Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-17

CAUGHT AaAIs.-Some time In December
last, several persons, among them 8 Fourth
Ward pa,rolInan and two of his friends, Were
in Dietrich's hat store, on Seventh, near III
street north, whers 4 German was exhibiting
q watch, and 6iseoursing upon Its pecuiiaTi-
ties. small boy was also in the company,
and the German, placing his watch on the
show case, turned from IL a moment, and the
next moment discovered il had vanished.
Much confusion ensued, and the door was
locked, and a search OF all in the room was
proposed and xecuted, the patrolman and his
friends submitting to the operation The little
boy also offered himself for search; but the
w atch could not be found. The incident was
exceedingly Notifying tn some OF the compa-
nv, who mentioned in to officer j. +. KING,
who set TO work 10 find cut the thief and re-
cover the watch. Last night he arrested wal
ter Donaldson and Jno. Harrison and took
them 10 the Fourth Ward station tor trial;
but the witnesses not being At hand. Harrison
gave bail for a hearing and Donaldson was
sent 10 Jail. 1t appears that Donaldson was
the boy who was present; that he slipped the
watch from the show case and passed it to
Harrison AZ the door, and then offered himself
for search. Mr.. King obtained the watch.
t1 on robhsrx o of Zones so ne t,
ago, in which Harrison and John Remler
We're implicated. He is perfectly unconcerned
as 10 results: but denies all charges and in
sists on the proof.
THE PLEDGE REQUIRED. following
pledge is required to be signed by hotel and
Prov ost Marshal Todd:
We, the undersigned, licensed OF and by the
Corporation OF the City OF Washington TO sell
spirltuous liquors, wines and ales, in coasid-
Grafton of the modification by the Provost Mar
shall of this city of the restrictions and regula-
tons now in force regulating the sale Of the
same, do hereby seyerally pledge ourselves
not TO sell or give, or TO permit TO be sold or
given on our premises, any liquors, either
spirituous or malt, TO any volunteer or enlisted
man. or 10 any person wearing the uniform OF q
ad nfs ha -..fs l.n
United States, and that We will strictly comply
with the ordinance in regard to the sale OF
liquors on Sunday; and we severally make
this pledge with the full understanding and
consent that In case of any infraction or viola
ton of il on our part, individually or otherwise,
that orr liquors, wines and ales be seized and
confscated, our licenses forfeited and not to be
renewed during the existing rebellion.
COUNTRY LAUNDRY PUT TO lNcoNvEyI-
ENCE- Yesterday afternoon the attention OF
Sergeant f!ron.n; of the Fourth Ward. uas
called TO country wagon laden with bundle
OF clothing, driven up Fifth street by a COL
oreo man; who was accompanied by q colored
woman. Suspicion Of larceny on large scale
was raised in the Sergeant's mind, and he di-
rected the arrest of the parties, who gave their
names as Ann Shaw and George Raymond.
Upon interrogaung Ann. the Sergeant discov-
errd that she is laundress, and lives about
five miles In the country; and she comes reg
ularly every week 10 tn city with her wagon,
calls at the dwellings o. ali the families who
patroniZe her, and receives from them the
cloihing for W washing, which accounted for the
large lead of bundles in the wagon. She named
her patrons, and officers were dispatched 10
inquire concerning her, and the reports Were
invariably sail right" OF course the two pris-
.oDrrs were dismissed instanter, with the ad-
ditional testimony Of the police in favor of
their honesty.
POLICE REPoRTs-FirstP recinct-John Con
ne, assault and battery with a knife; sent TO
jail for court.
Third Precinct.-Lucy Tabs, disorderly: fined
So IL. Saml Pope and Jas. Dover, grand lar
ceny; Jail for court Pat Hagerty, disorderIy:
fined $3.50. Henry Tigh, drunk; dismissed.
Fourth Prccinct.-Jessy w ate, grand larceny:
dismissed. Henry Linkins, assault and bat
terry; do.
ar d oRfddffiet nisaah fea1sSah drunk N
military. Robert 5. Edwards, do: fined 81.
Ihos: Vrash, drunk; military. Henry Banks,
drunk and disorderly; fined 30.
Tenth Precinct.-Frank Drew, drunk and dis
orderly fined s2. Walter Clark, do: do. 50.
Robert Driver, drunk do. So Robert Cross.
assault and battery; security for a hearing
John Colbert, malicious mischief: do. Mary
Griffin, vagrancy; workhouse 80 DAYS
NAVY fAED.-Ths gunboat Cohasset, hav-
ing had thorough oyerhauling, left yesterday
afternoon. The Yankee, which has been on
the railway and has had her huh thorougblv
overhauled, is nearly ready for service, as Is
also the mortar-schoonpr T. A. Ward The
dispatch steamer Ella is in the dock and n fuII
gnnboat Penobscot is on the ways receiving
repairs. The Satellite is Off the ward WAITING
her turn TO be hauled on the railway. The steam
sloop Osspee is still lying of the wharf wait.
ing Tor castings for her machinery. The gun
Goat dragon, Master Hill, arrived up yester-
cay In tow OF the Leslie, having broken her
shaft.
GRAND LARCENT.-I4ast night, officers Mai
tngiy and Walker arrested Ellen Miller
coitred, Tor stealing dress valued At Slup She
had b. en- employed as 4 servant in the housa
OF MoIIe Turner. corner Thirteenth-and-a-
half street and Ohio avenue. and the dress is
the property OF Kats Davis, who il one of The
f. male boardeTs there. The dress was found
IN Ellen's basket, at Mrs. % Bryon's, where She
nat engaged as servant. Ellen was sent to
r Court, by Justice Clayton. There is an
aooitional charge against her for the larceny OF
ten dollars.
ORPHANS CoURT-JnGge l.srceH.-Mrs VIM
BraEe was appointed guardian TO the children
o: The late John Brereton this morning, and a
large amount of the usual routine business was
transacted.