Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-08
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

ARREST ON THB CBARaB OF CoSsPIRISo To
DEFRAUD.-Trfale Of The Aecused. Yesterday efter.
noon, 90 the well known detective and spe.I.,
agent Of the Treasury Department, Mr.. chris "
Hogan, In company with Geo. s. Gideon, Eso,,
iTesident Of the Board OF Metropolitan Police
Cosumissisners, was proceeding down Pennsylya
mia avenue, when In 'front.' OF Gautier's saloon,
they were approached by two men, named A. r;
Allen, formerly known In this community a. a de-
teotive, and msa named Hotchkiss, said to be
q county ofnoer. - --7-'-
Mr. Allen informed Hogan that he ..-....d him
on warrant issued by Justice Bates, charging
him with conspiring with others to defraud one
John Smith Of the sum OF ninety dollars. Upon Mr..
Hogan desiring to see his authority, Allen las Ho-
gan states) thrOttled him. Hogan was about to
strike Allen, when Mr.. Gideon advised him to 20
with Allen peaoably to magistrates office, where
upon the parties proceeded to Justice Clark's
once, Twelfth street, where the Justice, by Mr.
Hogan's request, set the time for hearing to take
place at o'clock this afternoon.
To-day at the appointed hour, Mr.. Hogan, 40
oompanied by his friends, appeared. The follow
ing witnesses had been summoned for the United
States; Captain G. NJ Merritt, A, A. d. C. To Gen.
Martindale, Justice d. W. Ferguson, Robert
Cooper, John Kerrigan, and others. Mr.. 8. W.
williams appeared for the United States and Mr.. 5.
s. Williams for the defense. The facts Of the case
As stated 10 our reporter, are As follows: On or
about the 7th OF October last, the party who pre-
fers the complaint against Mr.. Hogan (Johp smith( }
was ineareerAted in the Central GuArdhouse as q
supposed deserter. As nothing satisfactory could
be found against him to prove that he was de-
serter, Captain Merritt the judge advocate at the
GuardhouSe dismissed him.
Mr.. Hogan, as a detective, re-arrested Smith as
ahieI and required him to give bail that he would
come back to this city at certain time (as Smith
desired TO leave for a short while). Smith In
u. "a ~.
curity for his appearance when wanted. The par
ties proceeded to Justice Ferguson's office, where
Kerrigan told Smith that he would not 60 his bail
unless he was Unidentified for his trouble, which
indemnity Smith gave him, In the shape Of ninety
dollars, which he now charges Hogan and Kerrigan
with Jointly trying to defrAud him or In the an
dayit Of Smith he states that he gave the money
to Hogan.
The TRECHKRs' ISsTITUTE.-The teachers of
the public schools Of this city who compose the
Teachers Institute, assembled this afternoon In
the room occupied by the Female Grammar
school Of the First district. MF. Tustin trustee
Of the First dlAtriot, opened the EXERCISES with
prayer. Mr.. Thompson, the principal Of the Male
Grammar school in the First district then read an
essay on grammar after which, Mr. Richards, the
conductor Of the Institute taught the rudiments
Of grammar to six small un-granmdred boys.
This was done for the purpose OF showing how
"the young idea" should be taught to shoot'
M. R. deserves great credit for the acquaintance
with puerile minds, which his manner Of instruct
ing evinced We shall give, In to-morrOw's edition.
an abstract Of the lecture which he delivered
MeHsrs. Davis, Rhees and Tustin were among the
trustees present
POSITIVELY only three more exhibitions OF
the great Russian War DiorAma, at odd FelowI'
HAll-to-night, tomorrow Saturday afternoon,
AAd tomorrow night.
Only ten cents for children to the grand day ex-