Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-12-26
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RIoTs ON THE NAVY YARD, YESTERDAY About
- O'Clock m yesterday, general riot occurred
on Garrison street, Navy Yard, in which some
thing like one hundred persons partici pated,
using fence palings, stones brick bats, clubs, etc
pretty freely. A few hours afterwards, a number
Of men were collected on the pavement near the
scene of the above affair, making q disturbance;
and Auxiliary 6 uardsman Thorn psOn went among
them aud ordered them to disperse and afford
room for the street passengers to go along. man
named lib Mullins refused to move, and told the
officer that he couldn't make anybody leave. The
officer went up to Mullins and demonstrated with
him, and requested him and the others TO dsperse.
Mullins refused again, and defed the officer to
make them disperse. Thompson then placed his
hand ON Mullins's collar, and In twinkliny the
whole crowd rushed to the assistance of Mullins
knocked the officer down, and beat and stamped
upon him In furious manner After using every
possible other means TO defend himself, Thompson
drew his pistol and discharged Ii In the air with
a view TO frightening OF his assailants, but the
strategem did not succeed, and he fouEd 1t neces-
sary 10 shoot at Mullins striking him In the knee
and SCATTERING the limb seriously. Other officers
here arrived and put the crowd to flight, but
battle ensued which lasted for some time, between
the officers and the rioters, in which the weapon
were revolvers, clubs, stones, brickbats, etc
Finally, the crowd was separated and driven off,
Mullins was taken to his house, and afterwards
by advice Of surgeon, removed to the City
lnfrmary for amPutation.
CENTRAL GUARD-HOUsE GAsEs.-John Drunk
alias Patrick Bresnehan. drunk and disorderlyi
.
wofkhouse 80 days. Mary Martin, do; fine and
costs, % Is. Augustus Lewis, do; SO .06. Ssmn
Meter, do workhouse 60 days. Geo. w. Jones'
drunk and disorderly; fine and costs, 50 Us. Aug.
Lewis, second time, disorderly conduct; security
| for good behavior, and paid costs, 81 As. Mary
Martin, do security for good behavior, in default
! of which, workhouse 30 days. Mary Smith, do !;
| 81 "a. George Goldsmith, do; 81 "a. Billy Bar
/ low, profanity; 81 o. Mary Taylor, do. and dis
| derby; workbouse 60 days. Jenny Burch, do >;
| 60 days. VIM. Bryant, profanity; fine and costs,
| a % Andrew Brown, colored, out after hours;
| workhouse gu days. Josiah Burgess, colored, do.
1 and profanity; woFkhouse 80 days. Francis Smith
colofed, out after hours; fine and costs, 50 o..
contains the cases Of the evening of the oath and
/ morning Of the 25th-
| ESCAPED FROM THE PENIrEsrIARY About six
O'Clock this morning Ii was discovered that viii
liam Wells, (marine, who, Ii will be recollected
| longing to the garrisonin 1851, and sentenced Il
death, and afterwards had his sentence commuted
| to impri sonment for life, had escaped from hii
| cell In the Penitentiarv Measures were imme
diately taken for his re-arrest.
RoBBKRY or A SroRE.-About twelve o'cIocl
m, yesterday, some person or persons broke int
Seventh street, and distracted gold watch tina
had been len there by tie proprietor, who, shert
previous had left the store to take ride in tn
country.
II FInE IN 6EoRsxrows.-On Monday evenin
about sundown o small frame stable In the rear Q
Mr.. A. d. Shekells' residence, on High street
| caught hre and was entirely. consumed. Ther
. was no alarm, and the engines were not out. w
have not learned how the IRE originated, but SUI