Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-12
LOCAL NEWS.
AnUsRNNsrs TONIGHT.

AMUSHNnNTS fO-NltbE.
dpoyyR-s THEaTnH-"No RPst for tha
wieked" and 1.-The S.ec,er BRIDEGROOM" Is "a.
hill announced for this evenings entertainment
A. Cirov-r's. This 10 the last nigh. but two Of
laura Keene and her splendid comedy com III
alien; and zone who have . proper apprecia
Ion Of rsaily-good actiss viii fail to see TIL;
talented unupe r-.E-s. g. 90 - pei.
VAsBIEGToS THEATER-Ciarks's brief bui
briIliant engagement closed last night and bis
pIsce supplied by the great Shsksperian
ar;ist, Hackrt;, who will appear rs Falstan,
In the pisy Of Henry Fourth. Mr.. Hackc:f
has made this character his own; and by study
and perss erance, united to natural apfiiaor,
he has o'FerfF cted himself in the character as
70 stand ~ithoet n rival in its representation
CAsTEKBURY.-.sT The Arab Lay, the sensa.
ton Drama entitled the . fortunes OF war"
The ballet 1.-THE Fisherman's EisIon," and a
gUod bill Of scng, dance and Ethiopian eccen-
tricity is announced fer this evenings enter
tainMent 81 Sims popular resort III En-
urstire de Faiber, Julia Mortimer ka'a Pen
roy.r ard the court Of beauty appear.
TAElET!Es-AmouF the most prominent at
fractions at This resort just now ara the Roi-
are witnesse d and applaudeG nightly by nun
drrds Of delighted visitors. Miss Ada Tesman
continues TO please with her vocalism and
MILF Lizrtte by her graceful dancing.
CHURCH FAIR.-The fair 81 the corner of
Pennsy " ania ave and Twenty fourth sire.
il we'll deserving of patronage. The ladies of
the Western Presbyterian Church entertain in
e most delightful manner.
The MURDER or SCHERoP.-Y esterday after
moor, On examination OF Charles Jones, alias
Nv m. eod," charged with being an accessory
70 the murder of Albert Scherop GA the ayenus
On Monday night last, was held by Justice
Clayton, al the Second Ward st,tion-house.
Inc nrst witness sworn was VIM. Ed DubInt,
VINO testified that rs be and some mpanions
were riding In n hack along the avenue be
heard the cry OF "watch," and on looking ont
discovered party engaged in fighting, in front
Of Noelis upholstery establishment a tall
k-Sc ho.f halI 81 oh
other-tne short man saying that the Dutchman
ne tail mani had struck him with q slang
shot Bowers, who was with witness, accused
inc snort man OF striking him with a slun9-
shot, and caught him by the collar. The short
man who had hold of the deceased had blond
ON his face. Witness did not see the short man
the room.
George ". Botrers testified 20 hearing the cries
OF watch and murder, near the Academy of
Music. Witness told the hackman to drive an
70 The place, and on arriving there witness saw
man ruE ming towards the door of the saloon
Others were engaged in a row The decreased
and accused Were both among the crowd As
VINES eot Out VI the carriage some one struck
him i he German accused a man of striking
him with siung-shOt, and witness ran after
the iaah, WHO Vas the prisoner, and caught
him. because be thought that he was the one
VINO struck MN, lthe Witness and delivered
lie prisoner 10 some one. The man W no cried
murder was not the one killed: he had on a
husNuth hat Witness thinks Wood struck him
with he slUHE-ShOt as he was throwing II
aw al. because il did not hit him hard
.Jrmss Wilson testified that he saw the pris-
oEcI Jimmy and another man, about i01.
o o'clock, L. ar the E-sreet Bowling SaIoon
They appeared 10 be sober. One of the party
was Il larger MAN thaa Wood and was dressed
~ black clothes, with n brown SLOUGH hat
Witness knows the man call a Jimmy, nv
sight ami thinks his other name is Williams
He hid MOI seen him since and had heard that
10th Parties had left the city
NJ putGnt was recalled and stated that The
man In contact with the deceased WAS dressed
al dark c iOthes, but witness could no. xpl Iyh.t
Kind OF hat he had on.
