Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-02
LOCAL NEWS.
AMrs1NENrs TONIGHT.

rs. Lucille Western assumes ak characters.
tsls IL Miss Westerns last week; and those,
eersforr, who would again have the pleasure
witnessing her performances must improve
ee Opportunity. Wanted, 1,oOn Milliners,
I'D Sstchall In his .ide-splittin3 character or
Vaaame NandPrpants, cleses the enter mant
| foHD's THKATHE.-The popularity OF the
tnehantress" increases at every representa-
tnn; and the RichiEgs, father and daughter, re-
flHe warm applause nightly. These are adj
iras.y sustained By Mr.: Dunn, Sophie Mil
k-n, Mile Caiharine, and the splendid ballet
feTps under the leadership OF Mons. Roazari
Rhe entire grand combination always appears
III CANTrRRVRY HALL.-The ballet entitled tina
PAntsr's Illusion VIII be repeated this eve.
Mortimer, Kate Pennoyer and Mons yeIarde
appear. Tie Court Of Beauty also take part
anager Percival reiains all The cid IA vorites,
Yni tney appear nightly in varied entertain
mi of new songs, acL= and dances .tBlark
nthony" concludes the performance
IL tREAoRNh CIRcCs.-On Thursday next the
2remorne VIII be closed for one week the man.
cement proposing 10 make othnr improve.
ante But two more Opportunites are there
re enered Of witnessing their splendid per-
I'm ances. The scenic spectacle, 1.-THE Field
End with much effect.
ACADEMY OF MCsIC.-Eree concerts daily
Elfooo attachments at hand.
The MURDEH OF POLICEMAN JOHN IHAcH-
I7af [ 0rSSSrs Observation-Disclosures John Leach
who was stabbed or Sunday in Marble Alley
q stated N the Star Of Yesterday, died about
naIf past one o'clock yesterday afternoon, from
me ELECTS OF the wound, at hisresidencr, on
uhassachuseits avenue near Fourth street.
II coroner "oodward was at once notified OF
me iast, and held an inquest, the following
being the Jurors: Joseph L. " orthington s. T.
tCIown, RemeElus Burch, w. w. Grant Hugh
CIarke. e. r. Iolbrook, Samuel Davis, James
Janice HaRdley, and Joseph Nichols
\ The frat witnrss, .cuTnpeS D. L<ris. (patrcI-
i RAM being sworn, testified shat about Fix
o'clock, a. he was pa>sing down the avenue.
4 he heard an altrrCaiIon in the alley, and went
down 20 he house known mo. H. and on
coming oIt met John Iittle ard tBaltimore
4 Blll, who got 10 taking with Leach. He told
kone struck Bill, and knocked him down He
iWltnest IL confident that the deceased tlId not
sfike Bull. Little and Leach then walked
down the alley towards Missouri avenue
,fether. and when about twenty feet off saw
Lille cut Leach. Alter ~ WA cut Leach cam.
foH ards Tim and said, Lewis, / am cut"
Ant hc reached The alley Little went off. and
cane back with n knife, and did not leave until
aiter he had stabbed Leach The knife WA,
afTe Pro'!uced, and the witness identified il as
En- picked up near where the stabbing took
kia'a. II IL an uely-locking weapon, the blade
Psri1E abont nine inches in length. The witness
pst!t~d that there was blood or il hen found.
ii Pstfrlnan j. +. yrch sworn.-Witnpss ssw o.
i crowd locking down the alley, and went %
I Leach snd asked what was the difficulty, and
- pointed To Little, and went towards him, a.
4 # 20 arrest him, and man with silk hat ran
cE ard Leach with something in his hand
\ sut n" Uhe witnt-sI Knocked him down.
4 Zach, after he was cut, ran down the alley
1 and frs tW o shots AZ Spates and Little RHO
l had run towards Missouri avenue The de-
i ceased told him that he had baen cut.
Nm.ei Idckey svorn.-On Sunday evening
witness and some others met Little, Spates and
l Bu.chs Bill on the corner OF Ninth street and
Prnnsyiya "A avenue. and heard them talking
j shout revolver or knife. They started up
Ninth street, but afterwards passed witnes.
! ana went towards the alley.
