National Republican., 1878-01-01
A HERRING HILL HOMICIDE.
A CoLoRED NAN MURDERED IN
QEORGEr0KM

The Result Of . Quarrel at the Dinner
Tsbie-oreat Excitement In the Neighbor-
hood-The Story rs Told by the Mur-
dersr.
About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon that por.
ton Of Georgetown known "A Herring Hin, and
mostly populated by colored people, was thrown
into state Of excitement by tho murder OF q col
ored man, named Jacob Hutchinson, by another
oolorod man, named George Washington, brother.
in.law Of Hutchinson There arc two versions OF
the affair: Ono as given by the neishbors, and the
other As given by Washington himself The par
ties lived in the same house, on Monroe, between
Beall and Dumbarton streets, and occupied rooms
on the same floor and Hutchinson's family, In go
Ing to the yard, had to go through wmhingtons
room. II appears they had boon carrying slops
through il Is The ysrd which was offensive TO Wash
inEHSnii EH,nai,v washington o,o.es mn IN. door The
eating ii their dinners' when Hutchinson asked
What THAT Be va. swsy ,ss S =. With SS
turned his back he commenced quarreling with
her, and that he wi,hed he would stop It, Wash
il II he wanted to, At The same time inviting Hutch
lnson out into the yard. Washington left the
table and proceeded to the yard, carrying With him
BARLOW PocKEr-KNIFE.
with which he was eating. Hutchinson followed
son reached the yard Washington turned on him
and plunged the knife in the pit Of his len arm,
e sSufS%y aS Nc, ,s,ea ssn Win In
low the irst wound and IN the region of the heart
Dr. Peters was Immediately summoned, and did all
that medical skill could do for the wounded man,
but without avail, a. he died In less than an hour
In about ten minutes tho house was surrounded by
between 300 and 500 persons mostly colored, who
were highly indignant declaring that Washington
should not escape. colored man named Dayen.
port attempted to put his hand on him, when
wnsshnsqh knocked him Up against tho ssss
| stopped up and seized Washington by the arms
telling him that they were able TO hold him, and
h. mot sS to win
| them II they did not let him 20 they would get
some Of 1t, but they gave him to understand that
inston finally agleed to walk with them II they
| took their hands of Of him, which they did, and
he started down Greene street carrying in his hand
work, followed by an excited crowd. Upon reach
ing Bridge street. they turned up that street and In
passing a house between Jefferson and Congress
tempted TO dart up the Side alley, under the pre-
tense Of wishing TO see his wife but this the crowd
prevented, believing that his real purpose was tC
make his escape by The rea Il the premises Or
reaching High street, Sergeant Trunnel who had
heard Of the cutting, and was on his way TO the
murderer still carried in his hand from him
placed him under arrest and locked him up at the
statiOn'house.
wAsHINaAoN's STATEMENT.
Soon attcr he had been placed in cell re
porter Of The REPrgLICAS, in company with Ser
learning his side of the afihlr. Washington ap
peared at the cell door with his right hand mearet
he came to XIII Hutchinson, spoke as follows q
was sitting down eating my dinner. Hutchinson
came in and said: ,George what's % The m matte ,s
matter with that door. only shut it, Jake reptile,
that he would open that door that night or break m
up one told him whole parcel were trying TO breal
to to- cal az my dinner He dared me out in the yard
he would break me up in pair Of minutes. said
! will 60 out in the yard with you. We went II
ri break you up in pair Of minutes, and ran hi
fist In my face. His wife then nan between US wit
a hatchet In her hand, and said, You black devil
your head OPEN and struck at me with II
hatchet, and I knocked the lick off. Jake sale
Did YOU, strike my wifeg | said, NO.
hand that had been eating with, and he aske
mo what was going TO do with that knife. Jak
had stone in his hand, and said You, strike m
to do with IT, Jake then threw the stone at IN
7 and lodged 1t and made at him, when he struc
me in the breast with his len fist, and threw al
other stone At me, which struck me on the side
! the head. then cut him.
Washington bear the character Of being
VERY oUARRELsoME MAN,
and Is always getting into trouble II is said TIL
about q year ago he choked daughter who WI
which her death was hastened.
Hutchinson was twenty-five years Of age, AZ
leaves wife and two children. He wa, "a memb
of Mount Zion Church and bore an excellent rep
;ation for honesty and sobriety. At the time OF
: death he was in The employ OF MI. Daniel Johnso
furniture dealer. The indignation among q
colored people was great that II was feared Ia
night that an attempt would bp made to take Was
ington from tho station. house and lynch him. "
5 coroner will hold an inquest this morning