Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-17

SwInDLR Inst week Justice Thompson
son, (said TO be a Aibaay prison gradua.s) To
jail Tor further hearing upon q charge OF at
tempt 10 deiraud Stephen johnson, coiorsd,
y onering him lot OF Gilt medals IA <de in
imitation Of the U =. double Eagle. After The
comm ,tment in this case, II was discovered
that the prisoner had passed three Of those
medals on q coored man aansd T. J. Mitch
ell, OF Sandy Springs, Nd, for gold, receiving
Tor them three twenty dollar Rreeabacks.
Mitchell being IN the city last Saturday Jus
tre Thompson examined him as witness,
ard he fully identified Nelson as the man VINO
had swipdled him.
Justice Thorn pson, aware that the Grand
Jury was concluding its Work TOR TINS term,
and that his witness 'would be hard TO NM oy
the bailiffs at the next term, July committed
Nelson for trial and sent the witness 70 the
grand Jury. The result was an immediate in
dictment Of Nelson.
SUDDENLY SoBHReD. There Ia q rule at For
rest Hall Prison, in GEORGETOWN, that no prs
onsr conf1Red in those rooms where the win
dows are not vet secured with iron bars, ehall
put his bead ont Of Inc window, and the stand
ms order to the sentry IL ts fire at any Que who
violates the rule. Saturday there were three
violations, and In consequence three shots
frsd. One Of the offenders WAS brought to the
prison very drunk, or pretended to be- and
when placed in the room was told the rule He
went TO tie window, put his head out, and
looked stupidity about. psying no attention to
the order OF the sentry to withdraw. The SAN
try fired, and the ball passed in close proximity
taneous The head was withdrawn, and the
stupid air of the prisoner vanished instantsr
He was sober from that moment.
CHARACTERISTIC The Inteiligencer Of this
morning, takes our account of the obsequies of
Jud &c fancy bodily. and says 'sthe reporter
of the Chronicle makes the following record OF
what took place." &c.
The Intelligencer knows better 1t knows per-
fectly we'll that it was our report word for
word, as 1t knew that the previous article Civ
Ia Norft 1Iuro 81 n hail
copied and credited 10 the Chronicle was taken
from the Star.
The Intellioencer news clipper has been al
lowed by the proprietor of that paper To exhib-
it his private malice against the Star for years
in this manner, and we are getting about tired
oft
RoBBERY.-Sunday morning, about two
O'Clock, several burglars en'ered Sallls Muir
phys house, on 18th street, betwseE y and ID,
and robbed the wardrobes Of the girls Of five
dresses valued at several hundred dollars. OF
fic' Simonds, of the Second Ward. succeeded
In recovering lot of the dresses and other ar
ticles from huckster's still in the Center
Market House. and arrested Woyouths named
James King and George Lavere. The prison.
ers are ptt charged with the robbery, but are
held as being so closely connected with it as to
know enough 10 convict the active burglars.
The house was entered by prying open the
cellar door.
TEACHING THE GAME.-On Friday night as
officers l.. ID Milstead and Arnold were going
man named David Adams, at his house among
the brick yards at the foot OF LIST street east en-
gaRed in playing cards with two white boys
James BIanson and VIM. Oswell-and also
another boy named Graham Polly. The Of
icers took them all to the Fifth Ward station,
when Justice HANDY fined the old man who
was recently arrested for stealing wood) s. 81,
Rransop and Oswall 81 81 each, and dismissed
Polv, there being no proof that ne had taken
any part In the game.
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arrested Saturday by officer Fuss, for the lar
ceny OF picture frames, iewelry, snail mir
rors, &c, the properly Of ]. J. Belieu. The
prisoner was employed Ms workman by the
complainant and property has baeu missed at
various times from the shop. After the arrest
officer Fuss with q warrant, searched Bars
residence. and recovered property yalned at
SCI 40. cost prices, which were identified By
Mr.. Beieu ss his property. Bear WIS taken
before Justice Gibsrson, W ho sent him to Jail
to answer at the next term Of the Criminal
Court.
A FAMILY QUARREL.-On Saturday morn.
ing, Levi Abrahams and his son .in-law Ber-
nard Bernstein, got into q row near the Depot,
and sooL the two brothers in law, Samuel
Levi AbrahaMs and Jacob Levi Abrahams,
Joined in, end the words W hich passed bet ween
them were not OF the most complimentary
character. The row drew a crowd about them,
among others of1csr Clements, who arrested
the party, and they were taken before Justice
Handy. (wbo has entered on his duties in the
First. Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Police Pre-
cincts,) Who fined the old man and son -in-law
"a. each, End the others 80 Is each.
VIOLATING THE SUNDAY LAW.-The Super
interdrnt of Police has directed the Sergaaot's
in the various precincts To proceed at once to
prosecute all persons who are guilty OF viola
ling the corporation Ia VS.. a great many per-
sons were reported for keeping their places OF
business open yesterday, against whom war
rants will be issued Immediately.