Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-17
LOCAL NEW S.
he DlRDEN-MeCARTHY HOnICIDE.
FU.S.RR-sL OF THE T1CrE.n.
Darden and James I'm Jail.

The body OF John Mccarthy, killed ON Men
day night last By Dennis ID. Darden. on Penn
sylvania avenue, near 18th street, was embalmed
By Mr.. Henry p. CatfeN, under the direction of
hessrs. Harvey " Mari, and after being attired
IN q Snlt OF black cloth, with white vest, WAS
placed in new style burial-case, partly me-
talbc, encased with walnut, and covered with
black cloth. This case, when the cover Is of,
exposes the full length of the body beneath the
glass top, and has massive silver handles and
silver mourtiDgs- On the top is a plate, on
which II eros, and the inscription, {" John
Mccarthy, died August "a, 1871, aged 50 years. -
vey x Marr's, large crowds OF persons visited
10, among them persons OF almost every walk of
life, from the minister and merchant TO the news
boy Several brought flowers 10 dispose about
the corpse. The funeral took place this after
noon, the services being conducted by Rev. Or.
Sunderland, ard the remains were placed in a
hearse and conveyed to Oak Hill Cemetery,
where rney were inferred.
g.. STATEMENT os MAJOR RICHARDS.
A card from Major Richards, Superintendent
OF Police printed in the morning papers, says
hat, hpasnuch a. statements have been pub
hshed In several newspapers since the killing OF
the late John Mccarthy, that he had given in
IOFmsfDn upCn which raids were made upon
gambling houses within the past few months
and that Ire fNaior Riehards) had based off ciaf
action upon Information thus furnished, he
deems II but proper and Just that he should state
that Mccarthy never did, oaI any occasion. fur
nlsh him with information for the purpose OF
promoting RAIDS upon gambling houses, and that
nc never tlu ~ any TINE ORDER q rafd upon In
formation furnished by him, nor did he ever
propose TO give Information FOR such a purpose.
Major Richares further saws that the Only Occa-
sion that he remembers that Mccarthy ever
Interested himself was immediately after a raid
had been made upon house No. 1875 T. street
nefthwest. At that time be came 10 him Major
k) az the solicitation OF parties interested in
SAID house, as he understood, and asked that the
oficer who had been placed in charge OF those
premises be Withdrawn. and, further, hat the
superintendent would not cOnfscate any more
or the furniture of the establishments than was
absolutely necessary. The Major adds: - ON mo
other occasion did Mccarthy ever interest him
self for or against any gambling house in this
CITY Tor the purpose OF influencing any official
act Of mine" }t ~ E.... 49,.
TIE PRISONERS.
Dartien and james ere confined on the right
corrfdor Of the second story OF the ial and since
they have been in prison DIR. Young has been
attending TO the wounds and bruises on Oar
den's head and face, and his appearance has
greatly improved, the swellings being consider
abts reduced Mes<rs. A. Y. Williams. A. G.
Riddle and ;. l. Phillips have beer retained a.
counsel for Darden, and oo-day MessTs. williams
and Phillips had q long interview with the pris-
oners, and viii at once enter on the preparation
OF the case Mr.. williams, for james, Is pre-
parng petition for a writ of habeas corpus
and may on Saturday present 1t 10 Judge Ohm
with view or moving The discharge Of James
from custody. 80 -. - q.