Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-28
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in Gesryctswn.

SUPPOSED hoNICIDR.-This morning, about
half-past nve O'Clock, Patrick Fitzgerald,
Waterman AT the canal docks Of he Ga mosr-
land Coal and Iron Com pany, wos found IN
an insensible condition ON the dock, near the
steps leSding TO the Company's Office, and re
moved to a room adioiaing the coal track,
where he died in the conrse OF an hour. There
were no marks of violence on the body except
bruised and bloody place on the right side Of
the head.
Il appears that last night between the hours
OF seven and eleven O'Clock fight occurred be-
tween colored boatman and a young man
named Jake Trimbie, Also employed on 3 boat.
Trimble took exceptions to some words used
by the color.d man in regard to Hannah Fit1-
simmons, q female character well known 10
the police, who was on the dock AZ the time,
and Fitzgerald, (the deceased,) interfered to
quiet the parties, and took from one of them a
billy, as he sand, 10 deliver to the police this
morning. Both the coie-ed man and Trimbie
appear TO have retired ut a late hour, and this
morning about 81 o'clock, Edward Patterson,
employed by the Cumberland company, on
coming to work, found the deceased lying
lnsenslble on the car track, and removed him
to a room ear by where he shortly afterwards
died Information was gwen 10 the police
this morDlng, about O'Clock, and Trim BILE was
arrested, charged with the killing or completely
III the same. Coroner Potter was sent for anu
empanelled the following Jury:-D. q. NOBLE,
w. II. Calhoun, j. Il. Merritt, Michael Doyle,
Augustus Grimes, John L. Love. James Bate
man, A. Ohutt John Norris, Charles Fritz
Ze, George w. Holt, and Andrew Blackman.
The examination was conducted by Justice
Buckley.
EdlgGrd Patterson testified that he came TO the
coal company Office this morning. about half
past i've o'clock; saw no light there and
thought something was wrong; saw a MN
lying on the track, whom he recognized 10 be
Fitzgerald; called ham, shook him. and go: uu
answer, aud then removed him to a room un-
der the coal company's Office: then be was
alive but unconscious; Witness afterwards
went to the stable and then to his breakfast.
and on his return Fitzgerald was dead Saw
boy named Jake Trimble at the time on a
boat hereby and his breast was covered with
blood.
Ger1fsh !StitG testified that slast evening about
o'clock there was difficulty on the wharf,
between Jake TTimble and colored boy, and
deceased was trying to separate them. Trimble
hit the colored boy with a billy, and witness
then took the billy away and gave il to a black
man, who gave 1T to deceased. Witness then
retired, and heard no more noise.
Merry c. HtHe testified that Jacob Trimble
acted very suspiciously last night on the boat,
and heard him say he would just as leave die
that night as any other time; he came into the
cabin OF the boat, where she was, and had
blood on his SHIRT; he got a knife there and
went out, but afterwards brought il back, and
then he went to bed. He was nervous this
morning, and ate very little breakfast
The prisoner, Jake Trimble, was here aues-
toned, and said he did not strike deceased at
all they were friends. and he got the billy to
strike negro with, and tor the same purpose
Dr.. Richie here testified TO having examined
the wounds of deceased, and having found the
skull badly fractured. The wound was such
as could be made by billy, though it might
have been caused by a fall. The Jaw Of de-
ceased was apparently fractured without any
external bruse.
Other witnesses were here examined. who
corrobOrated the facts as above stated. and
after delibeTatIon 1.-the deceased came to his
death from causes unknown to the Jury"
Trimble was then held, with others. charged
with disorderly conduct last night, and the
case set for a hearing this afternoon
The deceased was abouty forty years old.
and employed by the Cumberland Coal Com
pany for about two years, and was a man OF
excellent character. Strange TO say, about
year ago. and in the same spot where he was
found IL sensible, child of hIs met with an ac-
cident, being run over by a coal car, fracture
ing both legs so badly that ampuLation was
necessary.
BAILBD FOR CoURT.-Nichael Mullen who
was few days since sent TO Jail, charged with
resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty
was this morning released on bail for his ap-
pearance al court.
RIVER FRONT.-Ente-ed - Steamers z &
Knight, Denty, and Jas. ). q reen, Inman, from
New y ork, and New York. Jones, from PhiIa.
delpbia Cleared-Steaner Columbia, Harper,
for Baltimore.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGE-OffierInys- 2q7D
bushels wheat, 800 bushels corn. Sales
Wheat, 5000 bushels AT S2.25, LOO bushels a,
S2.ij, Geo bushels at S2i7; Corn. 200 bushels
yellow at Sis, LOO bushels white at Sl22
THE CANAL.-Boats are still arriving with
out detention, the number OF arrivals during
the month being six hundred and twelve to date