Evening star., 1863-04-25
THE EVENING STAR.
LEGAL NEWS.


EXAMINATION or McNAgGIIroH.-An ex-
am. nation OF the case of = q. z. MrNangh-
tvu, who is chsrg-d with rubbing tar effects
ci TX Liert LEWIS Gr..hana- of sM-Ss OIL the
nc housc on the AveEne, Of the e.ec,s o: L
wound il the th:ca,. tcOk piacr yesterday ~.
psrrocp hsfoTe Justice fergueon. Mas.rs w
A. wharton and J. H. BRADLEY, T., appeared
Tor the prisoner, who IS ute J good Locking
young man, and wa. accomplished BY his sis.
fer.
The first witness examined was ORcer g. H.
ssmocds, " ho testified .i,s,t he was called into
tba house ct MIR. Barriok about two O'Clock Ola
tha night Of the 18th OF March, because \ man
hsd his Aroa. cut. Wi.asss wen, aia'r Il pay
stcsan, but found noEe, and inquired At the
Washington House if there was a surgeon
there, and was told that there was none
hekaughton was sitting by the stove, and
when witness said G,an had his thront cnt,
Ae fEcN.) started down the steps and said
that he II. tight bs OF some assistance ana Wouid
what he couid do. Witness asked II he
was 4 surcrop aud he replied that he was not
exactly, bnt if 3 vein Or artery had hA-n cut he
could ta he i:1up. The prisoner suggests that
a surgeon had better ba procured, and went
down TO the house while witness stopped At
s.;a ST Charles to see If there was surgeon
here: hut Anding none. he fwitnessi returned
to Mr. Barricks. Ufficers Williams and Mich
nis were in :he rcom whrn he went in., Wit.
n-.s search ed the effect Of the deceased, and
found discharge, stating that he had recrived
Stts the previous day, ard in his vest pocket
ses3 IS in a'apar money and rs cents in silver.
Williams or Nichols took the money out, aud
witness counted ii on the hrs!, and il amounted
10 sesi.c2 Witness rolled up the paper money
ard placed il in the yahse. locking i. up and
putting The key in his packet, which hs handed
10 o;e cf the Finh Ward men (i}arkieY), about
half .n Eour afterwards. and went ont Wit.
ness Afterwards returned, and staid III the
house about one hour. Witness went in the
room again about five O'clock, and saw Mc.
Aaughton sitting on the loot of the bed, and
ask, d him how long he wis going to remain,
and he tepi.s-d thatthc officer who was with
"a n Il Ia nS
uniii he (the oficerl returned. Witness asked
Men. TO rsmain until eight O'clock, and he
would send some one to relieve hITn, ana Nc u.
ask. him not to keep him long, as he (McN.)
bad tn go to The Office. Witness left, and met.
CGicfrs Earkit:y and Slater on Capitol Hill,
and Harkley returned him the key TO the Yalise,
which he gave to Sergeant ililstead AT the sta
Iion. Witness, when he went 10 the house
again, Was told that the money was gone Wit
nt ss7 went to New York and brought OF, the
prisoner. .E.,.rq7 3 So. ~
On the cro:s-cxanilation witness stated
when ne returned to the room after looking for
a surgeon he found there Me Nan ghton, officers
Williams and Nichols, Drs. La Fontaine and
Pate. Mr. Pratt. Mr. Barrick anu Two others.
Or, Ia FOntaiEe made efforts to stopythe flow
Of blood, but had no instruments, and Nc
NaHghton assisted him and did all he could
The vest was under3he pillow. When witness
lett TO go out on his beat he left three or four
persons there Witness recollected distinctly
,aking he Key, ard thinks it was about5 O oclock
when Bar X ley gave il back 10 him. The money
taken amount ted to Sjs325. Three silver quar-.
ters were pnt in pocket book. ANA They We're
found. Ali III the ruor, saw the money placed
In the valise. TIE deceased was deIrioas. aud
would throw his arms about, saying go! dear
sils," and or twice asked tor whisky
Witness did not then know MsNaughton.
otFcsr +. Williams s,corn. Z Witness wa3 Oh
his beat ca the night IL question. and officer
SirncId called on him, locking for 4 physician.
arc witness directed him 10 Drs. YoEng 3, Dove,
anG o;hrrs. Witness went the house and found
the deceased lying on the II ,or and bleeding
fTSEtg. he al Hot.
