Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-11

MORE ABOUT THE ARREST OF SLATER
Brief mention was made in Saturdays STAR
| of the arrest of Hope H. Slater, charged with
| the killing of Michael Hussey by stabbinp him
az the Schuetzenfest on Wednesday night last
g gdSs O f asesTts5ing tina. Slater had not
friends, and accordingly Mr.. II. II. Belts was
watched, and on Friday it was ascertained
that he attempted to hire a boat Vi cross the
river. 1t also came to the knowledge of the
authorities that a countryman, named Skinner.
had seen suspicious looking man On the VIr-
gina side OF the river. Thereupon the entire
detective force went over to the Virginia side
on Saturday, and while searching the woods
Detective mcElfresh found the fugitive repos-
ing under tree. He was startled on being ar
rested, and Immediately exclaimed: al suTren-
der" He was taken into custody, and gave up
knife, "a spring-back dagger) The whole
party Immediately returned to the city, and
about 3:l5 P. m. the prisoner was at police head
quarters. During the evening he was visited
by General 8. s. Henkle and Judge Rice, of
Alabama, whe are retained as his counsel, Ma
Jor Belts, and colored servant who has been
connected with his family for years At his re-
quest dispatch was sent to his wife at Gene
va, requesting her immediate return He had
basket when captured-an ordinary picnic
basket-eontalning lot of crackers three fresh
Droiled spring chickens on toast, p bottle of fne
brandy, ana box of matches. He passed the
night IN cell closely guarded. About II o'cIk
carriage was procured, and ACCOMPANIED nv
Detectives Miller, McElfresh and Sargent, they
drove TO GARDENERS, where Slater sat for his
picture. After the picture had been made he
was taken to jail, on the coroner's com mitment
ana turned over to the warden. He was placed
IN the murderer's row, east corridor his legs
lroned, and there he was left to await the ae-
ton of the grand jury.
Major Richards and Chief Clarvoe when they
hrst learned of the cutting, determined to leave
no stone unturned to affect the arrest OF the |
party, and from then up to the time of the ar |
rest the chief and the detectives worked almost |
necessarily for clue. This clue was first OBJ |
tanned by Detective NcDevitt, and Chief CIar-
voc directed the ''dy cops as to how to work, |
and they have again given evidence OF their ca
pacity.
THE PRISONER.
The full name of the accused is Holt Hone |
SLATER, son of Col. III. n. Slater, who before |
the late war, was the leading slave dealer of
Maryland. The prisoner was born in Balti-
more, and Is now about 81 years old. Before the |
war the father moved with his family to Mobile
Ala, wheoe the family have considerable prom
erty, in which the accused is interested. He |
bas been married about seven years, and his
VIE is now travelling in Europe, and is expected
70 return this month. having been telegraphed
for For some years past he has been connected
WIN the nrn OF FilJert, Taylor & Co., having
MS residence in Philadelphia; but about a wear
ago he came here, and has since filed the DO
siton OF paymaster or financial clerk of the con-
Germ. lie has large number of acquaintance
mere, and some of them have prOffered him aid
and advice. Besides the counsel already re-
tanned 1t is said that the celebrated New York
gagged to defend him.
FUNERAL OF THE VICTIM.
The funt raj of Michael Hussey, the vic
um OF the late stabbiDg affair at the Schuet-
from the residence of his mother, on Massa-
ehusetts avenue, near I'd street. The remains
were encased in a casket, heavily trimmed with
silver and on the top was plate with inscrip- ]
ton. The lid of the coffin was covered with |
wreaths and crosses of flowers. The procession
moved to st. Aloysius church at $50 O'Clock,
where Rev. Father ROccofort, who attended
MT Hussey during bis illness, read the impress
siTe burial service, which he nrefaced with a
brief address, in tie course Of which he said
those who knew the deceased agreed that he
was brave, generous and impulsve, and he 1.-THE
speaker) knew that he possessed that rarest of
qualities, Christian charity. He had a most
forgiviDg spirit, for while on his dying bed he
voluntarily declared that he freely forgave the
man who had inflicted the fatal wound The
remains were inferred at Mount Oliyet The
funeral was one of the largest that has taken
place for some time in this city, one hundred |
and thirty vehicles being in the procession
The pall-bearers were Messrs Martin Cronin
NJ. Emmett Crell, John O'DOnnoghue, Patrick
Burke, Michael j. Fitzgerald. of Washington
and Robert Cathcart, John Murphy and VIM
II. Clark, of Baltimore.