Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUeHMEsFs TO NIGHT

=" shade % much Of by the Masder COM
Xrsny. This company, We should add. Is now
r.ts rally srF;ht ned from tas excellent one
n!els at Fo:d's, and IN, :,rao-s such adrnirahlo
h Tf:rners a. the MaeI-r=. Z II. Brink, W.
Az B,i'sv. hlss Chestney. Mr. Forester, Mr..
fhws -ds, M. Harry Hawk, and others. Re-
rsmJer "'Thr Phantom to- GIght with Brink,
gsilay, Mis- Ch-stney, Forester and Hawk,
ir leading characters.
GEovERs THRATER.-Mr. Grover closes ths
~ ak by producing the thrilling historical play
n IS! u TP:iR Eorgia:" Mary Provost par-on-
.:in~ III: poiSonrr Ali rho have ever sean her
A. ihi. CT aT=cer attest the fact that she Is un-
rxcriIsd Charming Lofty fIough also appears
ts-right in enc Of her quaint Yankee charac-
trs-that ~ Nancy Stokes in "Tr,sh Assurance
srd Yankee Mndesty" Growers was PACKED
M manned last light
CAATkEB RY.-The management at Cantor.
eUry being fully repaid for their efforts 10
a. on. TT a;;::t. aEd amusc tho public for the
nall - nightly cranmrti with iaryr aIIhianrcs
n 10 cyincr Cnhcuac!ed delight with all that IL
re We notice that many OF our legislators
arr went to laugh off the Cares of state ut Can
trbury.
T.EIETIES.-No one who visits our places
g; snTuss nsBt would ever surpoSa taera was a
6farIh OF money among the s:op!e, judging by
thr crowds visiting them, and csppciaIly tho
Varieties. Hernandez has = good cornnSnv
snd II II appreciated by amusement s-rkers
Eva Errnt, Marie Zee, and other great favor
| Ixs, appear nightly.
Ct EIoCs CAsB.-I.ast night several l,diaa
snd gentlemen appeared at the Office OF Justice
Johnson 20 maxi affidavit tn The fact that thsv
xfrC present WHOM one Robert Patton maia
rprfe, sian thai Ia tried To kill Janns T Smau
of Maine, on the Esd December 1901 yzith,nt
esuse or proTOcatOn; and Also thar Patton ga We
5OiG IL SG not IN harm or modest Small again
~ sES manner ! Le l.ci= Of the case appear tu
b fellows James I. Small Ia n star, I'll cut
tT. from EOTGOIn. Ne ana Rosa, Patron vrso
sUHi'S SIN ii'i'oiI, A;r '":is employed by him
Is E3lesn6H. They boarded q, a nous. in
GEORGETOWN, where v!ra q mum sar OF ladias
SIC G'E;:':.in from me same part OF thc conn
ty, and u " a. wal! known IL the m that Mr =
tso IN Ms possession Il considerable amount of
ro"' :. un ;Ee "vcning IF December I'D, Pat
t2 20 c >r.;i!i th;;t u had Tiadc Z sale O. stcn
fis :" some s~"TlsTrs on Herring Hill, and
ssk'a hlin to 20 with him TO supply them.
SnS:l :'cES: ctet.. ea;: tl,ey started together
sifs- - i1E tTaN go Over Herring iiiu nearly
b &c trek, mali began % suspect that
fsIicti n i :ceS ne way, Is there were no indi-
taion- o. -'dnlslc:s' quarters. Tr,iyeiin. on
t f;:r;; FT, Patton la eyed Ii;rIa hahinI
al, :is:. -: - LONELY r, spot raised = large
Fons - threw II with ali his force at SnalI's
tesd. oTtun- r ly. II merely graz-d ms check
kEIaii 'r 81 ''Iuurs:Crr' and ran. Patton pur-
tseG s:Ort Distance ami gave up the chase n
siaFI:' 900 s"e' 20 c>Tnall's fe-t, and Patton
wss lett tar h.-nl $nlaII got to his LODGINGS
tac " - stating :tr !ac:s when Patton cntPrad
De house. small al o;:Cc charged ham with the
T'@Up' - mUTd-r him, and added THREAT 10
hAyr h!l1 arrested. Patton showed rrpat alarm
sac begged Si:iS!l Got 20 carry ont h:s threat
% account o. his (P tt'on'sl family and agreed
b. max iuli conf ssion and give bond in one
thousand dollars 20; 10 harm Small. The ladies
sto "-Ie present We're nls-Iled ~ pity By The
y; u'hie I'i-sding o. tina criminal, and they pre-
vail. 9 upon small 20 accent the Confession and
band. and itt Patton go.