IL MSS stated that the other witnesses were
attending the funeral of the decreased. but could
tv had at any time; nut the justice decided thar
their ~ idence w:ts not necessary AZ this exami-
nation, and De committed the accused to Jail
!uE trial. IS All accessory 10 the deed!
detective yesterday arrested Geo \. Grouse
a highly respectable citizen of Georgetown, on
-us iIciOn oi being concerned IN the affair and
look Rim before Justice GibersOn; and two OF
The Gerrnan witnesses 10 the affair testified that
no such person as Mr. Grouse WAS present At
me time The Justice honorabiy dismis. ed Mr..
Grouse, emarking that 1t seemed hard that a
man should be arrested on such Il charge on
such slight grounds.
Wood IL short, thick-set fellow, OF Irish de-
scent and is evidently rougn customer. Some
sine since he was committed TO Jail for robbery,
but was soon bailed cut He has been q team
st-r, but for come months has been idle, with
out any visible means of support He stated
yesterday that until recently he has boarded at
he Columbia House III Georgetown
THR PARADE or THE PICKPoCKETs-In our
brief notice yesterday OF the marching OF two
pIckpO, kets III, the a venue, we had no time for
particulars, and therefore give the following:
The names OF the parties are George Morgan
and Thomas Riley, who were arrested about a
week SINCE by the police, but our law not COW
erIng their cases mo stolen property being
found on them they were according 70 An
Tangen.ent entered INTO by Capt Todd, Provost
Police, sent 10 the Central q uardhouse, where
They have since received numerous apphca-
lions of the shower-bath, but not enough,
however. 10 clean mp their characters and
make the II desirable citizens.
Yesterday afternoon they were escorted up
The avenue by the military, each handcuffed
and being labelled on their forehpads, breasts
And bac ks with large placarss bearing the ia.
scriptiUns: s.Pickpocket and Thief" in large
letters. The procession was headed by drum
and ME, and a they marched up Pennsyl-
yanla avenue playing the "ROgue's March,"
(Which time by the way Is so unfrequentiy
hesrd here thar many persons mistook IL for q
new AMI popular air) attracted a great crowd,
and at various points the road the cry,
s." Look out tor pIckpOckets," &c, greeted the
ears of shv thieyish couple.
On arriving at the Provost Marshai's Office
they We're Gshered into the presence of Captain
Todd when they plead for the reno al OF the
plaC ards: but The captain was inc xurtble tell
ing them that Their trappingS must be worn
back ia the guard house, and that this morning
they would Je sent III the same IL TO the depo.
" here they would u. aeted al least as far
North Us Philadelphia.
One Cl the TWO seemed 10 nave some sense OF
shame and hung his head in his unen vtihIa
and ioreCd march through the streets; but the
other as evidently a hardened subject. ana
met the contemptuous gaze OF the bystanders
with brazru defiance.
DESCENT OF The roLICR on THE DISTRICT
BAEEACK kANCHE.-YesLsIday afternoon. pa
;. oimen q ibson, Parker and Franklin, under
LIZ order OF W. t. Webb, made a descent on
tine premises of Margaret Taylor, No. 29- u
sjT. et, near Thirteenth, and arrested the land
lady, Mary Chambers, a good looking girl of
!, years, and jimmie Douglass, a light complex
toned bToad-faced girl, q Little Older than her
companion, aid took them 10 the Second Ward
station. The evidence Of nsighbors and the
statements of officers gave the house very bad
rrputa!icn as disoTderly, the Resort OF disor-
derby men and Women, place where fights
have o. n common, " here men have been seen
To 20 Ia Eoi:er and come Out drunk. The keys
of The rancho we're taken possession OF by Ser
gesnt Reed. Margaret Taylor, proprietress,
was held 10 ball fOT court on the charge oil keep
Ing GisoIdrrIy and bawdy house III the sum
Cf -, and fiji ed 80. for selling liquor with
air fnts. u