Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-21

cafxINAt Cont -yDssjamin 9wins, con.
sicted yesterday on two indictments for Rr,pd
larceny, wss sent to the Penitentisry for four
years. Ia sf- .fr. a...r 80 no +
Laura Herbert was tried for stealing a sack of
Hour, and convicted she was sentenced to six
months In jail -F# .l, s..rsT q = : = = ;
ceny, was sentenced in one case to three month.
In jsn and In the other to two years in the Peni-
Timothy Smith was tried for assault and bat.
pie assault. The Court, In confederation Of his
having been confined In jail for Eve weeks, dis
charged the prisoner on payment of fne OF IS
To-day, Thomas Smith was aIraigned and
bank notes, Eve fve-doilar bank notes. two ten
aoiiar bank notes, one draft for two hundred dol
lars, one Promissory note for the payment of
taiee hundred dollars, one do. for the payment Of
TWO hundred dollars, and one land warrant val
ned at one hundred and Any dollars, from Alex
ander Butterfeid
Mr.. Butteraeid, the prosecuting witness In the
sth OF Dec, 1858, he missed his pocket book: saw
some Of the money missed afterward in the
bands OF the Chief Of Police witness was here
shown note which he identiaed bv certain
marks, as one Of the notes stolen
capt GODDARD testified that Smith was arrest
Cd at the Depot, charged with picking a mans
pocket; This was on the evening Of the day
charged with picking Mr.. Burke's pocket. He
was taken into room In the Depot and searched
ana the S2o note, identified just now by Butter
H WsI was Iouadi with other money, upon him.
with him, but were not arrested at that time
Lieut.. McHenry testified that Thomas Smith
vas brought In and handed to Capt. Goddard.
Omcer Mullen arrested him.
The jury had not returned a verdict when nm,
reporter left the Court.
Winnet Strong was tried for an assault and
kill. The evidence In the case showed the pris.
oner 70 De insane, and the jury rendered a verdict
accordingly.
POLICE Henry Shea was taken YESTERDAY be
fore Justice Williams, Of the Northern Liberties
station, on the charge Of beating his wife. II
came out in evidence that Shea being drunk found
fault with his supper for not being properly
COOKED, or Tor not being ready when he came
home So he whipped the cook The magistrate
obtained bail u'
Geo Seitz, jr., committed an assault on Henry
w urey, Tor which he was bound over to keep
Geo. Reddin (colored) committed a dangerous
assault upon some boys who were playing in the
STREET, 6y throwing large stones at them, and
boxes for safety. He was sent to jail for court.
Richard Scott, for travelling about the streets
without any visible means Of support, was COM
United to the workhouse for ninety days
Sersnh District.-Yesterday, Justice Dorm
disposed Of the following cases
Chatles warden was arrested bv Officer Ross
Tor having in his possession a buffalo robe al
legged to have been stolen some tin e during last
March. Three witnesses appeared on each side
and swore to the ownership of the robe by each
the hnal decision Of the case held the defendant
to bail for Court in $500; Mr.. w H. Power. of
Georgetown, becoming his security
Thomas Robbins alias Dolly Dobbins was
III fnr fFia nj fh h..
certain dry goods from n W. Carter was
proven that Robbins had sold various goods
similar to those identified, such as Irish linen
Iaoie cloths, &c, and among the purchasers was
lady whose son was a clerk for Mr.. Carter ana
recognised the mark. Robbins was fullv Corn
United for trial at Court ' WIN
on barge of threatening violence IN EIiz.h.,H
conway he gave security to keep the peace
The FuGirIvEs.-The police were on the alert
during yesterday to reca pture the prisoners who
broke the doors Of the workhouse the night be.
fore and escaped, and they succeeded I'm picking
up James Degges and Gilbert Curtis, colored
VIM Woodward, Walter Clark John Howard'
Thomas Burnett and Henry Bradley. They were
logged al the guard house, and this morning
nstlee Dom committed them again, with a tne
OF -. Is each, and an additional term of 90 DAYS
They were ironed and shipped back to their old
quarters, with the certainty Of several months
service ON the farm when the spring ope MS
CouRT or CLAIMs.-Yesterday, Hon. James
Cooper, Of Philadelphia, was sworn an Attorney
Of this Court
The case Of Lydia Cruger, executrIx Of Moses
shepard, VS., the United States being called for
argument, Walter X. Cox. Esq argued II for
The petitioner, and Mr.. McPheTson for the Uni.
ted states; when the case was submitted and
the Court adjourned until the Sd Of January
The WATER - Commissioner Rawlings has
discovered the defect in the water pipes Of the
Second Ward. The pipe was burst on Thir-
teenth street, between and H. The Commits
sioner, at considerable expense, obtained imple-
ments and workmen, who labored SATURDAY
night, sunday all day and night, to stop the
breach, and finally succeeded about ~ O'Clock
rhe citizens may now expect supply Of water.
Trials AT THE GUARp-HousK-O Burbam.
vagTant; workhouse 80 days. John Brit ian and
David Barry were arrested for a violent assault
and battery on William Keith in his bed room
They were committed to jail for court. Ann
Booth, colored, out after hours, and drunk and
disorderly; workhouse 90 days.
LOOK TO THE JUVENILES See them we'll be
slowed with Books for the coming holidays.
Shillington has large assortment Of juvenile
aud toy books, which he Is selling very cheap;
also bibles and prayer books In every variety OF
binding, mahogany. rosewood and papier mache
writing desks Give him a call. 1t
An ARTICLE Of singular beauty was the minia-
ture cottage with its surroundings so eIquisitely
true to nature exhibited at the Unitarian Fair
last night. We only wish we were rich enough
to take all the chances when 1t Is rain ID
SHILLIseroN, we see, has received yet another
batch OF beautiful books and tasteful holiday
presents, and his store Is crowded accordingly
The Odeon Building was all alive yesterday
with customers. IL
REMEMBER the concert Of the Wesley Chapel
Sunday School to night, at the chapel, corner Of
Fifth and streets. An hour could hardly be
spent more pleasantly, or in better cause
REMRNBzR the Ball Of the Forward Club, I'm
the First Ward, to night. Drop In, whether you
can dance or not, you will find plenty of pretty
girls there capable Of entertaining you otherwise
DoS'r FORGET Gautler's grand "openingn of
Christmas cake to- morrow morning at his splen-
did saloon, 252 Pennsylvania avenue "First
come, first served"