Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.

CRIMINAL COURT. Judge OIin.-Yestarday,
w. III. Bransill was tried for an assault and
battery, by shooting into = house occupied by
. coiored persons. and was found guilty of an
assault only.
Felix Duean was found guilty of an assault
and battery, and recommended to mercy. He
was sentenced to pay tine ofs5o or sixty days
in Jail.
THE CASE OF THE CENTRAL HOTEL.
This morning, Hugh ID. Gelston, proprietor
of the Central Hotel, was placed on trial on tn.
charge Of keeping ba wdy house, f. A. Jones
appearing for the accused.
Officer Dom testified that he had seen indie
cent exposure of women and men at the Cen
trail Hotel. One of the men he recognized as
Bob Tate, who formerly drove q hack Wit
Tess saw women with their dresses off at the
windows, making signs to men. Mr.. Gelston
JoGes.
Officer Pindle testified that he had seen men
anG women in the house in their under clott es,
hueeing each other halfa dozen times. He e.
cogDiZed one of the men as former b TEX
driver, who vas called Bob.
ONCE korris testified that on one occasio, re
was called over to the Central to Quiet is
turbance, and he went over and arr sted
drunken woman called English Harry. At
snor her time he met a short stout, good looking
girl asking tor LODGING, and he directed her to
the Central He had seen drunken men and
VIZ mel 60 in and ont OF the hotel the same as
at other theaters. He had seen drunken o nsn
go to the National, but hey appeared to be SER
want girls returning from stshindigs" Som OF
the " omen which hr saw 60 to the Central he
sa W from the street in the act of going to bed,
s.metimes naked and sometimes in their night
clolhes. He had seen men haul them around
while naked.
DEsRRTERs ARREsTED.-The following de-
s,Iters have b. Ell arrested by Capt. ScheetZ'5
detectives Robert Butler 2d' Maryland vol
urtaers John Burk 1st Maryland cavalry;
Frank Miller, SCOTS 900; Alfred Free, Esd
Pennsylvania volunteers: Ellis Englehart, 39sh
New York volunteers; Ambrose Herbert, 4Ist
New York; Elijah Moore, 18th New York; VIM
Flaniean, John Jones. 9TH New York artillery:
B H. Douney, 155th Pennsylvania voln nteers;
VIM. L: Berkeley, 1st ID. q. cavalry; Harrison
Shelby, 7rh Maine; Chas. Blanchard I'd D T.,
(colored;) Alonzo Hous hton. bath New York:
Samuel Tay man, sth III aryland.
VALUABLE PRESENTS FOR THE PATENT Or.
FICE FAIR.-MaYor Waiiach has recei we'd from
Maj Gen. Ruuerf1eld a large bundle of walk
ing canes, cut by himself from the famous BAT.
tie. ground at Lookout Mountain, as q present
TO the fair to be opened shortly in the Patent
Once Building, where they will he disposed OF.
Mr.. F. H. Mcclure has also presented to the
fair valuable original letters from Cen Wash.
inctcn TO Jsmes Madison, and from Alexander
Hamilton to Gen Knox, from the collection Of
his father, j. O. M, Guire, Esq. These letters
will be disposed Of At the fair by raf1e or auc.
i'm.
Row AT HoP.-Last night, a coloSsd fancy
hop came of at Sam Ireiand's, between TeltS
and Eleventh streets, on B street, aud this
morning, about lock, general fight broke
mp the sport Roundsman Franklin en.srad
the rancho and arrested Hugh Paine and Jona
Jackson, eOlored, for fighting; and Eiizabe.h
Kelly. a young white girl, for having concealed
weapons. They were taken before Justice
Clayt for trial this morning, aad the men
were fined &c each, aud the girl ..