Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-26
GEORGETOWN.
Correspondents 81 Tie Star.

GEoRsHTowN, August O., 1853.
MT. Thomas Orme, our gentlemanly and Ell :
cient chief Of police, appears somewhat indip.
nant at the account given in our letter of Monday
last, OF the Vansciver case, and proceeds to give
what he calls ''a truthful and unprejudiced,
statement Of it. He says that Justice Reaver
called on Messrs. Pomeroy and Evans of the no.
lice to aid constables Gross and Trunnell in the
arrest Of Vansciver," &C., and the police. he in
forms us, "arrested Vansciver and son. and car
Iied them to the watch house, while Messrs
ties, which they did, and also lodged them I'm
tne watch house, where every facility was af-
forded them for their safe Keeping STRANGE 4.
II NOT, mat every facility should be Afforded,
watch house 1t strikes us that IL is pfonerIv
the province Of the police and night.watcb. to
themselves look to the safe keeping of prisoner,
placed In the watch house, instead of affordiDg
truthfulness Of this statement Justice Reayer
Informs us that when he, in company of the mo-
lice, arrived at the place where the prisoners
were found, officers Trunnell and Gross had
tnem In custody, and were removing the stolen
articles from Vansciver's sloop and that in re-
anty, all the parties were arrested by officers
Trunnell and Gross.
Again Mr. Orme states, in speaking of the rem
contre with the I" city party >, that when nea r
the bridge he heard the CHATTER of stones. and di
r. city afterward the report of pistols and that
ne imheoiately ran towards the bridge, and on
MS way he was Joined by four other officers,
When there he found Messrs Craig, Thomas.
and Robinson, of the police; the rowdfes having
ned across the bridge" Thus, by Mr.. Orme' 5
concession, the entire regular police force of the
town went to make the arrest of these rowdies
out did not succeed. On the contrary the police
lwlth single exception) on being attacked by
the rowdles, turned and fed headed by the variant
captain In conclusion, Mr.. Orme saws of these
rowdies: Should they hereafter pay us sim
lar visit, we shall be prepared to give them a
much warmer reception" So the Chief of Pc
lice Invites the rowdies of w to visit the
city, and promises them a warmer reception
Query: does he propose to make them warm by
running away again and suffering the rowdies to
pursue himself and his forces?
we would also like to inquire of Mr. Orme
where he was between 10 and III O'Clock the same
night when Officer Gross arrested T. Morgan for
dlsorderly conduct in Mrs. Kengla' s restaurant,
The ofhcer conveyed his prisoner 20 the watch
house, when he found the door locked and spent
considerable time in endeavoring to bring SEINE
OF the night watch to the house. la order to incar
cerate the prisoner Any unprecedented citizen OF
Georgetown will agree with US in saying that our
independent police are Of more value to the town
than half dozen such paid forces as we now
have.
Business on the wharves and the canal is quite
brisk No change in the markets since our last
A large number Of ladies and gentlemen will
avail themselves Of the fine opportunity offered
by the moonlight excursion that goes down the
river this evening. to spend a delg htfuI time on
ing 1t In charge, we can safely peTdict glorious
time for all who 60 down.
The engine house Of the Vigilant is undergoing
thorough repair The hall is being papered
anew, and many other tasteful improvements
going on. SpEcIhToR.Jr