The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-17
THE GAZE HOMICIDE.
Further Mssri.g Of ysh. Hsarihan
Case A0lourUeA pntil To-Day.

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Case AdIsarneA Until Te-Day.
Yesterday afternoon the case Of John
charged with tho homicide OF
her continued before Justice L. L. Schmidt,
1t the Seventh precinct station, L. q. Hine,
$50, appearing for the defence.
Samuel r. Heshley (aged about 10 yearsl
testified that he saw Carr between and
o'clock on Monday morning last, when he
lied; was brought TO the house Of his father
about o'clock on Sunday evening; father
Iold witness that Carr had been knocked on
The head; was In tho house when the wagon |
drove up with Carr; was In the yard when |
the wagon stopped. Mother went away on |
two or three weeks ago, and re- |
turned on Monday week, abe went TO New |
Jersey. Carr had been 70 Philadelphia, and |
came home on Saturday week; never heard |
his father make any threats toward Carr; |
was not told by his father how to testify; It
was last week that his father asked witness |
whether he ever heard him make threats
against Carr; thinks In the middle OF week;
aid not 90 out In the yard until the horses had
been taken out Of the wagon witnesses
father told him when he came home to sup |
per that John Carr was sick In the wagon;
father sat on a sofa about Eve minutes and
then took chair and eat his supper at the
table; Carr was brought In the house about
daylight on Monday morning; father did not
help TO bring deceased In tho house In the
morning; heard Carr gssping, as II strang-
ling, during the night; co!orcd man told
witness that deceased was breathing easy;
but a half hour afterward said John was
dead; witness then went to the market and
told his father that John was dead; went
home Immediately atcrward and his father
came homo about one o'clock from market;
did not know who notified the coroner TO hold
an inquest; father and witness swept the
room out where John was lying; did not hear
his father say anything then about Johns
death.
Coroner Potter was next called, who de-
scribed the appearance Of the house q man
named Maness notified him about 5 o'clock
on Monday morning to hold the inquest In
holding the inquest, at hrst view OF the body,
there was no apparent external injury, out
on further examination an extensive fracture
was discovered above the left ear, nearly
three inches In length, extending forward to
the left orbit witness had no doubt the
pressure of the brain produced by the clot Of
blood discovered produced death.
Sergeant Peaster was examined, and stated
that he saw Hourihan about two weeks ago,
when he wore au imperial and moustache;
found him about l2 o'clock one night Turk
ing about the strocts, and asking who ho
was, Hourihan replied that he was lamp
lighter; was certain he wore moustache;
II was at the corner of Sixth and q streets
when he first saw accused.
Officer Joseph Tucker (sworp) stated that
he saw Mike Holleran on Sunday evening
about O'Clock at the drug store on the cor
ner OF Massachusetts, avenue and Fourth
streets, where he had been brought to have
his eye dressed; saw accused In company
with him; thinks Hollcran wore rcd nous
tache and imperial; the party consisted Of
h.. ~ III
had cut over the LEFT eye.
officer Howe testified that between 1 and
o'clock on the morning Of the 1st inst. met
accused running down New Jersey avenue,
but did not stop him as he knew him very
we'll; accused had an imperial and nous
tache; he did not speak In passing, and wit
ness knowing him so intimately did not at
tempt to arrest him then; witness arrested
accused on Wednesday afternoon last.
Mr.. Hins, at this point, said that the de-
fence would be able to show that the witnesses
| for the prosecution arc most grieyously mis-
taken In their statement Of the connection Of
the accused with the homicide Of Carr, and
that notwithstanding all the material wit
nesses for the prosecution had testified most
positively that the party who hurled the fatal
stone wore . moustache and whiskers, or an
imperial, and identified the accused as that
| person, yet the defence would DO able to
show that the accused party had not worn a
moustache for many months past, aud wore
no whiskers or imperial at the time of the
alleged homicide. The counsel further stated
that he would show, with reasonable GER
tainty, that the accused was not near the
locality Of the homicide at the time Of It's
| occurrence, and therefore asked continu-
ance Of the case until this afternoon at four
O'Clock to procure the attendance Of wit.
nesses, which was granted.
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THE Y. N. NJ. IL AssoCIATIoS.-This
association, composed Of some of the finest
| young men In our city, and numbers among
Its honorary members many gentlemen of
wealth and position, celebrated Its third
anniversary on Thursday evening at the
residence Of Col. Lem. Towers.
The meeting was called to order at o
O'Clock by the president, and after the regu-
lar business was transacted an Grafton COM
posed by Mr.. VIM. NJ. Lay, the first presi-
dent OF the society, was read by that gentle
man, giving in felicitous manner brief
history Of the doings Of the association from
Its formation to the present time. Mr.. Lay
was listened to with marked attention and
Interest. Tho members were then invited to
an elegant supper, to which ample justice
was done.
Amer the edibles had been discussed to the
satisfaction Of every one, DR.. Howe an
nounced as the first regular toast-"The F.
NJ. NJ. IL Association" which was appro-
priately responded to by the president, Mr..
J. V. r. Towers.
The next was "Our honorary members"
responded TO by Mr.. @. A. Mcllhenny, who
delivered very effective and instructive
address.
Then followed other toasts, which were
responded to by various members, some Of
whom exhibited decided ability in extempo-
raneous speak, ng.
A vote Of thanks was rendered to the Ia
dies Of Col. Towers household for their
courteous attention, and also to Mrs. Howe
for beautiful basket OF flowers which she
kindly donated.
The evenings entertainment was much
enlyened by some choice music from several
OF the members, and altogether the occasion
was one OF general pleasure and sociability,
and when at one o'clock the members re-
tired, 1t was with the liyeliest sense OF having
spent delightful evening.
The objects Of the association are truly
laudable, being mutual Improvement and
good fellowship. 1t 10 now In most -four
ishing condition, and the members have our
hearty wishes for continued success. The
officers Just elected for the ensuing siI
months are; President, Mr.. J. V. Il. Tow
ers; vice president, Mr.. c. w. Howard; sec
rotary, DR.. Frank 7. Howe; treasurer, Mr..
Z. NJ. Nourse.
FISHING ExCURsIoN.-The first annual ex-
cursion OF the William G.. Nolen Fishing
Club will leave the foot Of Sixth street at "
O'Clock to-day In tho neat schooner Packet,
Captain Frost, for two weeks pleas re trip
down the Potomac, running into the several
creeks and rivers, and extending as far as
the Capes of Virginia. Those composing
the club are Messrs. Charles Z. Thomson,
Andrew Hancock, Joseph Piatz, William
Yost, Samuel C. Magruder, Charles Lamb,
william c. Nolen, aud James Tharp. From
the we'll known cha ractsr of these gentle
men, and their heretofore "good luck" Us
anglers and fishermen, we doubt not much
sport will be had, and the waters Of the
Potomac and elsewhere they visit, be meas
urably depleted Of their Amy Inhabitants.
CREAM SODA is tho title given to the celc-
brated soda water by the entcrprisng firm
Of Taylor ~ Co., corner of Seventh and +
streets, prepared at their establishment.
The apparatus Is from the renowned cstab-
lishment Of Tufts q Co., and Is believed 10
be one OF the largest In the city, providing
twenty-four different syrups, with Klsslnger,
Vichy, seltzer and Congress waters on
draught. The firm (Messrs. l.. NJ. Taylor