The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-01-09

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o. THn MuRDnRxR--Tns INeuIsITIos-Ycster.
sssya ws gave .tfts.sst n rthe murder q col.
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Maria Rendered and spensei ssilh'by CO.. ~
r, x1,ss,isIdsy SoI.ln ssrg.ss. WALKER q the
Ss.a ga Ssrnss sest he Wa bright mns.,G
Shnsrr, JSSS n, Msisos ssa 2. Y. hsseh 70 ton.
house 1h Fo,irteenth street, heat the canal,
NIX ouna Besnst and thsJ tcst .r hin to
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been done In the hurry to get away. Sergeant
At the corner q Fourteenth and D Street,; il
plunged into he earth 10 ciesi L Of blood. De'
Yesterday At about ono O'Clock Justice Hsr-
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II: Moore, Columbus Hill, Hthfy u Tones, r.
". Barnselo, Thomas stackpolo, and Adam
Of he above Mr.. H. H. voss was chosen fore
n Having 1s viewed s tn. body of the deceased and
i man about twcaiy.ays years Of sse and ays
fee, ten ,9shss n hsisht Ss: brought before the
is MURDER ms Mss p Ss On $ TO have
!, Rossrt !: boyd q soldier Of Company n 9th
uhited striss i1fsHtry was sworn, ind testified
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eolorcd man eame up to him and asked him
where he could get conn. The deceased and
the umbrella and the conflict las mentioned BY
usl took place, and Thorntonfel Witness pur-
sued hnss Or -four but as
apparently similar 10 one shown him In the sta.
tion. Was not positive this was the man who
::taMS,Sssp Thornton but hi' features were very
was standing X Fourteenth and peSnsyissnis
Ct sSS,ss
were Of Light color. Knife was about the length
p iSs sonhist vs.; slSstssiiaiiy The same as
tnst st6 tedhv5ye.1 Accused WAS about the sire
and build OF prisv6est- To the best Of his know
ea Ts sns s1ol ss,Hs s%on STATED
tenth street opposite wiiisfSs last night night about
Gssss an" ss PIT e s shs sa Sf f.
stable. He had on light s8thesI About ten
MINUTES witness heard the cry q
generally worked At l.boring. work.
sa s nSs On board
he Avenue about Il oelssf and he asked IMAM man
where he Gould get nights lodging. Just then
he got blood on himself Ode d The party fell
Witness was rather tight At the time: He only
light Jacket did not. notice him particularly;
could not say that accused was one OF the party.
IA MARIA Henderson, eolored, testified that she
when eolorcd man ran against the umbrella.
The man who ran against the umbrella was a
retiring home from church, when man said who
KY T lsS TS, Win %Ss sS,e ihc
dropped the umbrella and kicked the man who
struck him, and he In turn ran his hand In his
bosom. Do not see the man pull out knife;
man then ran. The accused she never saw be-
fore. II was man Just the size Of accused.
and Meon ws sna ssofn ThcI
mony was mainly corroborative Of the state.
ments made BY the preceding witnesses.
rendered verdict that Gabriel Thornton came
70 his death BY awound inflicted with knife in
to-day, ~ ~ ''''~ '' ''
MEETIsa ~ AID OF THE IsSpusrGIAL HoNs
the WAITS Of the industrial Home School" was
held last night In the lecture-room of the Four
ssdSas street Presbyterian churSh IDr Sun
prayer BY Rev. DR.. Gray. Mr.. A. X. Browne
presided, who said that the object OF the Indus.
suitable homes for the homeless ehildrcn, and
furnish instruction to tho iiliterate.
NJ. II; J: Bsewste. said they desired to see es.
with branches at Georgetown, Navy Yard,
Northern Liberties, &c. The children in the
and taught to knit. sew and read.
Hon. T. W. Upton, Senator from Nebraska,
addressed the audience for some time, and elo-
ausntly Advocated the cause OF the poor and
Dir. Sunderland said that they had met to make
known their wants to the public, and what they
spread civilization all over the land, and that
was what was needed by this society. We pre-
dren going about the streets almost naked, and
we hope to excite an interest In their behalf
among the public. We are not only going to
but we will teach them how to work, how to
take care Of themselves, and make Of them useful
the sesf re- Gy,f D. NJ Kelsey presented the
monthly report OF the deorgefown auxiliary
school 70. December, from which It appears that
Ths sss
. balance on hand Of tl49l. Mrs. J. s. Black-
ford, who made the report, also acknowledge
donations Of money, clothing, &C., from citizens
The report Of the Executive Committee was
presented Tor the month ending january !. The
committee state that they have labored under
great disadvantages during the last mouth, In
consequence Of their inability to secure the ser
Washington school. They have temporarily
employed the matron OF the Newsboys' Home.
Sixteen children were received during the month,
OF whom nine remain. The school exercises co m
mence at 10 a. m. and close at p. m. At the
conclusion the children are furnished with q
good substantial meal. The expenses have been
$lo2.6l, the income eI4.72, leaving the society
tll7 50 In debt. The report - signed by Mrs. d.
W. Bliss and Miss L. 4. Sullivan.
The secretary read the following letter;
... HOUSE OF RgPREsENrATIvEp,
WAsHISGToS, Jan. y 1853
regret to say that previous engagement for
the evening OF the sth will prevent my attend
ance at the proposed meeting In aid OF the "In
dustrial Home School," wish this humane and
noble enterprise unbounded success, herewith
enclose $40 as a contribution In aid thereof.
Very respectfully, Z. q. IsoERsoLL,
ID. NJ. KELSEY.
Mr.. Kelsey stated that he had received check
from Henry ID. Cooke, esq, for $3.50. Gentlemen
paying the SUN Of u, and ladies d, become mem
bets OF the society,
The receipts in Aid of the society amounted to
t3lT45
DRUNK AND DIsoRDERLY.-w. ]. Brewer was
taken before Justice Hazard, on Tuesday, by
0meer Lecch, OF the Fifth precinct. He was
Oficer Howes, of the same precinct, arrested
Samuel Farnsworth, charged with being intoxi-
Gated. He was fned u so by Justice Hazard.
Oficer Hiil, Of the same precinct, took charge
being disorderly. They were fined IS each by
Justice Hazard,