Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-07

saws billiard tournament has been ARRANGED
10 come of in that city between the LIST and 10Th
DeeTy, the two Di0ns, Bessanser. and Coon,
The game to be 800 points. The prizes are not
yet fixed.
The Alexandria sGoss" Case.
FURTHER ABOUT The ALLEGED FICTITIOUS
DROWNING OF GEORGE SHEPHERD rHE
BROTHERS "PUr Up A JOB" ON YOUNG
MAN-JosEPH SHEPHERD A CRACK sHor,
The Alexandria Gazette has the following
additional particulars in regard TO the singular
case OF Shepherd who was arrested at LOchaber
cove, half a mile north of Alexandria as mem
toned in yesterdays STAR: Further investiga-
ton into the case mentioned Yesterday, show.
that from the 9TH TO the l4th of july two meTi
named Shepherd, one somewhat larger than
the other, were seen from time % time about
the LOchaber cove, just above the upper coal
wharves. ON the last named day they disap-
peared, and went 20 Mr.. Green's in Prince
Georges county, on the opposite side Of the
Potomac, and Joseph engaged 20 work for
him, George going on towards Piscataway pro-
tessedly to bargain for piece OF land in that
neighborhood. The only baggage seen by Mr..
Green was carpet bag, out Of which Joseph
TOOK two or three shirts which he expressed n
wish TO have washed, but the cOlored people on
this side saw, besides, a large hand-trunE and
bundle OF gum and wo0llen blankets. ON the
18TH OF July, Joseph got Mr.. Green's son, a
young man of 70, but rather bOyish in his man
ners, 20 60 fishing with him. At Mr.. Swift's
near the river, they met George shepherd,
who went with them. Mr.. Swift saws ne had
HoutlniuE Oh MS hack which he thought
was knapsack, but which, touching sc-
cdentally, he found to be too hard, no
now thinks It was life-preserver. The
boat in which they went fishing was 50
constructed thata sort OF deck extended over
the storn about eighteen inches, and there was
a rope at both ends. II become very dark a.
they were fishing of Jones Point, just below
Alexandria, and they started TO return, but
while forcing their way through the grass, the
tide being low, Green, who was rowing, heard
a splash, when Joseph Shepherd cried out,
My brothers overheard, what shall we do?''
AS 1t was very dark, they pulled rapidly ashore,
and Green was sent TO Mr.. Swift's for help.
Ii is supposed that George Shepherd passed
under the boat and getting hold of the rope at
the stern came up under the platform where
young Green could not see him, and took 20
the bushes while he went TO Mr.. Swift's for
help. Mr.. Swift declined coming, saying that
II was too dark TO rescue n man III he h adj Drop
ped overheard out in the river, but the next
morning he went down, and dragged for the
body, though Joseph Shepherds apparent in
difference, soon convinced him that nobody had
been drowned at all. They got pair of psnta-
looms which were said TO have been Georgs
Shepherds, but which Mr.. Swift thought he
had seen about the shore before; the india-rub
Der coat in which he was supposed TO have
fallen overheard was the one used by Joseph
TO cover himself while he lay in the boat the
colored people being certain that they had but
one such coat between them.
On the 26th of July the man now in prison
here called upon Hier0me o. Claught ton, esq,
In company with young Green and got him to
QidW dHlOdNltt 10 The drowning of George
Shepherd, which they executed before Orlando
Wood, esq, Justice of the peace for the first
ward. Mr.. Claughton asked whether his broth
ers life was insured; He said he thought so, as
Mr.. Montague, in Richmond, had suggested 70
him 70 have his insured, "as his brother had
done" but that he had no papers to afford him
any Information on the subject. Policies were,
lows: 90, 900 In the New York Mutual; 5000 in
the Equitable, and 81 900 in the New Jersey
Mutual, and Mr.. Green says he saw or heard OF
no such papers while he was at his house.
The appearance of George Shepherd, as he is
described by Mr.. Green, tallies exactly with
that OF the older of the two men seen by the
colored people on Monday last and with refer
ence to the pistol which Joseph Shepherd had in
his hand when arrested, young Green saws that
when he was at his fathers he asked him TO
walk out with him, and, making mark upon a
tree, produced the pistol, and, walking of eight
rods, struck the mark with each of the six balls.
The Shepherds told Mr.. Smith that they were
rrv,i, Richmond, but TO Mr.. Green they said
they came Irons Albany; n Y, but had been
staying awhile in Richmond.
Affairs i'm Prince George County. MD.
PAINFUL ACCIDENTs.-Nr. J. II johnson
living near this village, was on THURSDAY
morning last, experimenting the working of q
threshing machine on the farm of Mrs. Ora
nam, when bis pants were caught in revolv-
PED, he was severely bruised, and both bones Of
his left leg were broken a little above the an
lie. We have heard but sincerely hope that there
may be some mistake-that his Honor Judge
Ford, while on his way from Glymont 70 wash
lngton met with a serious accident; that he fell
nom his berth on the steamboat, and broke his
collar bone, and otherwise injured himself
ON the arrival of the boat at the wharf in
Washington, we were told he was carried TO the
st. Marc Hotel, where every attention was rem
dered.
SUDDEN DEATH.-On Friday last, Mr.. Oliver
Rivereombe, who has been at work on the rail-
ROAD as carpenter, was Frustrated by a sun
stroke He was carried to the home of Mr..
Sweeney, IN this town, where he boarded, and
worse and died on Monday. The deceased came
rom Culpeper county, Virginia, and was
greatly esteemed by his comrades and en-
ployers.
FATAL AccIDENT.-A few DAYS since Edgar.
the only son of Dr. Edward HURT, of Piscata-
which recently had a new root put on it, step
ped on single through which nail protrud-
ed, II entered his foot, lock-jsw set in, and the
little sufferer died on Sunday.
COMMIT I'D TO JAIL.-Alexander GRAY, COL
ored, youth in years, but q veteran in viilainy,
was brought here by Constable Morris, on FRI
day, from nottingham. He was caught while
breaking into the residence OF DIR. waring, in
that village. A suit Of clothing is supposed TO
have been the object of his inquisitive raid.
SALE OF RKAL EsTATK-On Tuesday last
the 18th ultimo, Joseph X. Roberts, Jr, esq,
trustee Of Charles V. Gordon, ESQ.,, disposed OF
the real estate of the latter, situated in Spald-
Silver Hill post once, containing 216k acres.
L was purchased by VIM Deale, esq, Of New
York for 81 $50, cash.
Mr.. BLooMKR, who has been conductor for
o long time on the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road, and who filed the oficeIso accept diy has
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