Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-16

THE GOOSE QUESTION AGAIN.-The application
of owners of geese to the Mayor met with favor
able consideration, and most of them will be re-
stored. How the owners going to identify
their property in such n drove is more than we
can Imagine IL is ggested that The best plan Is
to turn the whole drove out and let each goose
md It's way home. Application for the return of
swine taken by the officers are also being made
The owners OF those animals are certainly entitled
10 a return OF them rs much rs the geese owners
to their property; and the Mayor having estab-
lished the precedent will no doubt fOllowit The
officers have done their duty and have nothing
more to do with the hogs and geese. After they
are taken to the asylum tine law approprates then,
to the use Of the poor at the infirmary.n As TO
tne hogs, tney are appropriated to the use of the
asylum: But where the authority to restore them
comes from is hard to find. The persons taking
them are entitled to twenty-five cents for each
goose and one dollar for each hog. When this
sum is paid, and the Mayor restores the hogs aud
geese, we suppose he pays costs out of his own
pocket.
p. S-We understand that the goose question
has assumed another aspect at the City Hall. Thus
the Mayor, yielding to the entreaties on the part
OF the female owners for their missing fowls, has
issued an order for the return of I6S geese. But
10 and behold, on investigation 1t is ascertained
that only 40 are reported at the ASYLUM, as re-
ce1ved from the officers. OF course the geese:
owners made the most Of their loss, and probably
estimated ii in round numbers but il would be
rather wry joke, at the expense of the police
men, II they lost their labor in taking the estrays
anu were al the same time Obliged
ID foot the bill for the missing % geese.
EDITOR OF THE STAR-Sir: Your local report of
that famous charge of false pretencesn got up
against me, as Secretary Of German Building
Association, requires some correction, to do ne
Justice In fact, had hoped the whole case as
made, would have appeared too trfing and con.
| temptible, even to bystander, to shock nv feel
ings by being raised into the Importance of public
notice. This rash and understandable charge
based upon an erroneous reading of my books out
| Of nv presence, was for an alleged - embezzle-
| ment, not I" false pretences.n But " embezzle-
ment' was out Of the proof, from first to last;
ana any person acquainted with the manner OF
keeping the accounts of building associations will
be aStonished to hear that such thing could be
done, considering the mutual check between sec
rotary and treasurer and the ind viduai accounts
The charge was dismissed, not 90 on the ground
that there was not sufficient " but that there was
no evidence to sustain it. wis prepared TO show
by tie testimony Of d magistrate who declined To
entertain it, and other proof that it was avowedl
brought for the purpose of intimidation. How far
1t was instigated by malice | reserve as an open
question, perhaps to he settled elsewhere II is a
| new way to settle alleged questions of account
with men whose character is Of some consequence
to them. by getting up foul and slanderou cri
| inal charge. Yours, very respectfully,
1t CHARLES 7. UHLMASN.