Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-06

The Insie HonicIdc-Ceroner's Inquest.
To-day ~ noon. DR. ". Potter, the coroner
held an inques, on the body Of Nr. Jas. A.Irgle,
IAN account OF whose death a. The hands Of
Nii!y GAINS, colorei. was published in the
STAR OF yeslerd1y,l 81 Mrs. Ean BuskIrk's,
north The following jurors Were empan-
nelled Lyman Is. CnlIer, Alex. W. Et:ou.
Ihos. :. Denham, Chas. W. Jones, Henry T.
Eaton, Geo. II. AtcaIson, Augustus Glasgow,
ETed'k SuombergeT, Jos. II. Lawrence, John
Ourand, Arthu Pump hrey, John W. Billups.
After the jurors had been sworn, Dr. Potter
said IL would be necessary TO have past
norton examination, when some CT the idrors
OBJECTED The Coroner insisted that IL WAS his
duty, and would proceed with the post morton
Mr. Cutter, the foreman, demanded as a right
that The members of the jury should BE- present
when the post norton was made, and after some
discussion, in which several members OF the
jury (beipg members of the Syracpsiou Lodge,
KnIghs Of Phythias, of which deceasei was a
member,) demanded that there should he as
little cutting of The body as pos sibls, the Coro-
Der said that such members of the Jury as de-
sired could be present az the autopsy TIE
following evidence was taken:
Kiss Grace NGGer sworn Witness has known
the deceased SINCE November last. when she
came TO he city; saw him last alive yesterday
morning when she started with Mrs Van Bus
MEX 10 Market Returned after L. o'clock, and
found what had occurred; was told ny Mos
briggs and Mrs. Thompson that they supposed
thr colored sifi killed him. Don't kno " Of any
she said yesterday. Wines. wIth others. was
In compsny with deceased on the 4th. lud .he
gIl Miiiy, or Minis, vent al ng with III N; did
not near Ter say anything 10 deceased. The
accused followed witness and MIR Ronev back
AID The latter asked her v by shp foliOwei
nut witness did not hear her reply. Wit
ness thought that II was unnecessary for
her. 10 have followed them; did no. see
her ~ the presence of dec "a Ell that day, TX eept
at Dime Wines knew that there wa some
dIiaC nifty, but could net understand what it
AZ 81 IA w. Y ha va Iazn ha.
Csuse witness did not go IT. the Kitchen. Never
heard Der make any threats towards dcce lsed
put on the All heard her say taat she would
XII Mrs. Van Buskirk. Go the noTnIng OF the
ith he accused locked Mrs. Van BuSkirk in
Ltr room, and subsrq leniiy, after Mrs. Van
buskilk sco!ded he!, mad the threat to kill
her
John T. ETiqls, sworn.-Wit1eSs has boarded
IN the house icr three year during the IONS
81 Congress; thlnss decsa, ed came to board a
snort lime after witness dio; deceased bal one
'g partially paralyZ@d; b. was n very temper
ate man, and from " hat h. heard i, seems that
shortly after Nina cane To the house she was
lett ia charge Of the house for no Weeks. aad
II an latim icy had sprung no il WIS then;
never heard any words between them; about
ten days ago lie seemed a little sad. aud re.
maiEsd in that condition for day or two
The girl said 20 ham that the deceased Inst
fail GOT her with child hat he never paid
her, and commented 20 stu Ike her of: thlt 81
mad promised 10 go away II he would give her
ney, but Be refused and she Threatened 10
Kill him; and lie SAID IL she told ANYBODY ABOUT
II he would kill her. Witness here testified
that the accused told him hat she Intended 20
lock Miss Shaftr in the room TUESDAY IN lrn-
ing ECticed the girl 10 b. somewhat r.cited,
aui saw Tie deceased lying ia Il chair asleep.
Next re heaTd that he was dying, and going TO
me rcCm found deceased lying on the Vi or. as
u ne had rolled OF the iOuDge,i in pool OF blood
Nitn' - heard her stateme n, and believes that
she toad y licked lie W hen she said she Ri lied
him While standing up. IS also as to u,ing tn
hammer, v hIch she saId she threw Var, il
Ea'irg been found in the pantry, and ths axe
was fouEG rear the back door. IL had no
doubt that the axe was used. Tue accused
askt d The Other coloTed woman for The Ratchet
but she had pat - avsy. He though 'i, act
was dtIe by lhe accused IN a NJ of je;,'su.lv.
The II quest Is still in progress.