Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-19

b Frigel, charged with stealing a COW from
Koot Beal returned a verdict OF not guilty
Inc case OF Alexander r ygleston was then ia
Ken up, IN which the defendant was charged with
assault and battery in two cases; one against
tdWdrd Dubant, and one against Frederick Fri
dlry-verdict of not guilty in both cases
The case OF Jno Essex charged with the mur-
DER Oh owen Quigley, which was set for trial TO-
OF the non-arrival Of an important witness for the
United States, who had been SUNNI onei from
Alabama 80 the trial was, with consent of The
counsel on each side, postponed until next We'd
nesdav
The Court then took up the case of VIM Waits
(colored) charged with larceny of a coat, valued
at - %, from the store Of Jonas Click, on the 22d
dav OF last February.
Pending the trial of this case. Mr. Bradley. for
defence, entered motion for a continuance Of the
case of }. w. Walcott, the contumacious witness
OF the House Corruption Committee. The motion
was not argued.
The witnesses Were called in the case of w ats.
and the trial proceeded, Mr.. Radcliffe appearing
Tor the defence. The jury returned a verdict of
not guilty. -
The case of the United States Us. Van Lcmsn
Johnson was taken up, in which the defendant
$1,000 charged with riot and ARRAY on the Sth Of
last November. The occasion was an Irish fu-
neral, and the facts elected in evidence for the
prosecution are as follows:
Patrick Fitzgerald testified that on the occa-
sion In question he the defendant throw m y
stones at the procession; he was the foremost
OF party OF some thirty who attacked the fune-
ne said that he would pelt them to h-lI;''
fhey followed the procession as far as Twelfth
street; no one in the procession made any attack
on this party to provoke the stone throwing
Michael Hart testified that he was in the pro-
cession and saw the crowd at the Northern Lib
cry market; Van Johnson was with them and
underworld to choke witness; he then followed
witness who ran away, and throwed stones; sew
cral OF the hacks in the funeral were compelled
10 iurn and nee in consequence of the attack.
several witnesses Were called for the defence
that Il, bpc he l.
calling the defendant a s-n of a b-ch, and then
throwing stones at him.
This case was pending when this report close d
FIFTH WARD PATRoL-Ata an ad iourned meet
ing OF the citizens of the Fifth Ward held on
Friday evening. at Casparis's Hotel, the follow
ing names were enrolled as patrol for the Fifth
Ward:
John ii Houston, Edmund Barry, Edward F.
tfench, John Barker, Henry C Purdv, Thos
Hunt, James Casparis. Saml Hanson jr yno
w Van Hook, George w. Hitz, Thos Scott
w J. Wheatley, James Martin, JOS Fiy Dam,
y Connolly. p. J. Ennis, VIM p. Schulize, Jno
BOhne, Stephen Coster, Jos. + Mitchell John
F Tucker, Dennis Calaghan, r. NJ Hanson r.
CurTan. w n. Barker, f. D. Stevens, b Is
french J4hn w Mead; jr 4: MeKenna, Jas
Ieorge =. Gnlick, J. Viersuc hen, II. Schellbaus
Jas. f. Thompson, J. O'Meara, w. c. O,Meara
w w Birth, Ed Baldwin. w. C. Bestor, Jas
l.. BARBOUR, g. r. Gilbert. Thomas III Parsons.
James NJ Grymes, H. Fl. Mcpherson, jr., J. w
Webb, F. Hume. A T. Allen, ri. Benner
william b Todd, James A. Brown, w r.
franklin RobtRiggs, j., e Boyle, C. Ackmsn,
Charles Robinson, VIM. ). Horton, Martin p
King, Martin King, Joseph NJ Adams. WIN F
Wallace, John Purdy. ST, w. II. Stanford, w .
V. Newkirk VIM. Brashears w nj Sians
hirv, A IL NARROW, Charles f.. Stanford Benz
r. Beers, George Sprngman. Flahertv 10
Seph NesSeDsnhn, Thos. GOodhaIl. Jas O'NeiII
JACOB Hess VIM. Longrow, VIM, Phillips, Jno
Campbtll, John Ruthsrsale, John Barrett g.
