Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.



AAusRABAFs TONIGHT.
GRovnR's THEAfen-Lucilis Western closes
appear in thrss af her very best charactsrs, And
such IA have mos, delighted her audiences dur
ing her lengthrn-d hut very successful engage
in the thrilling play Of "EAst Lynne" She
VIII b SUSTAINED BY M L. r. barrett Mr.
Barron, Kat Denim, Sophie Climber and others
benent will h rendered Miss Westrrn
FoRp's THgATER.-Ths interest in the ..En.
chAnuesr, as performed by the Richings,
soetes not II presents indeed. in its varied
1esturrr OF music, spectacle and pantomm :, a
eomoinstion Well calculated to please gen.
orally and thns Il is that the piece has had such
eWondernii run. IL will be performed to- nj sht
aEain, thr sarae nnsppfoachablec cast appearing
pOANIfssrRrHA LL-Ga lletta, Mortimer and
ftnnoytr lofm triurn viatc Of beauty and -race
Seldom FOUND upon any boards AZ one and the
same time. The BEAUTIFUL ballet Of tina .. Paint.
Gs Illusion" will b. repeated this evening
Ne.arde, who IL certainly among the best dan.
Gers thatey-r appeared In washin ston, tak.s
part In the performances. Black Anthony
Witi also b repeated. New songs, acts and
TIM vAKIBriks opened last night, and with
nne sueeess. Among the performers her. are
hernanaez, Szolosy, Dick Sands, Miss Fitz.
williams, ulia Lehman, Madame Lehman and
anumber Of other celebrated pantomime and
ballet performers, vOcalists and dancers Tho
Ethiopian acfs, zoo, are very Iaughable, and on
the whole the Varieties has such troupe as
viii no doubt make il q popular resort A flne
performance might.
TEE MURDER OF POLICEMAN kEAcH-Ex.
AAisArioE AT THE JAIL-I.ast evening", Jus
ucc Dvnn held an examination OF tho parties
arrested on the charge OF the murder Of JOAN
1Saeh-iohn -ittia, William Luwsyne, alas
Waine. alias Baltimore BIll," and George
Spates.
Mr. Web, Superintendent OF Police, repre-.
scented tnH prosecution; Mr.. w. b. Davidgs ap
pf6red Tor Little. and Mr.. T. r f,,r
fuuay ne an0 SpatPs.
Aftrr ths wi.rrssss who gave testimony be-
10 The ssnir rHrct-
Il. n. A. F,axi-S policeman was sworn.-He
eorrooott'@d that portion of officer Uonn's tes-
tnony a to - Butcher Bill wanting than TO
60 and arrest L-ich. Hs did not ST., I,uwayns
until hr arrrs,ri him. Witness took I.itii. 20
jail, and he acknow isdgcd that he had done the
deed. but said II was done in seif-defenc-
R0r raG1I !. =. Kelly sWorn.-;In The morn
ing after tas cutting he found the knife On Mi,-
souri, avenue. Hood was fresh on it nearly to
the hilt he had en- the knife often 1t Purdy s.
w. b. Hebb. tSuperint-ndent OF Pclicr,)
sworn--Gn Sunday nIsht, about O'clock
witness was informed that Leach had been
hurt, and went sio.Rn 10 see him. On his way
he net an of}!c.- IN charge OF Luwayne, near
the National Het+i. He found Leach in the
back room Of Dr.. Smiths, with the wount
sewsd UP and bandaged. Alter speaking 1,
him, he sent OF fer DIR. ksasby, to know if il
would b. proper 10 move him, and aftsrSar Is
had him r, moved, an arrny suryeon furnishing
q little Il low the navel, toward the LEFT sid
and appraI'd IS II II ran upwards. About u
O'clock, he WAS called on again by Ofic.r
Crown. who informed him that if be wisaed
20 take Leach opposition, lie hal better do it,
He (wi'nfss) w'Et to Leach's residence, reach
ing Their ab.iut IS minut's past -, and took his
tPI-Cs,IiOr ShicIi lie had left at his office II
was mace aft,r witness had fully i'm pressed
uron his mind his condition, in the presence of
Justire Gay ton, Officer Crown, and has young.
