Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-16
ITEMS OF NEWS.


BOLD ouTRAeEs.-We have seldom heard OF
such bold and daring outrages as are now being
committed in the Twenty-fourth ward.
The house of Mr.. Humphrey Mcllvaine, on
Chestnut street, east of the Darby road, was en-
tered about two o'clock on Monday morning, by
burglars, and Mr.. McIlvaine hearing them, fired
gun out of the window which caused them to de-
part. The police officers arrived al the house and
searched it, but no one could be found within.
About three o'clock the attention Of these OIL
GERS were attracted by cry of murder, from the
house of Mr.. B. A. knight, ofthe firm Of knight &
Bell, corner of Walnut and McAlpine streets The
villains obtained access by means OF window
leading into the nursery, they then entered the
room of Mr.. knight, turned OIL the gas, closed the
door, and proceeded to the room OF Mrs. Knight,
who was lying on the bed with a SICK enid oy ner
side here he helped himself TO gold watch,
turned off the gas, and advanced TO the bedside OF
Mrs knight, with knife in his hand, who
screamed murder, and made desperate attempt
to secure the villain. He succeeded, however, in
making his escape, after slightly injurng the lady
in the hand.
Shortly after this affair, Mr. ]. c. Yarnal, resid-
ing in Locust street above William street, was
awakened by his wife, who heard the noise OF
persons breaking into the house. MT. farnaii
arose and went into a rear room, where ne saw
the hand of man inside pane OF glass Oh the
window, endeavorng to undo the fastnings. he
endeavored to catch him, but the burglar, who was
a young man Of small stature, made good his es-
cape. ls ts4f4 t,
About seven o'clock it was discovered that the
dwelling of Mr.. H. Wesendonck, in Locust street
above William, had been entered during the night
by means of door opening upon the piazza.
dozen silver table spoons and two silver goblets
were taken from the house. The family heard
nothing of the operations of the burglars. cary
ing knife was also taken from this house, and
similar weapon was left in its place. The latter
proved to be knife belonging to Mr.. Knight
which Mrs. Knight thought she recognised in the
hands Of her assassin.-Ph Philadelphia Sum-
Several months ago there were repeated bold
and daring burglaries in this city; four or five
houses being entered and robbed during single
night. But as such outrages have ceased In
Washington, we presume that the same party Of
rogues are operating in Philadelphia.
HEARTLEss DEsERTIoN.-.A painter, living on
the West Side, man of forty years, recently de-
serted young wife of twenty-one, al time when
her peculiar situation made more sacred than ever
her claim upon his protection. We have his
name, but suppress it, in hope that, seeing the
baseness Of his conduct, he may in future act as
becomes man.
On Saturday last he sold their house, lot, and
furniture, save few articles, under pretense OF
returning to Boston, their former home. The
articles retained, he packed in two boxes, and
shipped to Newark, Ohio, instead of to Boston
On Monday afternoon, he, with his wife, went
to the railroad depot for the purpose Of taking the
eastern train. He left her in the sitting-room,
while, as he said, he went to purchase tickets;
but instead got on the train for Newark leaving
his wife with two trunks and only one dollar in
money. In the evening she was discovered cry
ing, and almost heart-broken, by Officer Clark
Warren, who kindly gave her shelter In his own
house. On Wednesday he, with the wife, fol
lowed the husband 10 Newark, and on Thursday
morning, at five o'clock, arrested him. Upon
seeing his wife the guilty man fell nearly sense
less on the floor. He finally gave her two hun
dred and fifty dollars in money, and renteda house
in Newark, where he promises 10 remain with
and care for her.
Mr.. Warren deserves much credit for his con-
duct in this affair, as do the mayor, officers, and
citizens Of Newark Cleveland Herald, 10Th.
ARR1soN THE CINCINNATI TORPEDO MAN.-The
Cincinnati Gazette, in noticing the arrest Of Arri-
son, says:
The officers arrived in this city with their pris-
oner early on Thursday evening, and lodged him
in the Ninth street station-house, and he was re-
moved from there to the jail, early on yesterday
morning. During the greater part of yesterday,
he was in consultation with his attorneys, l..
French and w. M. Dickson, who we understand
are engaged to defend him. He is much excited
at times, and denies that he was fhe perpetrator
of the dreadful murder of the Allisons, although
he left the city on the same evening the deed was
committed, He says that the first intimation he
had, was what appeared in the Cincinnati papers
During the trip down the river he was taken with
the cholera, and was detained in consequence at
ST. Louis He was in that city when our Cincin-
natl officers were hunting him in Iowa. He ar.
rived at his fathers on the 18th of July, remained
there three days, and then left He has been in
Muscatine, passing under the name OF Willis,
since the 18th of August; and though his conduct
was somewhat singular, no one there ever sus-
pscted him of being Arrison.
The indictment was served upon Arrison in the
Jail yesterday afternoon, about o'clock. He
signed his name as William Arrison, leaving out
the H., in the presence Of jailor Mclean. The
day of trial will be forthwith set