Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-02

ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS CAsK.-Some Eve or six
cases Of similar character to that Of Solomon
Northrup have occurred In this District within
short time. Some Of the principals have been
arrested, but want Of testimony of positive char
acter has secured their release Yesterday gen.
neman went to officer Allen and informed him
that white man had offered a negro for sale on
Eighth street. and that he did not appear to be all
right Allen went to work to trace the man, who
left, as he said, TO 60 to Alexandria. Finding
officer Kimball, Allen went to the steamboat
wharf, and by little inquiry ascertained that
white man and negro answering the description
were at the depot of the railroad waiting the noon
train for Baltimore Kimbsll started in buggy,
and Allen walked to the depot Upon Kimbalfs
arrival, he found his man standing there In con-
versation with MIR. r. Collins, the policeman
stationed there, and instantly arrested him and
took him before Justice Dom. stranger aP-
Peared as counsel for the defense but Alien OBJ
jected TO examination until his witnesses could
be obtained. The white man gave his name
EPhraim Halleck and the negro Allen Mann.
The negro says Of himself, that he formerly be-
longed to Ephraim Mann, and afterwards to Jos.
Sparrow, Of Tyrrell county, North Carolina; be
ran away from Sparrow three four years ago
and went to Canada, and had been travelling back
with this man, az his servant he had offered him
In Baltimore for 81 200, but wanted 81 500 here.
The accounts that Halleck gave Of himself were
contradictory and very unsatisfactory. He pro-
fessed to be from New York, but bis memorandum
book indicates his first start from Canada and his
residence In either place would hardly be regarded
as evidence Of his probable ownership Of slave
property Justice Dom regards 1t az a case worthy
of close and thorough investigations; and in order
to give opportunity to obtain the witnesses from
distance, he committed both to jail for a further
hearing. The officers had more confidence In the
negro than In the white man, and permitted him
70 walk to the prison unbound; but being very
suspicious OF the white man, they made sure of
him with a set Of handouts.
CRIMINAL COURT. III. McCaffery, tried for
an assault and battery on MIR. E. III. Etchison, on
the I'd day Of June, 1850, was acquitted by the
jury
Richard II. Trunnell was placed on trial on
charge OF extorting illegal fees but the evidence
being deficient, noiie prOs.qHi was entered in
the case by the District Attorney.
Ludim Bargy, convicted Of obtaining money
under false pretences, was placed at the bar FOR
sentence, when he addressed the court, DENYING
his guilt, and claiming that the transaction be-
tween himself and Chambers was a perfectly le-
gitimate one, and inveighed against the prosecu-
ton with some severity on account Of his convic-
ton After addressing the court some fifteen
minutes, during portion of which time the young
man seemed greatly affected by his situation, and
shed tears freely, he concluded, and sentenced
to two wears in the penitentiary, his sentence to
take effect after the rising Of the next circuit court
that court having yet to hear the arguments upon
bill of exceptions filed by the prisoners counsel
In the case
John Mack was placed on trial on charge of
nuisance. This case was pending when the court
adjourned.
To day.-The trial Of John Mack, charged
with nuisance, was continued In the course of
the trl al 1t was discovered that technical defect
existed In the indictment The case therefore
iell, the Court demurring from rendering a yer
dict
e. Z. Sengstack, jr., was then placed on trial on
charge OF assault and battery on John Kane.
hackman This case was pending as our report
closed.