The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-11-04
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
STATE or THERHoNErBB To.DAY.-Six A. N
534 Noon, 55. One P. NJ, 53 Wind, W. s. "

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THE KILLING OF JANIS CAMPBELL
| CoBoNER's INVESTIGATION The investigation IN
/ the case OF JAMES CAMPBELL, who was killed on
last Saturday night, in front OF the Commonwealth
Building, during the passage OF the Democratic pro-
ccsSiou, continued yesterday afternoon, by Co
/ ronor TAYLOR. at the Central rohco station.
! The first witness examined was KATE LEHMAN
| Her evidence was ne follows;-I rcsdo at No. ll2
Poplar streets was on Chosnut street. above Sixth,
on last Saturday night it about halcpast eleven
/ O'Clock; the disturbance commenced about tho Hme
/ the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Ward DELEGATIONS
were plssin-i J saw man dressed In the uniform Of
| soldi r. had cap ON, and had on his breast a
| Mcclellan hsdoci this man had a lantern, which he
threw aside, and pulled something out OF his pocket
this he threw at the old man, which struck hin aud
/ knocked him down
/ EMMA COLEMAN, No. li9 lCoates street sworn
| raw disturbance on Chesuut street above Sixth (;
/ there were several dghs at that place during the
evening, but the principal ono was the hght whom
the old man was killed. the old gentleman was stand
| nri he was struck by a person in the proc ,ssion
Who was dressed IN UNIFORM; think he belonged to
! the Seventeenth Ward delegation.
! MATTE Lowe No. 1l2 Coates street sworn-I
Was ON thCsuut street above SIXTH during the dis
turIancc at that places witnessed a man dressed IN
[ something which appeared like a blackjack, and
/ which lei'cd the old man to the ground.
| Lieutenant EDWARD ELLIOTT sworn am living
/ at NO. JO7 Pine street; did not see IN, o!d man
| struck saw an individual who was struck with
procession were engaged IN the tght and used their
/ lanterns and other missiles tree Y.
EpNoR RussITER, No. Drayson place, sworn-T
witnessed the disturbance ON Chcsrut street; | saw
/ the old gentleman struck was standing near the
deceased and tho missile which struct him dow BY
my hradi the Seventeenth Ward delegation was
passing nt the hmc; the missile was thrown by sDmO
/ one 100 the huo OF the procession, a. 1t came from
| ihh' directions saw a number OF mon come from
! the procession, and siriA several gentlemen on the
SIDEWALK 1, was comppralyoly qWot N that quarter
! Ipw. HAINrs. No. 1872 Wood street sworn n-Du.
! ring The disturbance on Saturda, mghs 1 was at
| Sixth and Chesnu. sircots; saw the od man attcr
/ hc he'd Loon struck; the ii lat was gcno.al AZ that
pacc' did MT SEQ any pol cc officer strike any one
| FHEDEEICK Is. SNYDER, No. 70I Boyle stroet--I
was stur ding u front o iiowards EXpress off,, ON
! SATURDAY. night; the old gentleman was struck by
| lantern thrown by some person belonging 10 th1
Seventeenth Ward dr'cpItOu; | was stlndiuy c'n SO
| b' I'm AZ ho timo; helped 10 carry him down into
an oatng co. 9ri he was struck back OF the ear; elo
! was young lady struck at the times l did not see
any ot the police force strike, but number Of them
| were struck by riotous iudividuas.
ISAAC MUIR, =. w. corner Third and Colras
! streets sworn--I the Old geutcman after h, had
been struck did not sec the striking; the fight
wa general, and missiles were dying in every d.
roction; was struck on thr hold with pieco OF
cul did not see any OF the police force strike.
JOHN GRAHAM, residing IN Cherry street. above
Nhlh swornmI was on the south side OF Chesnut
suo't, above Sixth, on last Saturday night; the d
gentleman was on the north side OF the street;
saw military man aud police officer standing
near him; was paradng IN the carly part OF the
! evening with the Minute Mcni | saw police officers
trying 20 quell the disturbance but did not any
! o them deliberately strike any those engaged in
! thGuoti | dld not see any one str the old man
| IATIuCK BRADYt No. GO Arch street swOrn-I
did not see the o d gentleman struck; bit did see
apolice officer strkc an individual the south side
OF the street, this man was taken away by two OIL
ceis.
