Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-20

hR DIDN'T TAKE 1--WE were wrong yester-
day, In our notice Of the meeting of the Board Of
Police Commissioners, in stating that the gentle
men named all took the oath. There was one ex-
ception. All Were sworn In except Mayor Berret.
and he, IL 10 said, refused 70 take the obligation,
claiming that the law does not require either Of
the mayors to take any oath, they being members
Of the board sx o6fcio. Mayor Addison, To bis
honor be II said, would not avail himself OF this
plea, but willingly took the obligation imposed
on bis fellow-members. The oath was admins
tered to members In a side room, previous to the
organization Of the meeting, and our reporter was
informed by Justice johnson that all had taken
the oath, and who naturally supposed that all
those who took part In the proceedings Were
qualified In the same manner. We understand
that the question has been referred to the Attorney
General for his decision.
IL seems that az Justice johnson was about to
administer the oath prescribed to the Police Com
missioners, Mayor Berret left the room where they
were assembled, and remarking to one Of the
board that he would come up when they wanted
him, he went below to the Mayors office without
taking the oath. The magistrate administered
the oath to those present, and waited for the
Mayor to return; but he not coming in short
time, the magistrate went to the Mayors Office to
administer the oath to him there. He told the
Mayor that he supposed Ii would do az well for
him to subscribe to the oath there az in the cham
Der. The Mayor replied that he was member
Of the Board Of Commissioners sr-o1fcio, and he
saw no necessity for his taking the oath. The
magistrate Of course had no right to insist, and
left the building.
PRovosr GUARDS ARRKsrs.-sunday the Pro
vost Marshal turned the following cases over TO
Justice Dom for trial: James NJ. Devine and
John Brennan, of the 36th New York Regiment,
who committed assault and battery on Samuel
Adams, in the Seventh Ward, and when the guard
proceeded to arrest them they resisted and AZ
saulted the officer. Justice Dom committed both
to the county Jail for the present. to be delivered
to the regimental officers for punishment at the
proper time.
Two females, Abbie Knight and Mary De
Monte, (mentioned in yesterdays Star } were also
delivered over to Justice Dom for proper dis
ington by the Provost Marshal at the Chain
Bridge, and delivered up to the magistrate by the
Provost Marshal here. They are charged with
having infested the camp Of the 9th Maine Regi-
ment for some time past, and on the night Of the
18th instant being In possession Of the counter
sign, they gave II out OF the camp. Abbie knight
her sex can well be supposed to be. She told a
story In her own vindication, which IL believed
would highly exalt her patriotism IL not her viz
tue; but she had only finished II when in stepped
Detective Officer Allen, and asked her a question,
which crushed all her hopes Of establishing the
purity Of her character. She few into passion,
wanted to fight, and swore she would aet the
soldiers on Allen, and took broom to beat him
complexion and big black eyes, who is at home
In this citywas escorted off to the county Jail to
await a further hearing.
BAD FOR THE NEW YoRk PREs,-yesterd,v
man who had evidently been indulging too
freely, got Into sort Of nuss with a number of
ooys, among them some news-boys, on Eighth
street north. In his scUff1e his watch chain was
broken and fell to the ground. He supposed il
stolen, and seiDg little fellow run into an alley
near by, he followed after till he came to the
premises Of a very respectable family, and he was
ABOUT to rush into the house when he was stopped
by the lady He then abused her, using language
very unoecoming gentleman of the journalistic
corps citizen had him arrested by policeman
King, who took him before Justice Walter He
gave his name as Clark, professed to be connected
win the Northern press, and stood upon the dig
MY OF ols position. The justice ordered him to
pay fine and costs of Sc 27 To this ne de.
INJURED, when he was told that the orkhouse
was the penalty In default Of the payment of the
nne Finding the officer Indifferent as TO the Sc
iecuon ne made, he decided 70 pay up, notifying
the officials that the New York press would take
them In hand