Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-04-05
Anotber Murder in Washington.

ton. More executions have taken place
in that city during the past few months,
than ever before in the same space OF
time. and yet the hand of the murderer
is in no wise STAYED. Manley was hung
in Alexandria, Just over the river, at
twelve o'clock Friday. and before md
night, the soil of Washington, within
few steps of the Avenue, was drenched
with human blood. The Critic of Sat
urday afternoon says:
This morning about las o'clock IN,
formation was brought to the Central
Guar,l-House that man bleeding pro
fusely, was lying in the Armory Square,
near the site formerly occupied by the
Newsboys' Home. Several officers were
immediately sent to spot indicated, when
they found man apparently about -
wears of age. lying on the ground In
DYING condition. They procured a plank
and removed him to the station, but ne
died before reaching ii.
Three ugly gashes on his head show,
ed that the murderer or murderers had
done their work we'll His pockets had
the appearance OF being ritled. At a
late hour this morning large crowd
of butchers congregatcd about the
Guard House. ana one OF them recoS
nizcd the murdered man as
FRANK rAUN. DRoNER,
who lives at Woodstock, Va. near
Winchester. II is known that he was
in this city yesterday and snperntended
the shipping of a drove of sheep to Bal
timorc and that he had large amount
of money OH his person, which he re
! ceived from the sales of part of his drove
of sheep at Droyers Rest on Thursday.
! His partner, Mr.. IIinkle, and father are
nov in Baltimore with the sheep.
From the number of the railroad
ticket found upon the man,it must have
been sold after three clock III the al
noon. The ticket agent says the ticket
WAS sold for the 6:j5 o'clock local tram
| for Alexandria 1t is numbered 1872.
Some of the acquaintance Of the man
say that he had one thousand dollars on
his person mt , o'clock yesterday.
TIE SCENE OF THE MURDER.
In the rear carriage way through the
.Arnory square, about fifty yards east
of Seventh street, and about the same
/ distance from where the old canal run,
the murdered man was found. The
! spot is well marked by pool OF clotted
/ blood. About il there number OF
shoe tracks which show that the parties,
there were at least two concerned IN II,
retreating by going under the fence and
coming out on Sixth street IN the WEN
ity Of the new depot.
Various theories are given for the al
fair, but the latest, and the one on which
detectives. ii is said, are working, Is
that the man got late for the train for
( Alexandria and attempted to cut across
the lot so as to catch the car, and thus
gain the boat, and that while III the
square he was attacked by men who
followed him from Baltimore who knew
that he had money which he received
from the sale of his sheep. The bills
and receipts found near the body show
that he was in Baltimore yesterday.
On Ills TRACK.
The police have made several arrests
/ Gall coloredD of parties suspected OF the
above murder. We learn from the
Sentinel that negro man named Henry
Young, was arrested at mouse III Al
exandria, about 2 o'clock Monday morn
inc. Blood stains were found on his
shirt slceves.an he wore a pair of boots
with a part of the lining torn out, which
correspondcd with pieces Of That mate
rial picked up at the scene of the muir
der Young was identified by the bar
tender at .Jackson's Hotel, Long Bridge,
| us the man who showed him, Saturday,
/ III yht. check on the Western Bank OF
| MARYLAND for S32l.l2. This check was
/ presented to the First National Bank IN
Alexandria, by Young on Saturday
morning. and was not accepted. 1t was
drawn in favor of +. Haun. lie was
taken to Washington, and stated at the
! inquest that he spent Friday night at
home in Alexandria with his woman.
i ne WOMAN DcII0 cAdIlII''' "l'd'C 'Vo'i
/ fed that she was not at home on Friday
night, but was at the house of Manleys
wife, sitting up with the corpse Of Man
ley. who was hung that day.
The circumstances all pointed 50 clear
/ " to Young as the murderer, that the
/ jury of inquest found accordingly. aud
the accused was copmittcd to Jail.