The national Republican., 1867-09-18
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soldier by the name Of Charis} Dumas, attached
10 company y, 44th United 8ates infantry. wal
fatally stabbed BY man BY ths name Of Joseph
W. n thinner. The affair o6ured on Z street,
between Seventeenth and Eisltssnth, and origi.
mated through jsalously. ZinIhsr has been ltv.
cinity whore the murdsrous tfray took place,
and who he claims, ws undsrstand, 10 be biz
wife. Dumas has been In tht habit Of visiting
the pair, and thinner was jeslSss Of his coming
j there, and, BY the testimony d the witnesses,
has threatened 10 take Dumas'life.
II appeared BY the evidenos,hat Dumas WIS.,
tied the house Of thinner yssiarday, and asked
him and his wife out to drink, They consented,
and the trio repaired 10 the s,loon Of Mr. Ma.
tssnth, whore they all indulssdin drink. Pass.
Ing out the saloon, they orosst the street, where
| they stood for q moment, whsn thinner was seen
to plunge knife twice into thS side Of Dumas,
who olapped his hands on the wounds aud 70.
crossed the street.
Aid was at once summoned, and the injured
man taken to tho dispensary ofhs Reynoid Bar.
racks, In White Lot, whore be was attended BY
DR.. Phillips, and aftsrward removed to the post
hospital, dying At twenty sinutos to three
o'clock.
The murderer, af,sr the st4bing ran down
the street, and passing througt the house Of 9
ooiored woman, hid the knife which was sub.
ssquently found, and sndssvasd to make his
escape. He was recovered, towever, by the
patrol and turned over 10 Ofioei o Brien, Of the
Fourth precinct, and conveysdto tho station.
houre.
A hearing was had last svs,ing at 0 o'clock
by Justice Morsell, and . nunber Of witnesses
examined. The station was towded with per.
sons eager to catch q glimpse Of the prisoner,
who, upon tho arrival OF the Jutioe, was At once
brought In, and the eIaminstisa eommsnosd.
George Lucas sworn: Stated Aat he was In the
house Of the prisoner at one tim along with tho
deceased, and that he had thsn q knife. The
two got fighting there, but l separated them.
ened to use that knife, (Which was here shown
witnsss) The quarrel betwss the two was on
account Of q woman BY the nme Of Lilly Glib.
son. Jealousy was tho cause. He threatened,
on last Sunday morning. he wuld kill the dc.
ceased. told the deceased t keep away from
tho house, that ho would be ct. did not 500
the nght, but saw Dumas who he was carried
In the dispensary.
Jacob Sconten sworn: sawthe prisoner stab
the deceased. The two were talking together
when thinner drew tho knife and stabbed him.
He gave the deceased o jerk and then stabbed
him again. The prisoner ad his wife then
walked away together. head no quarrelling
between them. I did not thik there was any.
thing wrong between them. they were stand.
ing together but two or thse minutes. The
prisoner and his wife came OF Of Maher's 50.
loon together. The deceased trew his arm over
the woman's shoulder, when thprisoner stabbed
him
Nancy Henderson, oolored, Horn saw the
two sitting on aporoh together. A woman came
along and said to the prisoner, ONE home. He
started with the woman, who tho deceased
made kick at him whom tn prisoner caught
hold Of him and stabbed him. saw the blood
running down his coat sleeve. did not hear
any words between themj but wen tho prisoner
stabbed him, he said to The deceased, Nov
you're got it-go."
Mary J. Sheckels sworn: Chaiss Dumas CAME
in our house and asked II We would have any
thing to drink. My mother sad eyes" HI
then asked Joe (he prisoneraf he would 60
and he replied that he never efused, and tn,
three went out together. In lew minutes ht
came running in and said, "Osrley mounted
me and mot finishing the nmark. I saw
the knife and raw II was full Of Hood I hav,
shown to the witness, and identifsd by her.
saw the deceased with his arm around joel
wife.
Sergeant ]. O. Kelly sworn: Iheard the roy
and saw the wounded man. I lunted for tn
knife and found II In the hous Of q ooloret
woman, hid away between the veather-boardiul
and the plastsring Tho knife had blood on
when Il found H.
Ellen Bslfer, 4 colored child, testified to tn
prisoner taking the knife from his pocket ant
hiding II In her mothers house.
| Thomas Goodwin, q colored la: saw tn
prisoner stab the deceased. Sawh stab hin
twice.
To the prisoner: I did not 50 who pushe,
first. run home whom II was otr. did no
stop to got any water from the pump.
Charles Burke sworn: The twd mon were IL
nur hausa 0ava than athu0 IN drink ant
they went out. Presently say tho deceased
coming holding his side and bloodrunning down
Some one said that he was stabbdi and went Il
get water.
james J. oReilly sworn: u,s standing OIL
my stoop, whom the deceased oahe up and said
II am stabbed and there goes the man thai
stabbed me-" He was bleeding profusely at th,
time. He pointed at the prisonefwhen he made
the remark. The deceased said, "0h my God, "
and assisted him, but kept mycye on tho pris
oner and saw whore he went.
Josiah Wells (soldier) testified to seeing Du
mas after he was stabbed, and assisting him
until help was obtained to get hin into the Dis
pensary. He also witnessed to arrest Of the
prisoner.
Oficer J. D. o'Brisn testified to the arrest o.
tho prisoner, and his denial Of the deed. III
said that any man that did doit ought to b,
punished. He was much excited at the time.
This closed the testimony md the prisoner
was committed to await the aaion Of the cor
onsr, who has summoned jury and an Inquest
will be held this morning ~
The prisoner stated that he was born In VII
Transport, Washington county. Maryland, and II
forty-seven years Of age Hs served In th'
army four years. and has never, he stated, beer
arrested In "a place Of any account" before.
In appearance tho prisoner Is nther q rough
looking man, with grey hair and very di'sipated
looking oountenanco. ,
Tho deceased was 4 FrenchmAn by birth, and
about thirty years Of age Thew'unds BY which
he came BY his death were two-tne In the LEFT
and tho other In the right side. The right lung
was pierced, and the gashes were very large
The knife was q shoemakers', but with the point
tapered of, and was murderOus.lcoking weapon
| The woman about whom the tragic affair 90
Cured Is known by tho name Of Lilly Jackson
and was not present during the examination. II
Is probable she will be present to-day at the In
quest held by the coroner
| The YELLOW FEVER AT THE Day Tor
ruGAs.-A private letter was received In thil
city yesterday from Ed spangsr, dated Fort
Jefferson, Florida, September O. from which II
furnished the following extract
| 1--WE have the yellow fever hero, and two OF
three die every day. am busy at work In th'
carpenter shop, making cofius day and night
and do not know whom my time may come, al
the patients only last few houn after the at
tack. There are about ten chances to one that
shall mover see you again. Everything here
| lnoks daanaxat. Tha rhvsician of the most II