National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-09-18
MURDERED BY 4 PRISONER.


Yesterday morning murder, which occurred
Wednesday night at the Soldiers Home, was
reported to the police. Al 90 clock that evening
Patrick Naughton, one OF the inml tcs &c.
turned TO the home under The inhueuce Of
liquor, grew boistcrous, aud was cautioned By
SCtgt Edward Alexander. no, needing tn9
caution Alexander placed h m unler arrest.
and proceeded to take him to the guard room,
being assisted by Scrgt. Hunt When at the
guard room Alexander released his prisoner ~
take the guard room key from M attendant,
The mOmCut Naughton found himself released
he Grew II knife and inflicted two deep wounds
in hltNGndci's abdomen. The wounded man
walked TO the provost scrgeants room, and
seating himself ina chair, died In about haitian
hour Yesterday morning Nnughton was given
IN charge OF the police, after spending the night
IN The guard room.
Edward Alexander the murdered man, WIS
late first sergeant Of company I. 2Dth infantry
lie was a native Of New orleans, and served
during the war In the Kentucky volunteers
He nllcrwnrd served over nine yelrI in tai
regular army. aud was admitted TO the homt
upon being disnblcd, May, 1882 lie was 4!
years of ugc.
Pattick Naughton is - years old and ma
tive Of Ireland. lie was private In company
q, Esd infantry, and has served In tho army
twCity.iOur yCUrs and eleven months. lII
wns admitted TO the home IN February. 1852.
An inquest was held ut the Soldiers Homo
hospital yesterday afternoon by Coroner Pat.
terson when Dr. Lnchiun Tyler, who aided
the coroner in making. the autopsy, testified
about two and n half inches below II. Death
was evidently caused by hcmorrhagc and
shock. The wound penetrated the abdomen,
causing the iniestines to proirude and scvcring
the external ilinc artery.
The knife with which the stabbng was done
"a large pocket or jack knife, with blade
witness, who said that the wound could have
been made with such knife. lIenoticcd that
The clothing was cut In manner correspond
Ing with the course of the knife. The blouse
a ltp fowl nfIt IA, IA
| pendent cut might have been done IN tho
same sweep or slash OF the knife. or II might
indicate another unsuccessful attempt to stab.
ScfEt. Thomas Dunn testified that about q
O'clock, while reading in his room, lac heard
the noise Of loud talking and scuillng in the
: hall outside. Witness went out and saw
OF him. and was trying to make him go to the
guard house. Nauphton was holding himself
back TO keep Alexander from taking him.
Scrgt Alexander seeing witness standing there
him, and took hold ofNaughtOn's other arm.
| NGughton thcn went along p1acclbly. wit.
ness let 80 Of narrow staircase, and was about
six PAGES behind them when they reached the
| door of the guard house. witness looked
| around to sec IL the police were coming with
\ the keys, aud thought he saw Corp. Egdn COM
| Ing from the police room door. Then witness
| turned his head around again toward tho
| gunrd'room door Just then he saw Naughton
make drive mt Sergt. Alexander. with his
! hnnd. Alexander stepped back and went to-
| ward the door of the sergeant major Office,
| which was open. Corp. Egon then came up
and witness and Egan advanced upon Waugh.
! ton and put him In the guard house.
II appeared from other testimony that the
| conjunction of pay day at the home and pen.
sion day had caused good deal OF intoNica.
| tiOn, and Naughton was the nosicst of the
inCbriatcs. When taken from his cot his knife
/ fell out of his pocket to the floor One of the
men present handed it back to Naughton, who
put II in his trousers pocket. s;A-tA
The verdict was as follows.
THAT the said Edward Alexander came to
his death about 9p. IN. Sept. lG, 1885, at the SOL
dicrs Home in the city Of Washington, from
an inclsed wound of the abdomen inflicted by
/ knife In the hands of Patrick Naughton."
The prisoner was committed to Jail BY the
acting coroner.