Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-22

Il NiNhb SoukLs-Ae was 6bateu in our Court
proceedings Of yesterday, John Ray was placed on
Trial for robbing the clothing store Of George w
Hinton, In the year 1855. Ray. Il seems belonged
to the party of burglars and thieves who fourished
| in this city at that time under the name of the
| "Nailor gang" He is a blacksmith by trade and
Is said to be expert in the manufacture Of skeleton
keys etc. He has just served two years term in
| the Richmond (Va-) penitentiary, and, on being
discharged. was brought here on a reouisition Inv
Officers A. r. Allen and J. Wise. who il seems
| have been on the look out for him since his ncar
| ceratiOn there. In coming up from Richmond
| Ray, being in a communicative mood. told the
officers that In the year 1s56 he had made a com
plete set Of skeleton KEYS, with which IL was pro
| posed to enter the IT, s. Treasury and the RAM Of
| the Metropolis; that Ii was arranged TO make the
attempt upon both places but that the plan failed
on account oi his (liay's) refusal to take life 1t
was considered by the crowd that TO succeed with
such robbery ii would be necessary to take the
NE OF a watchman, and Ray refused to go with
them on that account
There were three distinct CHARGES of BURGLARY
against Kay, In one OF which ne was tried and
found guilty, yesterday.
To-day, John Ray was again placed on trial for
| Stealing about $50 worth of dry goods from the
store OF John "A. Latham. in the First Ward on
Easter Monday night. 1856 The goods were dis
covered on the premises Of Raw few weeks sub
| selueht to the robbery and taken TO the watch
house, where they were identified by Latham rs
his property.
IL secnIs by the testimony Of Officer Boss, that
nay voluntarily disclosed To him in the Richmond
|
| robbery. lie went with the other four comnosIno
| the gang, and all participated in the robbery
| carrying the stolen goods to the house OF Bailey,
| zone OF the ganS) where they were divided each
| 9klhS hls share of the spois to his own house
| The goods identified by Latham Were found I'm
| ana under Rays house, as above stated. The case
| is vet pending.
| The jury in the case Of Deborah Wise. tried
yesterday on a Charge Of grand larceny were out
All night In the case, and unable to agree sent
note To the Court this morning requesting to DC
TNNN hNrl
WEHEAR flor We regret our Inability to be pres
cnt) that the private excursion party which went
down to GlymOnt on the Collyer last light had d
| superb time, indeed, all the way round-down
river, up river, and at Glymont This excursion
Is sort Of annual affair with the agreeable marty
concerned i'll il, and that Of last wear was so very
| enjoyable that we thought the pleasnrableness of
such an occasion was then and there carried to the
| utmost; but we are assured bv those present last
night that the sjS affair wasn't a circumstances,
4 10 the one of 1859. large accession 10 the party
was received at Alexandria. on the way down.
ana aadin9nal Zes' thereby given to the occasion.
| Nitherss Band furnished its quota of fine music
ana Messrs. Jones Miller (the lessees Of Civ
monty set out Just such an appetizino sumner rs
they best know how to do, and Is IN especial con-
dst with the IneaTre fare set out by MANY caterer,
on such tTips. GlymOnt, we learn, looks delight
lul this SEASON. and is managed with every regard
To the public convenience by the pains taking les
| sees.
| LOST CHlLDREN.-W thin few weeks quite a
number 81 lost children have been restored to theii
parents by means of the Auxiliary Guard Much
uneasiness might be prevented if a system were
adopted ny which the guards could communicate
at night, from beat to beat, the occurrences i'm Va
| rious parts Of the city. The svstemfor the recov
ery Of lost children, if more fully carried out in all
matters requiring prompt action, would he very
| etCdClous. When the stIayinI of an infant is re-.
ported at the guard house, the lieutenant on duty
takes means to inform the guards OF their beats
Il and sold tk,afN - - n
. | covered by them. The parents Of. lost children
should always report to the licutena at the cen
trail or the officer in charge at the suburban sta
| tons. and the facts should be communicated tc
the guards immediately.
WATCH RETURNs.-The cells last night wer,
unoccupied, and no cases for trial on the doc ket
| Two dodgers were accommodated. A prelimi
nary step has been taken to effect cleansing o.
| the cells. A hole has been cut i'm the side wal
| near the foundation. by which, after cleansing
and securing the cells and gangwdys, the wat..
can be turned into the gutter. This arrdnge Inen
| Is simple, but may prove ehectual rule II
| established to wash the cells and keep them opcr
for ventilation an entire day in each week. 1t il
| very fortunate that person confined in thos,
cells has died from the effects Of the impure air
| IL would require but small proportion of tb,
| revenue OF the guardhOuse to keep 1t in health,
condition II 1t were once purified and cleansed.
REAL EsTA1E-Yesterday. A. Green. auc
tiOneer, sold the north half Of lot - in square nj
, on Thirteenth street west, between and X street
| north. with improvements-a two-story brIcl
dwelling house-for S2GOo. to W. II. Forrest
| j. Z. Mcclure Co. sold Yesterday pats Of lot
IL and ~, in square 5i3, for $3.50, To Mr. Hcl
brook; part of square BIC, at - cents per foot q
II. Wells, of Florida; lot c, in subdivision @
square All, at 81 cents per foot, to A F. Cunning
ham.
Ir Il to be regretted, for the sake of the ladies
least, who find il more convenient to attend il
the morning, that the managers Of the Washing
ton Library have deemed it advisable to limit tn,
time of keeping it open TO the hours from p. IN
= | TO half past p. m We hope that the manager
NAV soon find their revenues sufficient TO justif,
| their keeping. this fine collection of books accPs
sibie again to the public at all hours of the day.
| ENCUR>InS TO-MORROw.-The East Washing
ton Baptist Sunday School give their second an
nIal excursion, tomorrow, to Glymont Pavilion
> Withers' brass band Will be in attendance. and
plenty of refreshments will he on board ssat cit,
: | prices A good time generally is confidently
| anticipated and will no doubt DC realized.
One of those always interesting events, a wed
ding, took place at Trinity Church yesterday af
tprnoon. The happy couple were Mr. F. Sidne,
Blackjack and Miss Julia Swami, daughter o
| the late Thomas Swann.) both of Alexandria
Rev. G. b. Dana oticiated.
t TIE ROBERT TATE whose name appeared IL
the watch returns of Saturday night is not Rober
} | Tate, hackman.
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