Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-02-11

-PoLicH MAr1lRs--Befose Justice 7Aompsoa---
Yesterday afternoon. keeper Of a licensed res.
taurant In the Fifth Police district was tried Don
harge OF permitting NO to be carried on in
ms restaurant The warrant charged the defehdan,
In the usual form with setting up and keeping an
y, ID, A c. faro, rolly'bolly, etc, table,
ana also certain game Of hazard called ten pins
The witness testified that he was present at the
restaurant In question at the time mentioned in the
warrant, and.while there played and saw played a
game of bluff. in which he (witness) bet and los,
| money; also, that the defendant was present and
| saw the game played. The magistrate gave judg
| ment for the corporation, and the defendants
| counsel took an appeal to the Circuit Court on
| the ground that the evidence was foreign to the
| warrant; that the defendant was CHARGED with
permitting game of hazard, commonly called
'ten pins" whereas the testimony proved that a
gaIi'e OF DUN was played The counsel contended
that there was no evidence to sustain the iudp
| ment under the warrant The magistrate thought
| otherwise, however, and entered a fine. ard The
case goes TO the Circuit Court
Before Justice Williams The niobt b.fo,o las
an unOccuped house in the nortbweste,n nsrt ot
the cry was set on fire under circumstances point
ing almost conclnsively to a certain man who had
oeen seen pro"ilng round the place during the
evening before. The house was next door to one
occupied bya widow woman. who was visited
by man during the evening who wanted to Dor
row three cents, which was refused The man
Iouhgeo acoutthe neighbOrhoOd during the whole
evening, ana even as late as twelve o'clock but
no particular notice was taken of him, EXCEPT 10
observe thar he was minus right leg, and was
S Ttp IN walking by a crutch and cane.
Inc police hearing the facts in the case went
upon the search, and Officer Watson finally OBJ
taineo Information pointing to Daniel Barry, a
man VINO was tried and acquitted at the last term
CT the Criminal Court on d charge of knocki
down and robbing an old soldier near the Sol.
dlers Home. Watson arrested Barry and brought
him before the Justice, who examined the evil
dence, and found il sufficiently strong to warrant
committal TO Jail In fact, the officer proceed.
Ing TO the scene of the fire, found the traces of
MS customer In the frozen mud; left foot, a
ctnen, ana cane Were stamped in profusion all
ABOUT the place. The tracts were all measured
and corroboratcd the other testimony pointing to
Barry; so he was committed to Jail to await the
action OF grand jury az the next term of tie
Criminal Court.
FIFTH DISTRICT POLICE OFFIcE-Several cases
involving breaches of the ordinance in relation to
on! CITY markets have been tried during the pres
en-. week before Justice Thompson Of these we
notice the following: "
On the I'd instant, r. r. Mattocks. arrested nv
Onlcer King, and charged with hue ksterinp with
he promptly paid nv
On the 7th instant John Geogler also arrested
bv Ming. and charged with the same offence. had
ms trial postponed to give him an opportunity of
ffOu! the city
On the 9th instant, Henry Harrison free negro,
also arrested by King. and charged with the same
fined S5ss ~
On the 9Th instant, Jacob Armstrong and Lewis
Gibson, nonresident negroes, arrested on the pre-
vious Gay by Otfcer King, and charged with not
being registered, and with falling to Give bond
as required by the city ordinance (Sheahan n
2oi-2J admitted the charge, and were thereupon
lined $40 each and IS cents costs being the lowest
penalty liked In the city ordinance above referred
To- The accused Informed Justice Thompson that
they had been In the service Of the United States
on board the steamer Chaplin, and had been paid
OIL ana discharged in this city few months ago,
ana had since been, and were now employed as
servants at the Avenue House. being unaco tainted
with the law. A member Of Congress 1.-THE Hon.