Iae ioiiv" i.s Il copy Of the bond and CON
eSSiG6 gwen ny Patton, IN which tha ladies
tgs-iiird tFfore Justice johnson last night and
which Is intended for future use IN the State OF
E=ins:
WASHINGTON, Dec %, 1852.
m That II
gotETr Parton, Of Lisbon Maine did thereby
SIT n'pt 20 Kill James T. SIN iii, OF iSoWdoin,
s.sire, 81 The outskirts Of " asiiugtoa, ID. O.,
ar GrorRr:o ~ n, linz eve of the 23d Dec,
fti2, y i'Eout cause or prov ocatIon. i aeknowi-
edge this statement OF my own Tree Will, before
tae follow Ing witnesses and i also bad myself
BsSrT ~ harm modest said James T. Small,
Z Any manner wha:ey :, on paralty OF the sum
ROBERT PATTON.
We, tEe undersigned, witness the :,bovr TO DO
ee voluntary confession % the said Robert
Patton.
Signed BY Henry T. Davis, Austin Davis. T.
ID Eas!Urd, Edward Jrwe-t, Elies Skyies,
Alice Webster. Mary Carpenter, An ale r. Pay
SEE, " III. Si.tis;Cs,-.
&il ;hC witnt sses % the paper, except four,
zii!:ed IL iEeir hearing thr cor f-ss;on OF Pat
tol, and seeing EiEI ign The written document.
mis- security MAS rot enough 10 make Mr..
emSii :'ei easy, and he applied for further
Security Troii. Patton, 10 wk:ch the latter
O. nird, and gave 81 cclldicrGl ecErity note for
CSC. We have not the noIs and cannot
tsy 4 !. comes ~ maturity when Small is
tliec ~ Patton, o. 1hethe: it is perpetual.
Patton has lett the District. and the object or
hi. Small Is 20 have The LStir2oDy OF The wit
tesss- under the seal of the Criminal Coart,
mat ne may US IL IN the prosecution Of Patton
In the Siat= OF Maine, where he il supposed to
have gene.
DEATHS OF SoLDIERs.-Ths following have
o, L reported since oar last:
E"u:a> Z. Frey, 1891 Pa; %. Calling, 2J.h
Maine: g.. IL. Longer, l2th n. H; &. II. Sar-
s, Ut, 9th y IL; John Pals, SiIh Pa; w. Oar
Engt"n- i22d Pa; Iii KiE1ice, 9'h y. HI :. u.
baldwin, 10Th n. J.; Jas. Hurley. 18th n J.;
John Il. Lawns, 18th y. J., Cnas. IL. atkins,
s;a ": Il q. Moore, !th Pa. r.; =. NJ. PattAr-
ton. i5cth Pa: Hugh Smith, i55th Pa; T. Phil
brook. 2Sin Mass; J. b. Shaffer, I26th Pa; j.
Avery, Stn n H.; Samuel Fowler, nth Conn;
u. kcIser. I23th Pa; ". Anderson, Attn IT. ).
Art; Capt. ". ~. ". W God, 1i3th Pa; J. War
cell, 18TH Mass; Lewis J. Titus, 3ist Pa Fran
eis I nom p=on, i5Sth IA; John Hagerty, Goth
Pa; z. EriEGr, 9tn n. Y. :. NJ; George smith,
lTs Conn; Z. DC Donald, 69th Pa; Jos. Nude,
I'D Pa; John G. Masman, 4th Maina; Peter
Gciden, 6eth ". Y; W. ii. Coiqui., (rsbei,) 3fst
Gs- z II. Green, !37th -. Y; Enoch kellogg,
!sth ino.: jos. Barrier, 18th Maine, W Drake,
llth L. :. lEfy; q. q. Milford, 2?th n. "
s:th n. J.: n W Pierce, ssd n. Y; a. Taren-
Ron, 5tS Mich Il. Armstrong, l27th n. L; q.
hssn. H2d n. I.
lice record exhibited tie names OF Jane CHS
Gohd ane Patrick Scanlon, for profanity, dned
50 zach; and to-day they are recorded again
icf tho same offense, with the same p naity at
lacked. Oscar b. Chismund, the kasbind OF
Jsiie, II a young u;an, and 3 scidier OF "Scotts
E' HssrinE OF his wife's dime atty, he, natu-
!silS enough, few TO her protection, and yes
tTday. n his rage, drew pistol, and for that
was ARRESTED and held 70 bail for peaas. Sub
tequentiy, dc and Scanl ms vile, as we'll as the
Two already mentioned, got into ''cussinS
Eztch,n ard after hearing before Justice
G:berson, were. like their mates, fnsd each
Els. Scanion aF Piled 10 Justice Walter for
Warrant against Chisnond, who, hs said,
thrs ate1sd 70 blow his head on The Squire
esked him why Chismond made such threat;
eEd hs replied, "Sure, an called him ID
esser." The Squire asked him why he called
HIN negro. Scsnlon replied, "Surc, an ken
prove IL. He an his family all cum from italy"
TIE Justice eciined TO i.sue under the eirc um
Stances, and sent Scsalon away very ind n2ot
az The refusal Of the Justice.
FRoEpT RRBuEB FOR ISHuHANITY.-Yes-
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