Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-28

s.x CANTERBuRT-Shonts of laughter An
nunasts Of applause heard nightly at the
mr.. Lees patrons are with the present com.
Pany keEular comedy perform an ces hr Mrs
frank Drew, J: DE Forrest and others have
Deeh aooed 10 the Ire con cert hall bill. nag
MkTEoFoLITAN HALL.-To.niytt visitors
here Will be amused with the farces, Glenn
Lind" ana "My Pleasant Neighbor. - i'm tar
spersed with songs, dances, Ethiopian acts.
dc, by really attractive Company. bs.ez1E.
,fARIETIRs.A-J. s. Mafit and others of Tho
company now performing here will annear In
comic pantomime II some merit. I.ins Win.
del. Maggie Friel, Kerns, THOMPSON, an Others
VIII TAX part In g varied bill. 81 "a ieBfa0s -
FAIRs.-The fair at Odd Fellows, HAIL. for
the benefit of the Fourth Presbyterian Chnrch.
will continue open until SATURDAY night. Ew-hen
1t will close with fine vocal and instrumentaI
concert. Tonight the Odd Fellows visit the
At Pompeian Hall, Georgetown, thu fair for
the benent OF Catholic Free Schools Continues
20 - os snIoagsd with visitors, all of whom lind
SUSPICION .oF GRAND LARcEsY.-Yester.
Gay, James King, Francis Smith and George
Ciark, boys x sixteen years of age, were ar
rested for having stolen goods in their posses.
sion Officer Dom took them to the Fourth
sSe the Ozark
except hrs pants, and escaped through the ven,
ulating hole in the cell. He was seen NV the
omcer IN charge OF the station, " no pursu ned,
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alley between \ and 9th stree s, lack Of Can.
terbury Hall. The goods Stolen were pair OF
hne CATER shoes and fine cashmere business
coat. Smith and King were sent to Jail for a
hearing. Smith and Clark were two OF a party.
brought before the criminal court for stealing
clothes The court discharged them on ac-
couat OF their youth, and CLARK excited so much
sympathy that q COLLECTION was taken ar,
among the jurors to send him home to New
York. The police recognizes the little fellows
old offenders. and are ann sed nv the syrnpa-
g
among the sharpest shoplifters that infest the
city, ag rs T..t gs1 -
THE MIscKeENATIoN CAsK.--On Saturday
afternoon, the parties in the case reported last
week in the Star as having been before Justice
Gull, when the complainant, Mary Jane Pen
dleton, colored, charged Nathan Heath, (white)
with assaulting her-the Justice holding Heath
to bail for Court, were before Justice Bates,
the girl here being charged with breaking open
the door Of Heath's house and assauting
another yellow girl living with him, and after
hearing the evidence, Mary Jane was held to
security to keep the peace. After this case had
been disposed OF, q civil suit was entered by
Mary Jane against Heath for a balaI &c due
was heard The bill reads for ervices from
April 18th, 1858 to April 18th, 1864, on which
here is credit by usual help bed and board
of 1922. The defense set up was that tho colored
girl was living with Heath as his paramour or
WIFE and therefore could not recover. Mr.
Carrsi appeared for Heath, and Norton for the
coiored girl. The Justice holds the case under
Amusement. r., -ss g.... q, ..-..- ~ --.F
A yAGABoNp.--For a year or more, fellow
called VIM. Dayd in the record, has been wan
dering about the city lodging at the station
houses. but always carefully ayo iding the repe-
tition Of his visits to the same station in such
quick succession as would send him to the
workh6use. He Is able TO ask for lodgings
properly, and to say that he wants to get some.
thing 10 eat; but when he Is asked what his
name is, or where he comes from, he is mute,
and ex pre- sses nothing by word or sign. The
Fourth Ward police have long suspected that
he fs something more than mere yagabond,
but could get nothing 10 show him in any other
character. Justice johnson sent him to the
workhouse this morning TO see if 4 little farm
work will not restore TO him the more perfect
use OF his tongde. - I .-.--Ee--
ARREST OF PIcKPoCKKT.-Yesterda af-
ternoon man, who gave his name as T. w.
