Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-02-17
LATE LOCAL. NEWS.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Trial Of another prgds,
odSc.-This morning John Doug herty, OF the LIST
District Regiment, was arraigned, having been
indicted for murder. He was charged with kill
ing Ezekiel Sivils, OF the same regiment nv
shooting him with musket in the left leg, Just
above the knee, on or about the sd day Of Nov
em6eI lsst Messrs. Norris and Utermehle APP
peared for the defence.
The following jury was chosen-aIl from thn
regular panel Lewis Wright, Geo ?. Noyes,
VIM p. Doniphan: VIM. Fenw-icE, Henry b
Walker, Watkins FOLSOM. Patrick Crowley, Geo
s. Dom, Joseph Follansoee, samuel r. Sylves-
ter. Henry Martin, and John ScriveneT Ten
other jurors were called aad challenged, or set
aside for cause.
Mr. Darlington, the District Attorney, made
the opening statement TO the jaTy, en- the psrt of
tie prosecution. Mr. Norris followed for the de-
fence. The examination OF witnesses for the
prosecution was then commenced
IL is C. Intended bY the counsel for defense that
such a wound that received by the deceased
would not necessarily cause death and that II the
limb had been ampUiated In time, the probabIli-
ties are that the wounded man would have re-
covered, and this view Of the case YVES borne
out by the professional opinion Of DR.. l. "A Hol-
den, one OF the witnesses for the prosecution.
FIRE.-This morning, about two O'Clock. the
large white building on the north side Of r
street. near Fifteenth, occupied the upper part a.
a boarding house, aud one Cf the store rooms on
the fist floor as a liqIo- store. by Mr.. q Tlan-
agan, and the other store room by Mr. Wood
a sutler S store, was discovered IN flames TIE
n.
pany, the police and soldiers. were soon on the
spot, ard succeeded in REMOVE" - goods from
tne stores and pr. a. furniture from the
upper part oi the Building. The fremea worked
nobiy, assisted Dy the soldiers and c!tizenE, and.
succeeded in confnRg the IRE mainly to the
building in which IL originated, which was en-
tirelv DESTROYED, with much Of the furniture
The adjoining buildings We're but slightly dam
aged The building is the property of two ladies,
sisters, named Clark. and is probably insured
The property OF the occupants, we understand,
was not, and what their losses are will require
some days TO ascertain. Neregret 10 say that the
loss is not altogether by the ERE; very consider
able portion is by the operation Of thieves, OF
whom host Were on the ground.
SUSPECTED MURDER OF SoLUER.-Tbis NOM
ing, the body OF soldier belonging 10 the L. =
light artillery, stationed near sherwood Spring,
northeast of the city found lying near tue cor
ner Of Sixth street east and Maryland avenue. The
soldier had evidently come TO his d-ath from a
ball which entered the face near the nose and eve
and passed through the head. The police found
that the body had been drsgged from the rear OF
little grocery, at the corner Of sixth street kept
by woman named Magee The hood drops had
been partially concealed by aShts; but they sue
ceeded in tracing them to the immediate neigh
boThood Of the house. The inmates Of the house
were dkeu into custody, TO await tue result Of an
inquest, preparation To- which was making az
eleven O'Clock. The soldier was unknown 10 the
police, and a messenger was sent 70 his late
quarters for persons TO identify him. The per-
sons arrested profess entire ignorance Of the homi
eide
ARREST FOR ROBBERY "A colored boy named
George Brown, Who Was riding up the avenue
Friday, was made 10 dismcunt by a private OF
Motifs battery, who took Brown before Justice
Dom, and stated that he (the boy) had been Z
servant Of Major Motifs, and had run Of some
months since without demanding his wages
About the time of his disappearance a valuable
pistol and about $40 I'm cash, belonging 10 the
Major, turned up missing Brown was com.
United TO jail TO answer the charge Of larceny.
DARING RoBBERY.-Last night the Sewing
rooms Of Mr.. h. %. Noyes on Ninth street, near
Pennsylvania Avenue, were entered by burglars,
who carried away three OF his best and most
costly sewing machines. The villains evidently
entered by the front door, which they opened
with false keys. They then set 20 work and IN
screwed the machines from the sta ads and carri-
ed them of with all the attachments, leaving the
rooms by The back way No clue 10 the villains
has vet been obtained