Mathiot, Thos. kenney, Daniel Croniu, Richard
Maryma1, Henry Rooms, Joseph Hamlin, John
Bohlayer Jas w: Lowe, Richard Morgan Jas
Adams. John Underwood, S.th Elliot John
1r2le, d w. Middleton, a Baldwin. Ed Gill
bert, w. J. Mcdonald :. C. Busey w J. Me
C"rInick. F HassIer, John NJ. Meehan, C /
Beers, j. KEEP. Phillips, JnO VI. Brodhead Tho
Srrivener, Tho Schrivener, jr; WiIlett
Hunnicutt, o. Il. Humphreys, Isaac Bassett II
y Gilbert, John Il. killmon, w. F. Price
TRIED To- EscArE-Alexander Eggleston was
b-oug hit from the Jail to the Criminal Court roor
this morning, to be tried in of the riot cases
with which he stands charged, but the trial was
postponed to some future day so he was remand
ed TO the Jail, and when in charge of the BaIitf,
on MS way To the lookup, he broke from the FIN
escape.
The officers, however. succeed ed i'm cap.uriro
hlm, after short but animated chase Officers
hlng and Laird Were in charge of him at the
time; and just they arrived 1T the gate entrance
to the jail enclosure Eggle>ton made a vigorous
The grasp of Mr.. King. He ian but few Yards
before King again grasped him by the coat from
behind; he again broke loose and ran a few ya-d>
i",uheI, w1en MIG sFrang bPon him and clasped
In this position EacIeston endeavored with
DESPERATION TO kick aud struggle himself free
Dit the grasp OF the active Ci was sufficiently
strong this time To held him I'LL The other off
enc of the Jail guards, could come to his relief
when the refractory prisoner was conveyed safely
The attempt to escape WAS hold one md h,,,
Tor the a,tiyiiy Of Me- King. t,e 'TaSter,, as he
Is called, would have been free.
The DEAD Hoo Yesterday, the police officers
were called upon 10 cause a dead hog to be re
Kovsd from the vicinity Of the residence of the
man Doneian, who is in Jail for knocking his
wife in the head few DAYS a2o This hoo IL iS
sara, was the main cause of that affair The
animal had been killed on the railroad and Dom
elan carried IL home TO clean and sell II He told
his wife TO get water and scald il ard y,renare il
Tor sale; she refused. thereby Tousinp her bus-
band anger. The persons ho made this state
lnent 10 the officers should appear As w nesses AZ
act. "
fREsENrATIoN Saturday, Mr.. w. I'll. Fam
ming, late President Of the Franklin Fire Co was
waited upon by committee of the members and
presented with pair OF handsome silver card
baskets, IN testimony Of their esteem for him a. a
man, ald their high apprec idtion of his sprvic.x
as an active member Of that efficient company
Mi Tanning has been sixteen yeirs an actiya
fireman, and during that time has filed several
important offices in the company. His last Once
was that of President, which he was Obliged 10
IeslHh win his active membership, upon his ac-
oeptznce Of a position in the police department
uider the new law Of the cOrpor on.
satisfactorily, the eastern wall Of Sibly
Guys tin store, on ID between Tenth and
Eleventh streets, fell exposing the interior of the
sto'e 10 We weather. The raus- of the accident
Efrr nFIz no. fort
foundation for new building on tue lot adioin-
Ing the store The old wall had been built on
the surface OF the ground, which being sofipned
Ivy The rain, could not support the weight Of the
wall and II fell into the r1Cavation
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.-Thursday Michael
CTea2an was arrested by Officer Lloyd and held
10 bail for court by Justice Rowland for assault
ana battery upon a cOlOFed man al the steamboat
wharf IL aPPrars that AN i'll feeling had ,ub-
sisted between the parties previously and unon
the arrival OF the Southern steamboat At o-clncL
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