Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-07
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS.
CorrsspOadenos Of The STAY.

GEORGETOWN, August :. 1857
Considerable excitement and Indignation has
been visible the last two days among large class
of our most respectable citizens. caused by a
young woman Of very respectable connections,
being dccoyed from her home by a man who wa.
boardcr in the family of the girl. and took adj
vantage of his position as such to ingratiate him.
self into her affections. The parents forbid him
the house. Soon after this he decoyed her OF TO
Washington, where, after a considerable search
she was found and brought back home. remain
ing apparently satisfied until Wednesday morn
ing when the offence was again repeated During
the day the father received information that the
girl had been taken to 4 house on Cav street,
where large company of gentlemen assembled
on i" wednesday night, accompanied by an officer
ana legal process, for the purpose Of making a
search. The occupant Of the house offered them
every facility for doing SO, assuring them al the
same time that the parties were not there The
search was made, however but if they had been
there they got wind IF what was going aud fed
Up Ia the present time nothing has been ascer-
tanned Of their whereabouts.
This II not the first nos second offence Of this
and similar character which has been perpe-
trated in our city during the last year or so and
our citizens Knowing that anything like an az
Tempt al criminal prosecution under the present
laws Of the DiStric, would he likely to end in 2
sort OF legal farce, and that no family. however
respectable, ~ safe from the wiles Of the perpe-
traitors Of such Infamous offences. seem deter
mined IN The iuturc 70 take the settlement OF an
Such offences into their own hands we should
not bc surprised. if tho offender IN this Instance
- caught TO see tho present indignation manifest
Itself IN the application of Judge Lynch code in
some shape, not only upon The PRINCIPAL hat
upon several others who are supposed 10 he his
aideTS and abCttoTs. If their guilt can be fastened
upon them with any degree Of certainty.
The author Of the article headed : Death Of
Young Moore, " has committed a gross error in
attribuiing TO rS ANYTHING like a disposition 70
aGgravatc the feelings Of the afflicted family in
our artrle on the Inquest; liz has not only i'm
pngned ouf motives, hut has sought 20 fix blame
upon the attending physician and members OF
the jury "f inquest The verdict supports ou-
remarks on the subject % the letter. The author
j. well aware that after the family had changed
their minds and refused 10 allow the post norton
examination 10 ~ made. they were admonshed
three times by Coroner Woodward aud DR. Mac
cal that IL was duty they owed they owed 10
society; that their refusal mi ght defeat the ends
proposed was the only means by which the AZ.
tending physician. who was the PRINCIPAL Wit
ness, could arrive a. the real cause OF his death
and the jury Al a proper decision. As to the
charge against Dr Maccal Of having refused 10
post the examination until the next day. SUNDAY
the author il well aware that the family was IN
formed OF The impos>i b.lity Of the Doctors doing
80, 70. the reason that members of his family
were sick and required mis- attention. and that he
Coroner was not aware that he had the power TO
cause, or the Jury would have consented 20 aa-
ether adjournment
The only arrivals since our last report are the
schr Mist, from New York, with >,Si bbls OF &C.
ment to Capt NJ. e MeigS for the Washington
Aqueduct. and the steamer Diamond state. from
Baltimore. 10 HYDE n Davidson