er bro her, nd WAS 70 the effect that between C
and o'clock he beard man say that h.. would
knock ac- JToman's head off, and he II .each)
went Gown the alley and disp- rsed the crowd,
after whif h there was n skirmish and John
Little, whom LIE kn-w we'll, stabbed him The
d"ccasrd i"I~aied sevorai ,imcs that he knew
IL war Little who stabbed him. Little ran,
md he ian after him, and Tired two Shots and
beeaIne rCo weak follow him further About
2o'clo - day Leaeh's death was reported
at his of. c..
Sarah Borrn, sworn (for the defensp)-Leach
was with h'r on Sunday afternoon, from TX
O'Clock until 81 minut 10 :. They rode t.
tiforertown, ana tti"n 10 Crystal Spring, in {,
sWo-bOrsc iugsy. Thy returned Marble
alley al 90 minutes 10 7, and she went 10 her
hous-, No. 10 Mari'ic ail"y,* "h'n they
Ieachi q there, l.ach jumped out 10 get col
ored man TO held Inc horses, she rrmainin. In
the buet y. and 1ittic came up, with two other
n en-, and q KID who she had b. en- ri.ii,g with
She r'Tl'' d, - Mr.. Irach:' and he said that h.
ought 10 nah L n IN tho mouth Leach came
out and "a ked who said he wonId m ish hrr
mCuu; bur before an answer could he given he
Lnock' d tn one called BILLY down. Little
said, '-Siop. Jack, you're 100 quick wheu
1HaCh TUNED on lin ana knock a him down,
ind struck him three fur times. ~h.. then
ian III n. cIlEe, md did not tn. cu,t,n-
Afrr Zach was cut Mr.. Lewis brou rht him
to the CoOr IN iId her good bye. Leach sent for
Ter 70 Ctm- to see him alter X ards, and she
Jusfics Cherries W0Itsr sworn.-Witnass dill
rot &c the cuttiug. He saw Luwayne ct
knocked DOWN and .JUa has h aud Us h. came
back after IL he chased him Off He lef- the
ale and h ard tie shooting, when he came
tack and dispersed th5. crowd. lie saw Leah
on n, " York avenue riding with 4 won IN AMI
10 iC ~ Ia. IL 70 Marble ALLY. He saw Spl,es
stiikr I'ssE vtIal ,i.use.
GcoTp' ". Spnt>s worl.-Ahout half past iva
wi:rfss ranr out OF puriy's with Little IN I
Bill. and tie former asked thar. TO 20 up the
alley and III v went into julia Deans Little
and 13iiI went ont ana he afterwards saw tl.gn
s. H. IT. NJ II the buggy. each came on. of the
Ne u ard asked " no was going TO sc. slIpped
IN N y oUth. Zach struck 1T Little ani WIT.
nees and kUo ked Bill down. Leach and lit.
TIE TIL scI Ned. Witness in PurIy's
whcI; IN cutting took place. When Il,tch and
I1ti!r W r. ScBning tho latter said {" Don't hit
IRE Jad K lie did not Sse the xriit. X N from
Purcs :, hut saw them going out He tuf
there Until Thomr-on came in and arr sted
him.
Justice Dom stated shat Little canoe - his
ONCE and ra'" hiIr-rif mp, and ACKNOWLEDGE,
mat n" haG done III, decd, but Ia. nid d,ua il IN
sflf-defensr, md that Leach had b.,p Rcir,
alout win his woman.
IustIce Bonn - committed LITTLE 1, IT .y.y.r
toe charge a murder, IuTayne rs ;.n at.,.s-cry
and held STa:rs 20 hJl To ~ s!.er tn cblrg., Of
as1at l. arr hattsry
- 4 notorious house OF ill., fame
ForRTH WARD STATION CAaE4-Mich1-l
McMaaon, drunk and disorderlY IN the -liI-
road cars; fined A.. Win. Be3lc, drunk: did,