Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-10
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NE W 8.

me Alleged Murder Of Patrick Hu.hes
Last evening, at O'Clock, the case of OsHsre
charged with the killing Of Patrick Hughes.
n Willard's Hotel, on the 27th ul,imo. was
brought mp for a further hearing before Jus.
nee smith At police headQu arters
Mrs. Mary Ann Hughes, sworu.-Knov. the
prisoner and deceased also. Last Tuesday
pwo weeks ago Mr.. OHare came in bet veen
NE hours OF and 4 O'Clock p. M, and eaid 70
night before. He said that he 0O'H. ! Wa in
pfo, ana mat The dC ceased called him q two
nSfo ""-, and a dirty loafer. She
ASKED him why, aDd be said that thu deceased
Axceseo nam OF going to Mr.. McCabe and try
ing 10 have HIM discharged. She asked the
prisoner If he did do so. to which he replied
be dld not The prisoner said thst deceased
have gotten mp and broken his neck had not
asseased been drunk. She asked him IL he
ASKED deceased IN the morning when sober
what ne meant. He said no he did not, but ne
was shame for he and deceased
70 quarrel so; that they would both lose
tneir sitns tons, and would not get such good
ones again. He remarked be didn't care for
Saying there, as he did not like deceased any,
how. She advised him 10 AGO uaint her hus-
band OF the fact which he said he would do.
The prisoner then left her: her husband came
m shortly after. About fifteen min utes after
her husband came in the deceased came in ana
told her husband Of the officially between him
and the y isoner; then her husband said at
You don like him, get helper to suit your
SELF" OHare then said he did not like 10 do
Thai, as IL would cause talk. Her husband
seemed 10 get quite angry at the prospect of
OHare losing his situation. The deceased then
asked Mr.. O'Hare what he had against him.
Mr. OHare said "Nothing Deceased sand
"fe9 have; i have worked with over three
hundred men, and never had a quarrel before
Deceased walked 10 the front door; also Mr.
O'Hare. Decreased then asked O'Hare If he
was going down 10 Mr.. Mackim's with him:
didn't hear O'Hare's reply: has heard O,Hare
several times say that he did net like DECEASED.
out never heard him make threats against his
hte; did not think deceased had been drin king
on me 2otn; was at her house that evening at
John Hughes, sworn.-Knows the prisoner;
on JuIy Atm met the prisoner and stated To him
mar ne wa. SUSPECTED Of being connected with
the death OF deceased; in fact, accused him of it,
OHare then drew himself erect, and remarked
81 am Directive myself" He (H.) asked
OHare how long he had been a detective, TO
which O'Hare replied that he had been a de-
tecnve about one week, and remarked that he
was as innocent of the murder of deceased as
ne (witness) was. They both then came 70
Headquarters, and while there o Hare re peated
the remark as to his innocence of the murder.
bat still said, "Let them go ahead; all thew can
do Is hang me. I'll see the priest before die
Bntn they hang me they Will hang an inno-
Christopher Boyle, sworn.-Knows the pris
oner; heard Of the death of deceased on the
morning after. The prisoner came TO his
house on the night OF the 26th June and asked
Tor room. Was given room No. g. Witness
showed prisoner as far as the foot OF the steps
leading 10 room No. o. Prisoner went up, but
witness could not say positi vely whether the
prisoner went into the room or not. Does not
know II prisoner came out again that night
out thought he could not have done so without
the knowledge OF the watchman on duty Yhe
mont door, the only one out of which the pris
oner could have gone, was not locked till
about eleven O'Clock that night
MOTIFS Healy, sworE.-Llves at Royle's Ho-
tel; is porter there, and is up on duty till II
O'CLOCK; has known the prisoner for about three
years; saw him on the evening of June 26tb.
about p m, at BOyie's Hotel
Horace Hill, colcred, sworn.-Is night watch
man at Boyle's Hotel; heard of the death of de-
ceased on the morning after: does mt remember
oiever having seen the prisoner; none could
enter or leave the house through the front
door after ii p N. without his knowledge
George Lantner, sworn.-Resides on the cor
ner ORD and G strests; has known the prisoner
about ii years; his reputation was ALWAYS
good saw him on the 2eth of June. when The
prisoner told HIM that be was going to Balm
more the next morning.
Al a further hearing of the case this morn
ing, Gen. Terry submitted few remarks in
defense OF the prisoners.
The Justice reserved his decision.