Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-17

TsouDLH About CRuIcH.-For some time
past there has been dispute In the congreaa tion
worshipping at Hunters Chapel, Methodist
Episcopal, Alexandria Co., Va, in this neighbor
hood relative to claim Of Mr.. Angus. bni,der
In this city, for balance Of some S4O0 alleged
~ him to De due on his work on the church. In
this demand IL seems he ID sustained by the late
building COMMITTEES OF the church, Messrs. Fred
erick stuart, w B Lacey, and Corbitt. who
are said 70 hold that they are Responsible Tor Its
the bill Of Mr. Angus, on which thew had nsia
S1oo' naa the work measured by Messrs Hark-
ness ana Deal, measurers of carpentry WORK in
.nis cisy, who are said to have estimated II at
building committee, electfng Captain Cor Mr.
traverse, and Mr.. Sisson In their stead. They
ne congregation are further said to have offered
., , oeImpromse the claim Of MIR. Angus by allow
ing him $200 additional for IL. This compromise
being refused, on the 9th inst, according to the
Information accorded to us, the old build ing com
miaee; attended by MIR. Angus and four other.
from Washington, went to the church and tore
out the doors and windows
AFTER an altercation with Mrs General Hunter.
who defended the premises with great zeal. hav,
ing been the largest contributor to its erection,
giving some $500 and the land. J the worh q,
destruction was only underta ken upon her refusal
TO assume responsibility for the payment Of the
SiOO, for which the building committee allsge
their responsibility to Mr. Angus
The Presiding Elder is said to sustain the 70.
fusai OF the Church to pay the sum demanded +:
and Mrs Hunter, who has not yet decided the
land on which the church stands, has syailed
neIsen OF ,nat iact, TO commence suit in Alex
andria against the late building Committee and
Mr.: Angus for the damage done to this buildIno
Ihe churches in Alexandria County, Va, seem
70 be the arena for scenes Of violence we regret
10 state IL will be remembered that yo1no
man, year or two ago, killed another in churcb
not three miles from Hunter Chapel which said
church was subsequently, secretly burned to this
ground 3y alleged Partizans Of the person killed
al hur. A,
OF the last mentioned one, has more than on.
Deen In state Of semi siege by disorderly row
dies. ~"
NR. nj. LuLLAY.-The following note from
Mr.. M Lullay, with the certificate accompapv.
Ing 1t, shows that there was no evidence wbst-
ever against him I'm connection with the recon,
Ninth street robbery, conclusion similar to that
which will be drawn by all from the testimony
In the case In detail to be found In to- DAVIS Star
Mr.. Editor l find in the Star Of YESTERDAY n q
following statement, under the head of 0Tbe
Jensen Robbery Arrests - "Ofacer Kino ar
rested Mr.. NJ Lrllay, furniture dealer, Under
suspicion OF connection with this case, but the
evidence being insufficient, he was dismissed ,,
As ths expression " but the evidence beinT in
sufhcient' may be understood as implying that
. mere was some evidence to implicate me, have
thought Il due to myself aud friends that this
statement should be explained. need not add
one word to the annexed certificate OF Can't God
dard and MI Dom, 1t speaks for itself would
also state that went to the Justices office with
my son, who had been arrested, and was then
arrested under warrant char2 ing me with BEING
Implicated in the affair. Ii is true that INV most
ton In life is comparatively humble; but nav
good name is as dear to Inc as that of The Liahe.P
and defy any man to point out any act of mine
tending to cast suspicion on il or rejecting ON
my integrity. O''
Very respectfully, M.LuLLAY.
We, John ii. Goddard and Thomas c. Dom.
before whom Capt. NJ. Lullay and his SON were
Drought under the charge made against them Of
being connected with the robbery Of Mr. JenssnSs
store, certify that there was not particle of evil
dence even casting suspicion on Can't. LulIav
and that the Circumstance felied on as creatIDG
susPlclon against his son was explained to our
his entire innocence. " N0"''
THOMAS C DoNN,J P.
JOHN Il. GODDARD, OFF.