Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-02

IMPORTANT ARREsr-Yesterday officers Chin
ley, 0iii, Lloyd, and Beitzell Of the Seventh
ward, obtained information relative to the rob
berry OF the stores of Hugh Leidy and John Clark.
which they used so successfully as to Obtain +,
lasse qudn.Iy OF the goods and arrest some of the
parties charged. This morning an examination
OF the parties took place at the county ia before
the Chitn OF Police and Justice Dom. The par-
ties are Robert Binnix, Mike Doyle, John Bryan,
James keenan, VIM Luney, James Keru. MN
Richards, and Lizzie Bowen
Hrga Ltt"y, sworn.-Said that on Tuesday
nlgI' MS store was entered by burglars: they got
IN ny way OF the cellar Knocking To- k from, the
1oot Oh IL, and passing mp through trap door in
The oack part Of the store; tie goods ken were
tobacco. butter, bread box of ladies sto nrs a
box OF men stockings, bacon, Hour, &C; obtained
search warrant and Mt the house of this woman
Lizzie Bowen found the -four and portions of the
other articles. which he identified as his
JohH tfnrk, sworn.-Tucsday, after his family
thinking cat had knocked down a box of mines
took light and went down to put her out got i'm
the store and found the show window omen and
slPPed OF all the articles ii cOntained the thieves
had not entered the store, but broke glass and
took the goods through the openinr: ne had oh
tanned from the officers number of the articles;
wien In the store heard footsteps moving away
but saw no one. 1
L'zt'e Borcen sworn She testified To the tbinc-S
being found at her house, the parties who brought
them came twice
At the request of the officers we withhold her
ntsr
house since her residence there about a month
anna b"THS, sWorn.-Lives on G, between First
ana second streets Seventh Nard know all the Sc
young men; Mike DOYLE came To INV house yes, o.
tiiy morning, hetweeU and ~ o'clock; he cave
seSrs ana tobacco to the girls; Lizzie Bowen Iras
to give ball tonight, and she invited the Girls
tod Mike he would smoke up all the woman s
se9aT> before the bail commenced: he said itmaIla
no difference, he Lad plenty more; he told ms last
night thai the others were arrested
Virginia PsrTy.N lives in Ann Burns.S house
cOrrobofascd her statement
Jams L0rcobJe s;vorn-Yestcr,lay mornipg
BinnIx, VINO works in TIE same Shop with me
cdlne to ire aud SAID. we made 4 good I,ul last
nlrtit-got about S25'' I replied. '>Ah, where
al! lie said, at old man icidyS 4 asked
him il he got in the back way He said. ssNo. we
got III through the cellar. and mp thr ogh the tran
door" J asked who was with him. and he said
Doyle and O'Brien.
At this stage Of the case the Chief of Police -.
marked that there were charges against all these
prisoners for being connected with the burninr ~
Kinks and Wards property; and rs the witnesses
were not present, he hoped the further hearing
world be postponed till tomorrow. Justice bonn
assented, and the prisoners were rcuuanded to ths
cells fer further hearing N
THE CAMPAIGN BALL Of the Democratic Kev
stohe Gun, AT the Assembly Rooms, last evening
was not largely attended as usual for this Clul
but was quite respectable. both in point of num-,
bers and Character and passed of very pleasantly
we noticed several prominent ward politicians
present.
ASCENSION Day, OR Holy THURsDAy.-This
day lie celebrated by the Episcopal and Catholic
Churches as Il Festival, in COMMUNICATION of the
Ascension of cur Lord from earth to heaven forty
DAYS after His resurrection from the dead and ten
days before Nhisuntde or the Jewish Feast of
PenteCnst.
REMEIBER the strawberry festivals every even
ing at Carroll Place, Capitol Hill and at Franklin
Hall, corner of Ninth and streets. See adver-
tisementS
TAKE NOTICE.-As como malicious dIsposed per
tend giving mp the Dying Business and was selling
out think 1t due to my friends t inform them that
such Is not the ca ;e as am still doing all work i'm
my line IN the hest manner, and shall ALWAYS ha
thankful Tor their calls. either ut my place 40 JEFF
eTSon street. GeorgetowH. at ..-3 SOutb side Pa
avenue. between "a and eth streets washington.
Jel ST. w. "A. WHEATLEY, Over.