MI Potter, of Wisconsin. } appeared before the
magistrate and commended that it was a hard case
upon these men, and that he should apply to the
Mayor for relief, under the peculiar circumstances
of the case.
colored woman named lose Day, arrested on
Thursday morning by Officer Ross, and charged
with grossly indecent language in the street. near
the Centre Market house was convicted and fned
50 and 81 cents costs.
\ Liberal CUSTOMER. -Yestorday morning. a
man entered grocery store on Seventh street not
lar from New York avenue, and about the same
distance from street, who represented himself to
be from the country. He had broug bit down clover
seed, which he had sold down town and wanted
TO buy largely of groceries. He then proceeded to
taste great many kinds Of choice Iiouors. Of
which he appeared TO be an excellent INDIE AS ne
Ihvdriabiy took the largest drinks when presented
Win tie most costly liquors. After tasting all
round, and diving into the crac kers cheese and
segarS. he stepped round TO the desk and made a
memorandum of what he wanted, amounting to
ABOUT go, ana asked the proprietor TO send boy
10 his wagon which was down the street some
distance, for key in which to put some molasses
tie then entered into conversation with a dry
goods dealer in the same SQUARE who bappeued 10
be present, which resulted in his poi ny with hin
10 his store, where he soon purchased a liberal
supply of articles in the way of domestcs and
tneh walked pack to the grocery, and taking
boy with him, started Off after his rnolasseS key
He proceeded few squares when making some
hurried explanation to the boy, he lodged around
the corner and disappeared, nor has the grocer or
the mercer seen or heard Of him since. The goods
he purchased and didn't paw for he was Smart
enough to leave neatly packed up in the stores
where he had bestowed his patronage so literally;
therefore they are only out of pocket the amount
consumed blythe customer In warming himself I'D
TO the purchasing pitch.
SUrReME COURT.-Yesterday, b. w Leigh,
Esq of California was admitted an attorney and
counsellor of this Court
NO 3ll John A Maddox. plaint # in error art
Theodore Van Brunt ct al, partners trading and
DONG business under the name and style of Van
Brunt and Watrous. In error to the circuit court
OF the United States for the southern district of
Illinois. On motion of Mr.. Vinton, Of counsel for
the defendants in error, this writ of error was
docketed and dismissed, with costs
No 299 OF December term 1853 The United
states, appellants, agt. Vicente p. Gomez Mr.
Attorney General Black proceeded to argue in
support OF his motion to reScind the order dis
mandate issued in this case to the district court
of the United States for the southern district of
California.
No -. The United States, appellants. agt
James ID. Gaibraith ct al The argument of this
cause was commenced by Mr. Gillet for the an
pellants, and continued by Mr. Hepburn and Mr.
breh' Tor the appelees. Adjourned until Monday
The SEVENTH REGIMRNr-The report from
w asnlngton that II is in contem platon to invite
the seventh Regiment of this city to part!cipate
IN the Inauguration Of Mllss equestrian statue of
w ashington, on the 22d inst GREATS something OF
stir among the members of that favorte military
BODY They say they could mustar no less than
eight hundred men to respond to the invitation
II the Washington authorities desire to give the
most splendid effect to the inaugural ceremonies
they could not do better than ask the Seyeth Regi
inent 10 lend Its presence Oh the occasion The
inhabitants OF the federal metropolis are alrea6v
familiar with the martial bearing and gentlemanly
department Of the regiment from the brief soiourn
Whlch IL made in that city on its return from
klchmond.-N Y. Journal Of Commerce.
WATCH RETURNs.-Jno. Whitaker was drunk
ana dlsorderly; and this morning having been
ordered by the Justice, Dom, to paw the sum
usually assessed In such cases, be was placed in
the custody of officer Tanning to raise the needfuI
but had not reported when the docket was closed
) no. Heron was taken up for fighting; but not
being ready for hearing was ruled for trial at
noon to-day. j. McDevit and r. Ofet. drunk;
paid each 81 Is fine and