Evening star., 1864-12-13


his money. and saw him sworn in: ne YER spoke. !.
TO DIR. keasby about toe affair, he thought,
supposed DR. Keasby had examined Alexander
because he was there on Saturday and also on
the Monday folio wing; saw no other surgeon
there on those days.
Py Defence.-WitnPss bad not spolen to
Charles A. Keashy for about four weeks before
said keashy passed alexander into the room;
saw him pass the boy in and spoke to him i'm
mediately after he had done so; the first time
my especial attention was called TO the data.
referred 20 it was done By detective; witness
then referred to his hook.
BY Judge Adyocate-State the conyersa-
tion between you and Charles A. keasby At
that time.
Objected TO by counsel for the defence, on the
ground that the question was on separate
and distinct conversation
The question was modified so as to state
what was said by witness to Chas. A. Kessby
at that time, on the subject relating to which
the accused has jus. inquired OF you, and has
reply
Keasby where he got that man: hs replied
that q runner had brought him 10 him: think
he said the runners name was Rchardson-s
lame man; told him the man had been rpiactea
for witness; that he ought to pay the man who
brought Alexander from City Point to witness:
he said he would see about it.
The Court here took q recess to O'clock
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THRGERMAs RELIEF assoCIATToS-A ysrv
large and spirited meeting OF this association
w as held last evening in the room on the i!rst
ISJr OF tfHrn|aD 1dils lllH street.
The Presi ent, upon calling the meeting 10
order, stated that the princips business be ore
the society was to take action upon the Re vised
constitution as submitted by the executive com.
mittee. He made ailusion 10 the fact that ths
association had maintained its organization tor
the past three wears nnder a most limited form
of statutes; that although their laboTs had bsea
mainly restricted to soldiers and their families
there was growing demand for an extension
Of their benefits, and In view thereof, that the
association of necessity must take lore per.
nnTf npd a rautg ~ no nnn fat aty,tf.
was deemed advisable.
The new constitution was then taken up and
afer considerable debate, in which Messrs.
Muhlnghaus, Ebert, Macde,, Schoenecke
Sellhausen, Waldaker, Stnemetz. Kriedel and
Thomain participated. The articles of the re-.
vised statutes were severally voted upon.
amended and adopted.
This association Is In flourishisg condition
and has considerable sum Of money in iH
treasury.
The benefits of this association have hereto.
fore beer restricted principally to soldiers and
their families, but the new constitution allows
the association to extend their labors to various
benevolent purposes.
CRIMINAL CoURr-Judge Fisher.-This morn
ing, the jury IN the case Of Frank Simpson, in
Sicted lor keeping lottery office and selling
lottery tickets, tried yesterday, came into court
and stated that they were unable to agree and
were discharged.
The case of Patrick Calvin, alias Cation, sth
New York cavalry, indicted for the murder OF
Thomas Morrissey on the 10th of July last,
was called, Messrs. Norris and Morgan ap-
pearing for the accused, and the following
jurors were enpanelied;-C. A; Schneider,
Thos. E. Jacobs, Joseph Lyons, /. S. Barker,
John w. Burns, John w. Ray, w. III. Falk-
ner, Watkins Tolson, Jesse RaIshman, Charles
H. Gibbons, Aaron d. Harmon, and T.. T..
O'Brien.
The last named was not sworn, and the Jurors
were respited until to morrow, when the trial
will be commenced.
SENTENCE OF CoUNTRRFEITER-Cspta
Hugh Mcdonald, of the 1st Pennsylvania cav
airy, who was arrested by Col. L. q. Baker for
uttering false and counterfeit bank notes on the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Bucks
county, Pa. and whose trial took place wesk
or two ago before General Doubleday's Mill
tary Commission, the proceedings Of which
were published in the Star at the time, has been
sentenced to be cashiered the service and for
ever disqualified from holding any office of
honor, trust and profit in the United States 20
be impris sored in the Clinton Prison, N. j., for
ten years, and to pay fine OF $500.
SEAToN HALL.-At this beautiful hall, cor.
ner Of 9th and ID streets, Mr. George Vanden-
hof will give the second of his series of ad NIL
rdble dramatic entertainments or i'm personated
readings, tonight His readings are treat
Go and hear him.