Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-04

THE SEVENTH WARD ARsoNs AND BURGLAR.
iFs-fe sterday afternoon the further hearing Of
'he evidence in the arson and burglary arrests was
held by Justice Dom and the Chief of Police at
the county Jail.
James IarcOmb was again examined and tss
tiled that immediately after the burning " Kinks
property conversing with DOYLE and Bnnix, he
Jestingy asked how they came to destroy PROPERTY
amounting TO s2,OOn and especially the horses
They said they did do il, and said IL was done h.,
going into the Presbyterian Church ward and strir
ping off plank to steal some meat They set atte
to the straw and burnt the stabl. n ther bad
known the horse was there they would have S,ved
him They said Dillon, Bnnix, Keenan,. Lmney
s,ah, Priem uin II. Again, after burning Ward
on In order to reach the hay he got On DoyIe's
shoulders, but the three matches he had yvould
NOT lghlte; he went to his own home and got
some hlatchesfro his mother and went hack and
set fire to the stable He then went horne and tbe
alarm was given. His mother asked him where
the IRE was, and he told her IThis statement
was connrIned by the prisoners mother, who said
ne WIS IN Al That time These revelations caused
witness great uneasiness. he working in the shoD
lstohecutters 81 with the prisoners W no made then,
ne went to his brother-in-law, Mr. L. Bowen,
who advised him to keep quiet a short time and
he might get favorable OPPORTUNITY I, mate tha
disclosure. After the firing of Pumpbrpy's bouses
% Brien told him {. We did without men
uohlng names They tried to fire other of Pun
Phrey's houses, but the plaster being green the
shavings and matches would not burn IT, and an
examination of the house confirmed the statement
On ednesday, the LIST of the month, Binnix made
the disclosure to him, which was detailed i'm the
star last Thursday, relative TO the burglaries He
Went Tor MIR. Bowen, and they went to Leddy's
store and found the statement to be correct They
decided that then was the proper time to make the
disclosures, which he did
The evidence being corrOborated i'm every par
tcular, Justice Dom made the following disposi-
ton Of the parties: RhOda O Bren held 10 bail in
S2,WO Ia appear at court in the four arson cases
anu dismissed in the burglaries-Lis father b.com-
my us security; Michael Doyle, Jail in default OF
S25O bail for the arsons and burglaries; James
heenan, bail In 500 or one burglary-his father
Is his security; Lizzie Bowen, for receiving the
stolen goods, Jail for court; WIN. Luney and VIM
Richards, suspected of being accOmplices iall in
default OF s;aO ball. james Reefe, dismissed
subsequently, Thomas Dillon was arrested by
onlcer Olll, alter perseveriny search in the adj
Joining county OF Virginia, and when brought 10
The city made clean breast aud turned States
evidence He says that Kinks stable was burned
by himself, Binnix, Keenan,, Iuney, and o. Bren
ana confirms larcOmb's statement; Browns ice
house was fired by Binnx, O'Brien and himself;
wards stable was burned by Binnx and DoyIe
as stated by larcomb; the burg lary at eddys and
Clarks was rs IarcOmb had stated He was sent
to Jail as a witness
heenan Was again arrested this morning and
his bail increased to S2OOu; Luney was committed
in default of a., 900
The officers of the Seventh Ward DESERVE the
thanks Of the residents of their district for their
interchangeable eXertions To make these arrests