Evening star., 1863-04-21
LOCAL NEWS

AN ENBALNISG OPERArfoN-E Williams
and +. A. Hutton, doing business at 3S E
bearing the inscription, "Enbairning Surgeon
U. s. A." without any authority Whatever to
do SO, were brought before Col Baker this
morning, charged with an attempt ut swind-
ling.
MIR. Amos Hendrckson, OF Crossnicks, New
jersey, received telegram announcing the
death of his son in the hospital at White OAKS
church, Va, and the following day came 70
this city for the purpose of looking after the
body, and here met Hutton, who agreed to
procure the body, embalm il. and place in il
in trdnsifu to Phi,adelrJhia for the sum of ais
The next day was set for the time To visit the
hospital, but IA no citiZHns were allow TO GO
aboard the steamer. Hutton suggested to Mr.
II. that he return heme, ana that he (Hutton(
would attend to the business for him. Mr H.
did SO with the understanding that he was to-
deposit the money {Sl5) at the Express office
at BordentoWn. On Offering the money ths
agent refused to receive it until the arrival OF
the body.
The body not arriving according to promise,
MIR. Hendrickson triegraphed Hutton. and after
the sending of several dispatches, was finally
answered that the body would not be ter
warded unless SO0 was deposited at the express
office in Washington. Mr.. Hendrckson again
telegraphed, reminding Hutton OF his agree
ment, and asking for an explanation. Hutton
insisting upon his demand, MIR. Hendri ,kson
again came 10 the city, and reported the circum-
stance 10 the military authorities.
The case WAS promptly and properly dis
posed Of by the Provost Marshal, Col. Baker,
ana an aNOrGPG the EN- bllmprS
for review of their misdoings in the Guard
House.
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BURGLARS AND THIEVES HELD FOR TRIAL
a further hearing in the cases OF Thes A. How
ard, D. T. Groves, n. .. Fowler and r. McIn-
tesh, charged with burgiariously entering aad
stealing from the respective houses of Thomas
Burr. S. Pribram and Thos IngersoIl was had
yesterday before Justice Thompson Messrs.
Norris and Bradley appeared for the defence
Through the exertlons Of detectives McDeyitt
and Donaldson most Of the articles stolen were
recovered from the prisoners; and the evidences
being conclusive, tthe prisoners having made
partial confession,l Howard and Groves were
committed to Jail for court, and Fowler and
Mcintosh were released on bail
Ing, Josephine Miles, charged with stealing q
watch from Edward Anderson, soldier, was
found not guilty. The defendent is woman
OF loose habits, and the soldier went TO the
house where she was stopping, and not having
any money, let her have his watch. After-
wards he accused her of stealing it, and had
her arrested.
Benjamin Williams, indicted for stealing
IS note from Edward McGess, was acquitted
John Adams, colcrsd, charged in one indici-
ment with stealing three cows from Conway
Robinson and in another with stealing two
cows from z. j. Middleton, Is on trial.
PERsoNAL-Ameng the persons registered at
Messrs. Green & Co.'s American news rooms,
Strand, London, for the week ending April ith,
we find the name Of H. A. Robbins, M. d,
Washington, d. g. Also another name pretty
we'll known here, registered thus, "Rev q. W.
Dennison, Hyde Park, near Boston, Mass"