Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Yes :erday afternoon, at ) o'clock, Justice Fer
guson tried suit brought by A. J. Hoffman
against Samuel Warner, for an alleged balance
of S2u, on bill of SOS, for board OF Warner and
wife, and rent OF furniture and lights for five
weeks and six days.
Mrs. Holtsman testified that a short time be-
fore Christmas last Mrs. Warner came to her
house at the corner of B street south and Sixth
street west, and rented a room at SIP per week.
Mr.. Warner was with the woman, and paid
the first weeks rent money in advance. The
woman said Warner was her husband. He
used to come and stay with her at night.
James Sprin9mdn testified that he saw the
transaction above referred to as he was sitting
in room con yersing with Mrs. Hoitzman,
when the tran teton occurred, and he saw Mr..
Warner pay the money.
The person tho as pointed out as Warmers
wife. was then sworn, and testified that her name
was not Warner. but Dora Serena Owings, and
that she married, but not to Mr.. Warner.
She asserted that she rented the room, and that
the payments were made by herself, and that at
the first payment referred to, Warner handed
her the money and she paid ii over to
Mrs. Holtzlnan. She averred that she had not
used the room Gil the time charged, but that for
some weeks she was in Baltimore, which shs
col sidered her home. She charged that Mrs.
Hoffman had brought her on to this city to
make money ont of her; and she fur.har
charged that Mrs HoitZmau and James Spring
man had used the room. Witness ackno VII
edged that Warner had come to her room at
night and staid with her as her husband but
sbe denied that he ever paid any money for the
rbOrn.
COLLISION Az SEA AND Loss OF LIFE.-On
the morning of the 9TH inst as the steamer Sal
yor, Capt. Robinson, OF the New York line OF
steamers, was en- route for Washington and
GeoJ eetown, she collided With the Danish bark
Corinthian, Capt Cuisine, bound for New
York with n cargo OF iron The collision oc-
Cured before daylight, q bout twenty two miles
OF from Cape Henlopen, and was attributable
10 the lights which the bark carried, causing
mistake As to her character. Sailing vessels
on our coast carry W hite lights, and steamers
red and green side lights and white lights at
the bow and masihea When the Corinthan
was approached by the Salvor she carried red
and green lights, and the officers of the latter
supposed her TO be steamer, her sails being
braced up and indistinguishaole in the dark
ness. The Salvor tried to pass her, but the cap
tain of The Cornthian worked his vessel in Or
der to show his green liz hts, and unfortunately
the SalvOr was too close to prevent tue COLL
sion. The Saivor struck the bark little for
ward of the foreiigsing, and she went down
immediately. The Captain, two mates, one
passenger and three seamPn were secured from
the CoInthIan; but on account of the darkness,
and the rapidity with which the bark went
down. the steward, three seameD and a boy
were lost. The Salyor was but slightly dam
aged, her bowsprit being broken, and other
unimportanr damage to her hull. Captain
Robinson was very much distressed by the
accident, although it was unavoidable, under
the circums tances.
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Fishery sterday,
James W iison, VIM. Custard. and Thos. Good
n,
in the case OF f. w. w. Griffin and w. T.
Griffin, the jury. after remaining in their room
until SIX O'Clock, came into court and stated
that they were unableto agree, and were dis
charged.
This morning, Lucy Peach, indicted tor steal
ing Il pair OF stockings from Thomas Boyle,
submitted her case, and was sentenced to Jail
for thirty days.
Mary E. Haw kins, indicted for the larceny
of clothing from Catharine Ford, submitted her
case, and was sentenced to three years In the
pententIary.
Thomas Down, colored, indicted for stealing
twelve dollars and fifty cents from Braxton
Campbell, was found guilty OF stealing five
dollars. This party was tried at the last term
of the court and convicted, but it appearing
stolen was spurious, new trial was granted.
Joseph H. Willard, indicted for robbing II.
H Shuttle of a watch, pair Of gloves, and 1927,
was found not guilty.
PORT OF 0KoRGETowN.-Entered
Empire, Hunter, from New York; H. ]. Devon.
ney, Room, Philadelphia with merchandise.
Cleared-Steamer p )rtsmOuth, Meyers, Ches-
apeake City; schrs. VIM. Ogdin, Poles, Acco-
mack; X. O. Stanard, Mitchell, Baltimore;
Quail, Hooper, POcomoke; Flight McNemar,
Baltimore; John II: Williams, Foots. do; Tay-
lor Small, Rich, Craney Island: Mary, Cox,
Wades Bay; Montevue, Oonkling, Baltimore;
Daughter of Zion, Deatlsy, Tangier Island; j.
Cumberland, Taylor. Stoney Point; Ocean
| Eagle, Lewis. do; r. Borden, Baltimore; Eliza
Matthew'S, Bradley; vissna; Flying Fish.
woman; sloops Cleaner, Woodruff. Stoney
Greek; Emma F. Bardine, Berry st. mary;
! barges Rosille, Shackelford, Cnickamuxen.
| JUNK SHOP SRARcHRD.-1he junk shop Of
| Christian Abel, on Seventh street, near tne
| boundary line, was searched this morning ~
Il E.ant Ikelan,s dotectivsa. and q large quantity