Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-09
LOCAL NEWS

Jhen are held 10 BdN FOR C0urf.-OWinB 70 INC ihte
hour at which the trial Of the above-namedpAruea
tlmony In our yesterdays issue. The following
IL full report with the decision OF Justice Clark
before whom the ease was tried
The Art witness sworn was the complainant,
Jno. smith--RecoEnized Mr.. Korrigan and Mr..
Hogan, was arrested BY Robert Cooper, military
detective, At the D. \ o. r. r. depot was arrested
AZ deserter, was taken 70 the Central Guard
house on the 25th OF August Iso1, was kept in the
RuArdhouro about six weckbj AZ his trial the cor
porai OF the guard brought him out OF the celli
Cant. Merritt was not there when was put into
the Euardhoussj eau was taken from mel the
money was given 10 Mr.. Hogan when was re-
leased by the property clerk At the guardhsuse.
Hogan told me that he was going TO take me out
to have my likeness taken. When We got 10 the
dior he put me In q carriage and took me to So
loon on Psnnsyivania avenue and paid for some
thing for ne TO eat and drink. threw II up after
wards, because was too weak. He took me then
TO the Mitchell House, corner Of Thirteenth and
X streets. He then gave me ave doliars TO buy
shirtt1 paid for my lodgings out Of that This
waa on the Tth OF october. He called next Morn
ing and took mo up TO Koirgan's hsuse. When
veKot there he asked me II Va ted any one 10 90
nv ball Kerrigan said that he would 20 my bail
II would give him ninety doliarp. then got In
carriage and wont 10 Squire FerEunson's once.
Hogan and Ksrrigsn went ihto the once and,
riaTe. They stayed in there two or three minutes.
\ and came out and took me in the ofiice, when we
1 got,in there Kcrrigan said he would 70 my ball.
M. Hogan did not give me my money until rot
H into Squire Fersnsons once. Tho sum was all
right, except the ave dollars that he gave me.
counted ninety dollars out, and Hogan took It,
II saving that KerriRan was going ball. II came
i bask Al the end Of month would get the money
baok, n not i would not got II, and be arrested
III .~.In thouVht n was ali right I came baoh
mere the next day after the month was up, They
II fold me 10 come 70 SQUIRE Ferguson,s and would
Il ret the money. I went TO equre Ferguson and he
\ ,o,d M. ,hat he ana not have N, that he Jaw me
nav n 10 Hogan, 4 got Ho4ans name nom the
sonire. I then went 10 the GuAtdhpusc, ,iid not
Ana Mr.. Hogan. saw him about ton days AGO. i
Il a.ked him for the money and he told me WA A
i IA, and 10 no away. Il told the Sergeant Of the
Police, Mr.. reed, and he said he would bring II be-
fore the grand Jury then went TO work in Mr..
Browns gas ONCE. #.a rf-H r..
cro,,-examined by Mr. g. g. WIlIama.-Never
.sid Iwas 4 fugitive nom I,s,ise from Pott.vIlle
pa' Never tod Mr.. Hogan 40. I went thfourh
Pott.yiile. Amer came back frat went 10 souifo
Ferruaon in relation TO this matter. then 10
q. II. before 1 went away, I went TO the
GuArdhouse, 70 see n could get another Ticket.
Y aid not see Hogan give the money TO any one In
x Squire Fersuson's once KorrigAn was there.
,lIe AID 70 my ball. laid the indemnity money on
INC table. Mr.. Hogan did not offer to 20 my ball
II did not TO TO Kerrigan 10 AJAX for the $50. Was
III nevor CHARGED with any crime. Came here for
NJ work. Ipaid the hickman one dollar the nrst day
N Iwss with Hogan. went to PhuAdeiphla after
n diving bail. remaiued there until the month was
II nm. stopued with a woman named Martin Al cor.
ner of Hancoeh and Market Streets I came on here
from Philadelphia. never demanded the Money
III az Kerrixan. Never went TO Ksrrigan TO AJAX him
MI 40 20 INV hail Wts there an hour and half with
N Mr., Hogan, / never wrote to him from the Cen.
tyal ouardhouse, asking him 70 70 my bail. Never
II ,aw MI Hogan 10 know him before.
II can't G. M. Merritt sworn-John smith was
bro,,aht before me Al deseiter He had on new
mil Of clothes, could give no account Of himself
h.a large amount Of money. Told him 20 write
% nj. frisnds, said he had no friends Kept him
,ome time, but could not make case against him
rola him that he would release him. Told ths
II c1sIh 10 live him his money. Told Dsteetiy.
II Caan,.-1o t,v ana rel hIs Ticket Had no evidsue,
,hsths h.d = tleket further than what he said
Notioed hin particularly when frat brourht befor,
MI ~ when NJ was RELEASED cannot tall wheths,
N ne resolved his money himself Always arder TIA
~ the moaey should be Given to the discharged prs
= mar and TO no third party. Do not think III,
tlNsoasy was given to Hogan. ~.
Ju,ies n. W. Eeyou,ou ealIed--Am /. Iustice Of IN,
ns.ce. know Q. V, Hogan, KerrIRaa and sniff
l., Tbsy cana 10 NV office on the It'll day OF October
Ill t,onS nnrson. were An the hack-Mesara. HOGAN
: n,g.n KeyrIran and smith, was busy Al tho time
don,t know who came in first, think Il was, MI
Hogan and another gentleman, told them woul
attend 10 them. Then they all came in. Mr.. Hogal
stated at smiths solicitation, that smith had beel
released and desired to 20 away, that KorrlRaI
VA. willing to 70 bail for smith, that smith woul
T,ye KeTriran ninety dollars, smith took M
oocksthoo[ out and counted out one hundred dol
lars, told him TO recount IT. he did So and CAV
Mr.. Kerrigan the money, and not to Hogan. Al
seemed to be satisfied, and the party left. I tool