Evening star., 1863-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.

THE HOOVER RoBBERY.-Further Inpestiqa-
ti0a.-Jushce Clayton this morning further in.
vrStigatpd the cases of X. T. Jones and John
Harrison, charged with the robbery OF Samuel
Hoover, of d large amount Of money, on the 1ith
OF March last.
MI. Norris appeared for the defendants Both
of the prisoners were present.
Edgar Hurdle, Matthias Haggerty, Mary Cas-
tello, and Michael Castillo, were called by the
prosecution to prove that Harrison was not at
home from sundOwn on Saturday until Mon
DAY morning, as was asserted by HarriSOn's
friends. The two former witnesses swore posi-
lively that they saw Harrison on the Sunday
after the robbery, on New York avenue, in the
neighborhood OF Seventh and Eighth streets
Mr.. and Mrs. CASTILLO knew of Harrison hay-
ing been in their house some five or six weeks
ago, but they could not swear whether he was
there after or before the Hoover robbery. II
was, however, some tour OF five weeks ago.
Matthias Haggerty was certain he met Harri.
son on the Sunday after the robbery. That
time was fixed in his mind from the fact that
he went with a companion to a barber shop,
and was there told of the robbery, and short
time afterwards met Harrison.
Walter Is. Donaldson was again called, and
testified 10 the same facts as at the examination
on Tuesday, all OF which was published in
yesterdays Star. In answer to a question as
to what he did, he said he most times sold
papers. MIR. Norris gave him some good ad-
vice, and asked If he always stuck to that
business; when donaldson after a little hesi-
tation, replied that he sometimes stole. Justice
that might criminate himself. In swer to a
question where the money was planted, he said
he did not knew, but ii might spring up. If
ne (witness) had known where it was he
would have lifted it himself He also ac-
knowledged that they stole the hats from
Davis hat store. He admitted that he was
held under number OF charges, but said he
was bailed out of Jail. No one had tsId him
that il he would give testimony in this case
they would get him out OF Jail.
The first witness called for the defence was
the father of the defendant Harrison, who
sWore that his son came home early in the
evening, and staid there all evening. Mr.. Har-
rison as also at home all day Sunday, except
when he would be in tho yard tor a few mo-
ments. But when he (the tather) went out
John (or Shaw, as he is sometimes called) was
always in the room, and was there when he re-
turned He knew it was the Saturday of the
Hoover robbery, because when he heard of the
robbery he remarked TO the family that he was
glad his son was not out OF the house ut the
time.
Miss Tbomns$ino Harrison, a sister of the ac-
cused, testified to the state of facts. She
could not swear positively that John (or Shaw
was not out OF the house on Sunday, because
she was at church, but when She went out he
was there and when she came back he was at
home.
MISS Annd Harrison, another sister, corrobo-
rated her sisters testimony, and was certain
it was the Saturday and Sunday of the Hoover
robbery, because her mother said to her son.
Thank Heaven, Shaw, they have you in
every scrape, but they can't say now it was
you This witness swore that her brother
was positively at home at O'Clock on Satur
day night.
Witnesses were then called to prove an alibi
Oh the part Of Richard Jones. His father was
the first one called, and he testified that h got
home about half past six, and got his supper.
Richard came in after the family had got sup
per, and his mother prepared it for him. This
was probably half past seven. After Richard
got his supper, he staid with the family half
an hour, and then went out, and did not come
midnight. Sunday
the prisoner staid in bed until O'Clock In the
afternoon. When he came in in the evening Of
Sunday, he told the family OF Hooyer's rob-
berry.
Patrolman Morris, OF the Fourth Ward, tes-
titled that he saw Jones at Wash Dougherty's
restaurant on Seventh street, near l, about
twenty minutes past eight, on the night of
Hoover's robbery. He saw him at the same
place again at half-past nine; and again at
eleven. At twelve o'clock or after, he heard
Of the Hoover robbery, and he went into
Dougherty's, and asked who had been there
from up town, and was told no one but Jones,
and that he had been there all night.
David Stewart and J. Burch corroborated
Mr.. Morris statement, as they were present at
Dougherty's in company with Jones, the en-
tire evening.
Mr.. Norris, in summing up, argued that the
abb of both parties was fully proven, and
thought it the duty of the Justice to dismiss
the case. He dwelt particularly upon the tes-
timony for the United States (that OF Donald
sony, which he argued could not be depended
OF the witness.
Justice Clayton thought the boy had given
a clear and concise statement, and he coald
not totally ignore in SO important a case the
testimony for the prosecution. He would there
fore hold the prisoners for court. They were
committed to Jail for court, in default of $2,500
bail. ,
CRIMINAL CoURT.-Judge F.der-Michael
Timegan, charged with an assault on Edward
Connolly, plead guilty, and submitted himself
to the mercy of the court, when he was sem
fenced to pay fine OF 81, and to the Jail for
thirty days. ~
Samuel Van Horn, charged with stealing a
pair of boots from G. A. NeumaIl, was found
not guilty; the indictment being detective, IN
stating that pair of boots was stolen, when
they were odd boots.
John Carpenter, indicted for malicious mis-
chief in cutting COW belong to Mrs. Jane Tag
CERT, on the 10Th of September last, was next
tried. The evidence on the part of the prose-
Cution was that the defendant drove a cow out
of his yard and as she was going out he struck
her with an axe The evidence on the other
side was that the act was done by another per-
son, W no was a boarder at Carpenters house.
The Jury rendered verdict OF acquittal
Solomon Williams, colored, who was con-
victed on the charge of assault and battery,
with intent to commit rape on German wo-
man, but the verdict of the jury having been set
aside and he granted new trial, was found
guilty of the assault and battery, and senten iced
TO pay a fine of $40, and TO the Jail for sixty
days.
The empanneling of jury in the case OF
Mary CYRUS, colored, charged with infanticide