Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-03-24
LATE LOCAL NEWS.

CRIMINAL CoURT Trial ola Murder Case -
This morning in the Criminal Cont, Judge
Dunlop presiding, the case OF Enoch Ward, jr /,
charged with the killing of Lieut.. Col Gustavus
Won Gerber, on Pennsylvania avenue In this CITY,
on or about the 18th dav OF November last, was
taken up. The deceased ofacer was killed by a
blow on the back Of his head inflicted by the
stroke a slung shot, and lived four or five days
after being struck.
District Attorney Darlington is assisted I'm the
prosecution by Mr.. w barton. Messrs. Joseph II.
Bradley, SEN, and Walter ID. Dsvidge appear for
the defence.
The regular panel was called and exhausted,
ten jurors being chosen from IL as follows: Pres.
ley w: Mart n, THOMPSON Van Reswick, Pat
rick McDevitt, VIM. Van Reswick, Jas. McCol-
gan, Benedict Hutchins, Richard w. Burr, SAM
uel Brereton, David Shoemaker, and VIM b.
Windsor.
Ten talesmen were then summoned, and Thos
w. Johnson and Josiah Essex were chosen to ali
the panel. The eleven jurors first named Were
sworn. Mr.. Essex was notified 10 attend and be
sworn o-morrow morning at 10 O'Clock, at which
hour the other jurors and witnesses were sum-
moned 20 appear
Court then adjourned untilI tomorrow morn
ing, the adjournment being 10 allow the jurors
90 make the necessary arrangements for their
absence from home during the trial.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS Last night, some Of
the soldiers confined at the central station cut q
hole through the wall Of one Of the upper cells
on the east side large enough 70 allow q good
sized man 20 pass through. A plank was laid
from the top Of the wall surrounding the lot 10 the
hole In the building: Two Of the prisoner. sue,
made the attempt, and had got out upon the
plank, and was crawling down like lizard,
when the end Of the plank slipped from the hole
and let him down suddenly Into the pipe-yard, ,
ana so prevented any further escapes The result
that all the prisoners In that cell were put in
irons The unfortunate prisoner LEFT behind put
the best face possible upon his accident" and
made the stereotype rebel plea against further
punishment by saying that the Others made him
attempt to escape; in other words, he was " i'm
pressed into their service"
ANOTHER RoBBERY.-A laboring man, named
Richard Muller, was robbed Of some ninety i've
dollars on Saturday evening, by John Maher, In
a house near the depot IL appears that Muller
had lust returned from the Notifications, where
he had been at work, and fell into the company Of
Maher, who soon made him drunk While In
this state he wentinto the house OF MT. Spalding,
and falling asleep, Maher emptied Ills pockets and
made of. Onicer Middleton was made known OF
the facts, and succeeded yesterday In srresting
Maher and recovering the money. NJ. was this
morning committed to jail by Justice Ferguson.
Maher had lately been released from the peniten-
tIary where he had served out a term for stealing
oats from Mr.. w. n. Edes, Of Georgetown, some
two years since.
P.ssrse CouNrKRFKlr MoxEY.-A man, who
gave his name as X. G. Vancamp,was arrested on
Saturday night by Oncer Borland, for passing
counterfeit money on Mr.. John p. Stone, In the
First Ward. He was taken before Justice Drury,
who committed him TO jail At the time Of his
arrest he had about him $2GS In gold, silver, and
notes Of di esent banks sd }ot Of socks, cravats
and pocket handkerchiefsv which are supposed 10
have been stolen. They are slt az the ofce Of the
Chief Of Police.
DARING BuseLARY.-0n yesterday Sunday
week some bold burglars effected an entrance
into the once Of Messrs. Stewart 4 Fenwick,
coal and wood merchants, In broad Daylight, In
NJ freQnented q thoroughfare a. Seventh street,
near the market. They opened the safe and desk,
and rummsged the place generally, doing some
wanton mischief, but got hardly enough 20 pay
them for their trouble, al the proprietou bad
prudenty not left any vsluables on the premises
over Sunday.
PAssAeR THEFT Yesterday afternoon wllism
Conley, went into the dwelling Of MT. MeSeilsn
on the corner OF street south ana New !ersey
avenue and took from the rack four overcoon and
quite a number Of caps, with which ne made on.
a. was arrested shortly afterwafds having on one
of the cos and the rest Of the property was rccov-
cred ne was taken % the Fifth Ward station
and this morning was committed for trial.
STEALING BooTss--A young man named
Ephraim Davis on saturday afternoon entered me
shoe store Of Mr. r. w Smith on seventh street,
and made OF with pair Of boots. He was puf-
sued by the proprietor and O1cer Sbetdd VIE
arrested him az the corner Of hight and street.
and taken before Justice Clayton, who committo
him 70 jail 70 answer Of court.