Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-06
EV ENTNG STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

was commenced. Martin and Warden ap-
reared for defence.
George VI. Hinton testified to losing articles
Of clothing during the month of October last
and clothing materials; velvet and silk vests,
fine coats, pantsloons, silk suspenders. vest
patterns, umbrellas, TO, &c. His losses he
estimated at between seven and eight hun
dred dollars His store was broken open from
the front. He had since identified portion
of these goods at the watch house and at JUS
tice Hollingshead's. He had identified coat
upon the back of Croggin. iCroggin was here
asked to stand up in the prisoners bo1)
The counsel for defence demanded that the
goods identified by Mr.. Hinton should be
brought into Court, and the Court adjourned
prior to the continuation of the examin alton
of Mr.. Hinton.
After We went to press, yesterday, Adams
was found guilty Of libel upon Mocksbee.
TO-DAY.
Alto O'Clock this morning, the trial of Crog.
gin was resumed.
George W. Hinton was called to the stand
for cross ex amin alton; he exhibited and lden-
tilted goods of his that he had found at the
watch house; it was some months after the
robbery of his store that he recognized his
goods at the watch house.
Capt Davis, late Chief of Police, called to
the stand AT the house of Mrs. Croggin, in
Baltimore. the mother of defendant, witness
/,
and among these, an undershirt, which Mr.
Hinton identified as his property; (the witness
exhibited this undershirt, soiled and worn as
it was found at Mrs. Croggin's in Baltimore)
William Mockabee, sworn-Arrested Crog-
gin at Rays house, corner of Fifteenth and
l.; when he arrested Croggin, he found the
oyercoat of Hinton upon Croggin; various
articles were found concealed in the sacking
of the bed, and in various places about the
house.
James Allen, swoia.-He and Mockabee
had arrested Croggin at his house; witness
identified goods of Mr. Hinton as among those
found by him and Mockabee at Rays house
Officer A. K. Allen, sworn.-Was the officer
who carried Croggin TO Jail The witness was
proceeding to tell what Croggin had said at
that time, when Mr.. Warden, coun, 81 for de-
fence, asked witness to wait q moment Mr.
v consulted with the prisoner, and presently
told the witness to proceed. Witness testified
that CrOggin asked him ON the way to the Jail
if Mr.. Hughes had identified any goods as his
property; prisoner said Hughe, cOuld'n do
It; he would never see his goods again on
witness telling Croggin that Hinton had iden-
titled goods, Croggin replied that was all
right, he (CrOggin) had only borrowed Hin
toms goods, and intended to return them; wit
ness saw the coat identified by Mr.. Hinton
upon Croggins back.
The evidence for the United States closed
here
j Pickerell sworn for defence Knows.
Croggin and Ray; had seen Ray wear the
oyercOat identified by Mr. Hinton; Ray had
worn it at his house repeatedly; witness lives
on Thirteenth and a-half street; keeps an oys-
ter house there.
Mr.. Martin addressed the jury for defence,
cOntending that the testimony was insufficient
to fasten the charge of larceny of Mr. Hinton 5
goods upon the prisoner.
Mr. Warden folIovad NJ Mort;n nm tho
same side
The District Attorney summed up the evi.
dence briefly but pointedly, commenting upon
the finding Of the goods secreted at Croggln's
boarding house, and at the mother of Crog-
gins in Baltimore; upon the fact of Croggin
having the coat of Hinton upon his back. and
upon the admissions of the prisoner to Officer
Allen.
Mr.. Martin asked for instructions to be
given that "the finding of stolen property in
the possession Of a person is not sufficient to
warrant conviction Of larceny after the lapse
Of sax months"
The Court decided that though the evidence
might undoubtedly be weakened by lapse Of
time, other circumstances might serve to
strengthen the evidence, and should be con.
sidered in conviction.
The case being submitted to the jury, John
Il. Bailey was brought up on the same charge
OF larceny, but prior to the calling any wit
nesses in the case the jury returned with a
verdict of guilty" against Croggin.
Bailey
Geo. W. Hinton was called to the stand and
testlhed to the loss Of goods from his store.
Ohcer Handy testified to searching Bailey 6
house some time in April last, in company
with Officers Allen and Cuttings; they found
various articles-undershirts, neckties, cali
Goes, su:penders, vests, vest-patterns, UNI
brellas, &c; these articles were found scat
tered all over the house, but mostly in drawers
and closets; the witness exhibited the articles
found at Bailey's house identified by Hinton;
balley's house was On Pennsylvania avenue
near the corner Of Fifteenth steeet, over Haz-
ards Office
Mr.. Hinton was recalled, and identified ar
ticles found at Bailey's house as his property;
mas no private mark on the goods to identify
them, but believes them to be his goods be.
cause he lost goods similar to them
Oheer Handy recalled, and testified that
bailey said they might 60 and search b s
house, that there were no goods there; when
they returned with the goods, after searching
the house, witness picked up the goods piece
by piece, and Bailey acknowledged that the
goods came from Hinton's
Officer Boss testified to a conversation held
with Bailey's wife, and with Bailey also a
conversation between Bailey and Demaine,
when the two were confronted at Justice Hol-
linghead's Cfice. Bailey there accused De-
maine Of teing present at the robbery of Hin.
tons, which Demaine denied, and then De-
maine accused Bailey Of being concerned in
The Star Office robbery, which Bailey denied
on the first interview with Bailey witness held
out the inducement to Bailey to turn States
evidence, but he refused ia toto, and called
Tod to witness that he was innocent; after
wards, when witness arrested Bailey he asked
witness If he could avail himself Of the chance
70 turn States evidence, and witness had told
MIN No, that whatever be admitted then
would BE detailed against him in court
henry Croggin (already convicted of lar.
eenyl was called to the stand by defence, and
tesnned that he sold Bailey the goods identi-
6ed oy Hinton; witness bought the goods from
ray Ihe witness was questioned in regard
70 hls connection with and knowledge of the
robbery at Hinton's, but his testimony was so
contradictory that nothing satisfactory was
Ihe Jury going oct Immediately returned a
verdict Of guilty against RaiIov