American Republican And Baltimore Daily Clipper

Another Murder. We are called upon again to record one of those unfortunate affairs which sometimes occur in a community, by which one has lost his life, and another probably forfeits his, to the laws of his country.

A party of young men, consisting of Louis Cummings, Leplat, alias "Life" Carter, Wm. Thompson alias "Country," and others, were congregated in and about the neighborhood of Park and Clay streets, on Saturday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, drinking, carousing, &c., when Carter was stabbed by Cummings, in the left shoulder, causing his death, in a few moments afterwards.

It appears that a difficulty had taken place between a woman, named Mary Bushrod, and Thompson, when Cummings who was on terms of intimacy with the woman, came up, and assaulted Thompson, who was very drunk. Carter immediately stepped across the street, and placing his hand on Cummings's shoulder, told him not to injure Thompson, that he was drunk and could not help himself. Cummings instantly turned around, and drawing a long bladed bowie knife, which he always carried about his person, replied—'die, you son of a—,' and struck Carter on the left shoulder blade, a tremendous down blow, the blade of the knife entering the lungs and passing through them, very near his heart, cutting the large blood vessels, and making a frightful and mortal wound. He drew the knife out, and ran into Elizabeth Hunt's house, on the corner of Park and Clay streets, and Carter sank down on the pavement, dying in some seven or eight minutes.

Col. Davies, who happened to be in the vicinity, called on some persons near by, who assisted in carrying Carter to the office of Dr. Jameson, in Lexington, between Park and Howard street; but it was too late to save his life. Cummings in the mean time got out of the house and fled, and has not thus far been heard of, although the police are straining every nerve to find his hiding place.

Coroner Bowman was sent for, and held an inquest at Dr. Jameson office, where a post mortem examination was had by Dr. Jameson, assisted by several other physicians. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts. Carter was a young man, not quite 20 years of age; Cummings is about thirty.

A partial examination of the affair was held by Justice C. C. Egerton, sen., at the Centre Police Office, which resulted in Thompson's being committed for a further examination, on the charge of being concerned in Carter's death. Mary Bushrod, Matilda Oliver, and Frederick Konig, who were witnesses of the whole transaction, were held to bail to appear and testify in the case. We learn that the Mayor has offered a reward of $500, for the arrest of Cummings.