Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-30

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eoayicted Of : simple assault, and nnsd By the
Court IS eaeh sEd eos:s- 9. -.
| ccns..atiss tdwssds ed Harry Smith, alias
vicsions fos riodr1esd assaults, . four nonshs
4..ssl srldleg ssd Tnsu.s MrN.sny, fos
one one m oasSs Is Al ks ssch sentenced p
fs1ss.-Tks hiai Of Chris. Boblsv.r. es.,..a
win sssault with intent . lill once Holdens At
by shooting him with ; pistol while fhe once
was attempting to arrest him on humber Of
bench warrants which had been Issued arsinst
nlm, waien Tas commenced Yesterday evening,
The sum Of the testimony for the prosecution 10
comprised In the testimony Of Ofacer Scam, who
testified that .on the 5th November last, WITH on
| pose q arresting Bchlayer, under I bench war
rant which bad in my possession; saw the psi-
.aner on street, near Garrison street he wss
Rssd.pn ssss carp a sss sp .sp
came near him, informed him that had 4,
bench vibrant Cor him he darted to run, when 4
gnoeed him, which caused him TO fall on his
Knees he broke away ffom me. and ran across
the street we pursued him when near the Gar
rlson wall ON the opposite side Of the street, he
pulled ont pistol and pbinted IL nrnt at me, then
at Onicer Holden, when he fred, shooting him
In the right arm after he had fired, Omcerf irwin
ran up behind him, and caught him around the
body went up immediatelY, and assisted IN ar
which wrenched from his hand he fesfsted !
great deal, and we had considerable difaculty in
taking himi he asked me II It was an Irish son Of
b---h whom he had shot; we then took him
In the Garrison and ironed him.,, q
The testimony Of 0nicers Holden and Irriag
corroborated that Of Mr.. Scarf =.
Dr.. H.Hsn, physician to the Inhrmary, testified
by the dcf6ndent; and III q. 80 Il
Deputy Marshal Phillips testified to the fact of
the osneh warrants having been outfor his arrest
as follows; 81 was walking up street with
child. met Bohlayer and spoke to him; after 1
passed him met two men, one Of whom re-
they walked up to him, and the taller one knock,
the street when the hilef one again Tnscied
while the other one struck him; he again rot M
and ran TO the curb, when the taller man again
Knocked him down, the other man held him
down while the taller one struck him; while be
fred saw no pistol in the hands Of Bohlayer;
he was on his hands and knees when the pistol
was fired; follow the sea; have been here thirty
| mother that they had taken him.
number Of Witnesses on the same side, testi-
fed TO very different state Of facts some stating
| that Bohlayef was not Knocked down at AM, and
others that be was not struck by the Officers
| 1.-THE jury.in the case Of Joseph Goldsmith.
charged with stealing watches and money from
three days and nights, and not being able to agree
upon verdict were called into court, aud after
being Questioned by Judge Crawford Were dis
the jury in both trials having been discharged
through inability to agree to the matters Of fact
involved in the case - 80 {, - -
/ The CHARITY CoScERT.-Considering the ex-
Observation-Disclosures weather last evening the con-
cert at wiliafd's new Musical Hall was wen at
tended. That the concert will net large
sum for the charitable purposes for which it was
given cannot be expected, as the state, Of the
weather made It impossible for the lady singers to
go out without conveyance, and In consequences
the committee Of arrangements were Obliged TO
run up heavy bin for coach hire; however, we
learn that at least Sis will be lef Of the DTS
over and above all expenses, The programme
was, save twoor three exceptions the same as that
OF the previous concert; but to say that the per-
| formance was as good as that at the Smithsonian
last week would be great ipjust,:e to the latter.
A Everything combined to throw dampef over the
1 affair The audience, necessarily small had
come = large portion o. them, through snow, rain
and ball, and had to sit uncomfortably with cold
| and damp feet Thus they Were not, aud could
not have been expected to be, In the best Of hui.
mor:. Again, number Of the performers who
lived at a distance were unable 10 attend 10 the
| storm, and their place was necessarily filed by
Others not exactly up in their parts for instance
the blscksmiths in the anvil chorus. and sundry
| the singers nor the orchestra had .sssn f.vored
i with a rehearsal owing 70 the fnclemency OF the
/ weather the night previous Buf. des1it- an
i drawbacks the Performances : goo3 nortipn ~ ~
/ was really good. and creditab9e IN n P,Irs -,
/ and the singers The oyertnres froc, Tsrc,sSt
and lie Bronze Chcval, a. well az the finale, fMey-
/ by the orchestra The Miserere wenf ofF SritS
eclat particularly the soprano solo, al also did the
cavatina Di Placer soprano; duett. uis est Homo
soprano and alto; Jenny Jones, bass; and song''
i Hope for the best, sopraao
The new Music Hall. IL will be remembered.
until recently the properly Of the street Presby.
| terrain Church, was purchased by the Wiilards,
last fall for about sla,eoo. The pews have been
removed; a convenient stage erected at the lower
end Of the hall the floor has been elevated At the
2 street entrance, giving pleasant inclination
| from the door to the stage; the walls are newly
\ and very tastefully frescoed; new and elegant
| chandelier have replaced the old ones wide
entrance has been cut through the centre of the
east wall, from which corridor leads 70 the sec
| ond story passage of the Fourteenth street wing
Of the hotel aad af,rds excellent rnicstiore
/ whereby the guests of the house NAV enter Win
out passina inio the omen air WHAT was tn ebos,
Of the church is now ! handsome gallery. CAPABLE
Of seafino neariv t,vo hunf7 re7 sr.nr.s 49, ,tsh