THE WALTON AND MATTHEWS MURDER; ARMY AND NAVY MOVEMENTS; The Chicago Zouaves (7/18/1860)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 7/18/1860

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The Coroner's inquest in the case of the WALTON and MATTHEWS murders was continued yesterday, in the Superior Court-room, commencing at a quarter to ten, and ending at a quarter to five, with an intermission of but one hour. An audience of about fifty persons was in attendance, but, owing to the undertone in which the examination was carried on, neither jurors nor reporters heard more than half the testimony. Such as came to the ears of our reporters is given below. TESTIMONY OF MARY ANN DAVIS. Mary Ann Davis was sworn, and testified as follows: Question -- On Saturday evening, the 30th of June, where were you? Answer -- At No. 34 East Sixteen-street. Q -- What is your business? A. -- I am cook at that place. Q. -- Where were you? A. -- In the house. Q. -- State what occurred? A. -- I had retired to bed; between the hours of eleven and twelve I was awakened by the cry of the word "Thief;" I was in bed at the time; I had gone to bed between nine and ten; I heard the cry while I was still in bed.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Free Republic University, Department of History presents U.S. History, 1855-1860: Seminar and Discussion Forum
Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Lincoln-Douglas, Harper’s Ferry, the election of 1860, secession – all the events leading up to the Civil War, as seen through news reports of the time and later historical accounts

First session: November 21, 2015. Last date to add: Sometime in the future.
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The Walton and Matthews Murder: The Inquest Continued; No Further Clue to the Murderer – 2-5
One hundred and thirty-nine young men applied for admission to Harvard College – 5
We have at last a respectable portrait of Lincoln – 5
Army and Navy Movements – 5-6
The Chicago Zouaves – 6

[gdc61]

curses man you just made me lose almost an hour of my day!!!!

[Migraine]

I HATE Illinois Nazis and Chicago Zouaves.

[Migraine]

BTW, Thanks for these NYT posts.

[colorado tanker]

Zouaves are one of the stranger military fashion trends I can think of.

[Homer_J_Simpson]

The news for today didn’t merit a whole post, but for those of you breathlessly following the Walton Matthews murder case, here is a link to the conclusion of the inquest from the July 19 issue.

https://www.nytimes.com/1860/07/19/archives/the-walton-and-matthews-murders-conclusion-of-the-inquest-verdict-a.html?searchResultPosition=1