Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-08

CRIMINAL CoURr.-On Saturday, the Court
nad upon trial the of Benjamin Robinson,
charged with manslaughter Itappeared In evi
dence that the defendant, free negro, was en-
gagged with the deceased, Thomas Turner, in
playing game Of g bandy.' Some quarreling
arose out Of the game, and the defendant dared
the deceased TO strike him, whereupon the de-
ceased did strike the defendant, and then the de-
PENDANT seizrd upon a stone about the size ef
paving stone and struck the deceased a blow
upon the side of the head Just behind the ear
from which blow the deceased languished for
few days and then died No evidence was pro
duced for the defence except as to the previous
good character OF the defendant The case was
given to the jury without argument and they re-
turned a verdict of guilty as indicted
The Court then took up the case of the United
states rs Joseph X. Lewis, Jos. C. Lewis, Ben
lamin DeVaughn, Chas. Knowles, Thos Camp
bell and Aver Knowles, charging the defendants
with riot on the public highway at the Seventh
street toii-gate The evidence of the principal
witness Tor the prosecution, Mr.. Alfred Raw
went to show that he had employed a niUbi
scavenger to convey night soil from the citv 70
his farm, mile or SO from the toll gate and that
the principal defendan', Mr.. Lewis, a director
Oh the road, ana having jurisdiction over said
toll gate, refused to allow the scavenger TO mass
through said gate, and summoned party of his
adherents to his aid in preventing the scavenper
i, driving his team through, on ground that
the conveyance as above stated was a nuisance TO
the ne1gh6orhood. The jury returned verdict
of not guilty.
The Court ordered Benjamin Robinson to be
placed at the bar, and sentenced him to confine
mentin the District Penitentiary for the SPACE of
thIee years. The Court then adjournedi
To-day, the Court took up the case of the
United States Frank Shannon and William
Johnson, charging the defendants with an as
sanlt and intent to commit highway robbery, OH
Charles ii Robinson. The prosecuting witness
testified that be was passing through the market
house about O'Clock in the evening, when the
defendants spraDg out from behind STALL and
one seized hold of witnesses throat and the other
one the back of his neck, and told him if he had
anything to give it up, or they would "put him
through" This occurred about the watch house.
ana witness broke away and ran up the watch-
house steps, and got officer, who instantly fol-
lowed and arrested the defendants before thew
got away from the market house. When ar
rested ttey were changing coats with each other,
TO avoid detection
This case was pending when our report closed
AUXILIARY GUARD REPoRr-The docket Of
the Captain of the Auxiliary Guard for January
foots with total of i93 dodgers and l7s persons
confined for offences. Quite difference appears
between the number Of persons and the cases,
some there were two or three charges
Drunk, 81 do and disordery. So disorderly
ana assault, ~; Migrants, III; unlawful assembly,
10; carrying weapons, 4; gambling: 3; begging, 1;
fugitive from workhouse, I; out after hours,
unnatural propensity, l; sleeping in the market
i; hghting, 4; burglary, 8; assault and battery
with intent to kill >; assault and battery, g. riot
5; ncitin1 riot, I; larceny, 2; malicious mischief
?, resisting officers, 1; held as witnesses, q
threats, 1; fugitive slaves 3. White, 1871; colored
i1-males, Use; females, %
sO Committed mn u to the wokhouse, si to jail III
Lodgsrs-GeImany, 81; England. 50; Scot
land, 70 Illinois, S; Ireland, 155; Virginia %
Maryland, 36; Pennsylvania, 80; New York, 40;
Jersey, 10; Maine, y Florida, 1; Prussia 1; Dis
trict Of Columbia, :; Delaware, 1; South Caro-
lima, :; Canada, l; Ohio, ,; Mississippi, Z; Ten
nessee' France; 1; Connecticut. 2; Sweden, l..
Ages-lO to ~, ID; 20 to 30, 49, 30 to 40, I26; 40
TO so lo5; so to co. IL; 90 to 10, .; 10 to so, D.
total 1913.
FUNERALS fEsTERDAY.-The Grand Lodge of
the District, accompanied by members of subor-
dinate lodges, proceeded 10 Georgetown yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by Withers's band,
to attend the funeral of the late Thomas Bangs
At Georgetown they were Joined by Covenant
Lodge No ID, of that city. The body of the de.
ceased was taken in charge by the Odd Fellows
at the residence of the deceased, and convened to
the Methodist Protestant Church, where a ser
mon was delivered by Rev. DIR. Murray The
possession then moved to Oak Hill Cemetery
and the services of the Oder at the grave were
reformed by Grand Chaplain. X. w Middleton
The funeral was one of the largest held in
Georgetown.
The funeral of the late Philip Otterback, at the
Navy Yard, was attended by an immense con-
course of people
The Catholic Beneficial Total Abstinence So
eiety was also out i'm large numbers, attendin ny
the funeral of Michael Grunnell
NEW FIRE COMPANY.-A new Hose Company
consisting OF young and active men-principally
workingfnen of the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Wards-has been organized within a few DAYS
past and having received an outfit of a hand
s"iire new hose carriage, with 600 feet of hose il
Is probable they will be Immediately connected
with the regular fire department. and act Jointly
with the other Washington fire companies Tue
name OF the organization is the rood win Hose
No: 2 and the title is adopted evidence OF
their feeling towards all other companies
President-B. r. Beveridge
Vice President-John Fitzpatrick
Secretary-Rich Biddle
Tfedsurer-JOhn James
Captain of IIOse-Henry Burns
Hose Dlrectors-John MoyIen, Rob. Dudley
Thomas y Dung, James Brown, and George Court
ney.
Standing Committee-Henry Williams. Job,
Barret.
Election Committee Geo Kracer, Jno Odon-
nell, Thos. Duly, Thos. Rock, Geo Mozart
SABBATH SCHOOL UYIoN.-t is expected that
the quarterly meeting Of the Union, to be held
this evening at ~ O'Clock, in the Fourth Presby-
terrain church h, will be rendered peculiarly inter
estlng by the Rev MIR. Powers, for more than
twenty years missionary in Turkey, who will
Illustrate certain passages OF scripture by Turk
lsh articles or curiOsities in his possession and
make interesting and appropriate statements rela-
tive to that country.
COMEDY NIGHT AT THE THEATRE-By the
advertisement in another column il will be seen
that the always popular play of The Serious
Family" is up for to- night with Mr. John Sloan
as Aminadab Sleek. Sloan has just the phiz-
when he chooses to assume ito represent tue
sanctimonions Sleek, perfectly. The comedy is
otherwise we'll cast
The MELoDEoN Opera Troupe perform this
evening for the benefit of Mr.. ID C Price, the ia
vorite .utarist. Go and hear them
DIR. HoRATIo STONE will lecture before the
AT Association on Wednesday night next Sub
Ject-"National Art" The public are invited
Rev. ALFRED GOODMAN, Of Philadelphia II
Will DC seen, lectures tonight, at the Foundry
Church.
The DIFFICULTY of discriminate understand
ingly relative to the merits of the various RENE
dies advertised through the public journals rem