Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-17
LOCAL NEWS.

HOMICIDE IN PRINCE GEORGES UNDER SIM
GULAR CIECUMsTANCEs.-Ad eplorable affair
resulted at Centreville, Prince Georges county,
Md, on Tuesday night last. 1t appears that
man. dressed in sailors costume, by some
means got into the house OF entertainment of
Mr.. George Richardson, about 70 O'Clock on
that night, and, after stealing an amount of
money from one OF the rooms. went to the bed
chamber of young lady boarding in the house.
The young lady gave the alarm, and Mr.. Rich
ardson, hearing it, armed himself with a shot
gun and found the depredator in q room near
tempted to seize Mr.. Richardson, and the latter
shot him, the charge taking effect in the rob-
bers neck and killing him instantly. Mr.. r.
then went to some neighbors and induced them
justice Of the peace and gave himself up, and
was committed to Jail for the night the body of
the man killed being left where 1t had fallen.
Yesterday morning, A. H. Lambert, ESQ,
summoned Jury and held an inquest, (Dr
Hunt, OF Old Fields, making q post mortem
examination.) when the facts as stated above
the inquest. The man killed was unknown TO
all present. OF fifty or sixty persons who
were at the inquest no one had ever seen him
before prGm h shd
connected with some foreign vessel.
tie is a large sized man, with dark hair,
and a smooth shaven face, and one or two OF
his front teeth are gone. He wore 8 blue shirt,
pants and coat, and eighty dollars in money
was found upon his person., a por ton Of which
was recognised as having been stolen from Mr..
Richardson. 81 .r.r
Mr. r. is much distressed at The occurrence,
and says he wonld not have used his gun had
il not been absolutely necessary for him to do
SO. The Justice recommnIed him temporarily
to the county jail to await a further. examin-
atiop, and to find out, il possible, who the de-
cessed is. 2 sz,T5sA rs -sAl 49, .sa2 EfsF
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Olin.-In the case OF
lV.tr YESTERDAY
for an assault and battery with intent. to KILL
the jury this morning rendered verdict of not
guilty. tsaz eg :. .E.sa = a| =
Henry Scott, charged with a similar offence,
plead guilty OF an assault and battery, and was
sentenced to 20 days in Jail. So 5 -
VIM. Burly was found guilty of petit lar
ceny, and senteucrn to ten days IN jail. 80
W. H. Jones was found guilty OF stealing
bracelet from q. T. Gilman.
H.A. Smith was found guilty OF steaiing
horse from the government. l t,f5 .ai
CoNrRABANp Goops CoNFIsCATkD.-last
night, about 8 o'clock, the guard Al brother-
toms wharf, Eastern branea. t sGnng t 9n Inc or
watch at the wharf, captured five large bar
reIs, two small kegs, and one demijohn, all
containing liquors. which II Is supposed were
10 be exported either to Alexandria or Gies.
boro. The party in charge of the liauorsske.
daddled when he found the guard after him.
RELkAsED-The schooner F. W.-Johnson,
OF Baitimore. taken by the guard boat Adolph
Hugo At Alexandria. on the 1st instant, on the
ground tnat she was violating the revenue laws
was to-day released by order of the District
Court, the claimants paying the costs. The
passengers and crew who were committed to
the Old Capitol have also been released.
APPOINTMENT IN THE LAND OYFIcH.-Dr
Hiram Barber, Of Illinois, has been appointed
TO a second. class fclerkship in the General
Land OfEce. - II q - - - - - r.
NAVY YARD-The gunboat Commodore Reed
arrived here this morning from theesoWer river
for scnie slight repairs tla7z ID 8 2F!f
BAYARD TAYLOR lectures before the Wash
ipgten Lyceum tomorrow night, be il reu1em-
berea.
pT John H. Potter, q New York physician,
has been arrested for taking TO his bosom one