The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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Bastan IS my uncle; was com ng home; was
at Passyunk road aud Federal street. on west
slde; saw q tall sized man, dressed in 4 linen
coat and pants, throwing glasses and plates; he
was IN lrOLt OF the bar; he was throwing them
in the kitchen door, the little door back of the
bar; could not see anybody; saw gun DIS
charged from the Kitchen door; saw aOO 1T tWo
feet OF the gun from the door; 1t was pointed at
the man with linen dustcr on; in about halt
an hour was taken IN the house by a police
officer; saw man dead; recognized him as
the man saw throw plates at comebUdy in the
little back door at the end OF the bar; saw him
throw some dishes and bottles on the counter;
was three stels past the door on Passyunk road
and heard the report; d'd not see anybody IN
the bar but the man with the linen duster on; |
saw some men outside alongside of the carriage;
l did not see Mr.. Bastian.
Mary r. Peck, swOrn-Was at the house at
Passyunk road and Federal street at the time OF
the difficulty; saw a carriage drive up, and /
called MIR. Peck up, and Hamilton got out with
Mr.. Harmer they all came into the barroom;
| think Bastian drank with them; don't think
the driver drank; while they were drinking
Finney asked Harmer about some blood on his
coat; Harmer turned round and asked tlnney
what that was; he turned and called him nara
names; Fnney walked away and sat down;
Harmer came back and leaned hts hand over
the chair that Finney was sitting on, and com
menced to call Finney all sorts OF hard names;
Finney said, "Harmer, go along, you are an after
cOnsdeTation;n somebody tried to get HArmer
out, but he would not 60; at last they got hun out;
heard some one say, Let us 20 IN ana nave an
door on Federal street, heard a scutfle outside;
| saw Bastlan and Finney come running IN at the
front door; they ran beund the bar; think tnat
Harmcr was the fret who came in ter this:
picked the tumb!er up and threw It; picked up
Dishes glasses, and bottles, and threw them
towards the kitchen; did not see any one be
hind the bar; thought there was some one be-
hind the bar, as | saw Wash. Hamilton throw
things down behind the bar; | 90 not know
what became of Bastian and Fnney; / was
standing beside the door when the gun went OIL;
NAQ9 m l. 4 ph lnF hnF q
day; heard the report OF the gun; sa y Bastan
come out OF the kitchen door, through the sit
ting-room, and out OF the front door; | came out
OF the side door, and asked for water to wash
his head; Basiian made no remark; Finney sal
nothing; did not see the gun hred heard the
report, and saw HarmPr staeger back and tall;
don't know who shot the guu.
Charles II. Smith, sworn-l was on duty on
Wednesday NIGHT about hali-past eight: Bas.lan
came in and asked for Chief Rugges; he said, 81
want to give myself up" and that he had shot a
man; / asBed him if he had killed him, and he
said he did not know; while was in cOnversa-
ton with him the Coroner cane III end said the
man was murdered, and that it was eX-Alderman
Harmer; BastiaD asked the Coroner if he was
dead, and the COrone- said yes; then took him
down stairs ana gave him to the turnkey;
Bastian sa his life was in danger and he shot
him i'll self dee0se
illlam l.. Hrst, swoTn-HiS testimony was
about the same as Officer Smiths.
The other evidence ELECTED was somewhat
similar IN its general character to that given
above.
The Jury returned the following veriict:-
That sald James 7. Harmer came TO has death
from the effects OF gunshot wound inflicted by
the hands of Jacob Bastian, at the house Of
Joseph Peck, corner OF Passyunk road and
Federal street, on the night OF August l. 1866,
during fight in which the lite of Bastian was
in danger from the said James I. Harmer and
Washington Hamilton.
DIFFICULTY IN A REPUBLICAN, POIITI-
CAL MEETNG.-An adjourned meeting Of Re
p,t,hI 11fiy oft InntT nj nal
District was held last evening at Green Hill,
Seventeenth and Poplar streets, at which Mr..
HennershoLz presided. The meeting called
TO discuss the prOpuety of a change OF repre-
sentaton in the District.
After some preliminary discussion on their
purposes, some resolutions were offered. Among
hese the most prominent were, that II Is
ReSOiUed, hat As citizens and members of the Ma.
tOnal Union party (Repubhcan) we cam and as
sert the right OF assembling and expressing our
and opinions in regard to the course pursued
by our Representative in the Congress OF the United
States ana OF saying whether he should nave our
continued support IN that capacity or not. ..,
ReSOiUed, II at, during the past five years. in tht,
State, our party has been known as the "Nauona
Union party" :" ana we protest against any change
in the name by unauthorized persons.
After some private discussion the resolutions
lust offered were voted on, aud, in conclusion,
Mr.. Evans submitted the following -
ReSoi0ed, That in the Hon William d lie ley W.
have had man who has reDr, sented the people o
the district and we most heartily pledge ourselves
to secure his renoml nation.
EAereed to.
In the course of the discussion all the speak
ers on the minority side denied being "JOhnsoI
men, but claimed to be radical Republican,
who were dissatisfied with Mr.. Kelleys course
REPORTS OF THE GUARDIANS OF TIL
PooR.-A stated meeting OF the Board OF Guar
dams was held yesterday afternoon, Presiden
Erety in the chair. The Steward repOr ed tn
house receipts at $l6'lS The Storekeeper re
ported having received since ms lasI fepor
forty pounds of forfeited butter. The Out-dOo
Agent reported receipts from support cases a
$47l'68; emigrant tax, $l53. The House Agen
reported the census OF the House on saturday
August A, at 2868; increase over the same tim
last year, 3l4; admitted within the last tW
weeks, 26l; births, IL; deaths 80; discharges
1888; elopements, go; indentured, 4. The numbe
granted lodgings within the list two weeks wa
49; meals, l42. The number of healthy male
under 60 years OF age is III; in the working
mems wing, 300. Total males and females i
insane department, 595. Total males, 1908
total females 1865. The Board of Visitors sui
mitted their monthly report. The whole nun
ber receiving outdoor relief during tue mont
OF July was l437, of whom 3S4 were foreigners
and 1856 children. The total expenditures weI
S68O75 The Stewards requlsitons we're az
proved.
CHARGED WITH ARsoN.-Eiizabeth Katel
son was charged before Alderman BeILler We
terdav with having set fire to lot of wearin
apparel in the house No. Courtland place, o
the 9th of July. DIR. Blackburn, Fire Marsha
testified that he had been sent Tor to eXamiI