Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-28
LOCAL NEWS.

ALLEGED FRAUDS UPON THE GOVERNMENT
The Washington correspondent of the N. Y.
Times, in that paper of yesterday says On
Friday last Mr.. Williamson, of the Pennsvlva-
MIA Soldiers Relief Association, and DR. Bloss,
of the Michigan Relief Association, were ar
rested by Col. Baker, on charge of stealing
Government property-rags, lint, DC, alleged
to be the refuse in rooms which they were va
eating, and which they sold to a paper manu-
faeturer The proceeds We're deposited IN Jay,
Association The constant theft Of military
property seemingly justified this arrest. Will
Hanson is being incarcerated here, and Bloss
in Michigan, where he was ON visit. But the
refusal Of their requests to be allowed to ex-
plain the transaction alleged to be felonious.
and to summon reputable witnesses to prove
ceeding which will lead to a rather public in.
vestiga tlop to morrow evening, in which some
very influential as well as very indignant men
will take part
the Philadelphia Inquirer of this morn in O
says that Mr.. Williamson has been dlsch argeu,
1t having been ascartained that he was acting
ty which he disposed Of did not belong to the
Government, but to the Association for which
he was acting.
DIDN'T GET OFF.-Under the late draft. F.
y. Paddleford, messenger in the Paymaster
Generals office, was among the lucky ones
put ne oid not appear before the board for ex.
emption, although his name appears upon the
books as having been exempted on account of
being under age, and the inference is that he
sent boy to personate him, who obtained the
nearly $500, and stated that he paid the sur.
geon $500 for his exemption, which was. of
course, false, although the story travelled fast.
fact about the time the board closed their ses.
sions at the City Hall, and he has been inyesti.
gazing the affair, in order to arrest, IL possible.
fadaieiords accompices; and on Saturday,
having the game dead on him, he was arrested
and taken to the office, where, after he had
made statement, denying the story which he
mad put anoat relative to his paying the sur.
ined and passed as an able bodied man, and
was placed in the guard-room attached to the
once. He was sent yesterday to Masons
Island, (contraband station.) from which he
will Se sent with the next draft to the army
ARRESTS OF observation-disclosures Scheetzs
detectives have recently been doing q large
it is needless to say that this is about the best
paying business now extant, the premium paid
for each deserter being $50. Yesterday, the fol-
ing were arrested:-Wm. B. Smallwood. LIST
Indiana artillery, battery A: John McUoIlum,
1st Indiana artillery, battery A; Saml Mellow
ell, SD New York. company L; Fred'k Wagner,
attn Pennsylvania cavalry, band; Robert Wal
Tbaddeus Ross, colored, deserter from the
draft; VIM. Brown, colored, deserter from the
draft; Thomas Withan, colored, deserter from
the draff; Albert johnson, colored, deserter
COs
;. colored troops, company G; Lawrence Sui
len, 9th New York battery; John E. Wilcox,
18th Illinois cavalry, company H; Edward
Uzzell 14th Brooklyn; Edw'd Draker, colora!.
deserter fl ON the draft.
Fatal AocIDENT-DeatA Of A. G. DUNCAN,
Esq, Of Baltimore.-As the half past six o'clock
train was leaving last evening for Baltimore,
Mr.. DUNCAN, In moving from one car to the
other, fell under the cars, and the entire train
mos hfRn rt~s~
hips. Mr.. Smith, chief OF transportation Of the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad, telegraphed to
Mr.. Rooms. the agent in this city, to do all that
was possible for him. as he was well-known
and much respected citizen of Baltimore. Mr.. I
Rooms had him conveyed to the Douglas Hos
pftal, where the most attentive care was be.
slowed on him by DIR. Letterman. He died,
however, about 10 O'Clock, and was conscious
to the last. He expressed q great desire to seq
his father and wife. Mr.. DUNCAN was about
establishing himself in this city, representing
Pected here to-day. In the interim, Mr.. John
Farrell, OF this city, has made every provision
for the transit Of the corpse to Baltimore.
CRIMINAL Counr, Judge Esher.-Yesterday,
john Flaherty, charged with manslaughter IN
causing the death of James Donohue, was
found not guilty.
David Jordan, Indicted for an assault and
resisting an officer, submitted his case, and was
fined $40 and costs.
John Watson and John Romney, indicted
Aul uh o1sduit ana OattefY Win intent 10 xiii
omcer u. II >Simonds, plead guilty OF an assault
ana battery only, and were nominally sem
fenced.
This morning. Thomas Black, indicted for
the larceny of a watch from Anthony Patent,
was found guilty, and sentenced TO one year In
the Albany Penitentiary. In another case, of
stealing watch from GrIgsby Washington, q
'aolte pros. was entered.
David Donaldson and Randall Tolson, in-
dicted for an assault and battery, Were found
guilty, and sentenced to pay fine OF 35 and
costs EACH
An OFFENDED FKMALE.-EArly this morn.
ing officer Thompson arrested Lizzie Coombes
for being drunk and disorderly. She was
locked mp In the Fourth Ward Station, and this
morning she was brought ont for trial before
Jnatice Thompson. Lizzie's eyes were rad
with weeping, or whisky, and she Appeared to
be highly incensed by the officer arrestinr her
The officer did not appear, being at home asleep.
But Lizzie said he dare not appear. The ms.
tice ordered her to pay %, which she did viii
an air OF offended dignity; but went awav ~iss
to escape the cell which the iustice r,rcu S
her in case she did not behave with more nrn-
prlety before him. 800 ~ -S
ARRIVAL or TRooPs--Y esterdav. a con.
yaiescents from Carlisle BARRACKS. rs from
Pittsburg, goo from Philadelphia. and Sta New
York fyeteran) Duryea Zousves, aud 400 ca 4.
,iry, 3D. New York, arrived at the Soldiers
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