Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-26

ErideRoe of Washington Detocttces.
The testimony for the State, in the case M
John Clare, on trial for the second time for the
numbering OF Henry B. Grove, photographer
by shooting him in the head, at the gallery OF
the deceased, No. los West Baltimore street, on
Sunday, October -, 1865, was concluded yester-
day, in the Criminal Court, Baltimore.
Detective Clarvoe, of this city, testified on
Thursday as TO his participation In the arrest OF
tlare ON tuesday, the 9TH OF November, at q
boarding house on + street. in this city; Clare
was questioned as to when he left Baltimore;
said he left on the 18th of October, on the s
o'clock morning train; searched his room; his
attention was called 20 black bag; Clare said II
belonged to a colored woman; called the coloret
woman, and she said il belonged to Clare; IL con-
tanned a pistol, box of caps, some papers and
letters, &c; Clare said the pistol was his; one
barrel was empty; Clare said he had shot at a
cat, about or 81 O'Clock the night before: the
iight,hand barrel was discharged; il had four
barrels; was stars patent; examined the barrel
of the pistol at police headquarters about or
~ O'Clock; found the upper right-hand barrel
had been discharged; noticed the chamber was
dusty; (chamber shown;) IL was one similar; put
the chamber back in the pistol; there was a
small web around the mouth of the chamber.
and twas corroded; said to Clare You could
rot have shot at cat last night" all four Of the
barrels OF the pistol were little dusty as though
II had been laid aside; Glare said when he came
To Washington be went on TO his place of busi-
ness IN Georgetown; that he was in partnership
ters Clare said he had a watch, but had sold IL
10 man named Carney in New York: that
carney was gambler; never could find Carney:
stld the watch belonged to his father; il was an
oiG sIlVer watch; said he never owned large
gold watch; ON the morning of the 9Th OF Noyem-
Der went To Darby's saloon; saw q man named
conner; obtained from him a chain with A seal
attached; minus the bar ( chain and se al shown:1
lcsiiive they are the same; got a watch from Mr.
Ooidste'n's on AZ street; handed il over to Mr.
smith and took recent.
Detective james McDevitt, of this CITY. testi-
he'd yesterday as TO his share in the arrest OF
tlare NJ the house where he boarded in this
city Witness went TO Clare's room and called
smith and Clarvoe up; found black bag under
the bed; Clare said il belonged to colored woman:
called the woman, and she said il was not hers:
opened the bag and found box containing car
tridges, such as are used IN Smith & wesson's
ana Sharps pistols; found pistol; Clare said
IT vas bis, and that all four barrels were loaded;
witness found one barrel discharged, and told
Clare 50; he said yes, he remembered he had
nred II at cat the night before, about eight
O'Clock; witness said it was not so: that he was
thefe about That time; negative found; Clare
aeknow edged il was taken at Groves Gallery;
pistol; (the pistol procured by Mr.. Knott was
shown wltness;) the one taken from Clare was
S smiaT; the copper chamber found had blush
appearance verdigris he supposed (chamber
shown;) looks like the one in the pistol; carpet
nag shown;) 10 the best Of his knowledge il is
the same; Clare said he had made a mistake in
saying he come to Washington in the morning;
tbat he had come in the afternoon; that he had
gone over TO Georgetown TO a store kept by Mr..
Brown; found a picture of Clare at MIR. Sage's
louse; Clare said he had given the ambrotype
away (ambrotype shown and identited); witness
and Claryoe get salary and divide the rewards
Received.
John Darby called:-Lived in Washington in
lee5; Michael and John Connor are both dead
got chain from one of them; thought he gave
at to Mr.. Clare lchain shownl; thinks il Is the
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