Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-04-10

James Walters was found guilty of malicious
mischief in cruelty abusing and putting out the eye
of mare, the property of Mr.. G. Vanderwerken,
prisonment and a fine of ton dollars, to be paid
before being released from Jail.
Thursday, George Delhi, alias Dutch George,
was put to trial on charge of keeping disor-
Derby house at the corner Of New York avenue and
Seventh street. opposite the Northern Liberties
Market, and found not guilty. Disorders at the
house were proved, but as II appeared that they
existed without the consent and against the efforts
of the traverser to preserve quiet and peace, 1t
only remained 10 acqat him individually.
b Hugh Sloan was tried and found guilty of an
assault and battery and fined IS and costs.
Daniel Stewart was brought into Court and sen,
fenced in the case of assault for which he was
found guilty on Monday to fine of ten dollars and
costs. saa e>1 f1fti
The Jury was then dismissed to Friday morn.
ing, owing to want of witnesses in cases for trial
MORE 0UTRAGEs AND DEVELOPMENTS -Sorrow-
fully do we recur to-day to too frequent du-
ty of recording Of blood and violence in our
the most glorious and inspiring of the Christian
festivals especially sacred to feelings and works Of
kindness and humane brotherhood, was perverted
to uses that make angels weep but demons tri-
umph. Preliminary investigations had yesterday
before Justice DOW implicate several young men
in crimes'on Saturday night Of highway robbery
] and murder, committed in the northern suburbs
Of our city.
Between nine and ten o'clock several young men
went up Fourteenth street. and when near street
stopped at the grocery store of Mr.. Moore and
there called for cigars AMI drinks, the former Of
which being supplied them they helped themselves
and walked off without offering to pay. As this
had been done before Mr.. M. seemed satisfied to
get off on terms 80 easy After this the party
pursued their way northward, and when near s
street overhauled young man named Cornell liy-
ing at the Columbian College, whom they ques-
toned closely as to his residence, &c. and at length
demanded money of him. He compiled so far as
to give them quarter of dollar and one cent,
when they demanded more, to which he demurred,
when one of the party advanced and put a pistol
to his head whilst the others proceeded to rob his
person. They stripped him of his watch and
breastpin and rifed his pockets of all the money,
two or three dollars or so, which they contained
They then commenced denuding him of his clothes,
but Strengthening his appeals some Of the party
dissuaded the others from further plumber. OF
the parties who did this Mr.. Cornell yesterday
identified two, William johnson and George John
son. residents of the Northern Liberties
About an hour afterwards Frederick Manayette
and Marcelus Stops Ia messenger in the Treasury
y Department. were in company walking westwardly
along New York avenue, and when arrived at Ninth
street the latter was stopped by four or FIVE young
men, one of whom identified as the Nm. johnson,
above mentioned, placed his hand violently on
Stops shoulder, and commenced an alteration.
Manayette tried to break his companion away, but
in a moment or two Stops was shot. The wound
was in the breast the third rib, and produced
death in six or eight minutes. He was about nine
teen years of age. In a short time the matter was
communicated to the police, and several young
men were arrested, of whom the aforementioned
were part, and three others, Yam Lop,an johnson,
augustus Heissier, and Robert Sguibb. They
were yesterday examined before Justice Dom,
who remanded the whole party Except sqaibb,
who was discharged) to Jail for further examination
to-day, at which it is understood pretty complete
development will be made. A Coroner's jury was
also held yesterday, which implicated only VIM
johnson in this murder.
Twomen named Charles alias Squirrel Barrett
and Henry Williams, stand charged with the perpe.
of the murderous assault upon Messrs Lewis
and Entwistle on the testimony, very Rluctantly
yielded of Joseph M. Carrico, one Of tXe city po.
lice. Carrico testiies that he followed the parties
and saw the savage deed committed and gives as
his reason for so long concealing his knowledge OF
it that " he was not prepared to die" meaning
thereby that disclosure would cost him his life.
There is another remarkable circumstance con.
nected with this wantonly atrocious affair, and it
is this, that Williams, one Of the prisoners, has
been for three months past occasionly acting in
the capacity Of police officer or member Of the
watch, as substitute for any officer absent from
sickness or other cause, and, though not in such
capacity at the time Of the crime, was appointed
special policeman as late as Friday last, under
the city ordinance Of theprevious Monday.-Intel.
The credit for the arrest Of these men is due TO
Capt Klopfer and officer McITenry, and they de-
is not the first, by many occasions, where they
have, with an almost certainty OF death before
them, penetrated the outlaw haunts and secured
their victims. They, at least, win never disgrace
their uniforms There are others In the corps
who equally deserve meritorious consideration.
.F r. F. n.
STILL MORE BLooDsHED.--The fell spirit Of No
loch, that for so long has moved among us, seems
yet unsated with offerings Of human gore. Tues
day afternoon another was added TO the long
list Of unhallowed deeds of blood committed in
our midst. Mr.. Thomas B. Berry, printer, OF
Baltimore, in company with a friend called at the
house Of Messrs. John and James p Develin, liv.
ing on Pennsylvania avenue, on Capitol Hill He
had gone thither to get change Of clothing, his
wife having been Miss Develin. Whilst within
the house an alteration arose between Mr.. Berry
and his two brothers-inlaw, which was heard by
the gentleman outside, who entered the from,
door and was requestedby Mrs Deven, the mother
Of the young men, to use his efforts to compose
the strife. At this juncture 1t appears that Berry
retreated by the back door and was making his
escape, but being closely pursued by the two
hrothnra was overtaken In, the hack yard and