Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-01

CIEcufT CoURr-THE BRowH WILL CASE
AFTER our report closed yesterday, the cross
examination OF Mrs. Elizabeth Brown was
continued. She paid the bills for furnishing
the mouse on l. street. She knew Mr. Hardin
OF kentucky, who boarded at her house; he did
t 10. undertake. to pay the bills for furnishing
the mouse. She did not tell any one that he was
the father OF the child, nor 90 to Kentucky to
make him support the child; never said that
lur. Hardin was the father of the second child
n E that Dr. Miller, OF Baltimore, was the
iainsr OF Emily. Witness became acquainted
with Mr.. Walker at Mrs. Stahfs, where she
vas known as Elizabeth Phillips. The CHILD
Seoreeanna was buried in the Congressional
cemetery; never knew that the remains were
removed, nor does she know that the inscrip-
tion over the grave was sGeorgeanna W."
Goes not recollect of saying that Georgeanna
inscription read by Mr.. Bradley.] Witness
does not recollect it. The site in the burial
ground, she thinks, was purchased in the name
of Mrs f. Brown. Her daughter resided in
the family of Mr.. Brown previous to and after
his death, but she vas not allowed to be present
al the consultation of counsel. Witness does
not remem Ter saying in the Orphans Court that
Marshal Brown and Jesse Haw were the next
of kin; did not mention her daughter as an heir
until long after the decease of Mr.. Brown
a soldier beloD ging to company L, 18th Pa cav
airy, known as Longstreet, alias VIM Jones.
was killed at the Washington Retreat kept by
q German named Eyerline, on the Seventh
street road, above the Park 1t appears that
the deceased went into the house, and that the
barkeeper, Charles Peters, put him out, as he
% alleges, for insulting lady who was
present. The deceased picked up a stone and
threw it in the window and another against the
side OF the house, when some one shot from the
window, the ball entering his right breast,
passing through his lungs and heart and lodg-
ing in the left side, killing him instantly. Peters
attempted to escape, but officers Boose and
OHara, being near by, arrested him and took
him before Justice Rowland, who committed
further
Woodward held an inquest on the body yes
teTday afternoon, and the jury returned Il YER
dict thatthe deceased came to his death by
wound made by pistol ball fired by Charles
Peters. The officers, after the Occurrences,
found a pistol, which the ball taken from the
body of the deceased fitted, hid in the upper
part OF the house, with oRe barrel empty
DEATHS OF SoLDIERs.-The following have
been reported TO Capt. Hartz, (ef.ice corner of
Eighteenth and G streets,) since our last, al
which place all information relative to de-
ceased soldiers may be obtained:
Isaac Oliver, 149th Pa; Morris Levi, Both N.
Y; Henry Harrison. eth Mich. cav VIM. r'air-
hurst, Goth Pa: Joseph p. Dalton, 18th N. Y;
Joshua III. Bradley, 18th VT; Matthias Miller
Sd Ind. cav; Levi NJ. Wallace, ii7th N Y;
Oscar Stewart 4th N Y. art; Benjamin Kline,
9th Ohio cav; VIM. WetherwaX, 10th Pa.
Frank Schmaltzied, 1st Mich. cav; J. w Hoyt,
18th CT; Richard White I'd Pa. r. G.; Judd nj.
Mott, 10th Mich Jacob Snyder, 1lsh Pa; Abel
Webster, Both N. j.; VIM. Norton, 5th Wis;
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Both n. j.. Geo. LutZ, ilith Pa: Mron NJ. See
ly, seth NJ Y; Thomas Mcfarland, 10Th N. Y;
z. 9. Slusser, 107th Ohio; John "A. Strang LIST
Mass. cav.i Henry Rowe, eth Mich. cav; Jas.
f. Davis 9th NY; w. w. Herring, 7th Mich
cav; c. Harmon, 153d Pa: Leslie b. Gardiner
1st Me. cav. Thos. Lambert, 9th Ohio cav.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Fisaer-Yesterdav
Patrick Dempsey. indicted for an assault, sub
mitted his case, and was fined one dollar
John Thompson, indicted for similar Of
fence, was found guilty, and fined five dollars
Michael Rady was found guilty OF an
sault on woman, and fined one dollar.