Dashe was detected in the act of searching the
pockets of T. p. Ishman, who was drunk and
asleep in the hall Of the Metropolitan Hotel.
The attempt was witnessed by Lieut., Edward
Murphy, 9Th l.. 5. Cavalry, and Captain W.
nl. Taylor, Commssary Department Lieut..
Murphy testified that Ishman was drunk, and
Dashe playing drunk, Capt. Taylor thought
both drunk. Officer Dom arrested Dashe and
took him before Justice Kinsey, where Dashe
put on the garb of offended dignity, and threat
ened the dismissal Of the officers. Justice
Kinsey committed Dashe to Jail for court, and
Officer Bonn conveyed the prisoner to the po-
Ice headquarters To have his mug taken for the
Rogue's Gallery. Ea-.. mo rg-
MEETING AT UNION LEAGUE HALL.-The
regular weekly meeting took place ut Union
League Hall, on Ninth street, last night Mr.
]. W Pope opened the exercises by singing in
fine style the song entitled " Our Defenders,
and tIfs was followed by earnest and patriotic
speeches y Hon. John NJ. Broomall, OF Pa,
Dir. A. NJ. Scott and Col. T.. H. Gibbs, of Ten
pessee. The latter said the loya. people of
Tennessee know nothing but Abraham Lincoln
and Andrew Johnson If we elect Abraham
Presiden, the rebellion will be speedily ended.
He wanted to see Abraham I4incoln President
Of the whole United States, and if he was ever
saved hs believed it would be because of his
devotion 70 Abraham Lincoln. |
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A NOTORIOUS CAsE-Yeeterday Mary Keen
an. alias Mary McCarm, went to the house or
Mrs. BOYLE, on Virginia avenue, and took a
chair CT with her. when Sergeant Hepburn
arrested her and took her to the station; but
Mrs B. Withdrew the charge Of larceny. While
at the station she was, however, recognized by
Officer DTane as the woman he arrested some
two weeks since for stealing coat and um-
breila from Mr.. Bates soap factory, on q
street, and who after being lodged On that oe-
casion in the station, made her escape by era vi
ing through q back window. I5E ssela ...ga
FORTH WARD STATION CAsFs.-Ed ward
DorIity, drunk dismissed Samuel Kraft,
running a wagon without number: do. John
Sullivan, drunk and disorderly 800. Geo.
Clark, grand larceny; escaped from the cell.
attempting 10 pick a mans pocket; Jail for
court, Lewis Leiban,A furnishing citizens
SI0tnlne 10 soldiers: sent 10 Provost Mdrsndl
FRANCS Smith, grand lar ceny; Jail for hearing.
VIM, payd, va gran cy held for hearing Ed.
-Fore& drunk: dismissed. John Murphy, do;
DO. qFk .EEasTsuT HaAtsEE TksHa
AseAtrTTEt: Hrs Ii. RSiTURE.-Yesterday
afternsouE Thomas Il. Kelly, zwho resides Iii
PuIds . Row ON b street, near Isl, went home
and atteInpted to lam his wife, when OfReer
Pierce arrested him and took him before Jus
tice Ferguson. by whom he was fined 81 81
Tins did not prove a warnin gto him, tewever,
for be il a few hours returned to his house
and SMASHED up his furniture. when he was
arrested by Officer Turner and taken before the
justice ard was promptly committed to jail in
default OF security TO keep the peace. go
INsANE.-Last night, office Maxwell, Of the
Seventh Precinct, arrested man named l.
Meenel, who is subiect to spells Of derange.
ment. He had behaved rather suspiciously in
the house where he boarded, and broke the
windows in order to get out. He was taken
before Justice Gibersop: but the justice having
Doauthority TO send him 10 The Asylum, and nc
oIe appearing TO make charge against him
ne was dismissed a#- aa. .assa =
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