Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-15
LOCAL n VS..
Dreadful HONIICIDEIN rHErIRSr
WARD.


The steward Of a Vessel stab. the Mate
The " onnded Man Dies SIN Hours aitrr
the Occurrence.
Last night abou: H.. O'Clock, a man NAMED
John Nardes received q horrible wound. r.
sultIrg IN death. al the hands OF James Kelly.
UIGsr be following circumstances: Both man
We're employed or the schooner Asua> Ann.
which - owned BIZ Capt. X 1ber. NJ Miller
AID used :or nsuliLg white ami from ranri.r
Sound 10 this city Tor the Maryland Freestous
COMPANY: MaIdes a. mate and Kelly as stew
ard Il appears that while gong down th-
IIyeT on ihe Sd day OF July they were amusing
Themselves wrestling. and Nardss getting
3afher The best Ot Kelly, the later be-
came very much sLrag, &. and wanted 10
nsh'. which wa> avoided, however, M4rdes
saying De did not wish 20 huT- Kelly. who r..
t1I ted by saving thar hs wOult g4- even with
him M before long. There seemed 10 D. no
NaIIaLce between the TWO from ia. tjrn.un,iI
last EIghr. TIE schooner returned h.ra last
Friday evening Yesterday afternoon Kelly
went over - Georgetown and puUchasai a
barge sDsa'h knife. which was noticed on Ms
return oy all on board, WHO tho1sGt thSr,
was 70 use tor SUCH an article IN his lin. of
business. About ~ +. O'Clock las; night, Can
Miller while asleep IN his bunk was aroused
" sCGE!InC noise. and looking out saw
haroes and Nelly together in the caoin ana
Nelly IN he act Of drawing tue knife aoov.
mentioned from The abdomen of Mardes
BLOOD and water III large quantities fntIoWed
TIE Withdrawing OF the weapon, and Ciptaip
Miller Immediately sprang out ID salzs
Kelly. Who ran out of the CABIN, and
EoIrs ashore. He'd hastily up tue street.
Two CoiOTed deck hands Immediately startan
af'eT rim. and gong a short distance met Ofi
'eTs Harris and TI-hlman. who. learning the
CiTcumstances- iOined In the chase. and cap
iured Nelly near the corner OF 18Th and 4;
streets. Blood flowing a, the tim. from
his right WlrI>'. which. as he was Ief, handed
~ Is supposed n cut IN withdrawing the knife
from NaTdes wound. He was taken TO the
Fourth preclnct station, and there kept until
ihis morning. In the meanwhile medical aid
was summoned for the wounded man ON ths
schooner. Several physicians refused 10 come
hut finally Dr. =. he " BreEerau. a skiIIfui
surgeon. arrived. n being teen about haIf-paSt
enc clock. He found 9Iardes suffering very
much, with large wound In the lett side Of
the aocomen, through which the IN testines pro.
fIUGsd, the main intestine being nearly severed
4 De severed Intestine vas seweC I'D with sill
Yer wire by DR. BTeneman, and the bowels re-
ttrned- nnt the wounded man had lost 50
lnuCn blood th3t the most sk.ilful services
could De out OF little benefit 10 him Rev
rather MackIn assistant pastor of ST. Mar.
tnew tCarhOIc) Church. was sent for, and
som1nsieIed religious rites 10 the sufferer. who
disd 81 twenty minutes TO o o'clock this morn
ing MaIdes. before his death. and ia the Ores
tIte OF witnesses. Zee ne sted that all his prop
erty be gwen 10 his niece. Miss Alice Johnson
Caughter OF his sister, Mrs. Olive Johnson re-
siding III the Seventh Ward-sayiuy rost h.
had mace no VIII. but dssired his wishes in
regard 10 me disposition OF ms property TO De
deceased was single man. and about n
years old. while the prisoner Is about - wears
CID, bCih briIg residents OF this city The p,dv
OF Tie deceased was pGt in ice IN tue schoon.
IT cabin W here he GIed. and Coroner Potter
Notified. He was holding al inquest as orr
report closed.
