Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-14

'"ooo upon a charge Of stealing three
neners, the property of W. H. Rowland. ~
hI5n George county, Nd. The case was t,ken
oeiote Justice Dom, and Mr. Giberson appsa,sd
LOT the prosecution and Mr.. Darlington for The A.
fence. IL appeared from the evidence that az.
G S Were taken from the field near Mr. row
Frday PStJ1Peny on last Thursday week. On the
employ Of sIr. Rowland for two wear. ana a. q; .he
months, and who knew the cattle saw r.,
vi. VT, Se 60 mliers slaughter pen in this cty ua
ss ask I, .ne agent where he bought them and he
told him he got them from man namad' S anu ne
u, vi ,Inoe peorSe and gave S2I for Thorn ths,,
Were worth , about $50. Hes spoke to Mr. RnwlanS
and went to M '1 Mf1y: MI R. came to the city
Nil, ana told him they were his n,one,tv une
M Mii,e, Ioid him they had been ,lap~bt.r.i MI;
cox's t,nns,,, ,ne hldes and he directed him 10
Tt@.u Tor the hides obtained f,on, un ana
nizca were SHOWN him, and he in,t,ntiv ..I.o.l
marks r nIdes OF his cattle by the ear and AS
the pen entiSed it tSe man who had seen them in
III, in bd there was hole in the riobt es, snS
The ao,eft ear of each heifer ~ U
the person n Mr.; S Miller identified Fleetwood as
b% pIson a,d hit aie sed '6s cattle
and offered the Sad come to the CITY for gn,no
him he did not ws&rs for $50. The agent told
would hardly take thSSo buy. Fleetwood said he
what the agent would aosck tx ior them, and asked
himself went of little looks, as he then called
said he would take n w: and went back and
back He also said he had than carry them
would Ike to sell if he could s1eep, which he
agent told him that he would falr price The |
ket price. Another butcher, to We hlm the mar
to sell seven wethers and numbln ne promised |
70 UnIontown on the day appoinSi lambs went |
Mi , p.. ne s, tailed to come The "alt Tor
asked him about the sheep, but Fleeing, and |
fessed not to know him. The witnesssRod pre- |
tain this was the person IRE Ger |
r kirhu taStiR AL
worked on his mothers farm adioining bixVan |
tie made baSket at times, and had borne az.
reputation. He lives In Alexandria but works
Maryland. ~
shown that a larceny was committed The cattle
Delhg at large in an open field by the roadside
were not In the manual constructive possession
Vi . WI: rowland; and the charge Of larceny was
not sustained he also argued that the offence if
one, was committed in Prince George county Md ,
beyond the jurisdiction OF Justice of the peace of
IhlS county, and therefore claimed the dismissal
OF his client upon the ground that the Justice had
no right to commit for trial here when the offence
was PerPetrated beyond this Jurisdiction.
MI Glberson stood upon the duty of the iustice
70 CoIiliilit Tor trial where the evidence showed
PROBABLE cause for belief of the guilt of the party
As 10 the evidence, it was conclusive The heif,rs
are identified as Rowland's; they are found AT N,
nlller $ traced to the possession Of the prisoner
VINO brought them there, sold them there and re-
celved the money for them Even IL the offence
Were not committed in this jurisdiction, il would
be the duty Of the justice TO commit the Drisoner
10 Jail to await a requisition
Justice Dom decided that tho evidence ,,,,s
sufhclent to require bail for court in the sum of
mitted to JaiI ~ "o''i
The prisoner Is an elderly man. Of small stature
and appears to be laborer. We hear that he has
large family in Alexandria
MUSICAL CLUBS Upon a walk in the streets
during any pleasant evening, the rambler may
ENJOY the performance of great variety of music
vocal and instrumental, and of character to indi
cate that the musical taste of the amateurs has
improved considerably within a wear or two The
| popular music of '57 and IS was limited TO the
range OF Picayune Butler and Annie Laurie. Blu,
this season has witnessed the formation of nuna,
Gus quartette clubs, glee clubs chorus partes and
larger meeting every evenin u during
tne week for the qualification Of their friends and
Ralo rh. music which few years ago Wa,
| amateurs A rambler in w ashington, ac0uaiated
win the music of the most noted masters during
| a single evenings walk lately recognized the
compositions Of Handel, HAYDN, Rossini Verdi
Mercadante, Chapple Webbe Colcott Snobr and
Others, performed by different parties and some OF
them In manner that would do credit To prof.s
slonal musicians.
n NUMBER of rowdies are i'm the b,bi, NJ Of,
uonlng themselves at the various entrances to
| The Smithsonian grounds, where they take occa.
sion to insult ladies and little girls who NAV
chance 10 pass unattended, with gross and oui.
I "a. language; These scamps are general
~ young men and boys, and they have hitherto
Practsed this villainy with IMMUNITY. The noIics
have been Informed of their doincs, bnt they II
seems are Powerless to catch these Young villains
uecduse OF tnef conspicuous uniform which al.
ways warns the offenders in time to make good
their escape. few detectives i'm citizens; d,eSs
| TO act in conjunction with the uniformed poiice
would not he amiSs.
The PRINTERS EXCURSION To MoRRow.-Tbe
Printers Arlington Association give grand day.
Ilght and moonlight excursion tomorrow to Ar.
hhSton AS we have said before, the printers do
hot often get chance to enjoy themselves i'm this
Way, ana when they do, they generally improve
brass and string band has been engaged for The
occasion and more pretty girls and clever fellows
VIII De IN attendance than you can shake a sti L
PAPER. '
CONCERT IN Communicable Choir of
'he hsSembiys Church, under the leadership of
MI. OIenroy, are now preparing for grand CON
cert on the evening of the 18th instant for the
purpose OF raising funds to aid in pavino fo, !,
two-thousand- dollar organ. now building FOR the
Church at Northern mandatory. The Assem-
niy ioiks deserve and we are sure will meet with
Ipefdl encouragement in their ldudable effort
AN INTERESTING CEREMoNY.-This aftern, Q J..
at one o'clock, a large and fashionable gathering
was assembled at the First Pre- shyterian Church to
see happy couple united in the holy bonds of
Inarlmony. The fortunate pair were Mr. Mvron
Riggs and Miss Rebecca II. Thaw Miss Sarah
Davis and Molly Brewner acted as the brides
maids, and Mr.. Loring and MIR Fisk as the
groomsmen.
IN ALEXANDRIA, the whole number of persons
charged with crime and committed to Jail during
the month Of May, was five only, one for each of
the following offences: Burglary, arson assault
drunkenness, and breach Of peace There are now
hfteen persons confined in the jaiI of whom nine
are white men and two white women; the remain.
Ing prisoners are negro men,
CENTRE MARkET.-This morning the marie,
opened with fair attendance of dealers The
supply in the vegetable department was very fine
IN all respects. The hay market had an average
supply, and the cattle corner exhibited few fine
beasts for sale. The prices were about AS ON Sat
urday, though the demand was not very brisk
AN INTENDED PIC-NIc.-lt is said that the Sons
OF Malta will shortly have picnic Kso. il can.
not fail to be very grand affair We take IL for
granted that Messrs. Hammack and DAYTON bretb
rem OF the Order famous for coInprehending pre-
cisely how such things should he MANAGED viii
be the caterers for the occasion. -
WATCH RETURNs.-There was but a single
lodger at the central guardhouse last NIGHT and