The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-29

HoiICIpE-Yosterday morning, about 90
| o'clock, Patrick Fitzgerald, Waterman Mt tn
| canal docks of the Cum bcrland Coal and Iro
| ton on the dock, near the steps leading to IN,
company's office, and removed to q room ad
joining the coal track where he died 10 The
bloody place on The right side OF the head. '"'
| II appears that last night, between the hours
eolored boatman and young man named Jake
| rrimble, also employed on boat. Trimblo
| took exceptions to some words used by the
| colored man 10 regard to Hannah Fitzsim'
mons, a female character well known TO the
police, who was on the dock at the time, and
Fitzgerald, the dcceased,) interfered to quiet
the parties, and took from one OF them billy,
as he said, to deliver to the police this morn.
ing. Both the colored man and Trmblc APP
pear to have retired at a late hour, and this
morning, about $50 o'clock, Edward Pattcr.
| son, employed by the Cumberland company,
on coming to work, found the deceased lying
| insensible on the car track, and removed him
wards died. Information was given to the
police yesterday morning, about O'Clock, and
Trimblc was arrested, charged with the KIN.
ing or completely In the same, Coroner Pot.
ter was sent foI and empanneled the follow.
ing jury: j. q. Noble, W. II. Calhoun, J. u.
Merritt, Michael Doyle, Augustus Grimes,
John Norris, Charles Frlzzle, George W Holt,
and Andrew Blnckman. The examination
was conducted by Justice Buckley.
Edward Patterson testified that he came TO
the coal company's Office yesterday morning,
about $50; saw no light there, and thought
something was wtongj saw man lying on
the track, whom he recognized TO be Fitz-
gerald; called him, shook him, and got no
answer, aud then removed him to a room
under the coal company's oincei then he was
and on his return Fitzgerald was dead. Saw
a boy named Jake Trimble at the time on
boat near by and his breast was covered With
Gerrise Stitt testified that on Tuesday even.
ing about o'clock there was difficulty on
the wharf, between Jake Trimble and a col
them. Trlmble hit the coloTed boy with a
billy, and witness then took the billy away,
and gave II to a black man, who gave II to de-
ceased. Witness then retired, and heard no
Mary q. Hiue testified that Jacob TrImhlc
acted very suspiclously on Tuesday night on
leave die that night as any o Their time; he came
into the cabin OF the boat, where she was, and
had blood on his shirt; he got n knife there
and went out, but afterwards brought 1t back,
and then went to bed He was nervous this |
morning, and ate very little breakfast.
The prisoner, Jake TTimble, was here QuCs.
toned, and said he did not strike deceased at
all; they were friends, and he got the billy TO
strike negro with, and for the same purpose
procured the knife
DR.. Richie here testified to having examined
skull badly fractured. The wound was such
as could be made by q billy, though II might
have been caused by fall. The jaw OF de-
ceased was apparently fractured without any
external bruise.
Other witnesses were here examined, who
corroborated the facts as above stated, and
after delibcration "the deceased came to his
death from causes unknown TO the jury"
Ttimble was then held, with others, charged
with disorderly conduct Tuesday night
The deceased was about forty years old, and
employed by the Cumberland Goal Company
for about two years, and was man Of excel
lent character. Strange to say, about year
ago, and In the same spot where he was found |
lnsensible, n child of his met with an acct. |
dent, being run over by coal car, fracturing |
both legs so badly that amputation was ne
cessary.
BArLEp ron CouRT.-Michael 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 al
pcarancc at court
RIVER FRoNr-Entercd-Strs T.. G knight, |
Dcnty, and Jas. :. Green, Inman, from Kew |
York, and New York, Jones, from Philadel. |
phia, Cleared-Str. Columbia, Harper, for
Baltimore.
MERCHANTS MISUNDERSTANDING 90 |
bushels wheat, $500 bushels corn. Sales
wheat, 3, 900 bushels at a. 25, 900 bushels at
50 t5, 600 bushels at S24T; corn, 200 bushels
yellow at Sis, 200 bushels white st sl.22.
The CASAL-Boats are still arriving with.
out detention, the number of arrivals during
the month being Ol2 to date.