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

L POLICE MATIBRs-fuU Precinct, (Cotnfg J.
John Murphy, Jas. Smith, Thos Brown, drunk;
turned over 10 the military.
Second Precinct Henry Hasselbusch, stealing
from the Government; turned over to the military.
Sears, Thos Gard and WIN. HuIzafd, indecent
behavior; do. Mary Kenan and Mary Kelly,
drunk and indecent behavior; workhouse sixty
days, John Williams, vagrant; taken to Central
TRird Pyscinet.-John Pizan, soldier, incen-
disrism; committed 10 jail. II. A. KaEer, selling
liquor on Sunday; fined $40 S.. Geo. Hawkins,
negro, out after hours; workhouse. Thos Keenan,,
disorderly; do. Chas. Carol, drunk; do. Alfred
Williams, disorderly; fined 81 A. Pat'k O'Neal
dol aned Is 81. Chas. Ellis, assault; committed
to jail Jas. Hicks, bench warrant; do. Martin
| Francis, disorderly; wofkhouse.
Fosrth P,scinet.-Charles Carroll, drunk and
disorderly; fined %. James Murphy, making
tmeatsi security to keep the peace. Ann Ker.
Culbert.on, stealing bracelets sent to Jail. Sam'l
ssaley, driving on the pavement; fine AID costs
Eightk Pr.sinet-william Huard, drunk and
| oisofocTiy; hned SIS 81. Jane Hawkins, negress,
out after hours; workhouse J. 5 Staples, disor-
derly conduct fined 81 O. David Gray, drunk;
turned over to the military; James o'Neil, do;
do. Mary SPriggs, colored, drunk; fned 81 Sc.
Charles Hayward, assault and battery; bail for a
| further hearing. Robert Williams, do. do. John
Fowler, drunk; fined s1.5s.
Ninth Precinct John Rollens, drunk and dis
orderly; fined 81 IS. 8. Clark, do do. Thomas
Gordon, do; fined IS "a Pratt Bell, negro, dis
| oroerly; fined 81 IS. VIM Rabb and Thomas
venable, deserters, delivered to the Provost Mar
shall. Patrick Raglan, marine, drunk; taken to the
| barracks.
TsntA P,seinet. Thomas Sullivan, drunk;
fined 81 81. James Callan, disorderly; turned
over to the military. John Murphy, profanity;
Tor, assault and battery, security for court Thcs
Riley, John Duffey, Samuel Griffith, Barry Cartil-
| low, and Thomas Davis, drunk and disorderly;
turned over to the Provost Guard. Jas. Benke,
| Before Justice C!ayton.-Patrick Seaman using
/ profane language and threatening Mrs Ann
Walker, fined 81 81, and security to keep the
peace. J. w. Amor, drunk and disorderly;
fned 81 %. Mary Mclaughlin, do; workhouse
| 60 days. Lawrence Daley, threats; security to
| keep the peace.
RESPONSIBILITY OF BoARpINGHoUsE KEEPERS.
In November last, person came to Clay's Hotel,
| on the Avenue, and gave his name as Nehemiah
matson, OF Illinois. After stopping at the house
day or two, ne notified the proprietor that his
| room had been entered and robbed of cash to the
amount Of s44, and two drafts for 500 each He
| said he was about to leave and offered to saw
nothing more Of the robbery, II mir. Clay would
| cancel his board bill, which amounted to some
thing less than $40. Mr.. c. informed him that
| unless the board bill was paid, his baggage
| would be retained as security
Mr.. Matson left for his home in Illinois, and
nothing more was heard Of him until within the
last few days, when he sent - attorney here an
affidavit containing statement similar to the
above.
Mr.; Clay was arrested and brought before Jus
: Mr.. Nations sttorney again made the offer "a
compromise, IL the board bill was cancelled, but
MIR. G. refused.
| After hearing the arguments of coupsel-which
occupied about three hours time-the Justice
dismissed the case on the plea that he had no iu.
risdiction In the premises Plaintiff to pay costs.
CRIMINAL CouRr-Yesterday afternoon, Ell
len Wolfe, indicted for keeping a bawdy and
\ disOrderly house, was found guilty She sat in
| the Courtroom throughout the trial, closely
| yelled, and with her eyes cast down, looking
| the very picture Of modest and disconsolate
| widow, even when proof on proof was accumu-
| lated, tending 10 show the "bad eminence" her.
self and her house had attained In the estimation
| OF her neig hbOfs, but when the Jury came into
| Court and announced their verdict and curious
eyes turned to see the effect on the prisoner they
| only gszed on vacancy. The Wolfe had uietly
i Withdrawn.
/ Her house was situated In the heart of the CITY
| on 9th street, near the corner of ID, and was a
nuisance to the neighbors and a source of trouble
| to the Police. We have had occasion TO allude
| to 1t as the VOLTS den. We trust we have heard
/ the lest of 1t.
Joseph Turner was convicted OF an assault and
battery on Charles J. Gates.
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs-Be fore Justic.
Clark John Mann, M. Crutter, David Downing
drunk and disorderly; turned over to the military
Francis Muller, disorderly; dismissed. l.. Bald
charge Of theft; postponed till saturday. VIM.
Martin, do; dismissed. Nathaniel Smith, drunk
| and disorderly; do. VIM. Alexander, running a
hack without number; fined 81 S.
/ To-ddy.-George Z. Smith, beating woman;
| dismissed. H. w. Dodge, insulting lady on
the street, was knocked down by her husband
and taken to the station. He was dismissed after
satisfactory apology; Jerry Maher, drunk and
| disorderly; fined s1.9i Ches. Haws theft; dis.
missed. c. w. Wood, do; do. NJ Dubois do;
security for peace. Robert Early, insulting fe-
Il "A 49, ~.
theft; do. Mary A. Dant, drunk; workhouse 90
| days. Henry Mason, colored hackman without a
legal badge; fined 81 IS. Jas. Cooney, profanity;
dismissed.
| DEATH OF A DISTRICT OFFICER.-We announce
with regret the death, after few DAYS illness OF
| Capt. Charles ii. Rodier, Of Georgetown, an
oficer in ths LIST District regiment. The deceased
| when Washington was threatened with invasi en-
| last summer, commanded the Anderson Rifles OF
| Georgetown, and his company was one Of the irst
TO take the oath Of allegiance and enlist as three
months volunteers for the defense of the National
| Capital. They performed good service, being
| the drst troops to cross the PotC mac, which they
| did at the Chain Bridge. Capt. Rodier was after.
| wards appointed In the LIST District regiment
| where he has a brother serving as a lieutenant
| He was accidently shot In the leg at his camp
| some months ago, and suffered great deal from
the wound. He recovered so as to rejoin his repi-
| ment, but the ball was never extracted. He died
yesterday afternoon. Deceased was 80 years old
and leaves wife and large family Of children
STAGES FOR THE BULL-RU BArrLE-FIELp.-
i Stages leave Hilborn's cigar store dust above
Wizards Hotel) every day, for the battle field
| passing through Fairfax and Centerville. Tick.
ets can be had at w lizards. Browns, and the Ma.
| tional Hotel cigar stands. Comfortable accom-
modations at Centerville are provided for passen
gers by this line, the stage stops there over.
| night through the week and all day on Sunday
giving visitors an opportunity to inspect all The
i scenes Of interest In the vicinity. Mr. Murphy
was captured at the battle of Bull Run, and taken
az prisoner TO Richmond. He Is, therefore, able
| TO point out all the famous localities, and make
the trip pleasant one for passengers A stage
| will leave on Sunday for Bull Run, by this
| route.
HAMMAcK's RESTAURANT, on Pennsylvania