Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06

Singular Train OF C'rc.mstaa Evideace

Ssasuiar brsfn et trcam staattaf Evidcace
Prom the Mobile (Ala.D Tirnes. Dee 81
On Tuesday last Mons. Charles Jurand snert
hls evening with two friends at one of th< h...r-
saloons. They retired about eleven O'CLOCK and
Mr.. Jugand snd his roOm-mate went to their
Lodgings. The room which the two friends O.
cupied IL m the second story OF the north wing
of the house, and has only one window op.n
ing north On an alley, used an common bv tho
TnaRts OF several Offices fronting ON Cont
sireet, one OF which ~ occupied by DR. Mastin
Brodle. When they entered their room n was
little after ~ m. Mr.. JuCand complained that
me heat wac excessive. Mr.. Jugand's ROOM
mate fell asleep, and n lttle after O'Clock
.. m. awoke, and casting his eyes toward
his companions bed. saw it emnty sun
posing he had gone out, he went TO the
door, which he found locked inside. and
then perceived that the sa-sh OF the vindoyS uaS
rSnsed:rushlng TO II, he looked down, aad 10 his
horror saw, Just under the window, the body
Sl ms Illsna, bent up almost double. head
downward the feet partly standing against the
wall. Calling ~ Once for hslp. ne raDiily
went down ssairs. but there found thai The str..t
gate oi me common alley was fastened inside.
Expecting 20 gain entrance through one of the
oihces, he ran roand 10 Cont street but none
OF them were open. The guardhouse A. inst at
me opposite corner, and one or two
officers were soon on the spot. aud forced an
entrance into the alley. Colonel Milne inauir.sg
OF the surviving room mate 20 the rircurn
stances OF their being last together. and then re-
qoested that gentleman to consider himself un-
der arrest. The gentleman promptly com plied
In the meantime, the body Of Mr. Jugand was
removed and carried IA has room. aS N had ha.D
found, namely, with only light night shirt
and his socks ON.
As said the body had been found m n
common alley, which was CLOSED on the inside.
and TO which no access could b. had except
mrough the Offices on Cont street, the alley AZ
dark, hardly five feet wide, and surrounded on
all sides by high brick walls Just under ths
window, and where the uneven brick raised
lts sharp angle. large pool OF dark blood was
marking the fatal spot; then. about two fe..t
from II, toward 1T. Emanuel street. a large
rarthern spitioon was standing, in which could
be- seen quantity of coagulated blood q
little farther a large rag. also satnrated ,yirb
blood, was living a. II hastily cast out of sigh
while almost opposite the place where th- bodr
iay' but llitie west OF II, heavy dry good
box was, together with towel hall spread on
~, likewise bespattsred with blood: and 20
complete the chain of horrible Circumstance.
an old, rusty bricklayer hatehet wa discovered
partly hidden behind the box. The edge OF
those haiChsts being very narrow II seemed
almost To adapt itself Ia the deep cur ON the
head, as II two blows had been struck on the
same spot, but at right angles of each Other
and to complete, the edge OF the hatchet was
covered with heavy brovnish substance.
which looked like an erforescense of fresh
blood.
The arrival of Drs. Mastin and Brodies. ius.
as the coroner was preparing 10 hold th. in
quest, rapidly demolished the whole tragic
scaffoldlng. DIR. Msstin stated that the day be-
fore he had amputated a lady's finger in his Of
nee; that the hemorrhage had been abundant
and the blood collected in the spittoon. ana hat
the rag had been used by his servant 10 wipe
that which had fallen on the roor The Doe
tor also stated that he had ordered his <ssryant
10 clean out the spittoon. but the servant had
simply pushed the spittoon in the alley nv the
door, and carelessly flung the rag away Thes.,
drst dark circumstances explained away the
lingering love of the spectators for the horrible
turned toward the dry goods box. with its
towel covered with blood, as If il had been made
the block of the executioneri Dr. Brodie then
declared that two or three DAYS ago. friend
having made him present of a Scotch terrier,
he had thought of improving ms appearancs
by Topping of his ears, and that the operation
had been performed by him i'm the same alIey
ana on the Identical box and towel then before
them.
Taking these facts into consideration. IL was
decided AT the corOner's inquest thai the de-
ceased came TO his death by accidentally falling
from a window. The prisoner was discharged.