Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-04
GEORGETOWN.
Affair." In GesrgetSWn.

BRUTAL MURDER. Yesterday afternoon,
atout O'Clock, German narnsd AosAIcih
conrad came over from Washington, sPpar-
emily 10 procure employment and meeting ~
nicer cunningham On Bridge street. inquired
where be could find n good German bosraiug
houss; wnereupon the officer directed him 20
nv. Waize house. near the market Conrad
went there, and having made satisfactory ar
rangements with WALL was shown 10 a room,
where he renamed until about six O'Clock,
when ne came down, eat his supper. and
went out about town Abput eight o'clock
III the evening he went into kroHs saloon,
NEAR the market, an company with George w
Clemsntson, and after couyersing there fsS
moments, the two went out. Ii the converse
ton in the saloon Conrad sisted that he had
been IN the Union army, TO which Clementson
did not seem 10 object much; but they had
hardly 60: into the street before Clementsoa
attempted 10 strike Conrad who ran. pursued
by Clemenison. and appealing To him
10 desist Clementson, however, overlook
Conrad when Immediately in front OF the mar
ket. and dealt him a blow which fellsd him 10
the ground, and commenced stamping the pros
trsIe man in the head and face with has heel
DIR. Sothoron. who witnessed the TRANSACTION,
started towards the parties, when Clement son
ran. The police being notified fastened 70 the
spot, and removed the injured man, who was
lnsensible. TO DIR. Sotaorons store. opposite.
where medical aid was rendered. and the suf-
Ieripg man carried 10 the station -house, where
he died this morning about sax o'clock. Officer
SwIndell having learned that Clementson was
the guilty party, found him IN Rodiers restau-
rant, on High street. in drunken condition. a
short while after the occurrence, and arrested
him.
This morning Coroner W W Potter, having
been notified. summoned the folio wing Jury at
the station-house and held an lnquest.-John
L. Love, VIM. :. Burdette. Samuel TrexI-r.
John J. Bogue, !. NJ. Cos Zier, NJ. Macleod
Perry W. Pettij, James -. HAYS. X. Rouzee, A
l.. Ofatt, Charles Trunnell, and Augustus
Grimes.
DR.. .So,borop sworu:-Saw deceased and pris-
oner between and o'clock last evening, in
krofrs restaurant; witness came out. and meet
ing j. W. Powers, they both walked down The
street, but had not gone more than ten steps,
when witness looked around and saw prisoner
and deceased coming out; heard prisoner say
10 deceased al thought you Were more of a
ceased ran. closely pursued by the prisoner;
deceased, while running, was saying, .'Hold on
stranger" When near the market house pris-
oper came on deceased, dealt him a blow while
running, which knocked him do wn. The pris-
oner ran a few steps further, but returned and
kicked deceased repeatedly on the head aud
face. There were no cross words between the
parties, ap deceased acted entirely on the de.
fensiye.
Dr. Sheckells, Or Dexter, DR. Bodisco Will
lams, and DIR. l.. w. Richie. testified as 10 the
nature of the wounds. Henry kroff. officers
Cunningham and SwindeI Conrad Wall. Jno.
w. Powers, and Lieut.. J. 7. Essex testified 10
the facts as above stated.
The jury then rendered a verdict that the
deceased, "hbsolom Conrad, came TO his death
from injuries inflicted by the hand OF George
W. Clementson."
The deceased had on his person discharges
from the army of the following dates: June 3,
1853; July 2i, 1855; November 3, 1867, October
9, 1>6S; about $50 in money, besides pocket
knife and smaller articles. and a note 70 Eliza
Conrad, CristlIne. Ohio. He is apparently a
man of about IS years of age.