The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-08

GAN, came up before Justice d, n. Smith, last
evenlng at Z O'Clock, when the following testi-
moay was heard for the prosecution
wiiissa. Hotel w.. w here on x. might niasi q
June 1cj 10 Acquainted with the prisoner and
deceased, both Of whom are bakers prisoner
night, he Xxx q June, I'D not zee oH.re sns
Hughes together on Friday the 10th, but saw
deceased there dnring that dsyi the last he
saw Of the prisoner wa, the morning he LEFT on
him for his time In order TO get his money! he
was not discharged, but left on his own accord;
Mr.. O'Hare told him that on or about the 18th
could not get along with Hughes, or words TO
that erect, O'Hare said II was because Hnghes
wanted 80 per month. and that 80 was his
R Month"; md .s ssd ss' he RGGsaS = a asss
Hotel through the influence Of Patrick Muir
ply, the former caterer, and that Hughes
should have what he wanted.
not the case, and he should have better un-
derstandingt that MT. Murphy had nothing to
do with the house either directly or indirectly;
to leave and to look out for baker to suit
himself, and that as soon az he found one to
suit himself, he would discharge Hughes;
when O,Hate said that he was satisned to stop
and lookout for another man; all went on
quietly until the 25d, when he happened to go
into tie bake-house, when Mr.. OHare stepped
forward and told him that he wanted to leave,
to the deceased, Hughes, will you take charge
OF the bake-house; Hughes said he would not;
he then said TO 0'Hare, you cannot Leave until
I get a man; he told him he would not, he
stepped out and engaged q head baker the
aame day, who took charge Of the bake-house
on the same day about I p. IN.
M. O'Hare next morning came to him for
his time, about7 or s O'Clock, but did not get
It, as It was too early, and said that he should
money. He, witness, said to the cashier, that
}hs ars " Inc er h ns MONEY
would not work with ing; did not
know whether 1t was son Of q b. or not
did not see prisoner from that time until last
OF the bell boys came to him at the carving
table and told him that man by the name oil
O'Hsre wanted to see him at the office; he
for V decentralization S and SAID that II he
would give II to him he could get . good stu.
alton al Barnum's hotel In Baltimore, when
he told him that II was contrary to the rules
The discourse then turned to the death Of
Hughes, OHare broaching II by stating, that
on getting of the cars he was accused OF the
and see John Hughes, as there were some dis
satisfaction in regard to the matter, aud II
necessary, bring John Hughes along and come
himself and he would , , explain to them both
O'Hare and deceasedj O'Hare told him that he
would do so, and LEFT under the pretence Of
going to see Mr.: John Hughes; never saw him
until tonight; did not tell him that he had a
| situation In Baltimore, or that he had been
working, I could not tell whether Mr.. O'Harc
| had ANY baggage at the hotel or not, nor
whether he stopped there after he quit work
Henry Monroe, colored, testified that he
knew the prisoner only by sightj first saw hin
on the day he left the hotel, but could not say
| Hughes Jumped out Of the Window he said tt
| witness that he had black trunk coming
| there, and wished him to take charge Of 1t ant
time gave witness Is cents; this was in the Al
| left him then; the trunk came, and he, witness
told Mr.. Fare that one of the bakers wantet
| him to take II up to his ROOM. MT. Fare toll
him to set It back; not to take itup to hi
room; so when O'Hare came ho told him tina
/ Mr.. Fare told him not to take u up but to SCI
Mr.. Fare, then he would take it up to the room
He [O'Harel went to the otiiee and returned
aud told him that II was all rights when, ~
up 10 room No. 22s' when witness told O'Har.
| that when he got II packed he would CON,
back and get II; saw no other one In the room
saw girls on his WAY up; did not az know t de
| trunk, when O'Hsre offered to help, bu
witness took 1t down and put II In the wagon
O'Hare said he was going on that train to Bal
telling prisoner that he had better go out tn
| side door, as there WA q coach there, whe
the prisoner said that he was going anothe
wayi did not know how long twas from tn
ti9e he carried up tho trunk until he brough
| It down.
Mary Knee sworni Works at Willards,, II
the pastry roomj knows MIR. O'Hare, also MI
| Hughes; has never heard any difficulty b,
tween the twoi but one day they came short !
pastry, when Hughes was of watch, when sh
told OHsrc, who was on duty to make som
more pastry, when he said II was too late; h
went up stairs after Pat, Hughes, when Pa
came down and said that he would make tn
pastry; O'Hare said that he would leave, goln
steward asked Hughes whether he would tax
| O'Hare's plaeej Hughes said he did not know
The steward went out, when O'hare aske
Hughes whether he was satisfied now M
left; Hughes said that he was not satisfied
O'Hare went of without saying anything
never heard q quarrel between the twoi hear
| no grumbling between the two the day O'Hai
left; did not see oHare at the hotel the ds
previous to Hughes's death.
James Lamp testified that on the mornin
he Was standing in front Of WilIards' Hot,
office, with q candle and key OF the dinin
room in his handi he Is night Waterman, an
his assistant was locking the door fronting Q
the assistant II he heard that noise, the assis
ant said yes; they went through the dinir
room and found all right then to the hr
assistant to keep sharp lookout, for theI
1 must be something wrongj he, witness, can
, along to the Fourteenth street passage, on
,, floor, and sent assistant through the eros
. was coming around again to meet witne
at the corner OF Fourteenth street and Il
Avenue the assistant looked out OF the vii
dow fronting the fountain yard In rear OF Il
. office, and called to witness, stating that thei
was a man on the roof over the coat.roor
witness wen, Sy went S tns ana ma" "n
,, the roof, looked In his face and saw that
was MIR. Hughes, the baker. He then went
MT: GARDENERS room, who is head eler
roof when he, Gardner, got up and looked o.
, OF the window on the roof, where witne
was In company with assistant.
Mr.. Gardner then asked him whether he W
dead; he told him that he did not know, h
that he was warm; Mr.. Gardner sent the asst
tant Waterman for DIR. Bliss, who came nj
! pronounced him dead In short time went
Hughes room, where they found the door NJ
, and saw that some one had been laying !
! Hughes bedi a chair was sitting close to Il
/ window with white shirt on the back Of
and from appearance some one had been 81
ting on It; he saw the prisoner there on I!
evening OF the Goth, about an hour before
At the time talking to one OF the porters; vi
ness asked him II he was coming back to wor
when he said no, that he was taking away b
clothes; did not see O'Hare and deceased I
gether much; did not see him leave the hot,
|, Edward Quinlin sworn; Knows the prisont
saw him the night he took the baggage to Il
, depot for himi witness Is driver ior Willart
= HOTEL never saw him before the night he toe
= the baggage down for himj could not say tn
It was the night OF the death OF Hught
Z O'Hare claimed trunk at the depot viii
q was not a large trunk; when prisoner claim
the baggage, he, witness, asked him wheth
he had got check he said that he did u
= think that he would go In that train, b
q would wait for the next train.
/ Witness took the trunk into the baggal
/. room, and Mr.. Kellygave the check to OLA
4 has not seen prisoner since until here this
y, ternoon; does not know where UHAre we
i | after ha ia iyerel the trunk