Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-22
POLICE RRPoRFs-First Precinct.-Wii lillian
Brown, drunk; kept till sober. ID. Ness, drunk

Brown, drunk; kept till sober. ID. Ness, drunk;
Third Preeinct.-Thomas CLANCY. disorder
ly; IS Sc. John Gordon. do; 50 Al Charles
Jenkins, do; S54i Walter Marbury, drunk;
Thomas Evans. violating city ordinance; Kate
Doneily, disorderly; Columbus Pearson. do;
Neal Magnify, selling liquor without license;
s244 each G.. N. Pearson. disorderiy; si4i
VIM Ncaks. selling liquor unlicensed; S2o4i.
John Lee, disorderly, Sl.i4. Margaret Hughes,
do Agnes w hite, drunk; Anna Smith, disor-
derby; ]. H. Doyle and Seth Lunsfotd, drunk;
VIM. Edinburg. disorderly; dismissed.
Fourth Prscinct-Samuel Hunt, threats; bail
for peace. Mary Keenan,, drunk; workhouse
VIM. Noonan, keeping cows contrary TO law
$3.50 Julia A. johnson, yagrancy; work
house. Ferdinand Hayman, peddling unli-
censed; 800 60.
FifM Preeinct-Thomas Clark, disorderly;
Concealed weapons: $40. Catharine Ford, dis
orderly; SIS. Chas. O'Neal, drunk; 81.
Sirth Precinct-Wm Lee. VIM Hickman, FL.
Redwood, II. Williams, VIM. Q ueen, violating
hack law; 81 each: Mary J: Rawlings, Thos.
Rawlings, Chas Williams, q. Furtney, John
Anondale, John Williams, Frederick Williams,
Clay Williams. arson; dismissed. John Cnr-
burn, do; si IS. James M. Star, disorderly;
s.. Benjamin Chew, do: dismissed.
Tenth Precinct-Washingto Robbins, drunk
snd d. disoIderiy; IS So James Robinson ~ DO;
Gaines, do; 50 SO. John Howard, do; IS 50,
Henry Butler, do; So SO. Frederick BROOKS,
selling liquor unlicensed; S21 So. Margaret
Wilkins, and larceny; jail for court. Emma
Scott, bench warrant; delivered to marshal.
Thomas Winster, abduction; bail for court.
Jane Murphy, drunk and disorderly; IS; hugh
good behavior. James Iaylor. abduction bail
for court. Mary Sullivan, profanity; John ST.
monds and Harriet Lawrence, vagrancy; dis
missed. Margaret Corcoran, disorderly; IS 81.
Also, threats; bail for peace. Thos. Simpson,
vagrancy; bail for good behavior.
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEs.-Morris
John Conner, do; sl05s: Andrew Potts,
H. a. Stratton, II. d Gelson, w. r. Can
field, Joseph Sheffield. Robert Rainey,
bert, profanity; s5.5s. Cath. Lee, do; s55s.
Richard Owen, drunk; dismissed Captain
Bacon, drunk and disorderly; do. Robert
Hunbert, assault and battery; bail for court
Charles Harold, drunk; dismissed. Robert
Hnmbert, profanity; s5 .59. Murty Gary, VIC
latng city law; SlO6i. VIM. Brooks, John
Kennedy, assault and battery; dismissed. w.
Burns, Michael Shayne, Patrick Gray, limo
thy Foley. violating cow law; sl.5s each. G..
Carroll, G.. Betty, larceny; Edward Derby,
Dennis Sheal, disorderly; David Williams,
Smithers, drunk; sl.5s each. Mary Thomas,
found in wagon; workhouse. w. Ayers, as
sault and battery, resisting officers and carry
ing weapons; bail for court and fined S20.5S.
Thos. Cookley, dlsorderly; S5.5S.
DISPOSED oF--Thomas Coakley, the young
man who knocked transparency out of the
hands of one OF the party in the wagons in the
procession, while passing Parkers Hall, last
night, was fined $3.50, and ordered into GUS
tody until it shall be paid.
A. Fitzpatrick, who tried to take the torch
from the soldier. causing the fight in front of
Psrker's Hall, last night, was fined Sd Sc
w. Ayres was arrested by officers Smith and
Kirch, tor assault and battery, carrying wea-
pons, and resisting officers in discharge of duty.
This affair occurred after the procession had
returned to its headquarters on 9th street, where
the defendant took stick and went into the
crowd in the street, and struck man. When
he was arrested he resisted, aud struck officer
Smith severe blow on the head. Justice
Emerson held him to bail for court, and fined
him S20.5s for carrying weapons.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge Purcell. - This
morning, the resignation of DR.. Harvey Ltnds-
ley, guardian of the children Of Mary E. De-
Kraft was received.
The will OF the late Anna Mcclure, be-
queathing a sum Of money to her niece, Anna
Flanagan, was partially proved, and letters OF
administration were issued to John Shaw.
Letters of administration were issued to
Mary Fletcher on the estate of w. II. Fletcher,
and Honora Herman on the estate of Patrick
w. H. Walker was appointed guardians to
the orphans Of Alex. Ricard.
The first general account of Mary A. Smith,
guardians Of the orphans OF Thos. Smith, was
approved and passed.
DEATH OF A WAsHINGToNIAN.-Henr b.
Middleton, son of Robert w. Middleton, Esq,
of this city, died on the goth Of last month, at
Augusta, Ga, as he was on his way with
other paroled prisoners from Andersonvilie,
Ga. to Richmond, where he was to have been
exchanged. Mr. Middleton was Master. at
Arms on board OF the United States mortar
schooner s'Dan Smith, and was captured on
the 9Th OF September, 1863, at the stormIng of
Fort Sumter. MIR. Middleton was we'll known
in the Northern Liberties, and leaves many
friends in this city.
THE DRAFT IN THE DIsTRICT.-The draft in
this District will doubtless be resumed on Mon
day next, in order to fill the deficiencies ex-
listing in the quotas of some Of the sub-dis-
tricts. To-day the necessary arrangements
were being made to draw the First ward, but
fer some cause it was postponed.
The ninth sub.distrct (Georgetown) has
filled its quota, and the third sub district
Third Ward) lacks but seven men.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judoe Olin-This morn.
ing, the trial of Elizabeth Shorter, colored, in.
dicted for the larceny of 1850 from NJ F. Pruit,
was concluded by the jury rendering verdict
of guilty.
In the cases of John O'DeI and Lawrence
Norton, indicted for IN assault and battery, a
nolle pros was entered.
House, on Capitol Hill, is on trial for keeping
bawdy house.
DECREE morning Chief Jus.
tice Cartier vacated the decree Of condemna.
ton made by the District Court in the case of
tie United States VS.. the interest OF Trusten
Polk Gate Senator from Mssouri) and w. T.
Smithssn (banker) in certain property seized
under the Confiscation act This vacation was
mace Oh The petition of John S. Edwards and
Charles Wilson, who have deed Of trust on
the property.
RETURN OF THE QUARTRRMAsTER's MEN
I he battalion OF Qeartermasters men who
have for the past ten days been at work on the
Manassas Gap Railroad clearing away the
timber, having accomplished the object and
cleared away the woods and brush for one
half o mile either side Of the track for some
miles, returned to the city this afternoon and
m arched to their respective quarters, making
quite soldierly appearance.