS used
the Poultice after bleeding had ceased and in
this case ordered a pouitice every three hours
until a proper discharge took place from the
wound. Gangrene took place two DAYS before
death, and followed inflammation yery rapidly
which appeared three DAYS before death The
wound was the first step TO death. The pain
1intnleo 10 oe sxcruelatng from the first pre-
Fentlhg the patient from being moved. The
patient objected to amputation OF the limb, and
witness thought he could not stand the opera -
uon. witness Wa surprised at the result; had
seen more serious wounds cured The wound
was the nrst cause Of death. The pouitioe was
warm, and applied day and half after the
wound. At first, witness simply bandaged it,
Win an JUNCTION of beeswax and lard
DR.. Eliot swoTn.-Testified that he visited the
tcdy oftfr death. Found the wound above the
Knee; was satisfied it was slight, and if the
wound had penetrated to the bone it wound
not have been serious by loss of blood, rs there
VAS nothing to cause serious hcmorhage Gan.
creme was the cause of death. In cases of such
wounds by incIsion the usual method is to
bring ;he edges together and use cold appIica
tlcnsi but IN much iacerated wounds other
meihods are employed: The pouitics is an old
meihod witness hardly thought hot poultc.
would produce ganGrene, but thinks the gan
grrne followed from infanm alton. An incised
wound OF this character would not seriously
inJhre me leg; Witness would not have treated
the wound after the method used, and thought
1t wenld have healed under almost any treat
Ment but for the Inflammation Witness could
not tell the cause Of Inflammation, but did not
tnlnk the hot application produced It, The
oiood OF deceased may have been in a vicious
Gondltion. The wound in itself was not fatal.
witness did not think much blood was lost,
and the wound might have been inflicted with
a pocket knife or other small implement Gan.
CREME as The direct cause of death. The de-
Ceased previous 10 wcuEGing may have had
e1yflPe!as In mat very limb which was
wOunced
I'm. Craaer testified that he was at the house
rear " Inch this occurred, but did not see the
act. DiGn't sec RsnilFr at ali. Witness came
ont of the house, and found the deceased stand
lng or hopping aSourd on one foot. Don't know
how long this WA. after the wound was in
ficted. Half an hour before witness saw Rem
Ter with s>tah1. witness took Stahl hume, and
Stahl said Coon Rrmler stabbed him He lost
considerable blood, for az he walked witness
could hear IL forced up from his shoes.
JOHN Eoce sworn.-Was at the house on Third
between n and streets, at the tina of this
affair. Witness went out Of the house and saw
two soldiers and Geo. StahI. Stahl was hop
ping, aud said Coon Remier cut him. Remler
SAID cure foolish and StahI replied, " Yes
you did, but You didn't do it purpose
Benz. 7h0rn sworn, corroborated the statement
OF Mace and stated that the par ties were friend
ly, apparently. They had no disturbance that
night, and witness don't know of any at any
other time.
In order to obtain an absent witness, the fur
ther hearing w as postponed till to-day.
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY or JUDGE CRaR-
FoRD-A meeting OF the members of the bar
and OF the officers OF the Criminal Court was
convened yesterday afternoon in the court
room, 10 take some action relative to the death
Of Judge 7. I'll. Crawford.
On motion of Joseph IL. Bradley, Esq, Rich
ard 5. Coke, Esq, was called to the chair and
4. j. Middleton appointed secretary
l. 4. harrington, Esq, District Attorney
aooIesseo the meeting, and paid high tribute
10 the memory Oh deceased. Judge Crawford,
nc SAID, lad served in early life as Repre-.
sentative IN Congress from Pennsylvania, of
which State he was a native He after wards
received the appointment Of Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, and was subse quently appointed
Judge OF the Criminal Court by President
Polk.
Integrity, purity, energy and patriotism were
~
life vas unstained by single vice. As cti-
zen no one cherished u moro sincere or ardent
devotion TO his country and her institutions
As scholar and as lawyer his accurate and
comprehensive literary and legal requirements
we're acknowledged and admired by all who
knew him, and as Judge his wisdom and
purity, his conscientious de votion to the duties
OF his position, adorned the office and were the
safe guards OF individuals and Of the welfare
OF the community.
Now that his seat Is vacant we can but recall
with emotion the sishr that was 80 Often pre-
rented 10 ue, At once subiinc and sad-the ven
cradle Judge, in Arm in body, but still vigorous
In mind, striving with manly fortitude to re.
sfst the eDroacbments OF disease and age, and
to tnfuse the vigor Of his clear intellect r 70 the
! duties OF his high Office.
He has, ~ last, passed away. His last mo-
msnts were calm and peaceful, and he passed
away without expressing fear \ regret
Mr. Darlington closed by loving the appoint
menL OF = committee OF rve 10 draf, resoiu :lons
expressive OF TIE scrsc of the meeting.
Eessrs. Darlington, Bradley, Carlisle, Nor
! ris and MsttiDEly we're appointed, and after TO
| thing Tor few moments returned and reported
I resolutions.