The national Republican., 1860-12-19
CRIMINAL CouRT.-Ye yesterday, Ellen Lewis,

CRIMINAL Yesterday, Ellen Lewis,
charged with stealing, was acquitted.
John Wright was tried for stealing butter
and other articles, from William Gunton, and
found not guilty.
John Williams, negro, was found guilty of
stealing watch from John Lange. He was
sentenced to the penitentiary for three years.
Ellen Brown, negro, was tried for stealing
carpets and other articles, from j. A. Linton,
and found not guilty.
Charles Blue was found guilty Of stealing a
pair Of shoes from F. Prott, and sentenced to
Jail for nine months.
CENTRAL GUARDHoUsE.-Mary Ann John.
son was arrested for larceny but, upon hear.
ing yesterday morning, the larceny case was
dismissed, acd she was sent to the workhouse
for ninety days, under the vagrancy act.
Daniel Keefy and John Drunk, for being
drunk and disorderly in the street, were sent to
the workhouse for ninety days, in default of the
fine and costs.
Joseph Sayroke, for burglary, was committed
to jail, but died before he was taken from the
guardhouse, from injuries received in endeav.
oring to escape.
Tuesday Nght.-Ann Green and Charles
Speits were arrested by Officers Holden and
Sheckels, for disorderly conduct and profanity.
The former was fined $3.l5, and the latter
$2.l5.
John Murphy and Mary Downey we're ar.
rested for being drunk and disordery, and fined
$2.l5 each.
Police MATTERs.-.B fore Justice Bdrnaclo-
James Gormley and Edward John we're arrested
on q charge Of an assault and battery on vii.
liam Cook and wife and q man named Robin.
son, and held to bail for court.
Richard Bradford, for being drunk and pro.
fame, was sent to the workhouse for sixty days.
Before Justice Drury.-John Goggin was
arrested by Officer Serrin, for being disorderly,
and fined $2.7l.
John Pauger was brought in by the same
officer, for selling liquor on Sunday, and fined
$25 81.
Robert Mitchell, Hugh Gilbert, and Hugh
Mccormick, were caught begging, by Officer
Daw, and sent to the work house for thirty
days.
Shadrach Nugent was arrested by Officer
Edwards, for disorderly conduct and fined
$2.75.
Henry Whalen was arrested, for being disor.
derly, and required to pay $l.75.
Catherine Mcdonnell was arrested by Officer
McDermott, for throwing stones, and fined
Sl.5s.
Before Justice Donn.-Charles Hisse was ar.
rested by Officer Donaldson, charged, by Sam.
uel Scott, of Bladensburg, with having knocked
him down and feloniously stealing $l.S5 on the
highway. He swore positively to the fact of
the knocking down and the robbery; but
several other witnesses swore positively that,
at the alleged time of the act having been
committed he, Hisse, was at least two miles
from the place alleged. Hisse was dismissed.
Scott, being considerably inebrated, the most
charitable conclusion arrived at was, that he
was mistaken.
Morris Mangum was arrested by Officers AL.
len and Busher, charged with suspicion of be-.
ing concerned in robbng Mr.. Prott who keeps
a shoe store, Of eleven pairs of CATERS. The
CATERS were taken from box opposite the
store, by opening it with the foot Of stove,
taken from a stove store adjoining, at about
six P. NJ, on Monday night. His being EN-.
ployed at the store caused the arrest Mangum.
After examination, he was dismissed.