Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-24

Il CRIMINAL CoURr.-Ths Sickies Case After orr
| report closed yesterday, the jury in the case Of
| Samuel Wolf, charged with assault and battery
| ON John Johnson retired with the case but up
to the hour Of adjournment had not returned
4 verdict. -E ...
James Mcdonald was placed on trial for an as
i sault and battery on his wife. Verdict not puiltv
Thomas Burnett was tried for stealing sac of
1 -four from James Pinkhard and convicted Sem
| fenced to nine months in Jail, and pay a fine of
| one dollar.
| To-day. the sealed verdict in the case of samue,
| Woif, was read by the Court, in which they found
/ John ". Humphrey was arraipned for stealing a
pair of boots from Henry Mela; but owing to an
error in the indictment, the case was Temporarily
1 postponed.
Messrs. stanton, Chiffon, Magruder and Rat
| clihe, counsel for Mr. Sckels came into court
| aud Messrs Chiffon and stanton asked leave to
inquire, through the Court of the District Attor-
ney as TO when bill of indictment would be re-
| turned by the Grand Jury in that case in order
that counsel, some of whom resided abroad
| might be enabled - make arrangements to be
I present when II should be returned with view
/ to decide upon a day for trial -
Judge Crawford stated in reply that the whole
matter was in the hands Of the District Attorney
who had the night To exercise his own discretion
| as 10 the proper time for sending the Indictment
up to the Grand Jury. He was, of rourse, the
best judge of the proper time, and any motion at
all In the matter, before the bill of indictment
| should be returned, was informal The Court
rarely, II ever, nterfered with the action Of the
| MIR. Ould stated that he could not see the pro-
| Prlety of counsel making such motion. He had
already informed several of Mr.. Sickles' counsel
| when he intended to send up the indictment ana
was perfectly willing to state privately 10 them
| now when he should do so
| The Judge stated that he did not think the Dis
trlct Attorney was at all bound To inform counsel
when be intended 10 do particular thing He
had the right TO do So if he thought proper, as a
matter OF courtesy, but this whole inquiry was
informal, and the Court could not respond to it in
| any way.
John Faley was placed upon trial for an assault
and battery on Wm. +. Carr, The jury returned
j verdict OF guilty as indicted.
| Chas. Berret, Alex. w. Mosey. Frank Steer A.
| '. McCrubb, were placed on trial for riot on the
| Eth OF March, 1857. The jury returned verdict
| OF guilty of an atfray
John II n. Humphrey was placed OH trial for
| larceny OF pair of boots 18th Of March, 1859,
| from Henry Bihler. This case was not concluded
| when our report closed
| Al !. clock, m, the grand jury came into
Court with true bill of indictment against Daniel
| r.. Slckles Tor the murder Of Phil Barton Key.
| POLICE AFFARs-Befor, Justics Williams
! Mrs Eliza Robinson was char yed with disorderlv
| conduct by Mrs. Frances Smead. Mrs Smead
| rents rooms with Mrs Robinson, and boards with
| her. Mrs. Smead charged Mrs. r. with quarrel
ing Win her, ana accusing her little boy Of going
on. on Inc porch and thereby preventing the chick
ems from laying eggs; also, with keeping a slop-
DUO ket on the back porch which the chic kens dip
| their bills into and scatter the potato Feelings
over tue moor, ana then Charging this liberation
her. (Mrs. 81 Mrs. s. said further that Mrs X
calls up through the floor OF the cellar to her. ad-
dressing her opprObiOus names such as ID &c
Mrs Robinson's witness said Mrs. X. kept gen
teei house. and was very nice lady, that she did mt
| scold any more than any other boarding house
keeper; and that all this little affair took place u-
side the house. and also did not take place OF the
day charged in the warrant The magistrate
| therefore dismissed the case.
John kenner was accused Of keeping female
| canine without first purchasing license. He was
MAJ IN fork = far.
dismissed with o. cents costs
| Louisa Brooks was accused of disorderly con-
| duct, In such direct and positive manner that
s snf couIu oniy save herself from the workhouse
Mary Terry was accused by the officer OF curs.
ing and swearing in the public streets. She was
SereHh DiS.riet.-Thomas Cropsey, who stands
| charged with larceny, and for whom warrant
| had been issued by Justice Donn went to the Of
| nee OF the justice and gave himself up. denying
Ing
The three boys arrested yesterday on charge of
| breaking into the Island Hall. were brought out
| this morning and dismissed; the evidence not be-
| ing sufficient to justify commitment for Cont
| They gave vivid description of their experience
In the county Jail particularly of the granite-like
| wedges Of corn bread given them TO eat
| John Moore hac X an was ARE sttd this morn
Ing by Officer Zimmerman charged with disor-
DERBY conduct-making fun of an old man who
| was passing, calling out " chain the monkey -;
| Justice Dom, after lecturing him sharply, or
dered him to pay sl.si fine and costs.
THE RIvER.-The gillers in the lower river are
doing nearly all the business in the way Of taking
Bsh yet. Some nine hundred shad, the product
| of the gillers. found their way up to the fish
| wharves at Alexandria Yesterday, which sold
| readily at S15aSi6 per hundred Nothing has
| been done at the great landings vet though ex-
4 tenslve preparations have been made by the pro-
prietors and luc XIV season is ANTICIPATED by them
| should the weather not he too wet Gibson pro-
| prietor of Stoney Point Iihding. begins to haul
| seine to-day, and Faunce will begin at White
| Point in few days. In there is possibility of
| making the fshings at ali remunerative Messrs
| u. and +. will succeed, for none understand the
| business better than they.
| The steamer Columbia made her first trim oP tho
| season t. Washington OH last Monday morning
and astonished all who saw her by her exceeding
| ly trim appearance. During the past winter she
| has been hauled up at her wharf in Baltimore and
thoroughly repaired-an entire new engine and
machinery has been placed ia her, her hull newly
| she4tIed, many modern improvements introduced
and her entire interior and exterior reprinted SO
| that she looks like new boat, just launched
| some Sa',OOO las been expended on her, and her
rate OF speed improved So that she makes the trim
from baltimore to Washington in four hours less
| time than formerly
PIsroL FIRING ExPLAISED-It appears that the
pistol firing alluded TO ia the Star Yesterday was
by the officers, and intended by them rs a means
of securing rePose to the citizens for the remain
| VI ne nave been complained TO
| Dy the neghbOrs that they cannot sleep for the
dogs and on the night referred to- four watch
men happening 10 come upon 4 gang Of about
forty CANNES ia sort of free fight they very prop
eriy let into them with their revolvefs and sue
eeeding In quieting the pack for the night
This dOg-quelling took place twill be remem-
bered, ON u street north. We heartily wish that
these officers, or some of equal eaiciency would
pay visit 10 u street south
| DESPERATE FELLOw.-GeO Umphries (col \
fellow not Il stranger to police officers was
arrested last night by Officer Chiplcy for two acts
OF petty larceny two cases OF assault and battery
| and one OF profanity. George is bold thief en-
teTing into stores and taking aw1y tumblers balls
Of Irvine, &c, under the eye OF the propretors;
and hen they attempt Ia take them from him.
he puts himself in belligerent position to night
for the right OF possession. This morning, George
appeared in the dock bearing upon his face the
evidence Of severe contest. He was sent to Jail
| in four eases, and fined 81 Is for profanity
The RUSSIAN WAR AND GOLDEN GIFTs-Fifty
beautiful gifts will be presented to the audience
| at Odd Fellows Hall tonight These presents