Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-10-26

AMUsENENTs TONIGHT

keeper"
Growers THEATER.-Tenth night of the
GIerfney 81 Shaun, the Post" supported by
the fayorites Of the regular company.
CANTERBURY.-The drama Of 1.-THE Female
Clerks of Washington, or Early's last Raid,
the negro burlesque of 1.-THE Mutton Trial.
the Wesner sisters in the comic act of 1.-The
Nerves" and other performances.
MEETING OF GERMAN CITIzENs-In obedi-
ence 10 the following publ he'd cal number
OF our German citizens assembled a. the Pres
colt House last night:
$40 the Germans Of Washington Cfy-An un-
precedented and most brutal police inUerieI-
ence with a strictly private social party LOOK
place on Monday evening LAST IN German
estaohshment in this city MOI alon H on aS-
count OF those directly Interested, out especial
ly for the sake OF the common rights of our
German citizens who, 1t appears, are called
upon again to con,en1 az ane spnit ana
country there will be a German mass meeting
on this Wednesday, evening, at o'clock, at
the Prescott House, corner Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and Thirteenth street. All Germans are
specially requested to attend.
"MANY GERMAN CITIZENS
The meeting was called to order by Mr. M
COhenheim, when John A. Hart was appoint
ed chairman, and DIR. Roepler and Mr.. G..
Gambs secretaries.
The chair stated for What purpose the meet
ing had been called, and invited Mr.. Cohen
helm, as one who had been arrested and
committed TO the station-house, to make a
Sttte1nPnt OF the anair, which ne did In Ger
man, to the effect that on Monday night last
Mr.. Joseph Nathan, proprietor of the Co.
Iumbla Gardens, invited a number OF select
friends TO party al the Assembly Rooms,
corner OF Ohio avenue and Twelfth street
The party was selected with care, and only
the most respectable ladies and gentlemen
were invited. When about to leave, and the
ladies Were putting on their cloaks, two per-
sons, 1t Is alleged, entered the room and so
conducted themselves that Mr.. Nathan ex-
postulated with them, and asked them if they
tickets lad hat
they had been invited by friend, but could
not give the name of any one known to the
party. They then asked for disreputable
house, and MIR. COhenheim coming to the aid
OF Mr.. Nathan, the intruders were put down
stairs. They at once set up a cry of murder,
whereupon five policemen entered the room,
and arrested q number of those preSent-ladies
and gentlemen-and took them TO the station
house, where they were detained all night. and
The next morning were fined SO each by JUS
ice Bates Mr.. COhenheim further stated that
Mr.. Nathan was assaulted in open court for
expressing his opinion of the affair, and was
abused even after having been placed in a cell.
He considered the affair an outrage and an in
decent attack upon number of respectable
ladies and gentlemen.
Capt. Stormfet moved the appointment of a
committee to prepare petition to be presented
10 the Mayor and authorities, praying for the
dismissal Of the policemen who had participa-
ted in the affair.
Mr.. Frederick Schmidt remarked that the
mayor mad nothing to do with the MetrOpoli-
tan Police. They were under the control of
the Commissioners, and the petition must be
sent to them.
Mr. Nathan thought that the parties who had
been arrested had better go directly before the
Grand Jury, as he did not believe the petition
would do any good.
Finally, the motion of Capt. Stormfet was
carried, and the Chair announced the commit
tee as follows j. Wolf, j. Schmidt DIR.
Scholl, ] Behrends, NJ Weynard, N Kasebe,
q. A. BalZeT and A. Hunt.
The meeting then adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.