Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-15
The Iyuehinc OF sirnr-,s.

CoRorrs's INQUEST on his REMAINS.
The Baltimore papers OF this morning con-
~ in accounts of the coro0er's inquest on the
hCdy 81 John Simms, the negro who out
RACED Miss Jackson on the 9Th instant. and
vho was dragged from the Annapolis Jail on
Monday morning ana hanged by mob in
The Dark Woods" Justice GaSsaway pra-
sided AZ the inquest, and Judge Miller and
States Attorney Revell were present.
The warden Of the jan. Mr.. Allen White,
testified that he was awakened by the ring
Ing Of the hell, and man called him aud
said he was Cairnes and had prisoner Wit
ness ga I'll ne wOuid not take him. The man
went off fOr n few seconds, and came back,
raped. and said he wanted that mig ger.
Witness said they could not get him; then
heard them at the back door, which they
broke open. Witness threatened to shoot;
then went up stairs and hid the keys. They
came in and demanded the keys. which he
refused TO give mp, and they threa tened to
shoot him. They found the KEYS. unlocked
the door and demanded the leg-iron keys.
which witness refused. They broke them Off
and took OFF the prisoner. The witness said
he thought he recognized one of the men as
Mr. Baldwin. but would not swear positive
" TO him; but he saw Baldwin on SATURDAY.
They called him Frank Baldwin; never saw
him befOre Saturday; recognized him by his
voice and whiskers, he was small man.
and had some backing on his face. There
were some fifteen OF them in the Jail. Wit
ness recognized no more. Gave q cry of
alarm, and Mr.. Lamb came before they took
the prisoner of. Witness Thought Baldwin
was the same man he saw on Saturday. but
did not say much. Witness did not keep an
eye on this man baldwin, at the time. Wit
ness hid in the room; one man saw him. and
then all came in. One man pulled pistol
out ON him.
Andrew Lamb testified that he lived at the
corner he was awakened about , O'Clock by
his wife. who said somebody was bTea king
IN the jail; he jumped up partly dressed. and
got out; heard some one call ''help" and an
other murder one man grabbed him and
put pistol To his head and asked If he was
''all right he replied he was ''all right
laughter; he heard Mr.. White saying ''let
me go, have no keys the crowd then came
out OF the Jail; some asked where the Niger
was; there was reply, 'here he Isl
they said to Sims ''get up and walk" and
some one replied .'he can't, pick him up
while in the street they asked where's the
PilOt?' ''here ne is" was replied; Sims was
then carried over the vacant lot i'm front of
The jail. across Washington street and out by
the railroad; there were altogether about
sixty. all BACKED; those who did not have
pistols had guns; some OF them fell down the
embankment.
THE VERDICT.
After hearing further unimportaut evil
Gence the jury rendered a verdict that Sims
"Came TO his death by strangulation from
hanging. at the hands of a mob To- the jury
unknown, on the morning OF June II, 1875, at
BeTry's gate, near Annapolis and the jury
further find that no blame is to attach to the
sheriff or the officer on duty at the time"
THE BUNKER HILL CENTENNIAI.-The
UOShipGfCR Light IhJdm'Iy-Company \,
VI.
mand of Col. W. G.. Moore and Lieutenants
Dalton. Harrison and NEEDING. VIII leave to-
night fer Boston, to participate in the Bun
ker Hin Centennial. They will ne accom-
panied by the new band led by Prof. Rep
petit, composed of twenty-fiy first-claSS
musicians. many of them having been for
years members of the Marine band. They
viii leave the armOry opposite the Metro
pOliian hOtell at go o'clock and march to
the residence OF Col. y. z. Fugitt, quarter
master, on Vermont avenue, where they will
rffa - Al n
and the headQuarter staff, and under the es-
cOTt Of the Washington Light Guard, Capt.
Donald NcCathran. commanding, the coll
Gnn yill proceed 10 the Baltimore and POtO-
mac Railroad depot and take special cars on
The express train provided for them. They
viii reach New York city tomorrow morn
lrg. aud after bTeakfaSting az the Grand
central hotel take the O'Clock train for BOS-
ton y letter from the commanding officer
Of the RONGUry City Guard gives an outline
OF the arrangements for the reception of y
Company in Boston. They will participate
in the Centennial exercises on Thursday and
on Friday a grand clam chOwder, under the
auspices of the ChaTleStOwn Cadets, the hosts
Of the Light Infantry corps, will take Mace
at Nantucket Beach, in which the Fifth Ma
Tyland and the Governors Foot Guard. of
Hartford, Conn, will participate fine in
iantry expect to return 10 Washington on
saturday evening.
Last evening the company had a practice
drill at the armOry, at which Col. Moore read
a dispatch from Capt. Hamilton, of the
Springfield City. Guard, saying 10 Col.
Moore, 81 tender, i'll behalf of my command.
n salute OF Is guns upon your arrival at our
state line The tender was accepted, and
three cheers were given for the Springfield
City GuaTd. The company then proceeded
10 the street, where they went through the
manual and the various company maneu-
vers in such manner as To- elicit the APP
plauSe of their friends.
The original programme was for the
ChaTleStown Cadets TO receive the Infantry
but the ROxbury City Guard, having been
the guests of the old Light Infantry on the
occasion OF the laying of the cornerstone of
the Washington National Monument over 2j |
years ago, asked the privilege of receiving
company y on this Occa sion, and have made
satisfactory arrangements with the Cadets
to this end.