Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-06
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs In Gesraetsvn.


o'eiocSyysyraIy nofrse % 90 yoahg mea.
Msssrs. ,. r. Gfadfnon, yohu DouuefIy, aud
r. L. Cropley, proc, aiag home from th-sr
lytng heipkss from ntoxicat,on in M Crop
Iey's door, OF Bridge street between Potomac
And Nigh. They az once agreed TO take him TO
- hone at Mrs. Oevel1uds, across tue street.
Upon arrivIng there 1cufile ensued. in which
the deceasrd recei ved fasai injuries. Drs. Riley,
Richie. aud Machall were called in. but couia
render no assistance. The dece sed wa about
~ years OF syc.- aud bore Al i-rspro enable
character. while Tue sceused are parties of
sanding IN this community.
Justice BucSey, acting rs coroner, held au
inquest over the body at 10 O'Clock this morn
ing, the jury COMPOSED Of the folio wing gen.
tlemen:-D. w. Whiting Reuben Rowzee, C.
Boxall, w B. Parker, Vim. Nicholson, BENZ.
MIN +. Biuyon. Rschsrd H. Trunnell, William
Cunniugnom. VIM. Bull and John A. Waters.
J. Garter Maroury, ESQ, appe lrcd as counsel
for II. Gladmaa, aud John Donnelley and .
Mason Go-zier, Esqs, for Thomas Cropley.
Dr. joshua Riley sworn.-Wss called 10 see
deceas ed at O'Clock Sunday afternoon; found
him In a condition OF colisp@e; the autopsy
show'u rupture or tue i've, clus sing ia ter al
hemofrhsge and death. Liver OF dece ascd
was some what enlarged. aud either a blow or a
same result
Drs. L. Richie aud L. MackalI sworn.-Con-
CURED IN Dr. k1-y's statemeat. Decea sed
when VISITED was suffering intel sc paid bui
found no ex ternsl discoloration.
Mlcnaei CraIgle, sworn:-Decs lsed was at
MS home about ~ O'Clock Oh the night Of the
4ih. and took driuk; had b~en at GeCsa
Springs, and did not appc r intoxicated. Wit
mes was 4 n'pe in liquor him Self, lad had
known dec I'D for five y"lrs, during which
ne had never g en- him In liquor.
John W. Addison, sworn:-Saw deceased be-
tween the hours OF I and p. IN. on the 4th.
on Mrs. Clcveland's porch; he (deceIsCd) then
took dinner and said he would go to q rec n
Springs; he appeared TO have been drink
ing, but could not be called drunk
About one o'clock on Suodly morning saw
three men come down o" south side If Bridge
street; they passed him and stopp d TO look at
q man lyiug In Mr.. Cropleys door. One re-
marked TO the oiher. "We must carry HIM
home" and having raised dec -ased who was
ac.oss the street to Mrs. CleyeIaod's dooT
Donreily and Cropley supported deee 1sed on
either side, while GIadmo1 FOLLOWED behird
ana appe: req TO be rather in liquor. Hcviog
an iveQ ct the door, Mrg. G. " a. aroused and
opened IL; the accused then LETT decreased and
walked away. H ard no angry con versaiiol
mrs cleveland swo-n.-Deccased had board
ed IN her house Tor seven years. and his haoi's
were quiie temperate. He wenl to Cilymopr
on the morning Of tht 1T, and re. u uci N ,
O'Clock in the evening in to'srib bly, sober con-
o'hon: ne are supper at % O'Clock, a"d then
went 10 Green Springs. Saw him no more tin
brought home. about O'Clock Sunday moru-
ing, 10y the aroused, DOM, IL aUd Crobley sup-
porting the deceased. They put deceased To-
side tue door rs soon as she had opened it,
they then walked away; deceased Their
went out again, when they returned TO
force hin, IN the hoase again Deceased
said he would 60 n ibe house when he pleased,
auc bad C-opley 10y the collar; heard CropIep
say "Let 60 or I'll mash you,' She next saw
deceased fall witt Croplev on top; CropIey
then stamped deceased on the head with his
heel CTopley ard Donnelly then went away;
he arose Immediately aud started into the
hops:. Deceased gro.a ued, aud had his hand
on his sId', and an reply TO her question as Ia
me-" End passed hrou ID into he ward. H.
afterwards came mp s,lirs 20 retire, but could
not sieep on account OF pam.
