The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-11-08
WASHINGTON.
Testimony Continue d.

Testimony Continued.
WASHINGTON Nov. 7.-Engineer Melville
continued his narrative to-day.
Never Was Euchred.
In his narrative to-day Melville stated that
he never played cards and never knew how.
Resigned.
Samuel MilIiken, chief clerk of the Depart
ment of Justice, has rendered his resignation
to take effect the 14th inst.
Investigating.
Gen. Absalom Baird, Assistant Inspector
General, has been detailed by the Secretary Of
War to investigate the charges preferred
against the officers of the Soldiers Home, in
connection with the recently annulled beef
contracts. The commissioners of the home re-
quested that the matters be investigated. Gen.
Baird is now engaged in that work.
Rev. Father Mccarthy.
The funeral of the late Rev. Patrick Fran
els Mccarthy, late pastor Of the church of the
Immaculate Conception (Catholic), will take
place tomorrow morning. Rev. Father Wal
Ter will be the celebrant. Archbishop Glib
bons of Baltimore has intimated that he will
be in attendance, and probably Bishop Keane
of Richmond will be present, Shortly before
Father Mccarthy died he expressed desire
that there be no flowers at his funeral, and
that the ceremonies be of the most unostenta-
tious character. This was a request perfectly
in keeping with his whole life. The residence
CT tue Qec6aS6u Will % open uOuay duu tu-
morrow, from o'clock in the morning until
O'Clock at night. so that the last marks of re-
spect may be- paid The late priest was born
in Ireland, Oct. 4Ih, 1888, and at the age of ten
came to this country. He received his eduea-
tion at st. Charles College and st. Mary's
Seminary, Baltimore and assiduously devoted
himself to preparing for the vocation of a
priest In June, 1889 he was ordained, and
was appointed to st. Vincent's church, Balti-
more, where he remained two years From
thence he was transferred to st. Patrick's, in
iris city, and remained as assistant to Father
Walter fer four years He was next appointed
pastor OF the Immaculate Conception, and re-
manned in that office up to the hour Of his
death
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.--Before Justice Wylie
in the Criminal Court this morning Col. Rob-
ert Christy, of counsel for Augustus Carlos
Soteldo, moved that an early day be set for the
trial OF the defendant on the charge OF assault
with intent to kill Clarence NJ. Barton, as
there were certain reasons why it should pc
done. His Honor said that the defendant was
at liberty on his personal recogniZonee and
there were many persons in jail awaiting trial,
and to them he should give the preference.
Col. Christy then asked permissi, n to with
draw the plea of not guilty, which was given,
and later he filed one OF dtttfe folSt dcqutt.
The plea is to be in effect that A. q. Soedo
was arraigned upon an indictment charging
him with the murder of Ant MIA NJ. Soteldo
pleaded not guilty, was tried and acquitted of
the charge; that the felony mentioned in the
indictment for murder and in the one for as
sault with intent to kill Clarence M Barton
are not different and the intent in the two in
dictments is one and the same and not another
or different offence