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relation 70 Crogin and Ray; gave bail, and
departed forthwith.

relation 10 Crogin and RAY; gave bail, and
departed forthwith.
The committee cannot regard these circum-
stances as going to establish innocence, nor
can they believe that any magistrate, with
| proper sense Of right and justice. would so
regard them. But, if they established his
innocence, why did he require bail Capt.
Birch says. ~ held Nsylor to bail, believing
| / could not find any thing against him, but
that might End something about the two
other persons" Why did he not think he
might thus find out something against the
| sfour" whom Domaine had said were in the
house? But this declaration of Birch can
only be regarded as pretext; for Mockabse,
one of the witnesses, in answer to the question,
"You say that Capt. Birch gave you a war
rant to arrest the two others; upon what in.
formation did he do it?" Answer "From
Nsylor." Thus it appears that he had OBJ
| tanned the information to obtain which, he
says, he held him to bail. Besides, Hammack.
who was before Birch at the same time, states
that he "was summoned to the watch house
by an officer to testify as to who was last seen,
on the night of the burglary, in the company
| OF Nsylor, and gave the information on that
point" Here Is the evidence of two witness.
es directly contradictory to the statement of
| Birch. Upon this point as upon the preceding,
the opinion OF the committee is adverse 10
Captain Birch.
There remains but enc other point which
the committee propose to discuss That is,
dld captain b. knowingly take insufficient
bail he says that he knew Naylor had
sworn, on the I'd of December last, that he
was worth one thousand dollars clear of debt
and liabilities" This was six months proceed.
ing the investigation, and it is strange that it
did not occur to Birch that Nsylor might have
| disposed Of his {" one thousand dollars The
committee cannot admit this as a saficient
excuse. Hammack, the security, says that
| " no question as to my property or liabilities
was asked me either before or after went
security for NaylOr, nor have ever testified
on that point" Forrest states distinctly that
/ he informed Birch that Hammack was worth
| nothing, and Mr.. Eckloff testifes that Naylor
was going down stairs" that is out of the
watch house, when Forrest told Birch that
hammaek was worth nothing; yet no effort
| was made to rearrest Naylor or to correct the
error committed in taking insufficient bail It
IS thus shown that Birch, if he did not know
| 1t at the time that the bail was insufficient
| dla know 1t in time to correct the mistake tat
made no effort to correct it,
| The committee do not deem it proper to sub
NIT any recommendation because, since the
| occurrence Captain Birch has been dismissed
| from the office he then held but the commit
tee must express an unqualified disapproba.
| tlon OF the conduct Of Captain Birch Thew
deem his conduct in this case such as merited
dismissal Nor can he, who seems to be so
| regardless of the interest of the community,
and SO regardless in protecting the community
from crime, be considered as fit to hold the
othce of Captain Of the Auxiliary Guard, a
watch established and paid by the General
Government, nor fit to hold the Office of mag.
| lstrate OF the county of Washington, nor the
cfice OF police magistrate of the city Of w ash
| ington
| The committee regret the necessity of this
| exposure OF the conduct of one who has filed
an once OF SO much importance, and who now
noids commission from the United States as
| justice OF the peace but the circumstances
which have transpired have been Of such
nature as to demand of the committee full
discussion Of the whole matter No ipiurv 10
Captain Birch has been sought, but the char
| acter OF the municipal government must be
vindlcsted and protected, even though the
truth should be made public concerning its
| agents
| LIE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION The 10 Getting
oi the new board Of managers of the Young
hen Christian Association was held on We'd
| nesday evening.
| The resignation of DR.. Easter was accepted,
ne having been elected Professor of Chemistry
| In the University of Georgia r. Stuar. Jor-
dan Esq was elected to fill the vacancy.
The officers are now as follows:
President-Willism Rhees
vice rresiuents-Dr Ia. A. Edwards, CHAIR
man Of committee on visiting the sick Henry
| Beard, chairman of committee on periodicals1
Sam IL Young, chairman of committee on
mission schOols,) Peter A. Keller, chairman
| OF committee on publication) j. g. Hutchins
chairman OF committee on asylum
| Corresponding Secretary-David H. Wool,
/ chairman of committee ON lectures)
| Recording Secretary-Chsrlss g. Talcott,
| chairman of committee on meeting0
4 ReQtSter-F. M Grammar (obs;rr,oo &c
committee on statistics
Librarian-C. Holmead, chairman of
committee on library.)
Treasurer-Chas. w. Schreiner, chairman
committee Of ways and means)
| Directors.-J. N. Carpenter, chairman com.
mittee on Bible class,) W. D. Baldwin, CHAIR
| man committee on city PRISON. f. B. Richie
| chairman committee on employment N w
Beyeridge, Chairman committee on boarding
houses,) X. 5. Jordan, chairman committee
| on rooms
| 1t was decided to print FIVE hundred copies
OF the annual report, to which is to be added
the constitution and list of members Those
desiring their names to appear should pay
| their dues at once to the treasurer
Permission was granted to Mission School
NO. to meet in the rooms of the Association
| Tor the present. 1t was stated TIL the school
continued to be well attended by clas. of
boys greatly in need Of instruction and disci-
| pine more male teachers are required.
The MILITARY AND THE INAUGURATION The
COMMITTEES Of Arrangements appointed from
the officers Of the Regiment to make prepare.
tions and carry out the measures for the
proper reception aud entertainment of the
visiting military on the occasion of the Inau-
guration, held preliminary meeting at
4 Browns Hotel, az 10 o'clock this morning.
This committee is constituted as follows:
! Maj Bacon, Paymaster Middleton, Quarter
master McCullOm, Adjatant ODER, Surgeon
Morgan. and Assistant Surgeon Grymss; Cap
tsins-SchwarEman, of the Washington Yea
gers; Towers, Of the National Greys; Sheckeu,
Of the Marion Rises; Knight, of the American
Rifles, and Jsmison, of the Scott Guards
observation-disclosures fthe Presidents Mount.
ed Guards; Powers. of the Washington Light
Infantry; Oldfeld, of the Montgomery Guards;
Lloyd, Of the National Guards; Reynolds, of
the W ashington Highlande-s; Donelly, of the
/ Union Guards; and SandersOn of the Boone