Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-24
MURDERED FOR MONEY.
ASSASSINATION OF THE DRoyER, HAHN
HENRY YOUNG ON TRIAL FOR his LIFE.
How the Crime was Discovered and
the Suspected Murderer Tracked.
Progress of the Trial To-day.

In the Criminal Court, Judge Macarthur, this
morning, the case Of Henry Young, alias Chas.
Williams, indicted for the murder of Frank
Hahn, the drover, of Shenandoah county, Va,
on the night of the 2sth of March last. was
called. The prisoner is a dark ginger colcred
man of low stature, and about so years Of age.
He was brought into court about 10 O'Clock by
Bailifs Paxton and Mason. ON the way from
jail he was very quiet, merely remarking on
me weather. ON taking his seat in the prison
court unconcernedly, with smile on his count
enanee occasionally.
THE CRIME.
The facts in connection-with this atTocious
murder, as reported in The STAR at the time
may be briefly recapitulated as follows: A
Waterman employed at the ArBory building,
hearing groans late at night in ArmOry square,
went to the place from whence they proceeded,
and discovered a man laying near the hedge,
about 90 yards southwest from the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad depot. The Waterman
trying to arouse the man, found that he was in
sensible. The Waterman then went to the Cen
trail guard house, when he informed the station
keeper, who directed him to obtain the services
OF the first police officer he net. Finding OH
Ger Harding, they both proceeded TO the SPOT
with hack and took the wounded man TO the
Central guard house, but before they reached
their destination, the injured man breathed his
last.
CLUES
DR.. HaItigan soon arrived and made a hastv
examination about O'Clock in the morning,
when he found four wounds about the head and
face-one laying open the cheek and another
on the back of the head, from which the brains
were Oozing. Officer Harding then returned to
the grounds, lantern in hand, and found near
the place where the man had been lying heavy
piece of lead wrapped in what appeared to be
the lining of boot leg, with one of the straps
attached for a hand hold. Several stones LAYING
near by also bore marks of blood. \ railroad
ticket from this city to Alexandria was picked
up near by.
THE VICTIM IDENTIFIED.
The following morning the body was identified
by the partner of the deceased, Mr.. Hinkle, as
that of Mr.. Frank Hahn, drover and cattle
dealer, who resided near Woodstock, Shenan-
doah county, Va, with his wife and two chill
dren. 1t was also stated by Mr.. Hnkle that
deceased had been in Baltimore that day, and
that he must have had considerable money with
him, as he had sold drove of sheep. The num-
Der on the railroad ticket showed that it was
among the last sold on the night of the murder,
and indicated that the victim had intended to
take the late train to Alexandria on his way
home.
Coroner Patterson appeared in the morning.
and jury OF inquest was summoned, and, after
being sworn, were dismissed, and the inquest
adjourned until all the evidence possible could
be produced.
THE FATAL WOUNDS.
Drs. Hartigan and Leach made post mortem
examination, and found one wound over the
the right temple, from which they removed
several pieces of bone; and ore back OF the head
These all appeared y have been made with a
blunt instrument, with the exception of the one
on the cheek.
TRACKING THE SUSPECTED MURDERER.
The police determined to leave no stone un-
turned by which a clue could be obtained, and
Major Richards instructed Chief Clarvoe aud
Lis Cficers to spare 10 pains or expense 20 Sc
cure the guilty parties. Several arrests of no
tOrOus characters were made, and they were
tanned that Henry Young. a notorious colored
man, who lived in Alexandria, had been in the
city ON Friday night. Hr. McDeYitt had already
ascertained in Baltimore that the murdered
man left there on the 1:25 p. IN. train Friday,
and arrived in this city about . O'Clock; that he
was very much under the influence OF liquor
when he left Baltimore; that on arriving here
lie purchased a ticket 10 take the last train for
Alexandria before he left the depot; that he
walked up 9Th street to Pennsylvania avenue,
where, the theory of the officers Is, that he fell
in with this coIOred man, and together they
walked as far as Mr.. Bacon's store. Here three
OF our citizens saw them together, Hahn being
noticed from the fact that
HE APPEARED QUITE INTOXICATED,
and with his arm locked with Youngs, Hahn
was heard to say; ''this way and both turned
down towards the American House. The gen
tleman watched them and saw Hahn enter the
American House, and go to the bar to get
drink, while the coioTed man waited on the out
side looking through the window and leaning
up against the post. When Hahn came out the
cOlCrCd man said to him,
GIVE CAN CROSS OVER TIE lot"
and both started OFF together towards the place
where Hahn was forwards found murdered.
The officers also received information from the
keeper of the tavern on the Virginia end Of the
Long bridge that at 1890 O'Clock on Saturday
morning he was called up by a man who wanted
a drink of whisky. On coming down and open
ing the door, he found it was colored man.
He put out the bottle and the cOlOre1 man took
two drinks, one Immediately after the other
He then pulled out check, and, handing it to
the proprietor, he asked: 'Is that good in Alex
andria.' The landlord replied that he thought
il was. Young asked: ''What tune d D the banks
OPEN" and the landlord replied that the usual
hour was O'Clock. He then asked FOR a cigar,
and took piece Of paper out of his pocket
covered with hne writing, ana askeC what that
was. The proprietor, not caring 70 BE bothered
with him, after casually scanning 1t, said he
did not know. But lie then, thinking the |
about the check rather unusual,
il was drawn in favor Of T. Hahn, being on a |
blank OF the Western National Bank OF Balti-
more, numbered 442, and the amount S32l.12. |
y Oung paid for his drinks and cigar with q % |
cent currency note, and started out. With this |
information, Messrs. Clarvoe. McDevitt and
Miller left late Sunday night for Alexandria |
and called on Capt. james F. Webster. con-
sultation was held, and the Washington detec- |
tives informed Capt. Webster that they wanted |
a colored man named Henry Young, who was |
reported to be living with a disreputable wo- |
man OH Royal street, in a house known as
THE "BUZZARD'S ROOST."
Capt. Webster summoned Or 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 aud his |
men would aid them in every possible manner |
to ferret out the parties wanted. They soon |
"A
distance from the house in which Manly lived, |
" hO murdered the clock mender, and for which |
he was executed on the same day on which |
the atroCIOus murder of Hahn took pace. After |
a few moments consultation the officers sur |
rounded the house, both back and 'front.' and |
Capt. Webster raped at the door. In a mo- |
menl the window was raised in the second story,
and mans voice called out
ais THAT YOU, JoHN?'
Capt. Webster replied, i'll disguised voice, |
eyes" The voice replied, Gan right; m |
come right down" In a moment or two Dung,
the man they wanted, unfastened the door, and |
Al hands walked in, TO bis great cons ternaton.
Nothing was said at the time about arrestng |
him, but Capt. Webster remarked to him that |
a number of gentlemen had called TO see him. |
He was kept in conversation while some OF the |
officers commenced searching the house, and |
Mr. McDevltt overhauled his clothing which he |
wore. 1t was noticed that he wore SLOUGH hat |
At the time, and the officers knowing that he |
wore a cloth cap, asked him about it, |
and he told them that the hat was not his, that |
he had exchanged with friend of his. The |
woman living with him was very silent, and |
seemed very desiTOus Of going down in the |
lower part of the house, but was prevented by |
the officers Young was then taken to the sta
ton house, and an examination of his clothing
was had, when McDevitt found
BLOOD STAINS ON HIS SHIRT FRONT,