Evening star., 1863-04-24
LOCAL NEWS.

CRIMINAL COURT, J.dgs Fisaer.-Mary Mo.
rlarty, indicted tor keeping disorderly aud
baWdy house on Third street, near Marytaad
avenue, was placed on trial and found Eu,ItT
OF keeping disorderly house, and not guilt
rs 10 keeping ba wdy houses In ylew of her
ha ils rlns Gfen f ~ jan ten weeks Judge Fisher
Jail upon her. -...,- 49,.
John O'Connor, charged with stealing a
horse, saddle and bride from w. r. St-atto..
was found not guilty.
VIM. Shakespeare, colered. indicted for steal!
ing mot deer, like the immortal William, butl
so5 from Mrs. r. S. Harrison, was acquitted.
for Samuel Van Horn, euh Pennsylvania regi-
ment, who wac convicted q few days since OF
grand larceny and sentenced to the penitea-
tiary at Albany for one year, on condition thar
he Immediately rejoih his regiment and sery.
ont his term OF service The pardon is granted
on the recommendation Of Judges Cartier, Olua
and Fisher.
District Attorney 7Carrington entered a WILL
pros. in the case OF George T. Becker, who Is
charged with forgery and passing counterfeit
money. Mr.. q. stated that he had received q
feeling letter from Becker, urging him to this
course; and as Becker had been convicted az
the last term Of the court, on a similar charge
and sentenced to the pententiary for three years,
he had no hesitancy in granting his request
Becker states that in the commission OF the
crime he was made the tool Of others.
First DISTRICT REsIMEKT.-Under the Iats
general order of the War Department relative
to all such cases, the First District regiment
stationed at Alexandria, on account of the thin
condition OF its ranks, has been reduced TO
battalion of four companies, with Lieut. Col
Lem. Towers in command. Blythe reduction 70
q battalion, five captains and the same number
OF first and second lieutenants respectively arr
to be mustered out of service. This regiment
was for a long time guarding the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad between this cit. ana
Contee's Station, and went thence TO the VALLEY
OF virginia after Stonewall Jackson's
advance upon General Banks, and were sub
sequently engaged in the battle of Cheat
Mountain, where they were said to have borne
themselves creditably. Since the battle OF
lines on the south side of the Potomac, the regi-
ment bas mostly been acting as provost guard
at Alexandria and vicinity. The Major G. T
MORRISON, rendered his resignation several
days since, and II has been accepted.
ATTEMPT To- SwINBLE THE GOVERNMENT
Yesterday afternoon, officer Burch, of the
Of the New York 18th regiment volunteers for
attempting to swindle the Government The
case was laid before Justice Queen, when the
evidence showed that Lock had assisted in
raising company in Lockport, and after the
company was in service g considerable time
Lock made claim for over si0o for expenses
incurred BY him for provisioning and trans
portation ef the men while they were recruit
ing. The papers were made out with the
vouchers OF merchants and others in Lockport,
and Lock swore to the signatures as genuine
The Government agent wrote to the merchants
and ascertained that Lock cot nothing from
them for which he paid, the expenses of raising
the company having been paid by the citizens
OF I.ockport Justice q ueen sent Lock to iat
for court, in default of $1,000 bail.
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