The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

,,DEsrxRATH ArTEArT TO MunDER AND
HIGHWAY RoBBERr.-At about o o'clock, on
sphsns anS Sr 9ohn
smith, ofthe Fifth precinct, that gentleman
was lying In the White Lot 10 a pool OF blood.
This ofiiccr, with oiiicer Nelson, Of the same
precinct, repaired to the spot indicated, and
found the man lying on his face, and apparently
dead, On turning him over, they discovered
that he was yet alive, but breathing lightly. as
pockets were inside out. Near him were found
a knife and razor, doth bloody,l as well as a
number OF letters and papers, and an umbrellai
to be cut In = couple Of places, one Of the
wounds being seven inches In length. The
officers carefully removed the unfortunate man
applied restorativcs, which had somewhat re-
tiyed him.
II having been ascertained, through his
Capt. d. J. Queen, aud that he was formerly
cashier In the once OF Dol. Luddington, Chief
Quartermaster of the Department OF wash
Thomas Soye., No. S1S II .treet en north, with
whom he was residing, he having married .
daughter OF Mr.: Noyes. The latter Is engaged
learn, wa: It'll employed ed as clerk In the
quartermastcr's department At the guard
house, after Capt. Queen had sufficiently re-
tSs ssoat %
evening, when he was attacked BY two colored
men and white man.
One colored man heid MIN, whiie the Othf
with q razor and the white man with q knife,
assaulted him, gashing his throat. They then
dragged him to the hollow In the pine grove,
where he was found, and riHed his pockets,
papers, and a gold watch. lie said he resisted
them as well as he could, but was over.
powered, the attack being arst made on the
found The ground bears traces OF this sculie
They left him very weak and helpless, from
the efforts he made to resist them and the
Dr. Eliot was called In and he stitched the
wounds and stated II was possible that he
might recover. During the war he was a cap.
At 10 o'eloeT last night, he WAS still quite
low from the effect OF the loss of blood, bu,
the doctor 10 Of opinion that he will be con.
standing the fact that the sunday Herald has
reported him dead.
AN AoKp WOMAN RoBBED AND KsooKgr
DowH.-Yesterday afternoon, at about foui
O'Clock, an old woman named Margaret Feel
legwss engaged in delivering to her customer.
n mS Ro aft TThsSSa Sasa alias SoS sSs
procured pint Of milk from her, and then
asked her II she could change a two dollar bill
She counted out the change and gave 4 to
The woman, finding that she was being swim,
died, grabbed the money she had given him
and succeeded in getting back one dollar
note, and adding insult to injury by knocking
her down. Ofcer skinner arrested Bob and
took him to- the Central guard-house, and
Oficer Markwood, seeing Pink Jackson
another notorious eolored thief, In the imme'
At 0p. m. Bob had hearing before Justies
CLARK, when the above facts appeared. Some
OF Bob's "palls" were present at the trial, and
testified principally In favor Of the accuaed
but this was evidently done to "back-cap" the
the evideSse in The ease, The Justice nnoanees
that he would hold the accused to bail In the
sum Of $500, to answer at court the charge o.
Pink Jackson and Bob Rats arc, probably
the worst two colored men in the District O.
Columbia, and we bespeak for them handling
the bar d justice shoald hey B 81 PSr% Eft
to commit dePredstions on our citizens much
longer Judge Lynch will do the work for them
munity, but they bring a bad name on tn,
whole colored population.
BURGLARy.-Between IL and / o'clock, OF
Friday night, some burglars entered the house
of Mrs. Bonner, at the corner of Pennsylvania
avenue and Second street, Capitol Hill, ant
carried OFT about 5000 worth Of clothing, &C
the house supposed 1t was a false one, The
burglars did not seem to heed them, but en-
tered through the kitchen window, and ran
out a small up stairs room, in which were quite
a large quantity OF winter clothing belonging
to the young men of the family, "peppered ant
safely.
On the same night the shoe store OF Mr.
Young, on the south side of ID street, between
Eighth and Ninth streets, was entered by burg
lars, and about $500 worth of newly made boot
carried of. Tho entrance was effected by mean
Of a Jimmy, about three feet In length, which
was left on the premises, as also quite guam
tity Of boots which they had bundled up-hay
VIM do them but little good, as they are all fol
the left foot.
GERMAN SOLDIERS AND SAILORS UNION
Alta meeting held by this union at Wills
Hall on last Friday evening, the secretary wal
directed to prepare bylaws and rules OF ordeI
for the government OF the union, and to repor
at the next meeting. A report, which had oh
tained some currency, relative to the llabilit,
OF members being discharged from their posi-
lions for atfiliAting with the union was dis