Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-11
EV ENING STAR,
FOCAL INTELLIGENCE


THETwo CHARLEYs.-We, yesterday, bare
4 iy had room TO chronicle the fact that two per.
sons, clad in male attire, under the names Of
Charles Walters and Charles L. Moore, and
suspected Of being women, were arrested, and
having been brought before Justice Clarke
were by him committed to Jail for further
examination.
When these women''-we wish ii to be
distinctly understood however, that We can
not vouch for the fact that they are Of the fe.
male kind-were brought into the presence oil
the Justice, the room was Immediately crowd
ed with impatient spectators, white and black
adults and lads; for when q sight is worth
seeing the people hasten to its enjoyment. As
an item was at that time procurable, We, Of
course, as in duty bound, were in attend ance
Having industriously worked our way through
the mass Of human flesh, We we're, fortunate
~, successful in reaching the height of our
desire; namely, backlsss chair, from which
we could look unobscuredly upon the scene
before Us, to say nothing Of the young ones
clinging to our back and looking over our
shoulders
The boys and men near the door were boi>
tsrously passing their rude comments upon
the prisoners, being unable, from the density
of the throng, TO approach the rail, behind
which Justice, represented in the person Of a
venerable gentleman in specs and the Js-
1t is scarcely necessary to relate, with mi
nuteness, how little boys were /" lifted up" by
their older friends "to see - how others got
upon the shoulders of their companions, in
turns, Just for . single peep" and how q
dozen full grown men obtained footing on two
chairs, in proximity, to catch q good view
ever both straight hair and woolly heads
for, We repeat, the colored population were
there largely represented Good humor pre-.
vailed and great confu sion ton
One OF the disguised women occupied an
humble position, but did not look like Pa
tisnce upon monument, smiling at grief I"
On the contrary, she seemed to avert her face
from the vulgar gaze" and drew her black
glazed cap low down over the forehead. Owing
to this the spectators had no opportunity to
scan her features and to pronounce their Opin-
ion upon her physiOgnomy. The other, how
ever, was moro exposed to view, and occupied
standing position on the right of the justice
She was in the full rig of man, like her com
psnion in custody, and it was especially no.
ticed by son of toll, who had no collar to bis
shirt, how tastefully she had tied her hecker-
chief. To use her own expression, the heat
in the room was responsible for taking the
starch out Of her collar, (which was disposed
a la By,oH,) and this remark was regarded
by the hearers as fully entitled TO a hearty
and honest outburst Of laughter. She at times
appeared to be a little shy-and no wonder,
for at least two hundred eyes were gazing pom
her-while she strongly protested against be-
ing detained, declaring that she was MAN
She said she would convince any physician of
this fact but when one was sent for, she, like
a prudent female, changed her mind. The
justice, with his well known gallantry, treated
the couple with ell the delicacy due to their
(suppOsed) sex
The Justice said in a tone loud enough to
be heard by everybody, that if they could
produce proof that they were reputable women,
he would release them but being strangers,
land we know Of no other reason.) they could
not satisfy the demand. They were then
placed in the charge of an officer, and com
mitted TO Jail for further examination. The
crowd rushed from the Office to see the illus
triOus strangers hacked to the blue walled
tenement. The female men did not, however,
remain long under the roof Of that useful but
puch-abused institutiOn-they were not even
assigned quarters, nor presented with the
{. bill of fare" although their arrival was
during the dinner hour They were released,
and, in the afternoon, took the cars and de-
parted northward
Since that time, there is much speculation
concerning those travellers. They who have
had good look at one Of the Charleys-she
who wore the collar la Byron-agree in the
opinion that hoped skirts would be more ap-
prOpriste than trowsers, and bonnet tn an the
other, some thought it was a msnikin, but this
belief is not generally entertained. We are
sure that pre cannot solve the question The
only proof against the parties was their fem
mime looks and, as il was merely Suspicion,
there was no other course 70 pursue than to
restore them to the liberty Of which they had
been for q short time deprived
The Baltimore Clipper of this morning
throws additional light on this important sub
ject
" Young Ladies IN Mems CLothss.-Con-
siderable attention was attracted yesterday in
divers parts of the city, by the movements Of
two young and well dressed individuals, who,
as Tar as outward apparel was concerned, ap
peared 10 be young men, but whom an obsery-
ing eye would soon suspect TO be females in
disguise After mbulating the city and
riding about in omnibuses to their hearts co.,
tent, they repaired yesterday afternoon to the
Philadelphia depot, where they were seen by
ohcer Herbert, and on his questioning them
one OF the two acknowledged her sex-the other
Insisted she belonged TO the masculine gender.
The officer took the twain to the house Of
the chief Of police, where it was ascertained
tnat both were young women. Capt Herring
recognized one Of them as a young woman
who was found masquerading in mems clothes
last winter. and whom he had conveyed 10 her
home In Albany to her parents, her family
being both wealthy and respectable. The
other young woman refused entirely to give
any account Of herself They both stated they
had arrived in this city from Washington yes
terdsy afternoon The girls are both aopa-
rently under twenty years Of age, and very
genteel in appearance. They were both tenn
porarily committed"
How We LIVE IN WAsHnGrON- pub
lsh herewith the bill Of fare Of the Kirkwood
House, by way Of showing the distant public
just how folks yegetate in the federal city dur-
ing the recess, and have to add TO it the sim
gle remark that the cook Of the Kirkwooi
Is an artist who can do justice to such bill
OF fare when placed in his hands if there ex-
lists cook in this country competent 80 to do
SsNp-Gumbo a Ia Creole
ftSh-Fresh mackerel broiled, o la matre
d'hOtel.
Bstlsf-Ham and cabbage; corned beef;
peel tongue; mutton, csper sauce; chickens
and pork.
Entrees Mutton chops broilsd plain blue