The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-14

pide and out. Turpin walked to the station,
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station house that he knew the man who
killed Kelleher.
street, and was sitting Al his door on the Sd Of
June, 1868, at night. Witness saw three men
entering on the efossingj his attention was for
BACK BY a pistol shot, and on loo looking again
saw but two men. A friend said "theIe Is a
dog shot, witnessed answered, there is but
two was a short distance ahead OF the other.
The first man went back and leaned over
something on the ground. Just then Mr.. Laf-
and when the police sot up witness heard him
say, pointing TO Turpin and Dubant, "there
are the men that done the decd" and they
Geo. +. Hotchklss; When the pistol was fred
was at the corner Of Louisiana avenue and Sew
enth street ran up and saw on sixth street
and Louisiana avenue six or seven men, and
one man who lay dead some one said "mob
them,n when Mr.. MeDevitt said, "You are not
going to mob anybody here, for have got the
II. Naylor; On the night Of the shooting,
witness was standing IN his door, on Sixth
street, third door from Louisiana avenuej wit
meas saw two men come down Louisiana ave-
nue., two side and side, and one few feet
aheadj after they got past the corner, the
right hand man raised his arm, witness saw q
fash and the left hand man dropped at that
time the other was some distance ahead, with
his back to the others; the one who shot
stepped a step on, then turned, leaned down
While he was leaning down looking over
him the man who was ahead came back to-
ward him and then there was such q crowd
come ups witness cried out to them that the
man who killed him was In the crowd; just as
the police entered on one side OF the crowd
witness saw small man dressed In dark
clothes leave the other side and go swiftly
down Sixth street; witness then said to his
wife there goes the man that killed him and
ha "a lat tUtt M m
The prosecution here closed and the court
adjourned until to-day.
ARREST or wATcu TnEP.-on Sunday
morning last Detective McDeyitt found a
young man named Geo Beard, alias Phipps,
Gs tsssp and streets
toned he stated that he was formerly OF
Philadelphia, but had left there some two
navy yard lie said that he had BEEN GU ou. ali
night with party which this energetic detec-
tive happened to know was OF very bad char
| acter; therefore he considered George one OF
the same stamp. On being questioned as to
| how he liked our city, and what his progress
was during his stay here, he said that he had
fourth OF July. This he said was a splendid
| neid for his business, but as his "pal" was in
Philadelphia he had no one to "stall" for him,
He further stated that he had dumped" Phiia-
delphis; because he, IN company with one
Monk Robinson had Cracked" clothing
STORE, anu tuht uOuk Hhu DceH ''htHt up, anu
| that knowing that he would come next, he
| concluded to "cut dirt" He had on his per-
| son a small gold watch, which he remarked he
had got "or' At the Metropolitan Hotel. On
being asked whether he knew Detective Jas.
| McDevitt, he answered In the negative with
an oath, and said that he did not wish to know
| stepped forward and introduced himself, and
| at the same time extended an Invitation to
the new conner TO visit police headquarters,
| which he accepted very reluctantly. After
arriving at this place, 1t was ascertsined that
| he had In his possession several recommend
tions for q position on the Metropolital Police
A telegram was sent 70 John Lamon, chief
| OF detectives OF Philadelphia, for the purpose
OF learning whether the prisoners statement
as to his career In that city 10 correct or not.
He is held for hearing.
LoNG CHASE APTER Enthusiastically,
| at about noon, near the corner OF Thirteen
| half street and Ohio avenue, q woman
| named Annie Caldwell, q notorious character,
purchased q peck OF coke on the street from q
| colored pedlar named Willis Jourdan, and
| gave him note out of which to take his pay.
Jourdan put the note In to his pantaloons peck.
ct, and was about to give the gay Annie her
| change, when white man named James CAV
| anRgh, who made It his business to be on hand
Just at that time, thrust his hand into Jour
pocket and ran ssw. VIII his note ton
the money from him, when Cavanagh drew a
| razor or sharp knife, and cut severe cash in
one 81 EIf9sn Rt% ana 5nsn ram oS
avenue to Thirteenth street, and thence to
the Smithsonian grounds, where the officer
lost all trace OF him. Jourdan kept on In
| search of the rascal, and succeeded In arrestlng
| him on Seventh street, between the canal and
u street south, and turned him over to
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way robbery and assault and battery with 10.
| tent to kill were preferred against him, and he
was locked up for hearing.
POLICE MArTERS-oncer Owens, of the
| First precinct, arrested Charles White, col.
| ored, as = suspicious character. Justice Tucker
committed him to the workhouse in default
| Of security for his good behavior In the future,
Clayton Matthews, eolored, was arrested in
| the same precinct by Officer Brelsford and was
fined Is by the same justice for Indecent expo.
| sure.
oniccs Huysman arrested two boys named
James Ferry and John Norris, for the larceny
Of - ducks, the property OF Rachael Suther-
land. BY order Of Justice Thompson they
were locked up ten hours and then dismissed.
| Robert Hudson was arraigned before Justice
| Morsell, In the Fourth precinct, by Ohlcer
Clawson and fined " for tying his horse to a
| tree box.
Ohicer Field. OF the same precinct, arrested
n soldier named George Wilson, for attempting
| to turn In a fslsc alarm OF fire yesterday morn
Ing at one O'Clock. He was turned over to the
In the various precincts the following
amounts OF fines were imposed: First precinct,
Efhth pTes rots
amount, ~.
| CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCBSY.-John
| Shorter and Lewis Meadley, both colored,
were arrested by Detective George o. Miller
on Sunday morning last, on complaint OF Prof
CLARK Mills, who charges them with during
| the past year having stolen from his foundry,
about four miles distant from this city, on the
| Baltimore and Ohio railroad, q lot OF tools
| and metal castings valued at tl00i also, one
skirt OF the coat Of q statuette OF Gen. Jackson,
| valued at 400 which Mr.. Mills had modelled
with the Intention OF erecting 1t on his farm
were recovered at a junk shop, In this city,
which, through the aid OF Professor CLARK
Mills, led to the Identification of the guilty
| parties, he. having taken n cast OF their foot
prints. Mr., Mills called at police heAdquar-
tiers and identified the recovered property
They are held for hearing,
SHOULD DE ATTENDED rowe hear great
complaint among the captains OF schooners
and small vessels along the river front about
captains of large steamers allowing their yes
sells to pass the wharyes under full Roadway,
TO break from their moorlngs. The captain OF
the schooner Agnes Ann, lying At Berry's
wharf, yesterday Informed us that during the
day he had hve-ineh hsuser broken four
times by the passage OF steamers. We hope
that the proper authorities will enforce the
law in this case, as 1t certainly 10 very wrong
| ANEAT IMPRovEMHNT,-- MIR. A. J. SchaGhirt
druggist, has erected on the northwest corner
OF North Capitol and II streets, opposite the
Government printing onicei Inc three'stoTI
| brick house, embracing seven rooms, the FROM
room of which he occupies as q drug store
| aud the remainder as q dwelling. II has from
Of lsIS feet and depth Of IS feet, and u sup
| piled with Potomac water. We are pleased
| In know that Mr. =. la doing A heavy bust