Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-05

THOMAS CHAPMAN CoNvICrEp-Yest.rda,
IN me Baltimore City Criminal Court, the case
of inoMas Chapman. late detective OF the Gov
ernntnt Provost Police, under Provost Mar.
shat Dodge, indicted fer untawfu,ly receiving
ard feloaiously taking and carrying away
SI,tsG lin gold and $1,000 i'm Treas ury notes the
property of Joseph r. Hodyson of this CITY, on
the 18th OF March ISG2, which has been post
lo''' -! IRON one term TO another, was called up
Tor 'Tiai, he court room being we'll filled by
PEI ittlln2 An interest III the case.
Ire Toys William Handley and George Leon
ara. who stole the money from Mr.. HodgSDn,
testified TO the fact that they met Chapman on
thr SIX O'Clock train for Baltimore, and that the
latter arrested them, but that they divided all
Their money with him, and he Let them of, ven
cirrcing them which route 10 take 10 reach the
depot. Chapman knew the money was sto;.n,
tecause Hardley told him so. The boys were
arrested n the President street depot, and a
sholt time liter they recognized Chapman who
WAS ART I'd
The Jury were satisfied with the evidence.
supported a. il was by that of Mr. Hodcson
Provost Marshal Nc PhaiI, detective C,ssel and
others, who WoNe chain Of circumstances
about Chapman which fixed his guilt beyond
doubt, and after 4 consultation OF ten minutes
they returned a verdict Of guilty
Ihe verdict took the prisoner nv SURPRISE
His conviction subjects him 10 An imprisonment
OF nom nvc 10 ten years in the penitantiary
III Is said tho case will be carried to q iyher
court on = writ CT error.
The whole amount stolen was over saGDo,
and Mr.. Hodcson, il will he remembered, recoy
ered Sl,i75.sS from the boys.
EorRru-wARD STATION CAsEa-EeFor. Jus.
nee water.-Theodore Ward. Payton Johnson,
{sofdl stealing; Jail for n hearing. Zachariafi
bIown, Frank Gray, Theodore T. Williams
aaa James Harri., implicated, refu nded tho
aa;onSf and were Dismissed. Dennis Lowry,
pstHs"Sriy; John Cassidy. assault and battery;
waJ,en Bows, drunk; VIM. Johnson, do; H.
arino ~, 90; turned over TO the military. Cath
N1I~t larceny Of clothing; dismissed J.
-seely, drunk fined 81. Thos. White do: in.
ching to riot fined IS. Joseph Morgan, two
cases, disorderly; fined one dollar in each W.
s. Pierce, profanity; Saml Murphy, do; fined
- each Edwin r. Nett, peddlins without
license; dismissed. Mary Martin, drunk and
disorderly; fined -. Geo. Butler, profanity,
fined S2. John Bell, disorderly and profanity:
fined 50 Louisa Hawser profanity; fined ST. So
by Justicr Clayton. Alfred Hufnor, swind-
ling; turned over TO the Provost Marshal. Jos
Horwitie, disordery; military. John Kelley
do. workhouse 90 days. VIM. r. Stevens,
drunk; sent to hospital. David Couchon, null
sance; dismissed. :. Laudrrback riding on
sidewalk; fined -. Jas. Creattis, disorderly:
fined So John II. Banks, do: fined 3D. Patk
Given, do; dismissed. Aaron Clark, obtaining
money under false pretences; locked up. Chas
stevens, assault; fined -. Catherine Foley
larceny; Jail. Andrew Anderson, disorderlY:
fined SO. James Brown, drunk turned over TO
military. George MoningHer, vagrant; to leave
the city. Nj. w. Thilburn, do; Charles Hal
land, larceny OF Il horse; Jail for hearins-by
Justice Walter.