Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-31
house, where he was placed In a. cell and subse-
quently vas broe ght In the room.

qnentiy vas brou ght In the room.
THE PRISONER IDENTIFIED
JOB n. kcnGtfgk testified that he is the proprie
tor of the jackson City Hotel, at the south end
Of the bridge, and on Friday night about 20
minutes after II O'Clock there was a mock at
the door; Wines asked who Was there, and
door and a coiored man came in and called for
a drink. He got two drinks, but before he took
the second drink he took out check and wit,
ness observed that IL was for s321.12 did not
notice any name on the check. Witness iien-
titled the prisoner (who mp to this time had sat
with wnd restless look as the man beyond
to have changed his coat.
The Coroner.."Young, you can make any
statement you wish.''
The Prisoner.-ssI would like to ask that gen.
tleman (Mr. Kenaugh) question first.
Mr.. kenaugh was called back, and the pris-
Oner asked, "was in your placer
''YoU ARE THE MAN!'
MT. Carrow.-"Yes; you are the man."
Prisoner.-''what time?''
Mr. Carrow.-"About 20 minutes past II, or
half past r."
left Alexandria during the whole week"
Coroner.-"Have you any further state
mem? '
Priscner-"T have got witnesses that was
i'm Alexandria during the whole week" THE
prisoner here gave the names of several par
ties, Henry Summerfield and Henry Carter,
and was taken back to the CELL
Sergeant Vernon identified the two bills found
by Officer Arnold about 81 O'Clock Saturday
morning. which Arnold handed to him.
Mr.. KsaIe{ was recalled and testified that
with the deceased thew left AIeNandriao on We'd.
nesday morning with drove of sheep; they
hired four boys to drive them, and the prisoner
resembles one of them very much. He did not
know the names of any of them, bat could
easily find them.
Deiectire MeDeviH testified that bydirection of
Major Richards he went to Baltimore; saw Mr.
Frankenstein, and ascertained that deceased
came up on the 1e:+5 train, having shipped, by
the Baltimore and Ohio road. 100 sheep; that he
gave Hahn a check for LIZ on the Western
Bank of Baltimore; that deceased was in liq uor
and had had a slight difficulty there; witness
hrst knowledge was information sent to his
house at or O'Clock on Saturday morning;
late Yesterday afternoon he received lnforma-
ton that party i'm Alexandria, who was bad
man. resembled the party who presented the
check; Chief Clsrvoe, Mr.. Miller and witness
vent to Alexandria; arrived there after u
O'Clock; conferred with Capt. Webster, who.
with some of his officers, went to the house of
Lucy Williams: witness went to the back door;
entrance was effected; found Young dressing;
witness searched the prisoner and found 81; on
one 81 bill there was q spot which looked like
blood; found on his wristlets something like
blood, which he said he got while in a row with
bis woman; went to his woman and ascertained
that she had been assaulted by him with
brick ten days or more ago.
WHAT THE DETECTIVES FOUND.
They found pair of boots with what appeared
10 be spots of blood the left one. pair of old
boots were also found near the chimney the
lining of one having been torn out. The strap
remaining on the boot, on being compared with
the strap which was attached to the billy, cor
responds. They also found on him two knives
and some horse chestnuts. On shirt there was
some spots, which he thought to be blood, but
which the prisoner said were blackberry stains.
The billy had been sewed with common black
thread, and found some thread there, as also a
needle with thread in it, asked prisoner how he
got the blood on one boot and not on the other.
and he said that he had been cleaning fish
Major Richards asked where he was on the
night of the murder and he said that he went
nawlt and 20 1.ol H.
that there was woman in the house. They
had since learned that the woman named was
at the wake of Manley, who hung on Fri
day. They had not got the cneck. but had
learned that il had been presented at an Alex
ander bank, but they refused to paw until he
was identified. He then produced railroad
fused 10 pay the check unless he was identified
by Mr. Barbour. This morning after making
bis statement to Major Richards he called De-
tective Miller and desired that il be corrected
and said that he got to drinking Friday and had
laid on some body's cellar door and il was very
late when he awoke.
This closed the testimony, and the jury pro-
ceeded to consider. They were cut but few
minutes, and when they returned presented the
following verdict:
The Verdict.
That the said Frank Hahn came TO his death
between the hours of 10 p. m. on the 2Sth of
March and a. IN. on the Goth OF March, IS.2 at
or near Armory Square, &c, from wounds
received on the head inflicted with an instru-
ment or instruments in the hands of Henry
Young alias ~ Charles Williams"
On tie rendition of the verdict the coroner
made oot commitment to jail, and the pris-
oner will be placed in Tom wright's company,
at least ON the same corridor this afternoon.
The Search for the Murderer.
Since the news of the atrocious murder of
Mr.. Hahn became known the detectives hay.
been interchangeable in their efforts to secure the
guilty party or parties, and Major Richards in
structed Chief Claryoe and the officers TO spare
no pains or expense to bring them to justice
The officers set TO work at once, and have naaie
some eight or ten arrests of weIl-knOwn bad
characters mostly from the dens of Louise alley
and Tin Cup alley; and from such information
as could be obtained from these parties they
felt that the person they wanted was not i'm the
city, but had gone soon after the murder was
committed.
ACLUR OBTAINED.
The parties in custody were kept i'm separat,
cells, and each one was examined separately
On Friday night the detectives obtained infor-
derer had gone over the Long bridge late on
Friday night; and after a consultation yester-
day evening they determined to 60 to Alexan-
ora. detective Coomes had brought in we'll
known female, deniZen of Louise Alley and
alter questioning her he found that
CERTAIN NOTORIOUS CoLORED THIEF,
who lives in Alexandria, but who spends much
OF his time in this city, had been here during
Friday last, and Tearing all he could of his
movements Detective COOmes communicated
the facts to the chief and other officers, and the
Yesterday by Messrs. Clarvoe, Miller and
MeDevitt. The last train OF cars had left and
an open barouche was engaged TO take them
over the turnpike, but the condition of the road
was such that they did not reach Alexandra
until about 1920 this morning. after several
hair-breadth escapes from accidents by upset
ting, and at one time nearly over high EN-.
bankment on the way.
MIDNIGHT RAID on BUZZARD's ROosr.
ON arriving in that city they drove to the po-
lice headquarters, and dispatched messenger
at once to the residence of Captain James r.
Webster who soon appeared. A consultation
was held, and the Washington detectives i'm
formed Officer Webster that they wanted a col
ored man named Henry Young, who was re-
ported to be living with a disreputable woman
on Royal street, in a house known as the "Buz-
card Roost." Capt. Webster summoned Off
GERS Henry A. Crump and Gilbert Simpson
and all started at once towards the place. Capt
w. leading the way, and assuring our officers
that he and his men would aid them in every
possible manner to ferret ont the parties want
ed. They soon reached the premises which are
but a short distance from the house I'm which
Manly lived, who murdered the clock member
and for which he was executed on Friday last,
the same day on which the murder of Haun
took place. After few moments consultation
the officers surrounded the house, both back
and fr0nt and Cant Vabcfar ra,cad a.. n.