Evening star., 1862-03-31

Isouxsr ON the MuapuREp wonAs.-Cotoner
i woodward, on Saturday afternoon. summoned a
| ney, who had died sbout6 O'Clock on the previous
| afternoon, at the house Of her brother, Michael
Lsnham, on II near North Capitol street
Some ten or twelve witnesses Were examined ,
| and testified 20 the habitual cruelty Of the hus-
| band to the deceased; he sometimes beating her
| with his 6sts, and at others with an xe-helve
Her son testified that on yesterday week her hus.
band pulled her down stairs BY her hair and beat
| shovel about the head Sometimes be would beat
and then turn her out doors, where she would re-
main all night .L.
DR.. May testified that when he was called In to
| see her be found her In dying condition, and
| that her Illness was occasioned by the injuries
she received at the hands Of her husband. She
was eHetente at the time.
| The body was examined and found to be much
bruised, several Of her ribs broken, and severe
i wound on the back Of the head.
The jury rendered a verdict that her death was
oceasioned by injuries received from her husband.
The parties resided on Massachusetts avenue,
| between New Jersey avenue and North Capitol
| street, and seldom week passed but that com
plaint was either made by her or by her neigh
ruary he was arrested for ill-treating her, enG
| fined; and also on the 18th Of March. The last
beating she received was Sunday, the 2}d
| inst. from the effects Of which she died The
| husband, James Asloney, was arrested on that
occasion by Officer Fenwfck, and committed to
| jail by Justice Walter. she was then tsken to
her hrcther's house, In which she died, ss above
stated
The husband is about 20 years of age, and the
deceased was about 35. The parties seemed to
have been very poor aud one Of the Jury, In view
| OF the fact, made up purse Of SIS, which he
presented to them.
Muss IN FATHERS ALLKY.-On Saturday ef-
| teInoon, Mrs. Figg, who resides In Prather's
Alley, entered complaint at the office Of Justice
CLAYTON that German named Antoine Thom had
| assaulted her In her own house. Ofhcers Crown
ana fenwick were sent after the offender, end in
few minutes returned with him to the office,
wben ne was recognized as man who had just
oeen discharged from the peDitentiary, having
served out his senterce for stealing lot Of hides
| some two or three years since. The complaint of
FITS tigg was heard, and the Justice fined him
Il % When the officers entered the house TO
make The arrest they found In lower room a
number OF negroes engaged In free fight, which
they quickly queled by arrestng the participants
and bringing them to the Office along with Thoin,
when they gave their names as Thomas Russell,
Ntrginia Russell, Martha Mcdonald and Betsy
kendle. The officers state that when they en-
tered the room thew were "sailing inD to each
other In the most approved style, and Judging
from the swelled faces and blood stained dresses
OF the combatants some pretty hard blows had
passed. From the statements given the muss was
occasioned by Martha Mcdonald interfering with
/ the property Of Virginia Russell by harboring
Tom Russell, and estranging his affections from
her who was his lawfully welded wife. The
whole party were fined 81 each.
DESTITUTE ECHILDREN.-Yesterday, the patrol
men Of the Third WarI picked up small boy,
who has been rowing about the streets in a very
destitute condition-ragged, dirty, and without
place to lay bis head at night He IL about eleven
wears old, and says his mother s desd, his father
In the army, and be wanderer. He was taken
to the Central guardhouse and the Justice ordered
his retention, with the design Of having him
properly clad and cared for. His name is Joseph
Ing lad of II years of age applied at the Fourth.
Ward station for lodgings He gave bis name as
walter lanigan, Of Albany, N. Y. He worked,
when there, In the tobacco factory of Alexander
Greer, North Broadway, and his father, also
named Walter Flanagan, worked on the docks
He was induced to come TO this city by man of
the esth regiment, who promised to take care Of
hlhj but when the regiment moved from the city
he was not permitted to follow 1t, and was left
without a friend. He will probably be sent To
| Albany.
| DIsORDERLy SOLDIBRs.-The military author-
tiles will doubtless speedily attend to the case Of
tne dsordefly soldiers who roam about on the
outskirts Of the city, and thinking that they are
| beyond the reach Of the guard, commit all Kinds
| OF imProPrletles. A few days since two lad ies
were grossly insulted by a drunken soldier on
| Fourteenth street, above l., and no guard was
near enough to arrest them and one of our patrol
men came across drunken soldier who had his
| bayonet pointed at the breast Of a woman, near
the Park, and who scampered off Immediately
1 on the approach Of the oficer The upper por-
tions Of the First Ward, and the Sixth and Sew
| enth Wards, are becoming notorious on account
OF the dOings Of drunken soldiers The military
1 force here has been remarkably orderly as a
4 whole, but Of course among such a large body
| there will be some black sheep. We hope that
the guard wi ii extend their lines and pay visit
| TO the localities named.
| PoLICE.-The Second Ward patroImen report-
| ed on Frdav-Samn Wroe, running hack with
1 out a number; fined 90 o. by Justice Drury Jas
| Disney, Henry Fletcher, disorderIy; 81 ei each
| r Mckinley, drunk; dismissed by Justice Clark
Thomas McGrath, attempting to shoot citizen;
| turned over to the military Frank Hinestein
stealing hides from }. w. flasher, of George
| town, security for court, by Justice Dom.
| The Third Ward patrolmen reported-C. F.
1 Bailey, larceny; security for court, by Justice
Clark Henry Sievers. selling liquor on Sunday;
dismissed. n. Wilson, disorderIy conduct; fined
| el Sc by Justice Clayton.
The Fourth Ward patrolmen reported-Saml.
Conover, lying drunk in the street; workbouse IL
days, by Justice Walter. James Titcomb, crea-
ting nuisance by boiling bones; fined SO 9i, by
| Justice Clayton.
HAcKNAS's TRousLEs.-Oa Saturday morn
| ing colored hackman named Robert Adams was
| engaged by four "gemmen Of COLOR who had
lately returned from Fortress Monroe where they
! had been serving az servants to some Of the
| oncers, to drive them around the city. Accord
ingly they were driven about for some four or Eve
hours, but, after seeing all the sights they wished
refused to paw the fare. Othcer Drane passing at
the time was called on and took the party bt fore
Justice Clayton, who required them to fork out
"a for their ride, that being considered a fair
i PcHsoblOu IL noWSNer leaked out Qurl0g the
examination that Adams had in-treated his
horses during the drive; at one time getting of
his box and striking one Of them over the head
| with the handle Of bis whip, until II fell For
this the justice fined him 1894, and banded over
to him cents change, a the clear profit he had
| made on the drive.
| Ray rs. KIse, AND KISs rs Ray Justice
| Clayton bad two rather interesting cases on Sat
/ urday morning, the parties involved being Anna
i Ray, a colored woman Of about sixty We sum-
| mers. and colored man Of about forty, named
| E: King, both residing In one house, she being a
| widow and he an old bachelor. As matter of
| course they could not agree, and often have had
| their quarrels Mrs Ray accused him Of assault
| Ing her, and he In turn accused her Of whipping
| him. and at the same time be presented account
against her Of six dollars for saving wood, and
she presented a bill Of nine dollars and half for
| washing his clothes. After patient hearing Of
| the complaints, the Justice dismissed the United
States cases and struck 4 balance Of three and a
| half dollars, for which he issued an execution
against the goods and chattels Of King, in favor
Of Mrs. Ray"
| HORRIBLE AcCIDBNT-Deatk BY Burning "A
| man named - Cusick, from Baltimore, lost his