Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-15

CRIMINAL CouRr.-Yesterday the riot case at
oerhardts was up before the Court and the fol-
lowing jury was empanelled upon It Thomas ID
Larner, James B. Holmead, n. Boyd Brooks. g.
ID. Spencer, William b. Sothoron, John b. Da
wilson, Horatio Mater, Samuel Hansen, Patrick
U. Murray, THEODORE Meade, Nathan Hammond
Messrs Radcliffe and Martin appeared for de.
fence. The evidence elected was much the same
that brought out upon the trial of Gerhardt for
| the homicide of Shout The case was submitted
without argument, and the jury, after a short All
sence returned a verdict Of guilty on the second
count in the indictment-that Of an ARRAY. The
| Court called the accused parties, William TayloT
| John Hall and Frank Elliot up, and sentenced
them to imprisonment in the county Jail for term
u rhree months and to pay a fine Of SO each
The Court then adjourned
This morning, the case Of Robert Cross in
dicted for assault and battery with intent TO kill
Omcer Thomas II. Robinson, of the Sixth Police
District, on the 3Oth day of June, 1857, was taken
/ up. Chiffon and Martin for defence
In consequence of the illness of Judoe Cr,w
| o'clock ~ -
| The following are the names of the iurors uho
sit in the case, viz: Messrs Abraham Butler. A.
| Lewis Newton, Geo. NJ. Sothoron Thos J. Will
| IlaIns, VIM. Van Riswick, James Fulalove, st .
Iaphlm Mast, Thos. ID. Larner, b. f. Ceilings,
James Nj. Taylor, James Barnes, Ed III Edelin,
The witnesses for the United States called are
| Messrs. VIM. Harper Bernhard Donelly Jas III
| suit, Franklin Ri. khard, DR.. Duhamtl, Charles
fence they are Messrs RemegiOus Burch, Chas
| Painter, John III. Wise, Frederick Plaster Sonny
Stewart, Jesse Jenkins, and Franklin Birkhead
Mr.. Key opened for the United States giving
In brief history of the stating that the ac9
\ cused had drawn pistol and shot dangerously
| the onicer who was in the execution Of his duty
justice.
He was followed on the part of the defence by
| Mr. Chiffon, who said that hr admitted that in
| a cursory view of the case as stated bv the conn
hat he
| defendant had poor case; he expected, however
| from the knowledge Of some facts Of which he
had been apPrized, and which he expected to
| prove, to make out a case for his client The
| charge against the prisoner was that of shooting
an officer in the discharge of his duty he said the
shooting was nothing, but the intention to kill
was the main point; that unless the jury could
| find facts in the evidence to show the intention
| to kill, they could not bring I'm verdict against
the defendant on the charge; that the prisoner,
| when the officers attempted TO arrest him asked
| them to show their authority for making the ar
! rest; that they refused to do so and that under
/ these circumstances the defendent resisted them
they not showing any authority, the warrant call
| ing for his arrest then being a mile off in the
hands OF another officer, and who the only
proper officer to make the arrest Mr. c. is now
speaking as this report closes.
THE EXCURSION Row YEsrERDAY.-There are
various reports in circulation to the occasion of
the ARRAY at the steamboat wharf Monday. OF
which one is given in our river report and another
is that it originated all about a pitcher of milk
which one person snatched from another and
! which discOurtesy was resented by blow at the
time and afterwards caused the great row.
OF the following facts we are assured by an
eye witness. The at ay took place, not upon the
| boat. but at the Washington wharf upon the ar
| rival OF the first return boat at q O'Clock D. m
| But four members of the Western Hose COMPANY
| were present. (the remainder of the company be-
| ing at the White House. and they, though they
| ererted themselves to the utmost. were unable to
| stop the fight. Not one of the parties with whom
the difhcully originated belonged to the Western
! Hose company.
| We learn that this company western Hose)
nave resolved to enter upon full investigation cf
| the matter, and to bring the parties eliminated,
whoever they may be. to justice.
| BEWARE, MAD DoGs ABOUT Two mad dogs
Were killed in this city to-day-one in the yicin-
ity of the Northern Market, and the other in the
rear of Mr.. VIM. fuckers Tailoring establish
ment. on Pennsylvania avenue, between Four
| and-a-half and Sixth streets The latter was a
pet dog but showed such unmistak able SYMPTOMS
Of hydroPhobia, that its owner was compelled to
| have IL killed
1t is feared that these dogs may have bitten a
| number of others.
CARELEssNEss.-Property owners who leave
| their doors and shutters insecurity fastened can
only blame themselves if they suffer loss Last
| night, the attention of persons passing was at
| tracted 10 a store where the shutters of the win
| dow had been carelesslv placed that one had
| fallen out upon the sidewalk. and the rest were
| leaning out SO that touch would have thrown
them down.
POLICE REPORT reports of the police
officers to j. w. BaggOtt, Esq, chief of police,
| for the week ending the 18th instant, shows the
| number of cases returned as CO. and of these are
| United States cases. This statement covers the
/ reports of nine officers
| ELECTION.-At an election Of the Liberty Club
on the 9Th inst, the following officers were elected
| for the ensuing six months John Willis, Presi-
| dent; Alex. Nj. Proctor, Vice President Samuel
| Stnchcomb, Secretary; Walter b. Sewell, Urea
| Surer.
| SALE OF SUGARS TO-DAY.-At the sugar sale by
| E. 5. Wright, to-day, upon the wharf of F & A.
| II. Dodge. Georgetown, PA hhds cargo of the
| brig Fideiia, was sold at prices ranging from
| SlO.05 to 5000
FALSE FIRE ALARM was raised in the Fourth
Ward about II o'clock last night created, quite
| apparently, for mischievOus purposes. One COM
Pany was brought out by it.
The RAINY SEAsoN.-Wh no wants a watering
| pot, cheap? Our Reuben has one which he will
sell at bargain, having no earthly occasion to
use il.
WATCH RErrRSs.-The only case for trial at
the central guard-house this morning was Ann
Cahoe, an old patron, drunk and disorderly /;
| workhouse 80 days.