Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-22
Deferred Local Articles,


CrixlsAL CorKr--7rial qf Nary As4a Hal,
r Ckcres St keepins BoUdy Hoxse.-after
Ger lrp,rt closed Friday, the trial Of Mary
fnn Erli, for keeping bawdy and disorderly
The rancho in question has had-it is no ex-
tsssra,ion 10 say-a satso~0i reputation tor the
iatt GnFT'.r OF csntury; and the fact that the
tHeiI,se concerns Of this .>otd and well esrab.
ishsd bopse" were being overhauied In Court
~ nIslly Htuacted considerable attention to
ibe case.
carries r. Vernon policeman }-witress
ssIsro warrant ON Miss Mary. At the time,
she shld, Il expected IT," or something OF the
klnC.
ixss c. Her6arn (serseant 0. police Went
There II company with Justice Waiter, and
saw seven or eight women. nome Iounging,
G hef- r,adinE. wi'nets did net think 1t was
Y Dc !, arty. " itnees went there anc .her
tn vi Il Young n sE OF his ACQUAINTANCE nea,
SfsI thr stme tctre was enacted. Witness
iGs sttn ticks at The house frequently ss late
ns .or II O'Clock G, he thipks, oc eesionally
n = ~ ss ? a'csrok.
Fs NJ Hradley.-Witness has heard ths, the
ce5tLosEt ias r. residence In The eoun.Ty, but
trN'I knew thet she resided there.
tLl'ieF AShion policeman HAS been at the
Ecute three or tour times. Once he was called
ny Il i-utepsnt, and went in the house, when
NJ Is Mary said u wcr-an had been drinking
arG ti. whr'eG bin q tSEe her out. Witness
Whit.c urt.l rht came down, and the lieuten-
suts;,pped fer uaIdand said he would get a
hack hnC take h.r away. Tie woman sp-
lssrtd ss II she had been drinking. Witness
snu 'vo CT three ladies Pass back and fortn
IL H,n.tn were dressed very well. Witness
went 'ErIe icut three months ago with Officer
ialksr. wh'I he saw Miss Mary and an elder
!. .hdy. fnC also tWo ladies gcins into their
r.tns. IEis WIS IN the night time. Witness
fss ttsn hacks at the door and seen gentlemen
- Il III q Ut.
fGshl TtsG, a pirl of about twenty years IF
syr. II :su.t nj d Tut rot called hy the prosecu-
tioi. Nas cails by lie defense, and she testi-
FEC tIat FL. has boarded In the house in uues-
tier si& ci Ell h men be; that she contracted TO
tcaId win Miss Emily HinEerty, who recsiges
ths tea q, lonsrois the house, pTesides at the
tatie, &C Miss Mary Hall is very seldom at
-s.' t:tt', al assrmes no control Of the house.
M 'ss IiIk'It!, rome weeks since. when there
v;s uou.!e smoIg the girls, ssid she was sor-
i tt 81 G tTtr hUught out Miss Mary.
j! MT.t aFri' ston Since witness has board
tt rt'Te M'ss Mary has been there. Witness
/, Mi May say frequently that she would
! lie to l.ta Lcnte Miss Nary lived there like
tho Tttt OF 1h' etris. Witness did not know
Msss fni y hmkeriy before she came here.
Mis- ml!. Is as old as Miss Mary, II not old
, hiss EEli:y takes the head of the tsple
aid NJ Is Goa Wilbert the foot. Miss Mary,
VI 9 81. cores 10 1be table, sits next to Miss
Friy, hut ter meals we're generally sent 20
/ ef IICu,. Itness Gcfs not know who did
H. 2aIR'tlEG, a she lid not get pp carly
tiou.l Mrs. lsaacs is rot d poarder, bat
tCE e. Il lie house often.
} mr. hIUoIcl Miss Hinkersy exercises
tit tIoi Il The house.
tfsfr Fi"o". recalled ny defencc-Witne
h' c N tousr II Virginia whieh was SAID
stna tack and forth 10 the farm. Since he
car con Tenced be had seen thu farm, and
Cttt NC N bk there Is fence on /.
