Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-09
The FURTHER HEARINe.-On Saturday. two

HE FURTHER hEARING.-On Saturday, two
more witnesses in the case of Justice Holdings
head were examined by Justice Clark.
Thos. w. Mares was sworn, and gave test.
mOny similar to that given by him at the trial
OF wilson before Justice Goddard, and pub
lished in the Star
mos Eckert sworn Saw no act Of conni-
vance on the part of Justice Hollingshead;
wilson told him the prisoner had escaped ten
minutes before it was announced to Justice
Hollingshead; told Parham the prisoner (Es-
sex) had escaped; Parham said be knew it
Mr.. Hollingshead asked for a dismissal Of
the case, as he had appeared three times, and
there was no evidence against him.
Justice Clark refused, stating as his reason
that before he could do so he must hear
all the witnesses for the prosecution. The
subpenas had been issued on the 5th, and
no returned had yet been made. He did
not know that the officer had Intentionally
neglected his duty but if such was the fact
he (the Justice) would report the officer to the
court, ne having no control over him.
The case was again postponed
THIRD DISTRICT POLICE OFFICE The fol-
lowing cases were disposed of by Justice Hol-
lingshead John and Samuel Runnels, fight
ing and disorderly, security for peace; ].
Miles, drunk, workhouse thirty days; c.
Dollhouse, assaulting his wife, dismissed !;
Michael Mack. brought out of Jail for further
hearing on a charge of grand larceny, COM
mitted for court; James Miles, same charge,
dismissed j. Williams, assault and threats,
security for peace.
FUNERAL.-The Montgomery Guards, Lieut..
kelcher, and Union Guards, Lieut. Donnelly,
paraded yesterday afternoon to attend the
funeral of Owen Quigley, whose death was &C.
casioned by an encounter with John Essex
ESnuta a RaRd narforn cd for n.
The body was taken from the vault at St
Patrick's church, where it had been placed,
and conveyed to the cemetery, followed by a
long line Of relatives and friends.
FOUND DEAD.-A handsome white male in
FAINT was found on Saturday evening on Tenth
street in the Seventh Ward, in a spot where
1t is supposed to have been placed the night
previous. 1t was wrapped in a coarse bag,
which had been noticed during the day by
various persons. A colored man passing acct
dentally stepped upon it and uncovered the
head and face of the child The coroner was
sent for to hold an inquest.
SERIOUS CHAReE.-Last Friday, the police
hrm Of Kimball and Norwood arrested Pat
rick Barrett, who was charged with the suspi-
cion OF malicious mischief in various ways, by
the use of vitriol. The charges are that he
attempted to administer the vitriol to colored
boy put quantity on valuable dog, &c.
Justice Ofutt committed him to Jail for a
hearing.
EssEx.-It was reported yesterday, and
generally believed that Officers Cox, Reese,
and King, who were sent in pursuit of John
Essex, had captured him in Montgomery
We are informed to-day by one Of these off.
GERS that such is not the case They came
upon his track at house where he lad stopped,
but not until after he had left.
HE Rain yesterday, is said, by those who
have kept the run of such events, to have been
the heaviest that has fallen for two years A
measurement last night showed fall of 81
inches During the night fall of hail stones
of large dimensions was observed. though
pretty much all traces of them had vanish ed
this morning.
Do NET FORGET the collection of fine Oil
Paintings which was opened to the public at
nine o'clock this morning, in the large rooms
over MI Farnham's store, and which are to
be sold tomorrow tuesday, evening There
Is sufficient of merit and beauty to repay a
careful examination Of these pictures
STOLEN Householder KimbaIl went on
Saturday to Virginia and recovered q pair of
horses which had been stolen. The thief had
gone to Maryland, and the officer took his de-
Poi'uio yesterday III pursuit OF MIN.
ASSAULT AND BATrERY.-Caspar Runert
and Louisa Locke were arrested by Officer
Parham for an assault and battery. They
were held to bail for Court by Justice God
dard.
RBTURNING.- Some two hundred persons.
delegates and others, arrived from Cincinnati
by the eleven O'Clock train this morning.
WATCH RETURNs.-The Justice whose term
at the guard house commenced with this week
informs US that there were 10 cases for trial
this morning.