The national Republican., 1866-12-07
LOCAL NEWS.

80 TIE CASE OF JUSTICE N. II. MILLER.-Yes-
tsrdsy morning the case Of Justice n H. Miller,
axrsstsd By Omcsr Garrett st the banquet on Mon
Z day night, on the charge Of resisting him In the
llsehsrss Of his duty was resumed before Justice
n. Q. ". Whit. tsssissd that Ss did no. 50.
ths bsenning Or ending Of the amir heard some
one soy that thsrs was . dimeulty with some Bal
tinosinas; heard Oficsr Garrett tell them not TO
ssks sny noise, or he would put them out; witness
have themselves; TUNED 70 Oiosr Garrett and said,
'.you had better do your duty Miller cana up
and said, II am Jlstioe Of the Peace for the Dis
trist Of Columbia and demand psses 'sad order,
there shall Be no disturbance here" witness BE-
lisvsd that the of,csr did - hs shouldi also
were both endeavorins to Lqusll the disturbance;
saw 0hesr Garrett have hold Of Miller went over
ito Why Miller vas arrsstsd, and Ocsr g. said,
If you don't keep guile. IN arrest youi" oesr sp
.psarsd TO BE- excited, but did nothing more than
kis duty; thought Justice Miller was calm and On.
,,dsavering to demand psaos. ,H 400.
8. 8. Baker testified thst be saw ths crowd gath.
.srsd around thought Miller was little excited and
trying 70 prevent dsturbanos; heard Miller say be
AZ Of 4: :.e. :. u: ,:s az
SAssght both The oaissr and Miller were excited.
Martin L. Higgins testified that he saw Miller q
ths fair buildins heard the police oesr say there
must not BE- any disturbance. Witnsss said he
wD0UR0b the ouoor va oxolt0ot anu tOD4 AllloI b0
Allsr which Miller went up TO the ofnosr and said
he Vas too oeeiousi that hs (AllsI) was an o1hosr
Of ths United States, and demanded peace; did not
sss he ofhosr arrest Miller. gag.s.--L L-..
The tsstimony wss here CLOSED, and Mr.. Lotter,
sos.ssl for NJ. Miller, said ,: thought the only
6ad more authority than sjustice OF the peace In
qsslling disturbance II Jwtics Miller intsrfsrsd
70 pssvsnt the disturbancs the police ooer should
have oesyed Mr.. Miller A police once! bad -
s:s ~: Ss y e ,s and .. H.: u: Ss; ~ Su
arrest Mr. Miller that night under the eiroum-
stances II the justios had the power to do 90, Mr..
L. would ask that the oniesr BE- Tsprimandsd for
iaterfsring with magistrate.
fl. Justice Walter announced that hs would give his
dssision In tho case on Saturday morning
esterday morning, Mr.. George
". Brsansr, for some time past employed - the
dsPs!tmsnt reporter for the Star committed sui
eide By cutting his throat With rssof In his room
"a bis boarding house, No. 400 street, near Fih.
For soma tine past the deceased has been lsboring
81 andsr great mental excitement and has not been
able to attend TO his business. Yesterday morning
hs arose, dressed himself and went down 70 the
brsakfast table, whore he appssesd very socisbls
with the other bosrdsn. He returned to his room,
and shortly aftsr letter came for him BY the post.
D man, which vss taken to the room, bat the door
was found to be looked. II being feared that hs
hsd done some injury 70 himself ladder w.s pro-
10 SesSu suo hn AoVW outgTuu snivuBn
whom the body was found lying on the floor In .
pool Of blood with terrible gash In bis throat, on
the lsft side. An open razor, covered with blood,
was found on The mantle psos In front Of the look
ing. glass, and immsdiatsly under the glsss was .
wssh basin nearly nlisd With blood, showing that
he must have committed the sot in front Of the
glass. -.
quest over the body Mr.. W. J. Rsdstrsks, being
foreman of the jury atsr hearing all the evidences
rendered verdict that he committed suicide while
lsboring under temporary alteration Of mind.
II was said, by q gentleman who knew him we'll,
that hs was engaged to DO married to lady in
Philadslphia, but some time since she broke the
sng.ssmsnt and since then hs ofton sppsArsd very
much depressed In spirits.
The deceased was graduate Of the High School,
Philadslphia, where bis parents reside, and came
here In April 1854. taking the position Of phono-
graphic clerk In the War Department He had re-
osivsd the degree Of Bachelor Of Arts, and was .
young man Of hns abilities He lsn the War Do.
psrtnept about the hrst Of March last He was
hishly sstssmsd By large number Of friends both
In thls city and Philsdslphia. A Telegram en-
sounding the sod ns~s Was sent to bis parents
.Jsstsrdsy -. .,. q, ~ a..
POLICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS morning or