Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-30
YOUNG STANTON ON TRIAL.
The Murder of His Schoolmate Mas
 Fold Un Court.

The Murder of His Schoolmate Nash Told In Court.
 | PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29.-Testimony was 1 heard by Judge Allison this afternoon in the | case of Daniel Stanton, who pleaded guilty 1 of murder in the second degree in causing the death of Frederick H. Nash on October | 16, 1884. John s. VanHuff, street car l conductor, testified to picking up the deceas- ed. Officer Almore testified to taking the l wo2nded man to the hospital and that Nash
 had said Stanton had shot him. Magistrate | Riley, who took the dying declaration of Nash, read paper in evidence in which Nash declared that Stanton shot him twice on the night of October 16, 1884, and that he shot at him three times. A. B. Dennis testified that on the night in question he had gone to the Germantown junction. He ob served tive men walking in the lot near Broad street. One had hat on, but had his hands on the shoulders of the other and struggle ensued, followed by as exclamation of pain. Three shots were fired. Witness shouted ''Polieel" and started toward the men, The one without the hat walked towards Broad street and the other towards the rail road. Witness fell into a ravine and was stunned for some little time and when he got up the man had disappeared. A num-
 Der of witnesses from the home of Stanton
 were examined as to the character of Stan ton. His reputation was that of good young man. The coroner's testimony closed the evidence for the prosecution.
 The defense produced witnesses from Con necticut, all of whom gave Stanton an excel lent character for sobriety and general good reputation. Among these witnesses were Elijah A. Morgan of Stonington, Ct. select man of the town for five years and county commissioners of New London; President
 Galliot of the board of education of Stoning
 ton, George P. Coats, member of the board of education of Stonington; Charles T. Chip man, trial justice of Mystic, Ct.; Samuel H. Bentley, trial justice of Stonington Richard A. Wheeler judge of probate of Stonington, and Rev. Leonard W. Bacon.
 The testimony being concluded the court deferred sentence until tomorrow.
 A CoIored Clerk Appointed.
 WASHINGTON Dec. 29.-The employees of the first assistant postmaster generals office had genuine surprise this morning when John T. Morton, of Arkansas, presented him. self in response to 8 notice that he had been selected for $1,000 appointment through the civil service board. Morton was one of four whose names had been sent to the Post master General to fill a vacancy in that grade His papers showed that in the examination held he had been graded 73 and that he was school teacher. Nothing more was known about him and when this morning colored man presented himself everybody was sur prised. He is the first colored man appoint ed in that office and when he reports for du- ty tomorrow morning, as he was directed to do, the clerks will look with considerable wonder at their new associate. The fact that it was not known that he was co1ored is cited by civil service reformers as proof that the civil service law is being carried out to the letter and that appointments are based upon examinations