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

BuaoLAss RorTEn AVE PARrfss Ar
REeTED--About II O'Clock Sunday mcrning.
Patrolnan Parker. OF the Third Ward, going
ms rounds, discovered the store door Of John
u. Aud & Go, corner Of 9Th and L streets,
opeE, and large quantities Of hour, butter, tea,
&c, Outside. Suspecttns robbery. the officer
when both the officers laid In wait for the
thieves. Very soon wagon drove up, but the
driver discovering the officers turned his horse,
ard by driving furiouely effected his escape,
not, however, until he found 1t necessary to
leave the horse and wagon and take to his heels
Roundsman Greer secured the horse and
wagon: Officer Parker followed the driver
several squares, firing his revolver at him to
bring him TO halt but he es capped. The house
was entered by forcing the cellar door on the
Sth street front Officer Parker, returning to
the store, met Colored man named Henry
Plummer coming from the store, and arrested
him on suspicion, and carried him before JUS
tice Thompson. who sent him to Jail for a hear
Ing. Sergeant Skippon In company with Ser
Third Ward police, went to the house OF Plum
mer, ard found very large quantity OF goods
believed to be stolen-5 boxes Of champagne,
marked U. S. Il J. g., s bottles whisky, 9 do.
champagne, do. claret, quarter cask with
whisky, box containing lard, butter and
hams, carpenters tools. marked J. Vance, ].
s. Brown and Obold and others with private
marks, trunks containing clothing, a quantity
Of onions, valise of clothing, hat box and
black silk hat, articles Of tin v are, bride, a
black frock coat marked 1871 50, 3 pairs of pan.
falcons, CASHMERE vests marked So 3d. a tape
line marked King Il Burchell, jar of liauorice,
MONEY drawer, barrel scraper, q large tape
line, bars Of tobacco, towel marked E. Lamb
These goods are all stored at the Second Ward
Station for Identification. The house is on 14th
street between street and Ohio avenue. or
nicer johnson arrested Warner Cropp, who
admitted that he drove the wagon the evening
before, and Onacer Voss arrested a girl named
Betsy johnson, who lived with Plummer, who
was held for hearing. The horse belongs to
Mr.. X. Wtllett, and was stolen from his stable,
near Plummers house. The goods stolen are
supposed to be part of the spoils OF I've differ
ent robberies recently perpetrated.
Last night Sergeant TAFT, with Officers 81.
monds and Foss, went to the house OF Mary
Lazenby, near by Planners, and recovered q
gold plng breastpin from John claiborne,
Ss7 SO In money, and sixteen spoons, marked
Browns and Metropolitan Hotel, from Mary
Lazenby, 1882 in money and a silver watch
from Osborn Fontleroy, and various small ar.
ticles from Richard Lazenby, Ann Watkins
and VIM. Payne, all Of whom were arrested on
suspicion. Officer Barclay was set to watch
the house while the examining officers went to
the station. house with the articles they recoy.
cred Upon their return, they caught the in
mates OF the house In the act Of burning up
some very valuable tools, easily identified.
Oficer Simonds went to the stove and took out
q pillow plane, (the stock, of rosewood, neatly
set with bone, a sash saw, q horse whip, and
small square.