end got DR.. La fontaine 10 20 down. When
be. Tea ;het! tue house with the Doctor, ne found
McN. there. Simonds was not there then. nor
does he know how long ii was before he carne
IN. Witness staid about tnree.isurths OF an :
hour afiei lett vita his partner to :lusT-t. roll
call. fnc tnoney was couEted, III the :,%esaRcc
OF witness, he Liiiaks, about 70 or clock. Alter
witness had bren 10 the station, he returned
aud found no police officer a5ouf and he took
charge OF the body and effects. ana sent officer
Fuss, Who Was with him, 70 The Eitlh Ward
StatiCn 20 inform SfrFeant MiiStead. of the
facts. McNaug ton as there when he went
in. The deceased had just died when ha got
'teTH: aI1 %C%. nPip@i 10 lay him out. Wit
nass .'os-d i5e eyes, and the prisoner t.ti up
ms jaws. Witness stald ct the house until
sergeant Miistead and officer Cfump came
down. nEd thea left in company with Men,
who walked away quietly and did no: seem
anxiots to leave. McNaugntan represented
hr.ise!i ~ i reporter Wi:Effs left hiid on tir.
ARGUE. ,. tween Third :;Ld Fourth Streets IN
company viii of!ic. ttTuEnp, aD0ut6s O'Clock.
0EcfT Joseph -siebOi. SGOTa.--Wisness was at
the National Hutei. heard that n man mud cut
ms In, oat, with Williams went down. ard as
bsS v,re go;ng - the house they saw SIc-
kau. h;C-i go III tItOre them. .McN. felt the
sais.tf tie siecea>e, and assisted ali i,e could.
Niist -s = hi> peTed 10 officer Stmonds that he
shDr 10 GlaS cGarEe or the effects. Witness
fnlied the vest from md r his pillow, and saw
iEy i:;lu%y il the pockot, which was counted
by S!:c2nts, end {. mistake occur!nE he
itBess iTet heard OF the affair about iiaif pasF
thT1e. l;o won't into. the National aad found
IL. Z, IN. in the offer, aud tao Doctor
N'nt down ct once, When Sinonds counted
The money IIr. Pratt Kept tally. and TO the
Eist es mt discovered IN error OF a hundred
6C.iare. McSaughton told witness that he
was rtlUrttr Tor thu Chr0nicie. and that he
"as going 70 giSe lie Doctors u blow up for
b+ingto unteeiing- This Ina ppene.i at lie Ma
tioiiai iiotei abous i've O'Clock. MctEdug gaton
a. kea pirce of paper, and the clerk gave
II to Ism, and he prciepdad 10 wife something
which witness thou sft were mis- notes for a re-
porr, INT he locked at the paper and il was q
letter directed 10 q lady. Witness proceeded
~ Tell hat he had found 4 letter At NJ Naugh-
ron !: :dIding- house, and was abcCt 10 repaat
soBe convers atiJn ife had with the antiiady,
wien lie WAS checked by the Justice, who in
formed him that ii vas not evidence. .-
OGcer 4; iRtCiGS Iecalled.--Witness left Ser
seaEt Miisiead st The house IL the morning
bi en-. promised 10 be at the inquest. Nc
Naug,. !on left the house twice. Witness cor
robora;ed the testimony Of Nichols relative to
the ccIyer. ation at the National
0fitT Nichcix resuIned.-Winess does not
hnO" HueNeG Ue gave 10 tue QUfSLlOl
abont Mons being q reporter st the inquest.
Men. said ut the house that he going TO
report for the papers, aHI at the National that
he was reporter.
Officer $. ". BorkIsy s,corn.--Witness went
INTO the room between and 3o'clock aud saw
several Perscns -Simonds, Milstead,
lcNa :igh'en and others. Witness saw the
N oi.,j count. d and put IN the yaiise. Wit.
ness went atter-a surgeon, and Men! ac com
panifo him as far The National, and they
vert in the ho.ei, McNaugiIton stating that he
knew !. surge on who had come from the army
ne previous evening, and IL he was stopping
at tie botrl he fMcN.) couid get him, but his
u ame WAS rot on The register. Witness got
Dr. P:,tze TO 60 DOM. Wines asked Nc
Eauahton vixen he left the National TO go
back, he n,ight be of some assistance. 1t
was about O'clock when they reae ehed the
hoi9 &hness does not u.nk Mon. said he
Was a q eporter, but that some ought TO
report the case Witness does not r.ctllect
telling Men. 10 stop there two hoars. Si-
inCnGs gave witness The key, and he returned
Il TO him on Capitol Hall.
GAkter ". K.fUss, Witness went with