Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-08
EVENING9STAR,
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

being out some three hours, returned a YER
dict Of guilty.
Domaine was then put on trial on the charge
CT stealing goods from the store Of George w.
Hinton, on the 18th Of October last.
Mr.. Hinton testified to having identified q
pair of pantaloons, part OF the goods taken
from bis store, on the person Of Demaine when
the latter was brought to the watch house on
the 9Th Ct April; the witness, when he first
saw the pantsloons on Domaine at the watch
house, had named the person for whom the
pantaloons had been made, and ON examina
ton, that persons name was found written
upon the vatch-pocke.
Officer Handy testified to having been pre-
sent when Hinton identified the pantaloous
upon Domaine. He had also found a vest,
pair OF pantaloons, and q new silk nm
brella In young Demsines bed room. The
vest was marked "John Espey, Octobe 1885,"
and was identified by Mr. Hinton as one made
for customer. The pantaloons were also
identified by Mr.. H., and the umbrella was
the exact counterpart of some he had in his
store, and one Of which no exhibited in court
Other goods identified by Hinton the witness
testified to having found at Steele's house;
such a. pantaioons, gloves, buttons, vest pat
terms, &c.
Officer A. R. Allen testified to the finding
OF the pantaleons, vest, and umbrella in De-
maine's bed room.
OANcA NOsS tcstiucu tQdt III Inc mdglslT6to B
ONCE Domaine said he had bought the panta
looms and vest of Bailey, which Bailey de-
MED. The watch pocket had been cut out of
the pantaloons found in Demaine's bed room.
Charles Steele testified to Harvey Belt
having brought to him q small market basket
fall Of gOods-bOots, shoes, handkerchiefs,
tuillet cotton, &c, &c; the basket was GOV.
cred with handkerchief; Belt left the basket
in gully on approaching the house and ask
sd WltneSs to come ont viii faoH fba Il.
up stairs IN the dark and emptied them out );
Belt brought the goods from Mr. Richey's
where he lived Belt told witness on Sunday
night that the fellows were arrested
Harvey Belt testified that he got the goods
from young Domaine on the Sth of April and
kept them until the llth; witness told Steele
on Sunday night that Domaine had been mr..
rested Steele lived on Fourth street. between
and D; witness had held no conversation
with old Mr.. Demaine about William De.
msine's trunk; did not say to him that he
lHitness) had borrowed the trunk of young
Domaine for the use of his sister who was 90.
ing into the country.
w. W. Domaine, the father Of the prisoner
testlhed to having had conversation with
neit, IN which Bell said that he got the trunk
OF oily Tor the use Of his sister who was
going into the country; witness testified tn at
the umbrella for nd in the bedroom had been
In the house since June, 1855, and had been
get from NailOr in exchange for a cotton nm.
brella which Croggin, who boarded then at
Majors, had borrowed.
After argument by the counsel, the case
was submitted to the jury, who, in q few min
u'es' returned verdict of guilty.
TO-DAY.
Case soy or the docket. the United State,
asaiDs' John crown, was taken up this morn
ing.
Grown stands charged in tie ind;,,r,.r,
with keeping disorderly house He ia a
olud man, living at the corner of Market ard
roulln Sueels, Georgetown, where he keeps a
Hquor shop and small grocery. While the
Jury were out IN this case, Henry Croggin was
Drought up on charge of larceny UPON the
properly OF N; Hofta, ami plead guilty.
Jonn Z Bailey plead guilty to the charge
u .slceny upon The goods f John E Latham
cir. Radcliffe for Bailey; Mr.. Martin 70,
CEoggin, and Mr. Wharton for Dema;ne
ssSed delay of the execution of the sentence
1or few days In behalf of their clients IN
order that they might have opportunitv for
an inteIyiey with their families prior 20 being
sent to the penitentiary.
Judge Crawford proceeded to pass sentence
upon oroggln, Bailey and Domaine, and. in %
..a,sa, Spohe OF the melancholy spectacle pre-.
senseo oy tnese young men in their present
position: lie commented severely upon the
tsvly OF behavior exhibited by the prisoners
ounng the trial, and went ON 10 saw tbat he
nsG never known such an extensive series Of
fobberies 0'A'' VI
Inc Court sentenced Henry Croggin. in two
cases, 10 three years in the penitentiary in
sacn case; John E Bailey the same John
eDemaine was sentenced to he penitentia.
ny lor TWO years on each of three cases ITbe
sentence In this case, at the special instance
o the father Of the prisoner, to Commence
ster sunday next. The sentence is TINS.
ior each OF the prisoners, six years in the pen.
ltentiary. P'A
Sylvester Koontz was tried on g charge Of
assaultins Charles Wise .
iHE FIREs.-Last evening, about 8 o'clock,
n.s oIeKe OUT In some frame buildings re-
Gently erected by Mr.. Cooper, ON Thirteenth
street, near Massachusetts, avenue. In a verv
snort TIME the fire spread to the frame houses
aololnlng, and because of the scarcity Of water
sl1 frame dwellings were soon in ruins. not
WNhstandlng the efforts Of the fremen to ex.
tinguish the flames. All this property, we
are informed, belonged to persons in mod crate
circumstances, and was destroyed most proba-
bly, by the act Of an incendiary.
About ten o'clock the Steamboat Hotel IN
Seventh street, opposite the Centre market,
was discovered To be burning The fire brok a
out through the roof, and was probably caused
oy an accident inside the building. The alarm
was gwen and the hremen, police, and aux
mary guards were soon On the spot eudeavor.
ing to eItingoish the flames and save the sur.
rounding property from destruction by the
thoughtless and excited crowd, ready to give
assistance, but not knowing where to begin.
he hotel was considerably damaged, but the
insurance is sufficient to cover the loss Great
damage was done to the dry goods in the ware.
house Of MI. Noxon, late Whites, by the water
winch was thrown. The less there will prob
40 amount to three or four thousand dollars
Inc goods are insured by some northern com.
pany. WA
lie hremen, auxiliary guard, and police
sc eIsds Ter the manner in which they
performed their duties at both these fires.
al a late hour the fire broke out again in
the hotel, but was speedily extinguisRed by
the police and guards, who remained on duty
until this morning.
SUNDAY NIGHT SPORTS -A friend of certain
young gentlemen who were engaged in a dog
ngnt on last Sabbath night, in the alley be.
tween + our and half and Sixth streets near
street, suggests the impropriety Of seIact;na