Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-28
THE BENNETT HOMICIDE.
Arrest of Dc Kraft. the
Murderer.
Coronors Inquest and Verdict.

Peirr Rsnnett. particuIaFs Of which were pub.
lIshed In yesterdays REPUuLiCAN, asharp look.
out was kept by Lieutenant Kelly and his OH
GERS for the man, Fred Do Kran alias Grimm,
who b charged with the murder, aud yesterday
morning, about O'Clock, as Oftcors Lnwler and
Fugltt who, with Sergeant johnson and others
who had been securing the woods In tho neigh
borhood Of the Hermania Park, were returning
10 the station they stopped At the house In which
lie KraTt Iiyei AMI dotermined TO search II.
Trying the doors, they found thom locked and
barred and were about to fore an entrance,
when some one suggested that a window could
he opened. This suggestion was acted on aud
tho officers went In aud through the rooms, and
were about TO give up tho search when they
looked under ood, ami there they found De
kTnt, whom they took In custody. tie pro.
tested that no knew nothing Vt tho affair, but
on being taken out and seeing the brothers "
the deceased he appeared frightened and asked
the Oticers to take him to tho station Mt once,
which they did
that he spent the night Ia the woods near
UIenw0od, and that his discJyory was caused
by his Kicking up the dust In the road rs he
walked, and Ofilcsrs Lawler and Fugitt noticed
IT, aud seeing tho party going Ia the direction
OF the scene " the murder came to tho crnciu-
sion that he was the one they were lu search Of.
and therefore went To the house aud found HIN
as above stated. Lieutenant Kelly, with ser.
geant Clements aud other Oihsers, had, lust pre-
yiuus to this, obtained Information that he was
at home or would soon he there, and they ar.
rived on the scene Just as he was being brought
out.
Coroner Patterson yesterday morning, at 10
o'clock, held an inquest on the body Of tue rest
deuce Of Mrs. Bennett, IN JaSks"u alley, noar
North Capitol street
%, $1,000 ny " ~ ~ i.siiW. n, a. At oirk Lt.t
" uoSoIe', w 1919 =, 49,, ,r,,,r ~ g,sst
strcet and Jackson alley: went over aud heard
some talking. James Padgrtt SAD como out
now, FitE, you - Of -. Deceased was
is,,3 bn,s ,r,,rnoch and ltiI Pad.
vett Snli "9lye ME that knIie Fred, or the
lin ~ - SIli Xiii us" VIM. padrett
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g,,ink NY n.y., 80 fistsr A. Was butcher
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and the hLst Irish ~oL a = comes 70 NE
, | VIII put IhiUukn oumu e,"uvs Wolu 'HIun"
and saw Peter bennett WIN nus brother, IT,
iatteT hsLnE nun 70 S'W pTmg"It I NJ
toWatds ms nome anu ne hau hhii1 70 NJ
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liquor, nut were not 20 utuhA thA' 'hey u'u no
knoN what theY woI ,, ao.Gt ,,, 49,, ,,,., -.
TINS closed the ttsluluhy, uut 'ne ualaeI Au
reslhehcus OF o'heI mitn ''.,e "''o 'aN'"'
TUE hkhpi,E III ~
, Tue Jury lounl mat tne ueooaselr TeteI bcl
nett, came 10 hls uSAth ng REASON o. y M"uhu
tue heaTt lhuc!en rtn hh ,, nSlu lh VI VI
hanus OF fEsaetch DSNghlt alaS pI.nn' ~
ceased
: Fourth precinct station, anu made out COMM
1nt A. =, ~ ~ ,,'s ~ Shs i6ss, ,lo ,i,inI,
. ,f me dsrca,riis Tesldence wins crowded vii
| neonie many al Whnm Wers very demOnstTutIy,