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ordered his room to be searched. The officers ascertained that the accused had been to his boarding house that morning and changed his clothes, but the black pants could not be found. Mr. John V. Sterling testified, that as he came by Mr. Harwood's stable on Union Hill, at half-past 4 o'clock that morning, he saw the prisoner, Martin, standing near the door, shaking his coat and brushing his clothes, as if he had slept in the straw. And the officers at Camp Maryland stated that Martin was not in camp on the night of the murder. Justice Baker remanded Martin till Friday next, by which time it is hoped the city or county police will capture Cummings. We understand that there were five men in the party who went out to murder and rob Jordan — that one of them has been wearing the uniform of a Confederate officer, he being a penitentiary convict — and that they followed him from his house, knowing he carried large sums of money when he left his place of business at nigh
Union Hill Homicide. --The Coroner's inquest over the body of John Elder, who was killed by Beverly J. Jordan on Tuesday morning last, concluded its labors yesterday morning, and rendered a verdict that Elder came to his death by a wound inflicted by Jordan, after Elder had feloniously assaulted and attempted to assassinate JJordan, after Elder had feloniously assaulted and attempted to assassinate Jordan, and that Elder was aided and abetted in the attempted assassination by William C. Martin and William T. Cummings. Elder, Martin, and Cummings are all penitentiary convicts, and were regarded by the police of Richmond as exceedingly dangerous men. Jordan, after Elder had feloniously assaulted and attempted to assassinate Jordan, and that Elder was aided and abetted in the attempted assassination by William C. Martin and William T. Cummings. Elder, Martin, and Cummings are all penitentiary convicts, and were regarded by the police of Richmond as exceedingly dangerous men.