Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-09

Conlan about the Gath day Of August lass and
was sentenced to eighteen months Imprisonment
In the penitentiary.
The case Of Geo w. Jackson free colored)
indicted for the larceny Of twenty-seven pots Of
flowers, stolen from John Douglas In April last.
was then taken up. Jackson was indicted and
Court for this same act, but the indictment did
not designate him as q free colored man, which
he was proved TO be by the evidence before the
court at that time. Judge Crawford thereupon
instructed the jury as to the law in relation to
indictments; and acting upon his instructions,
they brought In a verdict OF 'not guilty" The
grand jury, at this term, again indicted Jackson
for the larceny, designating him according to
law, as free colored man. Jackson's counsel,
Mr.. McNair, argued that his client could not be
tried twice for the same offence. He quoted the
Constitution, which provides, "nor shall any
person be subject, fer the same offence, to be
twice put in jeopardy of life and limb" and in
reply to the argument that Jackson was not put
In jeopardy at the former trial on account Of the
nav In the indictment, Mr. Mem commended that
placed before twelve rifemen who fred at him,
mat ne had not been put in jeopardy because they
failed to hit him.
believed from the evidence that Jackson stole the
goods as charged in the indictment, they must
bring In verdict Of guilty, Notwithstanding he
was before tried for the same offence.
The jury returned a verdict Of guilty as indict-
ed, and on Mr.. McNairs special plea of autrefois
ae9Eit, found for the United States.
Judge Crawford, on account Of Jackson's former
good conduct, sentenced him to imprisonment IN
the penitentiary for one year, the shortest term al
lowed by law.
J. Franklin Thomas, little colnred boy, ap-
parently eight or ten years old, was then arragn-
Berry on the 2sth Of last July. There was evil.
dence as to his own admissions OF having been
concerned In the act, but his counsel (Mr. Norris
plead his tender age. Judge Crawford instructed
the jury az to the legal accountability Of infants
In criminal cases. The jury then retired, and
AFTER short absence, came into court with ver-
DICT Of " not guilty."
A SEcRssIoNIsr's FURNITURE clerk in the
sixth Auditors Once, appointed from Virginia
al the commencement Of Pierce's administration,
held over after Mr.. Lincoln's Inauguration, pre-:
senoing 70 be an ardent Union man. He and his
family attended the first levee at the White
House Late in the spring, when secessionists
here were on the qui riue in hourly expectation of
the advance and entrance Into Washington of
Beauregard's victorious army, this representative
r. V. and his family suddenly left town They
LETT their furniture and even their clothing In the
house, and forgot In their haste to pay the rent
Dill, and various other accounts, large and small,
which the good natured tradesmen here had al.
lowed them to make, SO az to enable them TO keep
up appearances. They may have intended to pay
tnese however, az they told some intimate friends
previous to their departure, that they were going
70 make their peace with Jefferson B. and would
De back here with him In a very few DAYS DAYS
weeks and months passed away; rents advanced
IN the Metropolis, and the landlord, like sensi-
Ole man, after waiting reasonable time for his
tenants to come back, took possession OF his own
again, opened the house, found the furniture in
good state of preservation, and Immediately hung
out card announcing Furnished rooms to rent 3
This was only short time since, and the rooms
are already occupied at paying prices Ii Is un-
oslstood that the abscondng clerk has an office
OF some sort In Dixie, and that his brother-iu-
law, who was also clerk in the Sixth Auditors
once and left about the same time is In the rebel
army.
DAsTARDLY OUTRAeE-lrr Editor: On Sat
urday evening last, between five and six O'Clock
TWO llIe girls, about eleven years Of age while
playing on -Four and a-half street near Missouri
avenue, were accosted by brute wearing the
Uniform OF an officer, ordering them to show him
to a house Of i'll fame The children told him
they knew nothing Of such places He then drew
his sword, called them damned little liars and
SAID IL they did not 60 with him he would kill
them. The children became frightened, and ran
from him, when one OF them 1.-THE daughter Of
Mr. Thomas B Creighton) stumbled and fell
Before she could rise, the villain struck her with
the edge Of his sword over the right eye, leaving
the bone bare nearly two inches In length Had
the blow been little lower, she would have lost
the eye, and perhaps her life. After committing
the dastardly act, the villain made tracks before
ne could De Identified, there not being any person
In the nelghborhood at the time except the chill
dren The injured child was picked up insens BILE
and bleeding, by gentleman who came along
shortly after, and carried home, where she Is
doing well at present.
washington, Dec. 9, 1851.
"THAT WILL Do."-We have heretofore had
occasion to allude more than once to the Gram
bunctious" character Of the "felIers', about the
Government mes-house. ct cetera, in the First
ward. Thursday afternoon, some chap SPOIL
Ing for fight, thought that was the place to get
IL, and be happened along about the right time
In the afternoon not to be disappointed Flur-
Bhing the "butteendo Of his whip In the faces
OF the crowd, he proclaimed his intention to tee
totally chaw up the whole concern and smash
he hIIn lot NJ
was thrown into his face, and before he recov-
cred from the effects Of this shower bath DOB
bottle, not oderous but odious with the scent Of
cheap whisky, "toOk" him across the eyes,
closing one Of those useful organs, and badly
damaging his nose. Blind, bleeding, and stag
gering, the stranger rapidly beat a re reat hold
Ing up bis whip noU In defensive attitude, and
eIclaiming, "That will do, boys, that will do
'YoU CAN'T FOOL Nxw YORKER IA night
or two since an offcer Of a New York regiment
left bis horse before the door of a restaurant in
the First Ward and entered to take ''something
warm" After imbibing a drink or two he got
into heated argument with group Of secession
sym pathizers, who were there, and he boosted of
the "cuteness" Of folks where he came from and
defed any one Of them to fool a New Yorker
One Of them left the room while the argument
was going on, and the officer found when he
emerged shortly afterwards that his horse saddle
ana bride had mysteriously disappeared and to
increase his aggravatio on Of mind he recolIected
leaving $50 In Treasury notes In the wallet at
felt relieved, and wendell his way to camp,
philosophically concluding that Secessionists
"were all d-n thieves anyhow"
CoNTRABANDs -Thlrty-one heretofore slaves
were brought to this city on Saturday from Gen.
Sickles' brigade. Thrre are twelve women, (six
with infants in arms,) seven small boys, and six
girls, broughtover from Matthias Point, by Col.
Graham, during bis recent reconnaissance there,
some two weeks since The males, numbering
over Fifty, are still with Gen. Sickles EMPLOYED
az laborers. These slaves were found on the
plantations Of Messrs. Grimes ard Tennis, having
been deserted by their owners. They were In
almost destitute condition when discovered by
our troops, and those who reached here were pro-
vided with comparatively comfortable quarters
in the First Ward. The boys will probably be
employed about the Government stables.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN -Patrolman
Hannah, Of the Metropolitan police, who was
sent into Maryland for the purpose Of recovering
cows stolen from our citizens and sold In Mary
land by the man w. Mi Ter, who was arrested
Last week by Hannah and Pendle and sent to
jail by Justice Dom, has returned, and reports
the recovery Of i've cows belonging to citizens
and Government horse, sold by Miller in Prince
George county. This lot makes total Of ten
cows and horse recovered by patrolmsn Hannah
and Pendle within q week, and all Of them
charged against Miller. The prisoner confessed