Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-02
The wife SHOOTING Case.


Coroner Patterson held an inquest on Sat
urday evening on the remains of Anna Buch-
anan, who was shot in the head on Friday
night last, by her husband, and died the
next morning, as stated in Saturdays STAR.
The jury, after hearing the testimony, returned
a verdict that deceased '.came to her death
1873, by reason of pistol-shot wound inflicted
by her husband, william II. Buchanan, and
they further find that the shooting was acciden-
tai" Buchanan was then discharged, but was
subsequently rearrested by Oficer Kenner,
charged with an assault and battery on Daniel
Dimes, and was locked up for a hearing.
officers Kenner and MarkwOod, who sum-
moned the jury, failed, it seems, to get i'm
portant witnesses before the inquest, and the
impression of the officers and the jury was that
q full statement had not been made on the hear
ing. Officer Kenner, after he had reaIrested
Dimes and questioned him, became aware that
the most important witnesses had not given
their testimony before the coroner's inquest,
and this morning he brought the witnesses be-
fore MIR. Gloss, who, after hearing them, came
to the conclusion that ii was
A CASE OF MURDER,
and accordingly has made out a new warrant
against Buchanan charging him with wilfull
murder. Buchanan was arraigned at the police
court and pleaded not guilty, stating that he
had been discharged once. The judge replied
that the court before which he was tried was not
the court to make final decision in such cases.
Officer Kenner testified that he rearrested
Buchanan.
Mr.. John Rye testified that he lives in the
neighbOrhOod of the house where the killing
took place, and saw Buchanan go into his
house and heard him say, "Anna, ii you dent
get ont of the way I'll shoot y6a;" heard a dis
pute and in a moment heart a shot fired.
A boy named Braxton testified that he heard
Buchanan say that he was
GOING TO SHOOT SOME ONE.
Daniel Dimes testified that he was on the cor
ner of the street talking with his brother when
Buchanan came up and threatened to shoot
him, at the same time drawing out revolver.
He then went into his house and in a few min
utes he shot his wife.
Buchanan said he had some witnesses, but
they were not present in court. He denied
ever making use of the language charged by
the witnesses. The judge committed him for
further hearing, remarking that it looked as il
IT might be either case OF murder or man
slaughter.
TIE 9TH STREET PAVEMENT CAsE-The
AnsUer Of HetgiH, Le'cis d Co-The respondents
IN the case OF w. b. Parisen, who filed a bin
few weeks since, in the Equity Court, against
Thos. Lewis. ID. F. Hamlnk and X. G. Hewitt,
for an injunction to restrain them from repair
ing and completing the 9th street pavement,
have filed their answer. They make the fol-
low ng points:
LIST. That the partnership for supplying the
means and doing the work was between Lewis
and Hamlink alone, though Hewitt had a GER
taiT interest as between himself and Lewis and
PaTlsen had an interest by a separate agree
ment between himself and Hamlink, by which
PaIisen, for a consideration, was TO superintend
to l..
I'd. That the work was done according to
PaIlsen's directions, and any defects are at
tributable TO him, AMI that the work done when
be was personally present and experimenting,
as On 9th street at the intersection of Pennsyi-
yaTia avenue, and on parts of 4th street, needs
repairing as much as the work done when he
was absent.
Sd. That Parisen has realized from Hamlink
a considerable SUN from the work, while Lewis
anc Hewitt have not yet realized anything.
ith. That Hamlink has transferred his inter
est and that represented by HMM the contracts
ano work to Lewis, who was ready to proceed
with the work and to remedy and repair all de-
fees IN the same when restrained by order OF
the court, and would have done so by this time
hao be not been thus restrained, and that all the
parties TO the suit, as well a. the public. would
have been greatly benefited if he had been al
low ed to do so.
5-h. That the railroad track on 9th street. and
especially the fact that the rails were not laid
at the time the pavement was put down. was
one OF the principal causes of the defects in
that pavement.
9Th. That Parisen found no fault with the
manner i'll which the work was being done un-
til his demands upon Hamlink ior money cea s,d
&c be complied with, in advance of the possible
ascertainment of profits, which cannot be any
thing like the sum which he claims they Will
be, but that when his demands for more money
were refuseorhe at once began his efforts to him
der, enbarrass and injure them much as
possible.
The answer Of Hamlink concurs in the above
points, and he further says that the conduct OF
Parisen, in the above respects and his refusal
W cooperate IN necessary repairs and work
to be done, induced him to transfer the whole
work 10 Lewis, as he had previously been auth
orized by Parsen to do, and that he has been
and is ready and willing TO account to and set
tie with Parisen, in accordance wi tn the agree
ment between them.
The case will probably be heard during the
coming week.
A QUEER SPECIMEN OF COMPOSITION BY A
DEAF MUTE.-The written English of par
italy educated deaf mutes is peculiar. As a
literary curiosity we print the following peti.
ton which was received at the Police Court in
reference to case tried there week before last:
May 9th 1873.
Dear sir.
/. x my Son was mean 90 to NAVY and visit
deaf & dumb name is Brewer. for on bus-
ness.
III. We left at Navy at 3. p. NJ till rain as then
Conductor De GrOof was push on nv sOa ;
Breast and almost fall under the Whael-stai :.
but catch him for safe.
III. was paid him tor ) cents; but he ask
me that must pay him more cents-I tod
him that paid him.
iii. Superintendent of the City r. X. said
me that he cannot pay me for sons damage
He said me that He don't believe that NV son
ger danger on the car track against his legs
I'LL. We think that we had better To get
suit against the City X X Co Because there Is
no Rule to the conductor.
Hill. know that il conductor push him, &
then he would be danger & kill him; but I
catch him for safe. :
Yours Truly Respt
GEO. w. SEWARD,
L. 3. GRANT SEWARD.