Mrs. Safah Owens sworn.-Lives AT Mrs.
CieNtLthO s. nearing nojSe on the porch
looked out and saT three men with tue de-
coas' d, who Was then in a sitting poeture: ar
forwards saw the n'"n tx the tree; one ask 4
TIE other, as that the way you do il .! 20 which
the iail one replied, ''Ies. IA 6e damned If il
isn.t;" herd no angry words Oh toe porch.
The Jury after oei'ber't'oa gave the to-
lowing verdict: That the Said jams GRAY
was picked up ny ihr. e young men, nam d
Ihos. l.. Cropley, j. +. Gla imou, AM John Il
Donneily, about one O'CLOCK on the mo-nirg OF
the 5th OF July, lsC., il A. ate OF iutoxication,
and c2rrleo 10 his boarding house, No. 10
Lrid2e sIse., IN Gsorget own, ID. e.. and al. r
they entered said boarding house, a - aisie % l.
sued D. ween the Sd James Gray, and Tho
Il. Cropiey, and the jury believe hat tie
deceased came TO bis death in conseqence of a
fsll In said scufie; and the try further believe
nom the evidence { AIT There was no iil-ieeiing
between Inc parheN al ne ,im>, ami he jury
further exouera,e J. +. Gladnon III John B.
Donnelty from all PAL icipition in The seattle
Messrs. Donneilv and Giadmon Were d.
charged, snd as we go pr'ss, AN EXAMINATION
10 being hac With aNiew 10 b.il OF Mr.. Cropley
NUMEROUS a. -AULT.-Yoste. day evening
Chari'" and Daniel MCCar.y had difacuiiy
In the street. drrirg which Daniel cut Charlie
In the SIDE; Charles fell 10 The ground, AID was
asslstsd 10 rise by Johl Dahsney. Daniel then
s.abt. u D-bantv III the thigh quite SevereIy
DTS M cAHIl ANA Richie Were called in
on 8 tie 'vo tnds If tha snf err xho are ROY,
doing we'll Daniel NcClrty Wa arrested by
omcer Cunningham, and ~ held for hesripr
ELH TON OF OFfICEcs The officers eiect
Tor TIE ensuing ERIN OF Decatur Lcigc No g.
krtghts OF Pyfb'r-, are - follow-:-W c.
John NJ. P9'n,er; V. c., John W. hilloary: r
- H"rmor Water: C.. Vim. Dougberty: I
,, Nm. Cartwright: u. 3, Elijah Smi.h: v p
WHi. A. Donald on: l.. s., Charles G.. Myer.
L., A. L. Pr.-,her.
Tie GRAND NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THF
/. q. L. B.-Poiomec Lodge, No IA. IOHB
G' orSefown, ID. C.. had an election for DELI
gate o represent their lodge ct tue above con-
ventiep, W bfeh " III be held in New York JuIy
Il? SIMON Wolf. Esq. having received ill.,.
unanimous vote OF he 'cdSe, with Ex-Prcsi.
Dent l.. Ga lenhcmer rs alternate, were de.
clared duly elected.
RIVER FRoNT.-Arrivpd- c;feamer E. G.
knight, New York, Capt Uenty, mercha ndist:
steamer Empire, New York, Price, merchau-
dice; steamer G. H. ) out, Philadelphia Ford
is expected mp this afternoon.
CANAL AFFArRs.-Busines dull on account
OF break rear Hancock, Nd.