John Alexander, charged with an assault,
submitted his case, and received j nominal
sentence.
Elizabeth Herbert ard Elizabeth Gibson,
charged with a similar offence, submitted their
cases, and Were fined two and-a-haif dollars
each.
Levi Farrell, charged with a like offence
submitted his case, and WAS found twenty
dollars
1SCENDIARIES ABOUT.-Iesterday morning
betw cen two and three clock an immediately
after rhe lire on the corner OF Fourteenth street
and New York avenue, John F. Hilton, Esq
who resides on Fourteenth street. between T.
and IL, was awakened by 4 noise in his yard,
and on going out he discovered that some
scoundrei had placed lighted candle, proba-
bly, an inch and q half long, under 4 barrel
surrounded by straw, III Mr. Hiiton'S frame
woodshed. But for this timely discovery, the
building would no doubt Speedily have been in
saw some one, apparently barefooted, moving
stealtnily out OF the yard.
VAGRASCY AND SLEEPING IN STRGgTs.-The
nuisance so long existing IL the Second Ward
OF Migrants sleeping III the street, has attracted
the especial attention o. the police, and q dis
position is exhibited by the oil GERS TO abata it,
Last night seven parsons We're arrested for
yagrancy, and thir teeE boys for Sleeping IL
the streets. Three OF those charged with va
grancy were fined 81 each; one was turned
q he SgTt,n rit to- sfto
character, and the others We're dis mis- sed upon
their promise TO do better in future The bows
We're mostly newsboys. and il is . pity that 50
many smart little fellows should be without
homes, and obliged to lodge ii the streets.
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MEAN THIEF.-On Friday last Officer
Berkeley, Of the eighth precinct, arrested
soldier named Chris. Eerndon fer stealing a
trunk from house on q street between Sec
ond and Third, belonging to Mrs. Perry
Mrs. p. had come here from the North 10 al
tend her husband, who was sick in hospital,
and on arriving here she found that he had
Just died. Herndon was very ofiicious in as
sisting Mrs. Perry to find place to keep her
trunk, and while she was attending the funp-
raj of her husband he stole it, He was COM
United to the Central Guard-house.
WILD EELLow.-Yesterday.a young fellow,
named JamesW WEIGH, having INDUCED too freely
in fighting whisky, became disorderiy, and
near the corner of II and Third streets north
he assaulted first w. J. Croggon, then Daniel
him and took him before Justice GibaIson
The justice fined him $50 tor disorderly con-
duct, and sent him to Jail for court In three
assault and battery cases.
a RUNNER ARREsTED-CharIes Mauret, q
suspicious character, loafer around town and
hard case generally, was arrested yesterday by
roundsman Mattingly and officer Parker, the
officers not observing that he had any visible
means of support. Mauret has frequently been
ordered to leave the city, but he never needed
the warning.
SELLING LIQUOR TO SoLDIERs.-E Edward
Howard was arrested yesterday and committed
TO the Central Guardhouse, charged with SELL
ing liquor to soldiers
SECOND WARD STATION CAsEs.-W. Knott,
drunk; 50. VIM. Clark, do; do. Also, resist
ing officer; dismissed.
CHlRoPoDY. = There is no part Of the human
frame whose condition has more influence on our
comfort or discomfort, or which requires more care
and attention than the feet. An occasional call
upon the skilful chiropodiN is indispeIsAbIs, and
we know OF none more competent thar DR.. White,
now located et 424 Penn. avenue, between AZ and
9Th streets. Thousands of people in Washin gton
and vicinity testify with gratitude IS to his success
full tire atment OF corns, bunions, tngrowing nails
and other disorders Of the feet. Dr. White makes