Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-02
LOCAL NEWS. ~

OkoNIN, PATRoLMHN JOHN Boris Avn M. D.
klxs.-These parties arrested BY the military
asoldier uas shot, and confined In the Osntral
Snsfdhouse, but subsequentiy released on
pail. as published In the STAY, appeared On
oss ssssse ss Sssss sas ssss sss
tion MT ~. Wilson appeared FOR the prosecu-
ana H1S,sm HHe Meats @ V: Z, Fendsn, Norris, Lloyd
,,e "a, ca 20 Is number Of witnesses so crowded
'i mr HnsTDs5 Wilson % ssssc sss csy Han for trial
proceed. Mr.. Fendalt suesested tna ty,ai NJ
each party separately, 30 that N one vas found
10 be innocent he conld be used a. a Witness.
the cases were tried togefner, win the nntsey-
standing that II one was dismissed ns con ia be
used as witness. The witnesses were al re..
quired 10 retire from the Chamber ana were
called by q bailfh as they were wanted .
John Costello, swoTn.-Testified thst he was
standing on the corner Of II street and Dela-
ware avenue. on the 18th instant when car
riage drove up to Mr.. Rainey's store The men
got out and went into the store and witness fol-
lowed soon after to light hie pipe, and saw six
men have hold of one. He remarked that IL
was shame for so many men to 20 ~ one
" Wllness said the men were Cronin, KING and
hoy ie, and pointed them out In the room.
nnsss resumed :-Oronin turned 10 witness
yon Yankee sn 9aye 70 DO rsn,.S r.n d.
my good man, / have not interfered with
You In any form" Cronin drew a revolver
fired. The ball entered the left aide OF wit
ness's head, passing out further back. and en-.
7. ring the partition. Witness fell a. once when
ne leit the shot When he gotup King wss
standing behind him. and Cronin called en-
" XIII him kill him. - King struck witness
with billy over the left eye, knocking MIN
down, and then kicked him. Afterward wit.
ness was senseless, and did nos recover until
he was out Of the door, where Cronln and
King were dragging him with q cord fastened
around his hand. one OF them pulling, ths
9TH nxrin ww-f4n
pistol in his right hand and billy IN his left,
and said if any of witness s friends came in to
take his part, he (Cronin) would take their
lives. He then struck witness with the billy
on the left arm. Witness did not know what
they did after they got him out of the door.
Saw Boyle there. in the store, but did not sec
ness, that witness knows OF. The affair oc-
Cured late in the evenIng-after O'Clock
Cross-examined by Mr.. Fendan There
were six or seven in the store when witness
went in; he saw three or four have hold OF the
man; Cronin and King had hold Of him. Never
saw Cronin before that evening Was exam
ined before the Provost Marshal; can't gay
how long after he was shot; was four or five
days sick In bed, under the Doctors hands.
Cronin's words to witness in the store Was
"1'H soon make you leave here" Witness
never said word 70 anybody In the room be-
fore Cronin shot him. Cronin did not strike
him with the pistol before 1t was fired Wit
ness did not know the man the prisoners had
hold Of No one was struck before the pistol
was fired Witness did not 20 ia to get the
nam ont of the scrape
William Ellis issworn.-Testified that he knows
Cronin and the other prisoners; was In the bar
roem at John Rainey's, corner Of H street and
Delaware avenue, between five and six O'Clock.
a barouche drove up, and Cronin, Boyle,
King, man named Cooley, and one, Witness
thought, named Bush, got out. Cronin walked
mp to witness and saId he (witnees) was g.
rebel and the very man he was LOOKING for.
Witness replied that he could show what he
was. King remarked that the house had tho
name OF being disorderly. Cronin asked wit
ness 70 take drink. Witness went to the bar,
but Rainey did not appear willing to wait on
him. and he went back and took q seat Oro--
min turned back to witness and pulled him Off
the chair, remarking that witness was the very
one he was locking for. He began searching
witness body, but on coming to the pockets
witness would not let him search them. Wit
ness told him IL he wanted to search him take
him to the City Hall, but show his authority
the s-n OF b-h. Cronin pointed pistol az
witness head; witness threw it Off they then
scuffi ed around the room, three OF them hav-.
ing hold Of witness. Just then Mike, the bar
tender, came in and threw of the pistol, which
Orontn had again pointed at witness. gen
eral scut1e ensued, and Costello came In and
snen @ heard the report e Of pistol % and saw Cos.
tello fall on his knees. After the men were
taken cut King struck Costello and they
Witness did not get sruek;
did not know they Were officers; Cronin had
on blue clothes and glazed cap the others
for their authority they did not show any but
the pistol; they ought to have showed q star;
don't know that the pistol came apart when.
Cronin struck Costello; heard il did; saw tho
ball strike the partition; do not suppose the
parties were drunk, but they had liquor IN,
witness had on a rebel Jacket and blue pants,
same pants as now; saw Boy strike one man;
he struck Mike, the barkeeper.
IL growing late, and being impossible TO ex-
anime all the witnesses, 1t was agreed that the
case be continued till Wednesday next, at two
n tA a a in no
Chamber.
Wednesday the following troops, mustered out
OF service, left for the destinations named, by
way Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, pass
ing through Captain E. M. Camps ofice:-
141st Pa, Lieut. Colonel Horton, 276 men; aGOth
Pa, Major Relmer, $50 men 1920 Pa, Lieut..
Colonel Warren, 300 men for Harrisburg.
lan ,sssh Hoio1es snnn Rsn1So 7so
mentor Elmira. SD Pa, 80 mentor Pitts
burg: 18th N Y, Captain Peterson, SIS men,
for New York city. 207th Pa, Colonel Cox, 80
men; 2G9th Pa, Colonel Kaufman; 2lOth Pa,
Lient. Colonel Whitman, $50 mentor Harris
burg. LIST N. 7. heavy artillery, 40 men-for
Elmira. ,s5tn N. Y Colonel Sniper, 56s men
for Syracuse. I'd N. Y. heavy artillery, Captain
Clifford, ~ men-New York city. 145th Pa,
Lieut. Colonel McUrery, 200 Notwithstanding.
10th Pa, MAJOR T. Henry-Pitssburg. 2oth
Maine, Lieut.. Colonel Spaulding, eco mentor
Augusta. 1lth N. Y. Independent Battery, 40
mentor Albany. 20Sth Pa, 500; LIST Pa. Light
Artillery, 165 mentor Harrisburg, 9th Mass.
battery, 220-for Boston. ID Ohio cavalry, 500
men; 4th Ohio cavalry, 81 men; 1st Mich.
cavalry, 594 men-westward 1st division, 18th
army corps, 4,79O mentor Louisville
These troops are shipped and transported
very quietly, the ,railroad company having
made such provisions that there is no delay az
the depot, and it is expected that as soon as the
mastering out officers get fairly to work, that
over $4,000 troops per day will leave the city
by rail, in addition to the regular passenger
business Of the road.
IL Business is not SO brisk this seassn Inthe
northwest as usual. The farmers are holding
their surplus wheat back, waiting for higher
prices. People in the country are buying as
carefully of merchandise as possible. Old