The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-08


Rtudle homicide. The first witness e. 'lniIis1 soa
was Mr.. Robert Gamble, residing at NJ o1O
Cati airline street. On being sworn he said:s
Jumped Into South street car the evening It hap.
pssned, and rode out TO Twentieth street. to Ovens
sitting; rst asked Il he Was in; bn he was asleep
awoke him, and he sent down for what witness
to to, take q drink brought in mineral water.
know whether they asked for Ovens or not: said
a@ Sa Pager 6 @ se ad hS
e Sa 0qss poa5 used n by mt hG wen Tt9
stopped: the deceased WAS standing the bar the
see paper which Ovens lad aken and i thrown in
drawer drawer back Of the bar; Ovens said he would take
!, On, One Of them said, ,Mr ovens that's my brother;
ioaer as he used the saw word iOser second
time; whilst all this was taking place 1 had my back
% % T5 aEDEs ps as o26s% s90TSs
snne nna oa n. as h% soon as the e @ S
were used his arms were raised and MIR. ovens was
seemed excited, and reached over and got a pitcher,
and slammed things around, and struck at me twice,
chairs and he fell on top OF me; when he got off of
home; Mr. Stokes was in behind the bar there was
an ther man In the bar. room: one strike the
the crowd rushed in. but heard that row made
brick, and had been taken to drug store nodded to
deceased to 60 out before the row occurred ,-.,
srosd n Tas I@n Go%ng N M up MS street when saw
Riddi,; saw Mr. Hornkeih standing on the corner;
did not near who was In the house; a man named
James ii d swoTncLive at No 2O15 Tom6ard street;
GOT 10 spee veS paoe he ana h@d
ascuiting in the bar-room; saw Mr. ovens in the
see who hit b% saw S " young Jun T Riddle S 1I near ear
IN bis hsns maSE sne s}Ens %S dP %
w. saw one OF the two with an umbrella. and heard
room; saw a woman there, and heard her Scream saw
person n come e. to the door, and SAW the cepcher
towai DIS the door; did not see whe threw IT. there
was in the doorway, stooping, and another man was
hitting hitting at him with billy; to the best Of my
heard deceased call out poSe two or three times and
outside and the brother was inside when the door
was shut; the man was standing on the left hand side
AT this point Hornkeith came in and was recognized
Henry HUM No SI2 Pine IH street sworn:-Got there
when II was near over; when l first heard the dis,
Wgah5Gh g haa police wa watch police saw man bleeding
times in the ribs witness then turned around and
Gin went up and passed by him into the room;
Hfnkeith near the bar Colonel Rddie was outside 5dw
near the corner OF the cellar door when CiH went in
let! hand to the best OF witness belief, Mr.. Cliff did
IN Investigation is still being proceeded withl
DoNGs AT THE CENTRAL STAT1oN.-An old
man named S. b. Hume residing in Lond N,
was arrested, and appeared before Committing
Magistrate Beitler, on an alleged charge of
boarding at the Continental without Offering
any payment for the same. He was committed
in default of $500 bail TO answer.
Winfield Huber and Levi a. Houston, two
young men, were held IN Sl500 each to answer a
charge, with other parties, OF conspiracy and
attempted burglary.
Geoige L. Black, upholsterer. residence No.
1905 FitZwater street, who has been incarce-
rated in prison for the last six years, and Will
liam Devoe. who ''once in a while'' follows the
wat ', but In fact is a Jack OF all trades" and
also Rs;,s has been IN jail appeae9 before
the parties were professional burglars; that
Immediately after certain great burglarcs they
very "hush'' with money, and were sup
posed TO have been concerned IN those transac-
lions. They were held in $4,000 bail each to
keep the peace for one year
A BRUTAL AssAU1r.-Yesterday afternoon
Michael Mclaughlin was arrested for commit
ting assault of brutal character upon a
child nine years of age, at the Arsenal wharf
wharf playing, when Mclaughlin sent two of
them away upon some pretense or other, and
lay at the wharf. The child's cries and screams
attracted the attention of some persons in the
vicinity, and, seeing the assault, they secured
When the latter arrested him he was found
slowed away In the forecastle. Mclaughlin had
mitted him in default OF $4,000 ball to answer
the charge brought against him.
THE GETTYSBURG ASYLUM GIFT ENTERPRISE
SAFE INVESTMENT-There is not the slightest
doubt that the S Gettys6arg Asylum Gf Enter 81 th
kind ever presented to the public of Philadel-
phia. Purchasers of certificates in this brilliant
gift scheme are notified that the Supervisors
have relinquished all control of moneys re-
ceived until the coming decision of the Supreme
Court is made known A gentleman of stand
Ing in this community has been selected, to
whom all funds are handed over, and they are
deposited by him in one of our principal bank
ing institutions. In case of decision against
the enterprise, this gentleman pledges himself
10 refund all moneys received to the parties In
terested in certificates. Nothing could be fairer
than this.
LIQUOR STORE RoBBED.-Last night the liquor
store of David Callahan, No 1929 Market
street, was entered and robbed of two barrels
Of ine5 whisky, and one barrel of port wlAe
the whole valued at between $3.50 and $500 The
| thieves had driven wagon to Mr., Callahan's
| store, and breaking in the back building,
| which was nothing but slight board structure,
| they loaded up and drove of. As wagons are
| constantly going and coming during Friday
night and Saturday morning, IL wouldn't have
| excited any remark, even If 1T had been OBJ
served.
STEALING BUNMERs SHoEs.-Last night
Edward Davies, a colored man, was arrested at
| seventh aud st. Marv streets, upon a charge OF
| larceny Edward fell in love with a pair OF
| shoes that ornamental the lower extremities OF
| a drunken hummer who was enjoying a plea
SAINT slumber upon cellar-door. Just as Ed