Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-29
DlvER NEWS.

ARRivALs
MuScAsm Prom St. Louis.
CAHADA-From II. Louis.
SucKsa SfASs-Erom 81. Paul.
NV BosroH Fl. Madison.
HAwHsYs SfAfs--Frsm II. Louie.
CoUyrBse-From Clinton.
DsrAsruass.
IUscA1MD-For d. Paul.
CANADA-For st. Paul.
SuMsa SrArs-For g. Louis.
Nav Hoefox-Ror ~. Hsdison.
HAWK1Ys 9SAss-foe b. Paul.
10 uSrsss-For Clinton.
The Davenport. irsn ST. Paul. eiss 81,
Louis Tomorrow mofning u o'clock. D
The Ksithsburg is the regular packet fes
Fl. Madison tomorrow morning at n
o'clock.
The Itascs, from st. Paul, for ST. Losi,
this evening at 6 o'clock.
Tho Jennie Baldwin from St.iLsuis fol
81. Paul this evening at 6 o'clock.
The Countess is the regular packet for
Clinton Monday morning At o'clock.
MISCELLANEOUS
A speculative genius of New Orleans is
fitting up . steamboat for theatrical psrfor.
mances, which are " bs given with the
boat under way.
Aterribls ARRAY occurred on board the
Great Republic, lying at St. Louis on Wed
nesday morning. The St. Louis papers
contain long and detailed accounts Of the
affair, the murder, the inquest, and par.
ticulars Of tie crime. Frsm them " learn
the folio wing facts
Between and 2 o'clock in the mornine, /,
Officer Minis met . colered boy naosd
Lawrence Glover, running up Chsstnut
street with hAnd-cu6s In enc hand and q
"Dsrrinesr" in the other. The,bey etaasd,
on being brought TO the station, that be
va porter on the steamer Great Rspoblis,
which arrived at this port from New Or
leans about IL o'clock rucsdsy night, and
that eolorsd maa bad besu shot 81 Caps.
W. b. Donaldaon. He also stated that The
deceased had been confined along with him
In baggage room. on the charge Of mu1iny
when the murder Was committed. The
boy wss detained At the Police Station and
IN investigator Instituted into the moassr
by the police. It vas found that . eoiorsd
man had been killed. The bsdy was fouud
in the baggage room Of the stsamsr with
the mark Of pistol bullet In the hssd.
At 10 o'clock On iaquest vas held "a
bsasd the steamer. vasiooe vi0nsoees
wsrs sxsmiasd. amsng others La~rsnsl
Glover was called. He said hs lived al
Philadelphia. whsa at hems he oeyo his
sccount of the fuss which led = his hsina
pat 10 irons and locked up in the baggage
room With the deceased, aod oald thal
Capt. Denaldssu. and Capt. Barr. III
Clerk, came into the room whsse tie postsl
also was. The porter told the Captain thai
the deceased had the handouts before IN
stead Of behind him, and he made him stes
over his hands 70 that the hand-cuffs wouI(
b bshiud him. He had twe Dsrrisgst'l
one 10 each hand. lie jumped 70 the Dc
csAssd and said he had . coed mind Il
shoot him, but the porter held bic astl
back witness then hallssd that HE To-
was cut; the Captain said "All right !" VII
ness then asked the poetse 70 put ooo
whisky Or something else o. Il while th
poptsr was drswise the whieky Capl
Dsnaldson put pistol y the tsnpls Of 1s
ceased and shet him. The Captain tusus,
around and aid, II had bse6sr kill thi
Is-n nefsb b." meaning witness, s'hs vii
60 end tell Il y bot ~ porter said No, b
Weuld make Il oil right. Witnsee sn6sov
cred 70 pick up hateAst TO busst The vls
dew open, but picked up Ne discharge,
Dsrricgee instead be went bohiod sen
barrels and tssk the handcuiIs "a b =.
away, and started 70 20 to the Psliss Sta
tisn. when he me! . policeman and tsl,
hin Of il. Capt. Barr Was stao6ioe ahou
eight feet distant, near the doss, when Cabt
Donaldsos shot the deesased.
Saausl Barr, IT,. testified tAse - u
eas ef ths Clerks u ths beat; - ko>v
sothing Of the s9air, eseept fSoo heasooy
DID ~ hear shot hss1. Ne w. il oS
baGgses rosa Win Capt. Dsaa)dsso, u
vent out again. He Wsos - tAe texAa
bul returned and get - keys ffoo u
porter. He thought the Captain had ~,
drinkisg.
After short dslibsrstisn The jury :,
turned the following verdict:
That Henry Andersou came . his dealt
from the ssffeets Of . shot through hi
brain, caused BY . bullet from : pisto
fred by the hands Of Capt. W. B. Donald
son, on the morning Of the cath day q
Junt. 1868, on board Of the steamer Grss
Republic, snd that the deed vas commits
without any provocation on the part Of th
deceased.
Capt. Donalason vss arrested. and vi
b held to answer to the charge Of nurde
before Judge Dsnissn.
Application vas made - Judge Dsoiso
70 accept bail but ~ CONSULTATION wit
the Ooeonee and - examiooaioo q lhe evi
dsnss taken % ths ioqusst ~ dsclissd {