Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-05
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FAIR.--On Saturday night, between ~ aud III
o'clock, an awful tragedy occurred at q house In
washington county on the farm Of the late Joseph
, Gales, about one mile north OF the city, Ayoung
man named Henry Balss was shot and killed by
ward held an Inquest, when sr. and Mrs. John
W. Cord, Jefferson 0x'ey, James Carney, DR..
Thomas O Smith and DR.. Edwards were exam
iBed. The nrst witness examined was Mr. John
W. Cord, a tenant in one Of the houses on the
farm. He testified that shortly after o clock on
Saturday hight he saw two negroes and white
man near his ,bsy IL ss.rsh
COW belonging to Mr.. Brown. After this
ihey left the place, bat returned again shortly
y Oss r'PrsG h 4.,u sSSF 10 and admit SS
them, and upon his refusing to admit them they |
forced the door open with a Jimmy.
The robbers then entered the house, and one Of
the colored men seized Mr.. Cord by the throat, at
the same time striking him across the nose with |
o pistol, while the othrr negro aud white man |
proceeded 70 an adjoinipg room, and rsusaoking |
q chest OF drawers, stole therefrom ten or twelve
dollars, mostly In pennies: Meanwhile Mr..
Cord, addressing one Of his children In German,
directed her 10 go for assistance. The child got
out Of the back door, uuobserved BY the robbers,
and went to the house Of Mr.. 0xley, about four
hundred yards northeast Of MI! Cords resi-
deuce. Henry Balse boarded with Mr.. 0xley,
and as soon as the child informed them Of what
was transpiring at her fathers house they
started to render him what assistance they could.
Balse was armed with q ur-bsrreled pocket
pistol, Of Smith wesson's make; aud on the
pistol twice, remarkiug TO Mr.. oxiey that the re.
port might Brighten the robbers away.
Upon reaching the house Mr; Balse called to
Mr.. Cord, when the latter told him to come In.
Baise stepped upon the porch, when the white
rohber inside said to one Of the negroes, shoot
the-', The negro oboyed, aud after the
shot nd been fred Balse rsu from the house, the
robbers coming out at the same time aud running
toward the south. Mr.. Oxley struck at the white
robber with stick as he ran past, and the latter
turned and hred two shots, mother Of which,
It. Tha NhaR Fna IA
their escape. A search was made for Mr.. Bslse,
but not hnding him, II was thought that he bad
either followed the robbers into the city to give
the alarm to the police, or that he had been
J slightly wounded and had gone to the city for
relief At daylight, however, the search Va
renewed, and, by marks Of blood they traekeU
Mr.. Balse to a fence corner between Mr.. Cords
house aud that Of Mr.. oxley.
when found he still grasped his pistol iu his
hand aud was on his knees, his position indtcat-
ing clearly that he had died as he was attempt
Ing to crawl through the fence on his way to Mr.;
Oxley's. His having takon an unfrequented
path was the reason he was not found during the
II night search.
/ the body Of tho deceased, and found that ball
Il had entered Just below the right groin aud passed
n directly through the femoral vein, completely
!. seyerlng It and causing death. The ball could
u not be found, and 1t is supposed that It was
U forced out by running.
The Jury then proceeded to the room occupied
by the deceased, few yards distant from the
d In his trunk were found $50 in Treasury notes,
/ witch, together with about 80 in silver and
{ small currency found on his person, amounted tc
I go or upwards silver watch and numerous
III other articles Of value. letter addressed tC
/ deceased by DR.. O. L Pancoast, then In charge O.
Finley United States Hospital near by, stated
l that deceased was a Trustworthy young man
that he had been a soldier three years, and was
A non commissioned officer, aud was hospita
steward. His discharge showed that he wa
twenty four years Of age, was born In haness
ter, Pa was a non -commissi0ned ofcer In com
pauy O, 18th Penusylvania Reserves, and dis
charged at Harrisburg, Pa
James II. Carney testified that he and deceased
had been In the grocery business short time 4
4 No 2t5 seventh street, and had recently sol'
/ out; there still remained some articles on han
which he aud deceased had not disposed oil
Deceased was French u, and had brothe
somewhere near Lancaster. Witness aud de
ceased had arranged to start to st. Louis, Mis-
souri,, on Monday evening, there to so into buSi
Tbe Jury ,eudered a verdict in accordance wit
the above facts No clue to the villains has bee
obtained.
| THurERAscE CoSGREss.-A meeting I
the Temperance Congress was held at Unto
League Hall yesterday, Hon. D. T. Holloway
Mr.. SC Smith, from the lecture oommitte
reported that arraug ements were being made f
another public meeting.
NIL .W. Pearson, from the Committee on ST.
I usties reported that the Collector OF Intern
4 Hevenue Tor the Dlbkflct OF SoluWulh
last-year, from man ufactursrs, Wholesale aud n
tail dealers Of spirituous liquors, and brewer
S7468sS4 The city derived a revenue from
ceuses TO liquor dealers for the year ending Jul
80, 1865, S7j,s17.6O; making the total city Al
United States tax Sl50, 465 81.
The amount OF sales by liquor dealers star
thus; Sixty wholesale deal ers at 10000 eaeh
year, o., 900, 900; sixteen hundred and nine!,
three retail dealers, at els each per day dali
salep, So, 1885, yearly sales, SlS week DAY
47,94S, 635, to which may be fairly added su
days sales at 81 900 per day, or yearly abo
t5i, 3Gj; making total OF 100000.
FusEaAL or Col. BRowSIsG.--The funer
OF Col. W, A. Browniug took place yesterday .
ternoon from the residence Of his father, on MI
souri avenue The President, accompanied
Deputy Marshal o 'Beirne, Judge Patterson MI
Patterson, and Mrs, Slower, number Of mel
bers OF Congress, members Of the Washingt
bar, and a large coucourse OF citizens, were IN
tendance. The pail bearers vera Col w. XIV
Col W Moore. and Majors l. ny and Morrow,
the President household Dr. Thomas Your
Z. welles, Esq, fsecretary welles' SON. Dr..
hamel, and Jos. II. Bradley, Jr., Esq. Rev.
n Rolfe, Of the Episcopal church, otaciated.
, DoARDING.-Two GENTLEMEN CA
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