The prisoner. who was bYought down 70 III,
vessel tC day, 10 await the suit of the inquest
seemed peril ctly Stolid III his demeinor and
before the arrival OF the Coroner coolIy cbewed
ms GuId OF tobacco, 81 the door of the cabin
which contained The dead bOdy of his victim
lie Acknowledges having committed the deed
an al hIefcatiJn between himself aud Merdes
WHY Is 1T Until recently The clerks in
WiLders building ana IN The War and NAVY
departments who have their residence, east
Al tIf.eenth street., have found IL very conye
Eient and pleasant in going 10 or returning
public grounds In the rear Of me Presidents
Mansion. Many citizens who reside IN the
vicinity O: tie Departments also awaited them.
selves OF his short cut b-eaase 1t lesseusd
I lie 0IStSnce, the walk was shady, and the sight
II tie green foliage was agreeable 20 the eve.
Now all this is changed. The gate st one
Entrance Is locked, and a policeman Is sta
tlCntd az the other, and If any one scales tn.
low all for his accustomed walk be is per
tmptolliy oICered out. This forces all who
nave 20 pass in either dIrecrcn, 20 20 a consid-
tTaele distance around the new semic,rcular
walk which IS being constructed 10 bound lie
grounds en- The South. which walk is r.X-
SHADED, dusty in dry wea- eer and mu,,,y
when ~ rains, and always ercumberei with
nuiioing materials. The worxmen, too, do not
IlEe re annoyance caused by the cons tant pas
sage OF pedestrians, which interferes with their
Iaoors. There Is general growl from the
Government clerks ana other persons inter-
been requested TO respectfully inuuir.. o. IN.
powers that lie. IN behalf OF these sufferers
why the change has been made. In the Ian.
qua &c of The larlente6 ArtemUs Ward, they
ok "Wby Is this thus"
DEATH FROM fHE HkAT.-Yesierday after
noon Arthur I. johnson. while under the
influence Of Dquor. fell n the corner of ;tn and
Icy and Officer Howe, and was taken 10 ms
residence. on street. between LIST street and
New Jersey avenue. His family, however,
was not al home, and thew took him 10 tue sta.
tionhouse, where Drs. Mccoy and Suddutn
attended him, as also some ladies, ana subse-
Guenuy DIR Began arrived and did every ing
IN bis power 70 save the sufferer, but IN spite OF
all that was done his death ensued AT ina o clock
last night. He leaves 4 wife and two children
The Physicians believe that his death res ulted
from me effects of liquor and the excessive hea.
TREMrNIC1PAL OFFiCks-Re. uBricas Caa-zs
LoSt Va Al the ID VIfaJIon of Mayor Bo wen,
the Republican members of the City Council
met last evening al his office, CITY Hall, for the
purpose of consulting IN reference 70 the num-
cipaI appointments for the ensuing year. After
general interchange of views, il was unani-
mcusiy voted to leave the matter entirely with
Mayor Bowen. the members expressing their
con hcence IN his judgment. Mayor Bowen
rec! ne sted the ward delegations 20 recommeni
Tor appointment IN their respective wards men
~ no won I'd best serve the interests of The CITY
a. crly such would be appointed TO fill any
IfCe.
FANCY GLASS BIoWING-Nr w l. Btksr
az experienced and skIllful glass blower, COM
meLces series of interesting exhibitions OF MS
art a, Potomac Hall this afternoon The
samples OF his Ornamented Work W. have seen
are beautiful IN design. and executed with
great perfection of finish IN form and color!pg,
particularly his Bros OF Paradise, which are
evIceniiy tue work OF q master hand. His ex-
nIbitions are from 10 and from 70 IT. u. IN ,
ard are free 20 the public. Payment OF a small
fee Will entiile spectators 10 chance 10 the
distribution OF the beautiful ornaments which
are mar uiactured in their presence.
METRoPOLITAS RAILROAD CONPANY-EHs.-
nan o. DtTect0rS.-At meeting OF rne stool hold
-Ts or tie Metropolitan II street, Railroad
Company. held yesterday afternoon. the foliow w.
irg gentlemen were elected a Board OF Direc-
tots --Aessrs. ;. y. Brown, Lewis CIepnans
Moses Kelly, J. w. Thompson, William Il
TODD, Matthew q Emery, and A. r. shepherd
esp am w. w. Moore was reelected s,ecreta.
~ and Treasurer. Offices which he mas held
ever SINCE the organization Of the COMPANY
The election Tor President OF the company will
10 eeld some time this week.
fRRsHEr AT BLADESsBU RG.-Last night the
vicinry OF Bladensburg was visited by q very
ntavy rain storm. which caused consider able
damage TO property. In about one half of the
town the lower stories OF dwellings Were
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