The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-23

! The Honse COMMITTEES on Ways and
! Means spent last sunday at Salt Lake
1 City, aud reached Promontory Point on
| Monday, on their way to san Francisco.
The folIs wing is the result of the election
! for officers of the Buffalo & Erie Railroad,
! held at Buffalo on Tuesday: Directors
4 VIM Williams, Of Buffalo; A. Robinson,
i Horace F. GIark, and Augustus Schell. OF
/ New York; Chas- II Lee OF Silver Creek ;
4 q. Il. Williams OF Buffalo; M. L. Scott,
/ Of Erie, Ps.; Milton Courtwright, of Erie;
/ Chas. n. Reed, of Erie; N. j.. Lansing. OF
/ Buffalo; John VI. HutchinsOa, of Baffalo;
! +. u. Harrison, cf Buffalo; and George H.
Chase, Of Buffalo. President. VIM. VIII
Iiams; ce-President, Chas. II. Lee; Sec
retary, George II. Chase.
Inthe donaldson murder case, now on
trial in st. Louis, Capt. Sam. Barr, chief
clerk of the Great Republic, testified on
Monday. tnatsh he was not present when
Anderson was shot; was asleep in his
room; was in the baggage room, how
ever, with Donaldson between twe,ve
and half past twelve O'Clock; thought
Anderson and Glover we're sitting
o. lying on the trunks; didn't
hear any conversation between them and
Donaldson; had been talking with Dom
a dson about business; Donaldson was
going up town; that ne knew nothing of
Donaldson paying to have Glover and Ray
run off. DR.. McKfn ley testified that, while
ne was in charge OF the dispensary at DIR.
Pope's College, Glover applied for medical
treatment. aud ia. conversation told him
(McKi niey) that Donaldson did not do the
shooting ou the Republic, bus was absent
during the fuss; next saw Glover on the
5th OF last month in the jail, and ne turn
ed pale as a acorpsew hen he saw the Doctor.
VIM. Livings ton, engineer OF the steamer,
testified, he was on watch from IL to
O'Clock: he aud Jackson, the Watchman,
were 81. ting on the steps when the pistol
was hred had been thsre ABOUT an hour
before the shot was heard; they could see
the bagsae room door; nobody came out
of the bag zage-room; no one could go into
the room without their seeing them; after
hearing the plslOl, saw Ray look out, and
JACK son asked him what was the matter
ne said, "Oh. nothing" and shut the door
Alfred y. Davelt, second CLERK OF the boat.
testified that he heard George Williams,
theSeeond porter, say he was glad he was
not on the boat, as he might have been
mixed up in rhe fuss.
The Criminal Court Room in st. Louis
was again densely crowded yesterday, TO
witness the trial Of Capt. w. b. Donaldson,
of the Great Republic. A number OF wit
uasses, Including steambOatmen and well
known ciuzens Of St Louis, testified to
Donaldson's amiability OF disposition, his
temperate habits, and general good char
acter. #. W. Kennon, OF $. Louis, testified
that ne went aboard of the Great Rep lblic
the moment She landed, and saw Donald
son leave tine boat at quarter past twelve.
in company with Col. Moore. Kennon re-
mained aboard, chatting with Mrs. Dom
aId5on and Mrs. Barr, until after one
o'ciocz,. and is sure the Captain did not
return to the boat before he left. Mr..
Kennon had been sitting in the
boat about IF cen minutes when
he saw the Captain 90 ashore; saw
Capt Barr aBd Capt. Donaldson go down
The steps toward the baggage room and |
ten minutes n terwards observed Captain |
Donaldson going a. horei when Mr.. Ken
non lets the boat. he went up to st. Louis
Billiard Hali; staid "a few minutes, leaving
that place at half-past l or a quarter TO 2
Mr. Durham, bar-keeper ia the saloon
which is attached TO the ST. Loais Billiard
Hall, on Fourth Street, between Market
and Walnut, testified that on the night
OF the killing, Captain Donaldson, IN
compeny with Colonel Moose, came
into the saloon. It was then precisely half
past one lie is positive about the hour.
Captain .. and Colonel Moore remained
about dve minutes, and not more than
ten. and then went out Rlchard q. Hol-
land, assistant barkee er in the above
saloon, testified that he saw Col. Moore
aud Captain DouaI isoa come in at half
past one, and remain about Ave or ten
minutes. Alfred b. D4yett, recalled by the
defense; was sure the Captain went ashore
about I2;l5; the Captain did not return TO
tie boat up to tue time he LEFT, somewhat
after l O'Clock.