Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-06-27
EVENING STAR.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

ARREST OF CRoGGIN AND BAILEr.-0n We'd
nesdsy afternoon, Mr.. James Ward, Of the
jail guard, with Police Officer Williamson and
COnstables Simonds, Wise, A. Allen, Busher,
and Duvall, left the city by the three o'clock
train, IN search of the escaped burglars They
vent as far as Ellieott's Mills, and, finding no
trace OF the fugitives, returned to Beltsville
yesterday morning; after breakfastipg at
Beltsvlile, they proceeded to the house of
Mrs Fermillion, a half sister of Ray, about
two miles thi, side of Beltsyile, having
learned that young Cross Jagged about seven
teen) had gone out to Beltsville on the cars
with large carpet-bag, and had proceed di-
rectly to Vermillion's
While searching this house, Mrs. Vermil-
hon raised great cutlery, apparently in
tended to give the alarm to the fugitives Turk
ing in the vicinity, telling the officers at the
top OF her voice to go and arrest Nailor and
not come hunting her brother, &c
The officers, after going over the house, d.
vided and proceeded to search the woods in
the rear of the house. While scattered in
this way over a considerable extent of ground
Officer Simonds came suddenly upon Croggin,
Bailey, and young Gross, who were seated
playing cards, while Ray lay asleep near by.
Croggin sprang up and presented a double
oarrelled gun at Simonds, and asked what be
came for. Simonds replied that he came for
him. Croggin then said, " You had better 70
back; one man or two can't take US, half .
dozen Of you may" Ray, who had now
araked, also presented a double barrelled
gun, and Simonds, whose pistol was not cap
ped, returned to his companions for assist
snce.
The officers now gathered, and a hue and
cry was raised throughout the country of
white and cOlored, In pursuit Of the fugitiyes
who, nndlng their quarters getting too hot
decsmped abruptly. Those in pursuit fol-
lowed on their track some eight miles in
Montgomery county, where the fugitives were
nnally lost traces Of in a large swamp The
last seen Of them there, they were seated on a
fence, keeping some colored people, who were
following them, at bay, by presenting their
double-barrelled guns at them
This morning, about half-past s O'Clock,
Ohcers K. Allen and r W Dove of the
Auxiliary guard, and John Davis, Chief of
Police, went to the house of E. G Cross, on
Fifteenth street near K, and there discovered
and captured Croggin and Bailey. Bailey
allowed himself to be taken without opposi-
zion, but CrOggin showed fight, using a pair
Of tODgs upon the head and face Of Allen,
cutting and bruising him good deal. He
also managed to give himself a pretty smart
blow over the eye with his own weapon, in the
course Of the scufHs.
Croggin and Bailey are now lodged securely
in Jail, and, if it is found necessary, will no
NSAOe 70 ASaNhy w Q nave Just e66Q
them In their cell. They say they have at no
time been more than twelve miles from the
city, and that they have laid in the woods at
night. They would have made their way to
some seaport but for the want of money. On
Wednesday morning, when Deputy Marshal
Phillips, with Waugh and La Truite and f
Ward, guided by Moore, were searching the
courthouse en- Vsrmillion's place the prison
ers say they were concealed under the corn
- house, and that Croggin had his double bar
relied gun directed through hole in the floor
cooked. ready to shoot Moore, but that Bailey
caught hold Of the gun and said " for God s
sake don't fire or we shall all be hung -
Bailey says he gave up all hopes Of escape
when be found Phillips and La Truite so close
IN pursuit They (Rsy, CrOggin and Bailey
made their way 10 the city last night, it seems,
IN despair Of escaping through the country
after the people had been so generally aroused
inPursuit,
Too much credit cannot be given to the
officers who made the arrests, nor to the of
hcer who ferreted out the fugitives from thei
hlolng place We must not omit either Ia
give credit TO Marshal Hoover for the indie
tatlgable energy with which he has pursued
the search for the escaped prisoners Fo,
nearly two weeks ne has had, mainly at hi:
own expense, some eight or ton persons en-.
gagged Eight and day in the search. We be.
He'e that during bis marshslship not a single
successful escape has been made from the
JAN Ray, who cOntrived in the melee al
CROSS to get away, is sure to be found al
returned to his old quarters
1t is stated that this desperate gang of burp
lars, at the time of their detection, had the
Keys all prepared TO make an entry into the
money department Of the Treasury building
Bailey, it will be remembered, was at ont
time Waterman or messages at the Treas
ury.
HE CoHISG FOURTH National An
nlyeTsaTy Is close at hand, and vet We SEQ nc
announcement Of any civic celebration Of ths
day as there undoubtedly should be- w,
OCsht 70 nave demonstration here on tha
day, sufficiently attractive to draw our neigh
bors to Washington, and we doubt not they
would gladly avail themselves of the occa
sion. Instead Of that we shut up shop on thai
DAY, and continue otherwise to make the city
80 unlnElting and uncomfortable that oul
own citizens fee from it in every direction, al
KIT was plague-stricken. They 60 to Balti
more, the White House, Harper's Ferry
flney Point, or worst Of all, they spend the
day at Alexandria, imbibing the pestilent
whisky Vended in that ancient and fish like
burgh, and return home in a most discredit
able state Of inebriety All this could easily
De remedied by getting up a handsome ceIe.
oratlon OF our own, and not only would the
morals oil the people be thereby kept in a
nes'ny condition, but the corporation would
save some thousands Of dollars at home, which
Is now spent elsewhere by cur citizens in
tnelr search for amusement. Why can't our
Cry Fathers (at least) vote us some ere
works 1t Is estimated that the city of Bos-
Ton clears some seventy-ive thousand dollar.
every :" Fourth, over and above the outlay
made IN furnishing the people with a fine
show OF fireworks on Boston Common. A lii.
tie sagacious iberality in thi- respect ha,
given the city of Boston such N ranp,s,;or G.,
It's Fourth of July pyrotechnics, that the peo-
PIE OF the surrounding cities and villages al
lar back In the interior, even, as Worcester,
make 1t point to be present every year al
Ine Boston fireworks. Can We not take a
hint from these shrewd Boston Yankees, and
continue to celebrate the day in a manner
winch shall be satisfactory to our patriotism
and at the same time bring money hero in
stead Of sending it away?
MILITARY FUSERAL.-Yestsrday afternoon,
the W ashington Light Infantry, Capt Jas