Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

charged win burglarlouSlY entering tue CUSTOM
hOUse. and stealing money there from, was com
rnencrd before the Hastings Court Yesterday
An extraordinary episode occurred during the
progress Of the investigation. Officer Boss, Of
Washington in his testimony, ex planatoTy OF the
confession of SOmeTviie. stated that he APP
preached the prisoner. near the Powhatan House,
while he was In custody of Officer MorriSs, and
instead of being repulSed with a frown, as he
expected, he was greeted with smile of recog-
milton by the prisoner. They shook hands,
remarked that they 1.-THE oficers) had met with
good luck-that Pulling had shown where the
money had been secreted, and that some fifteen
thousand dollars had been recovered Somer.
willie then voluntarily said that he had been led
into the scrape by Pulling-that ID was his first
offence, &c, &c. The question was asked by
Judge CrumP, prisoners counsel: Did you not
say to Someryile in effect, after appriZng him Of
the recovery Of the money, that you knew all, and
he had better make d clean breast OF it, Officer
Boss emphatically and positively denied having
made such d remark, or anything approaching
to IL
Officer Norris, of the Richmond police, was
then examined. lie dePOsed that after the recog-
milton between Boss and Son.eIyille, and the re-
mark about the finding of the money, Boss con-
unued the conversation by SAYING to SOmeTyille
that Pulling had IN formed hiH that this was the
first robbery in which Observation-Disclosures been
engaged, that his 6. 81 wife was sick at Charles
ton, etc, and If IL was all true. he, Boss was
was very sorry for him. The witness then
proceeding TO detail a further confession made
bv SOmerville At the Jail, when he was checked
by Judge Crump, who objected to the evidence
ground that
employed I" solicitations TO influence the pris-
Oner, and induce a confession from him He ad-
dressed the Court for some time in support of
this proposition, and incidentally discharged an
unparalleled vOley of invective against officer
Boss at least, il has never been our fortune to
hear a more Scdthing and meTciless excOfiation
he charged him with tciifUl, deliberate. false
ho0d IN stating that Somerville had himself dis
closed facts, which were communicated bv Boss
10 SornerriHy, IF Officer Morris is TO be believed
~ Information received by Boss from Pulling.
Court OyPTTulpi no mi IN Ind tI,a
further testimony of Officer Norris and he then
completed his deposition, stating nothing in adj
dition to the facts already in possession of
readers
The Court then adjourned until 10 clock, a.
M TO day.
THZ NEW HOUSE HALL-An extra force of
hands are row employed in the new House Hall
IN constructing the Speakers seat and the desks
of the clerks and reporters, which are being made
Of Italian and Tennessee marble and are of the
most exquisite and elaborate work manship. The
hall floor Il being CaTpeted by j. Thompson, up
hOlsterer- The carpet is of American manufac-
ture and comes from Boston ID is of appropriate
pattern and colors, conforming to the general
character of the room. The gallery seats are
being grained, in imitation of mahogany Spe-
clmens Of the beautiful bronze railing for the side
siarwdys have just arrived at the Teceiver's office
from Messr. Cornelius Il Baker, of Philadel phia;
they are placed in the new agricultural commit
tee room. The Speakers retiring room is to be
the great feature of the new south wing; il is TO
The piers OF the eastern poTticoes are COM
m-nced, and considerable progress has been
made in their construction. The connecting cor
TldOrS advance upward with due speed. IL i in
tended to have the south corridor completed for
the use Of the members, in passing from the old
Capitol to this wing, during the coming session
The heavy iron plates composing the exterior
cOrnice of the new Dome begin to arrive; the iron
work for this part of the dome is done BY Messrs
Brbee Il Co., of New York, and is executed i'm
their usual style Of excellence.
FIRE On CAPITOL HILL-A fire broke out ye,-
te-day afternoon, about , O'Clock, in all alley
leading from street, Capitol Hill, in two brick
stables, belonging to Mr.. }. Underwood and Col
Butler which were filed with Goals in the base
ment and hay in the lofts. They were consumed
10 the walls befOrC the Columbia Fire COMPANY
which, a. usual, was on the spot with great
PTOmptness could arrive. They proceeded, how
ever, TO sxtinguish the flames thereby preventing
the nre from communicating to any of the sur
rounding buildings The origin of the fire is not
known, but II Is supposed to be the work Of an
incendiary. Suspicion attaches TO black cart
driver. who i, employed by some contractor for
street grading, and has had of the stables for
some time past. After the fire had been extn-
gUished. the members of tine Company were in
Viied BY Capt. Huntington to his house where
they partOOk of such hOspitalities the sudden
ness of the occasion would admit Of. The Com
pdny then ad JOUTned to the east Capitol grounds
where some time Was spent by them in testing
The forcing capacities Of their neat little suction
CIRCUIT Contributing yesterday the Court
Wis engaged a. usual in the case of Jones gainst
DsrmOtt. The instructions prayed for BY Mr. |
Brent, counsel for defence having been granted.
as stated in yesterdays issue, the argument was
gone into, Oh the part of the plaintiff, by Mr. |
MduTy. who spoke ia the case about an hour and
half, and was followed bv Mr. Brent for de-
fence. WHO addressed the Court for one hour
prOr to their Adjournment, but did not conclude
Nj argument
This morning the Court met at the usual hour
aud Mr. Brent took mp the subject where it had
bcen dropped. lie was engaged in addressing
the Court when this report closed
IL is understood that, when Mr. Brent's argu-
Inrnt closes, he will be followed by Mr. Carlisle
for nlaintif, who will close the case IL is not |
likely, however, that il will get to the Jury be-
lore some time tomorrow. NodOubt the closing |
mp Of the matter, which has been 80 long pro.
tTacted, will be great relief to all concerned
The assignments for to- morrow are the follow
Ing cases: 153. M il5 ,J67 lt3, 1872, l3 ,g7
Sol, IL LOU, 1884, 81, ~ ~, a, H. IS, rs 81 81
~. 81. %, ~.
The RIvER.-There were arrivals at the
wharveS this morning, and business is confined
principally to the unlading Of various coal and
lumber vessels which have arrived within the |
last few days. Oyster pungas abound also and |
hundreds OF bushels OF oysters remaiR unsold in |
consequence Of the prevailing warm weather
Iha owners Of the principal wbarves are en- |
gagged in making active arrangements TO have
their whaTves and docks put in apple pie order |
during the idle season, ia O!der to be ready for
resumption OF business next spring
Along the margin of the water d heavy frost |
prevailed this morning, thick that the boys
were ScraPing il up into quite respectable snow
balls, with which they were Pelting each other in
nn- >tyle.
Weunderstand TINT Notwithstanding the prev
aience OF d dense fog the river last night the
mad steamer BALTIMORE arrived up at the wharf
II the usual hOUif this morning
On Hrsm.-" Rock THE CRADLE, LIDDY ~
1t becomes painful duty to announce that a
IOuncin: haby has actually been born in due
course Of time, unto DIR. and Mr. Hasbrouck
The former will De remembered is the stars
lair, brishi-eyed and pquant little cOrrespon-
dent. who used to prIambuIdte PeHHsyIyaBia
avenue. WEARING the BlOoneI bresc hes aud to
lecture or tine 2bts of women aud the wrongs
Of men so eioquentiy in Temperance Hall on b.
street Who That drank in her words Of wisdom
without Deeping into her devil may care woman