Henry 4. I'uTdy sworn.-Little, two week.
sSo, said he Intended 10 put 4 policeman out of
the way. On sunday evening witness left the
| prisoner in his {Purdy's) place about five
o'clock III" never heard Little say anything
| against Leach. The knife exb ibited b,ion ged
| &c witness, and when witness LEFT he saw il
behind the bar, but on ms return, Al half pas.
g. ven O'cloCk, IL was gone.
| e. T.. Myers swOrn.--Gitness was behind the
bar nj Mr.. Purdy's whom Little and - Butcher
Bill came IL and asked for a re volyer or knife
They asked for ale, and bile he was drawing
II one OF th' m came round behind the bar and
took IN" kniir 1 hey were both excited, and
told ham hat They had been in muss in the
sliey. lie had h, ard that Butcher Bill" had
taken the Oyster knife from the oyster box
Id,Tc,@Gn Ato'sso D'nn sworn Witness
sf;i'' that tie was on the corner of Sixth street
IL. n .'Eutcher BIZ came 10 him and said
that there was a police officer in tho alley he
ouE Ut G" arrest. Witness went down and met
Zach comii & out of the alley, and took hold OF
him, king him TO go 10 the station house He
taid TO " illness, $50, 'Fon, I'm cut They then
took hun to DIR Smiths.
The jury, after elaboration, returned a YER
dict thar the Gee ased, while in the dscha9g,
a his duty rs Nj, tropOlitan policeman, wa,
siabbed IN Marble Alley by one John Little,
&.drd and abeitrd by William Leuayne, alias
SayEc. alias Butcher Bill" and George
SYates, alias Glasgow on the night OF the 3Oth
November. which caused his death yesterday
between one and two o'clock.
ATTEMPTS TO BREAK JAL-Within the past
is" weeks some of the prisoners in the Jail
lave E, enled bent on making their escape and
thF gr Attest w2tchfulneSs has bsen exercised
b. tEe guards. On Fri1ay night last one of the
Guards Mr.. Johnson Simonds3 made the usual
round about O'Clock through the prison, and
IND all safe; but suspecting from the suspi-
cious manner of the prisoners that something
nls mt lie going on, Mr. Fayman went up short
tnlr aiiCrwards IN his stockings, without any
L. NJ, and on listening heard some one in a cell
ca the west side of the second floor at work on
the walls. Mr.. Fayman immediately returned
and informed the other guards, and on going TO
tne cell from u hich the sounds proceeded II
nae discovered that a hole meas uring about Il
ty y inches had been cut through the wall 10
another cell, from W hich they evidently ex-
itcies To get out easily, il being used only on
pressing occasions, not being considered safe
hen the guards went In they found all in tho
cell apparently asleep, and all denied any
know ledge OF what was going on. The follow.
aag Az the parties engaged in this affair: An
drew King, Committed on charge of Iaroeny
oct tIh by Justice Reayer, OF GEORGETOWN.
frnton Hardre, committees for larceny 9th Oct
hy Justice Walter; John Turner, Committed
Nov. 9th ~ Justice Thompson for larceny; w.
IL
committed for larceny and forgery Oct 10th ty
jus ice Donn; Edward Garner, committed by
Justice j. ID. Clark, Nov. 18th, for larceny. The
leader of the party is thought to have been
fenton Hardee, aii'ls jerks, who Is quite a dee-
ptrado, having escaped from Jail some month $
ago by jumping the wall, but svas caught
again soon after and committed to answer a
new charge. The guards on duty ut the time
w're Messrs. Robinson, Simonds, Wilson and
FaymSn.
On Saturday morning Mr.. Milburn, the
1Aller, citing all was NOT right In the lower
story, n qucstsd Mr.. Fayman u take bis station
IA me watch-hox In the yard with an other guard
Nh. r Immediately took the position designated,
and aft'r remaining short time the other
guard left the box and went in the JAIL when
the prisoners thinking there had bet u but one
guard in the box, and that the coast was now
clear, at once hoisted window and COM
mspced work with a saw the bar over the
window, which il an inch and a half thick
Mr.. faynan ran 70 the window and found
the teamster, Ira Temple NOW awaiting trial
Tor the murder OF a fellow teamster in the
tlrst Ward some weeks sinee) at work on
he window. Temple, and also those in the
vha