Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-12-03
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.


the body, arms. and head, with the blood pour.
ing from MS wounds. Upon nquiry thew as
-Ser's,ned that The person CHARGED with infiict-
Neascn, Waterman At the East Capitol bar.
racks. The officers secured as many Of the
witnesses as possible, and male arran eements
for the speedy apprehension Uf Neason Abont
noon Officer Frazier arrested him on PenusyI
wanna avenue, near 10Th and ID streets walking
oIiskly toward the Capitol There was no dis
guise as to his clothing, but he had sha we'd Oft
his moustachei which was not sum Gent 70 de-
seiye the ofncer. who knew him at q distance
by bis peculiar walk. Last night Justice Mer
sell gave the prisoner a hearing at the Central
Guardhouse.
Liss,e Mccormick testified tina, Sa.nra.v
night the accused came in late with Emma Ber.
nard, one OF the girls boarding at the house.
and Emma had been drinking. knowing that
sne glri was disposed to De noisy when intox.
Soe went out again, ard in the meantime
Clancy and English, and some OF their friends
caIne TO the house When Emma returued she
was disposed TO be unruly, and began to firt
with Clancy. Witness told Neason he had
better take her to her room and pacify her
Neason replied that he was gong TO do some
thing bad tonight" Neason went away and
after awhile Clancy took the girl Emma to her
room Sunday morning early she was aroused
by one Of the girls, who came TO her room and
said Al rs killing Clancy and held up the
handle OF pitcher broken and covered with
blood witness got up and ran TO the room,
and ssw the wounded man standing IN a pool
OF blood, and the blood pouring from his
wounds. Asked Emma Bernard why she did
g
excited che could not halloa. Witness did not
see anything OF the fight. Witness said that
after Neason left that night the doors were all
fastened, and no one let him in. He forced his
way in by getting over a low back building to
window. by which he got into the passage
leading to the room in which the girls slept
Fanny Wilson testified that she was in bed in
the room when Clancy and Emma Bernard
came to the room. Fell asleep coon after Was
awakened by Neason in the room standing
over Clancy, holding pitcher in his hand,
and exclaimIng, You s-n Of a b-h! YOU are
IN bed with my woman" Saw him strike
several times with the pitcher. Did not see
any knife.
L,r James PAiIlips testified that Sunday morn
ing he was called 10 Asa 18th street, 10 see a
wounCed man. Saw there a man with some
ten or dozen punctures upon his body They
looked as if they might have been in II icted with
clasp knife. The wounds are not necessarily
fatal; but one Of them would probably have
caused instant death, but for the fact that the
instrument came in contact with a rib.
q. " Frazier, policeman, testified that he
10th streets. Neason asked what il was for
and II the officer bad warrant. Frazier re-
marked that he (Neason) knew well enough
what II was for, and that the warrant WAS ali
right. Neason then remarked that he wanted
Clancy arrested Witness told him that he
had cut Clancy up, and he was we'll enough
arrested and asked what he did il fer. Neason
replied that Clancy served him a scaly trick
He (Neason) had caught him in bed with his
John English testified to his being at Lizzie
McCormick's with Clancy and others. Heard
the probability of trouble in CONSEQUENCE
Was several times approached by Emma who
wanted him 10 go 20 her room; but he pushed
her away from him. He was asked 10 STAY
there. as trouble was feared, and he consented
In the night he was awakened by some one
calling out "AI is up stairs killing Clancy ~
After some difficulty in finding his clothes,
witness ran mp stairs and saw Clancy stand
ing IN the floor, and a girl with a towel drying
up the blood Saw but two wounds, a cash in
the forehead and another in the arm, and start
ed for doctor. Upon his return, Clancy was
standing in pool of blood. He remarked to
witness. This was never intended fer me- il
was meant for you," meaning English. The
girl who was attending him confirmed il by
saying. /" Yes, II was meant for you.r
Emma Bernard testified that she was in bed
with Fanny Wilson and Clancy; was awakened
from Der sleep by Neason and Clancy fighting.
Saw Neason strike Clancy with a pitcher
They had been fighting before she awoke.
The evidence OF this witness amounted to
but little, she accounting for it by saying she
Justice Morsell committed Neason TO Jail for
court. Emma Bernard, who had boon in eus-
tody all day, was released upon the payment
OF corporation inns Of %, imposed for her
misconduct At night.
DIR. Phillips probably alluded to the Sc
yerest wounds when setting them down at
ten or a dozen. One of the witnesses stated
thattwenty-seven wounds which were stitched
up were counted.
ASINroRrANr RuLING-NagistrotesR eyu,-ed
TO Keep Docket-Friday, in the Circuit Court,
(Chief Justice Cartier during the progress of
an action brought by Louis Seldner Surviving
partner) against Leopold Gassenheimer for
alleged 70 have been e .
Murphy, justice Of the peace for this Dis
trict, an important ruling was given by the
Court
Mr.. Morgan, counsel for plaintiff proposed
TO read in evidence the original process or the
magistrate, with the endorsement thereon, to
the effect thar judgment had been rendered for
specific amount.
Mr.. Norris, counsel for defendant, objected
on the ground that the original entry of sueh
kor nj he zfrota
the best evidence, and must therefore be pro.
duced, or proof be made Of such docket having
been either lost or destroyed
Gr. Morgan claimed that such endorsement
as Re proposed 10 read had always, in this
District, been regarded as sufficient evidence
The Court sustained the objection, thus
overruling the ofrsr Of plaintiffs counsel. In
act Of Congress, defining The duties of mseis
trates in this par SECULAR, and observed in con-
nection that mere memorandum, such as was
process, could only be properly presented in
evidence AFTER IL lad been ascertained by legal
proof that the docket Of the magistrate in
which the law required such judgment to be
recorded, had been either lost or destroyed
II being observed by counsel that by this rul-
ing, hardship would be imposed upon the
plaintiff. who was not At all at fault in the
matter, the Court remarked that the party in
Jured could have his remedy at law, by bring
ing action for the full amount Of damage sus-
tanned, against the magistrate for a non-per-
Torrance Of his duty.
Ii appearing afterward that Squire Murphy
was in the habit Of keeping such docket as
the law required, leave was granted TO plain
TN 70 send for such record In the meantime
it was agreed 70 withdraw juror, and allow
the case 10 stand open for trial, at the present
term, upon an amended declaration.
Fatal AcciDsNT.-About 1a O'Clock last
Saturday night gentleman named VIM. A.
Curran, Of Indianapolis, Ind, was in the Del
monico House. on llth street west, north of
Pennsylyania avenue. After lettering about
an the BAR and the ante-room, he stepped out
int the yard, and was not seen until Sunday
morning. when q servant girl, going 10 the
cellar, found hira lying dead AT the bottom.
Prom the position in which he was found and
the fact that two bricks from the edge of the
cellar way were found beside him, IL is sup
posed that in passin out OF the back door he
turned too quick toward the cellar, which was
open, and treading upon the loose bricks, was
P1eeipitated TO the bottom, head foremost His
neck was dislocated, and death must have en-
ueu instantly The jury rendered the follow
ing verdict They, from all the facts before
them, believe the said W. A Curran came 10
his death by accidentally falling in said Gel