Dr. snAPLEIGH, sworn-On Sunday last | made
! pos mortcm examination upon the BODY OF an old
| man at the tentri Saton inch and halt
| under tho lett ear n confused wound, hardly
extending through the skini examined the bra n;
there was NO bruises about the scalp, but cOt OF
blood was iound pressing upon th lace tho BRAN;
t', IN my opinion, was tho cause Of hs death; tins
might have been caused by a blow or a fail; tho
wound on the neck was evidently caused by blunt
instrument
Auumbor of other witnesses were examined when
the investigation was continued over until this alter
noon,
FATAL ACCInENT.-COroner Taylor held an
inquest yesterday afternoon 10 the case of George
Francis Bogart, aged four years, who was run
over by Government wagon at Montgomery
and Grard avenues, aud killed. There we're
two wagons attached together, and the untortu-
nate lad attempted 70 jump ON the tongue OF the
last one when he fell, the wheels passing over his
body, and intlicting injuries which caGsed his
death in about an hour. lie had just previous to
the accident been driven away from the wagons
while hanging on one of them, The driver was
unaware of what had happened until informed
by person who had witnessed the occurrence.
ARRIVAL OF REGmESTs.-The following rrgi-
ments, in companies, passed through our city
and were fed at the Cooper Shop Saloon yeiter-
day -
A detachment of 800 sick and wounded men
from Petersburg half of whom were fed mt the
Cooper Shop Saloon. Company E, 7th United
States Infantry, 4S men, commanded by Lieu
tonan Culln. llth Maine Volunteers 0j men
aud officers. A detachment OF 30 and l0th
New jersey, II men from Beverly. 7l0 men from
different hospitals, District of Columbia. 40 men
Of the 1881 Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
IS men Of different regiments.
HoME FOR AGED COLoRED PRoPLE.--A move
ic fba 40,
establish an institution similar in its character
to the Indigent Widows and Single Womeus
Society meeting of colored citizens In refer
ence to the subjeCt was held last evening at ST.
Thomas Church. The following officers have
been elected President, Dilwyu Parrish Vice
President, Stephen Smith; Secretary, NJ. BLlder-
son Treasurer Samuel Il Suploe.
REcRuITING TO Go ON.-Ycsterday a bill
passed both branches Of City Councils, providing
for tae continuation of recruiting in this city.
The bouutes are the same as before, but regu
lated as follows For twelve months men, $50;
for TWO years men, $500; for three years men,
$50; for enrolled citizen5 who furnish substi-
tutcs, SlC0, $780, and $500, for the respective
terms OF service.
ALLEGED RoBBERY or THE MAIL.-A9drew J.
Smith, route agent for the Post Odce in the
Beaver Branch of the Lehigh Valley road, hld
hearing before the U. S, Commissioner yesterday
upon the charge Of rObbing the mail. The evil
dence showed that he had taken letters from the
train, tore them open aud destroyed them, after
tai ing the contents. lie was held b answer at
court
RECOVERY OF STOLEN PAOrERrY.-Thi morn
ing horse and carriage stolen from DR.. Tooth.
acher, No. GO3 North Seventeenth street, was re-
covered ut a livery stable on Poplar street, above
Eleventh. The Doctor went TO visit patient,
and while In the house two boys came along,
jumped into his carriage, and drove OF. Aiter
cTyng around, they placed the horse in livery at
| the stable W reit was found.
RouBFRY.-Som time between twelve o'clock
last night and carly this morning the residence
Of Captain james Warner, No. 1906 Lombard
street, was entered by thieves and robbed of
handsome gold watch, valued az $3.50, and two
| dozen silver spoons. Captain Warner follows the
| sea and the watch was presented to him by the
| parties owning the vessel Of which be has charge.
PosrroNED.-The Excursion of the Consumers
Mutual Coal Company to their mines has been
POSTPONED on account of the inclemency of the
weather Our readers will perceive by their no.
tee in -dRy's paper that Thursday next is fixed
ard the better hour Of eight o'clock for starting
returning the same day.
A REGTMENT RE-ENLIsTED.-We are happy
| to announce that the whole Grey Reserve Regi-
ment, Lieutenant Colonel Clarke commanding,
have re enlisted, and will arrive in this city from
SheTidanB army 10Th COrps) this afternoon at