CcrG HlGr "a hsntsOEie and mo-; .skly
o1tssSc pal! wa next called, prd testified
u al II has IeS ids c Vt the house six or eigat
oi = :, having contracted VITA Miss Emily,
,1itl t,siCers pay. Witness has head Ttss
] II say u II size was sorry she mad bought
~ u { home, IN account OF The trouble sAe
l:a "A the hcarGers. witness never saw
n - An Hail in Z TE,.l
j, " ie.. il gron Miss Hall has been tlare
}, 'ht nIce wiiness has, but witness docs net
Il ~ wbht she Gees. Miss Mary does nothing
!iit IT. J. 81 uI lie girls Witness paid $50 per
U'tk tcsrc The witnfsS ttf~iiuf Z to answer
GI'stIon a 0 V H. ther she had paid other
n ny isan Ter hoard. Tie DAY Miss IL ars
Y IL IrriCrcd she was teliis the girls IN the
lti!'1 u IL h. lCuse ha6 been indicted. " hon
Mis- nifty xIr,ssed her regrets nat she
t'.iss miiHl tad got hsr MISS HaID into SO
I'h rtutIe
Jtin II lise was called TO prove that Miss
hail lad ~: &c il Virginia, whore she re-
CO ii.tii the scljiers renderei l. Impossible
III h,r - Ave itele, whom she returned and
'nTi, % tie witness 10 dispossess tenant
Il leIs 4 cIcer mat she might hASe house
iolN u
L his t,roer CT evidence Mr.. Darlington
oh,t,f,c I'D Elr. Erad!ey teok the following
l. i, q Exceptions: I he defends ant having given
svttei e T. / 6ir & 10 show that she was only Il
t",ld IN he house, charged in the inGict-
E,ert:roW iurtEer offers 10 give evidence to
stow hat more than two years ago she yes
resIdirs IL III State Of Virginia, having rented
Il 2 fUIn Il re OF the SAID boue- to d thi,; per
SCI, ttat atcut two years ago tine army OF the
trited States took posse ssior q. the ga. ID prop
tStS VEeIton she was SO residing in the STATE
&: NlrgtGlf. Snd st e was compelled 10 leave it:
she r.turL'd to Washington. and there being
Io rfTtcthhle boarding house in Washington
IN which sEe could get board, she rented this
toEse 10 reside IN and hath resided there ever
n T f-t curing the time she has so resided
Il eg.. he hsIh made reasonable efforts 10 re.
fair he possession of another house which she
cwas II order to live in 1t rs private person.
ana frcm time TO time while making these
.ffcrts the has declared that she is not the
keeper Of Tie said house named in the said in.
di IN. IT. ana that she was anxious TO get ont
o. II eli of which WAS long antecedent to the
FL din Of said indictment.
hs IIIlsd States objects to the whole of the
sato CfeIsd evidence, ard lie Court sustains
tie chls cilon ana the defendant excepts thereto.
Nr Eraaie. roposed to prove BY Mr.. Wise
that he taid Miss Hall had denied that she
rs the keeper OF the house in the presence of
Miss hinkerty, and that the latter acknowledged
1ha, shs kept the honsa, to which Mr.. Caring
'oG objected ana Mr.. Bradley took the follow
inE bill of extepiions. which the Court refused:
The 6s1snaant offered to give in evidence that
iorF h''cre the finding of the GaId indictment
an Nicer calico to see the said defendant at the
sac house on business, and did see her in The
Itet.r,e 81 ore Emily Hinkertv; that the said
otit dar told The sale Off Ger tha she was only
bcarcsr in said hopsP, and wished earnestly
|" ,e' cut OF IT. and said Emily said she herself
MS he letper of IL.
Nr Bradley stated he had no other evidence
hut On he points be Intended to prove Sr Nr
W,se. lie case was then argued by MIR. Brad
ley ard district Attorney Darlington.
Saturday morning (as stated, sealed
N.Icict was returned of guilty on The frst
count and not guilty on the second. The case,
however. gees before the Sunreme Court on the
bill OF exceptions taken by Mr.. Bradley.
GFoRGE1 OWN CoUNcILs, Feb. lS-foard Of
Aldermen A communication was received
fr.nI jos ph Nicholson declining &c serve a.
nCge Cf elec tson>.
Mr.. Hesll of, red joint resolution II pay +.
a Waters Sib. belt e the amount uuappropri-
aeo for his bill of 800 for publishing tae laws
OF lst3 in pamphlet form, and to pay NJ. V.
RrcBty s67.,U Tor his commission on sales o.
t.wn property in July and september, 1853.
Passed.
The memo ment of the Council to the Alder
mems resolution il relation 10 the Mayor was
uIrsd in
The following from the Board of Common
Council w.re passed Res olution in favor of
Seorge @. Browning; resolution authorizing
DIT lie collector for ins ol vent school taxes;
ordinance in relation TO tia ne " rndrket-houss,
ard rep alinR portions Of cartain o her ordnan.
Gee; o. u len requesting the clerk or the cor