Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-13

day extending their operations to the second
story.
The Schuetzen Park Homicide.
W. Il. BELTS CHARGED WITH BEING AN Ac-
In the Police Court Judge Dawson. this
morning, ". II. Belts was srraigned charged
with being accessory to the killing OF Michael
Hussey; also, with assault and battery with in
MIR. Henkle, for defendant, moved to qnash
on the ground that an accessory cannot be put
upon The charge as being sceesi;0ry a1ti after
Mr.. Evans, for the prosecution, took the
ground that this was not the tiai, but merely a
Judge Fullerton asked the counsel for the
prosecution 4 he would admit that the principal
was committed TO jail on the charge Of mar
Mr.. Evans-"C Certainly; he is committed by
the coroner"
EVIDENCE or DETECTIVE M'DEvIrT.
Detective McDevitt testified that be received
Information Of the cutting of MIR. HuSsey by
Slater. He went TO the house of Mr. Belts and
inquired for Slater Belts admitted that Stat
ter had been at his house, and stated 10 him
that he had cut a man at the Schuetzsn park,
and he was at Mr.. Taltys. He (Slatter) asked
Belts TO go dswn and see how he was and let
him know. He asked Mr.. Bets n he had gone
to any other place for Slater, and he said he
had not. This was at O'Clock in the morning.
He (witnessl asked Mr.. Belts if he had gone in
the direction of Georgetown or the G-street
wharf to get a boat, and Mr.. Belts replied tn at
he had not. He admitted that he had been to
Ia.ty to see how the ground Law. Afterwards
witness saw MIR. Belts at the Imperial Hotel.
when he denied all knowledge of Skaters
whereabouts, and added that If he did know he
would not tell.
BY Mr. Henkie:-Did Won not tell him that il
would be better for him 10 tell all he knew?
MIR. McDevitt--NO, sir; ! never do that. /
would render myself Incompetent to become
witness if ] did 80.
Mr.. H--what did You say to him?
Answer might have told him that he was
making himself liable as an sccomplice by
Withholding any information, but held out no
inducement. / went there with the determine
ton to take him into custody.
DIR. ELIOT's TESTIMONY.
DIR. Eliot testified that he WAS called upon to
see Mfr. Hussey on the night of the stabbing;
found him in low condition, and that the
wound probably a mortal one, but not
necessarily fatal-thst with great care he might
OTHER TESTIMONY.
Vim. A. Lee. cOlOred, testified 10 seeing Belts
at the G-Street wharf about one O'Clock Thurs
day morning. II was trying TO hire a boat TO
go across the river. He said he would give s5
10 any one who would carry him over the river.
Here witness pointed Mr.. Belts out as the man
he saw there, saying he would have gone over
with him had he not been so busy.I He came
around on the south side of the mill and inquired
where he could get boat, and would give IS
for one.
Witness was cross-examined as to how Belts
was dressed on that night, and described his
appearance, and identified him as the same
man az police headquarters.
Robert 5. Timbers, cOlOred, testified that he
Belts at the wharf on that night. When he
first came up he called out for the Waterman
from the outside OF the enclosure. Some one
told him TO come around front, when he said he
wanted a boat, and would give as for one. 1t
WAS after L O'Clock at night. Finding he could
not get one, he went away. Witness fully iden-
tilted Mr.. Belts a. the man.
George Fleet, cOlored, testified that he was a
iabOrer at the block factory. Saw Mr.. Belts at
the wharf on the night in question. He came
mp and called for the Waterman, saying that he
wanted to hire boat to 90 across the river.
There were two or three men with him, who
stood back in a shed while ne came up TO in
Quire about the boat. Did not notice them par
ticulsrly. They were white men. but stood IN
the shadow of the she1 and witness could not
sc them very well. S Nv them all 20 away to-
gether towards the newt wharf.
Antonio, the Waterman, testified TO seeing
Belts at the wharf; that he applied TO him for
boat to cross the river; there were two men
Detective McElfresh testified that he arrested
Slater. Here a large back-spring pocket
IN re was shown witness, which lie recognized
Mr.. George Emmert testified that he had seen
that knife iTeThe hands Of Mr.. Slater at the
imperial hotel took il from Skaters hands
and afterwards Mr.. Belts claimed II As his
witness left it with the barkeeper afterwards
at Belts request this was some two OF three
months ago.
hr. John Tally was sworn, and testified that
ne saw Mr.. Belts the next day after the stab
bing; he came to witness place 10 inquire as to
the condition Of Hussev; witness lad been in
structed by the detectives to tell every one that
HUssey was doing very well, had told inquirers
so when the man was dying. in order to aid the
officers in the apprehension Of the guilty par
ties.
This closed the testimony, and Mr. Evans
asked that Belts be held tor the grand jury.
The court so ordered, and fixed the bail at
5000.
The Schuetzen Kings Banquet
The royal feast of the new Schuetzen King of
the Washington Nerein, Mr.. August Koch,
came on last night at the restaurant of Mr..
Conrad Eber, ON ID street. The Washington
Schuetzen Nerein, preceded by the marine
tanc, called upon the new king, where several
appropriate airs were performed by the band,
and soon the shooting monarch made his APP
pearance, wearing the royal collar. He was
greeted with nine cheers, and acknOwled ged the
compliment by bowling, and invited his subjects
% follow him 70 the feast most sumptlou
banquet was in readiness, spread out on tables
In the yard The trees, forming a complete
arch overhead, we're decorated with flags and
streameTs, but unluckily the rain somewhat in
terfered with the entertainer the festivities
having TO be suspended while the tables were
removed into the house. The president of the
association, Mr.. Simon Wolf, took the head of
the table, with the king on his right, and Major
Richards, superintendent of police, on his left
The order was given by Mr. Wolf to 'sset to,
and after the feast over he made some an
prOprIHte remarks TO the new king, who re-
eponded briefly, and in conclusion proposed the