Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-23

capitol prison. sworn.-Witness collected In
formation which satisfied him thai Lusby was
tne man who committed the deed, and went
INTO the Sixth ward, where he notified Messrs.
MnIpny, wilson and Smart, and went 10 Tue
mission, but after awhile thev got in by the
BACK door. After he got the prisoner he left
Wilson TO get the bloody clothes which he had
Wilson brought to the Old Capitol some female
apparel with blood on IL, which he sent back,
telling him he would find coat and shirt, and
Mr.. Wilson subsequently returned with them.
Witness asked him about the blood on his shirt
and why he told his wife that he got the blood
on his shirt by butchering, and he intimated
that he did not know how he got 1t as he was
drunk. Witness told prisoner that he was the
man. when Lusby asked If the girl told him.
Witness got the hospital steward TO examine
discover nothing like laceration or chafing
Witness found blood stains on the Wristbands
and lower part Of the shirt.
BY the Accused.-Witness charged the pris-
oner with being the perpetrator Of the deed,
but he cid not acknow ledge 1t. He replied that
if he did it he did not know 1t, for that after.
noon he was so drunk that he did not know
where he was or what he was doing.
Geo oe Shafer sworn.-Witness knows the
prisoner, and on the evening OF Thanksgiving
Day Lusby passed him while he was standing
at Raineys corner, near the depot, and wenI
up the hill on g street. He appeared TO have
been drinking, but did not stagger. Witness
Yard.
Mote The child lived at the corner Of b
street and Delaware avenue, and the last seen
of her before the occurrence was near the cor
ner Of B and North Capitol streets. The i'm
preston Is that the deed was committed in the
square south OF the depot, where there were
footprints found corresponding to tRe shoes OF
the child.
At this time % o'clock the further examina-
tion OF the case was postponed TO this after
noon.
u. S. COURT OF CLAIMS, February 22-Or-
dered. That the Law Docket shall be called on
Tin
ned from day to day during first week thereof,
and all cases thereon, which on the first call,
shall not be continued or heard on the issue
loned, shall upon the second call, unless heard
or continued Tor good cause shown, be dis
missed
The above rule applies to all ..law claims"
which have been transferred from the trial 70
the Law Docket on the motion to dismiss the
same, and to all other cases on the las. named
docket
On motion Of Mr.. Bingham the Solicitor,
Richard w. Corwine, Esq. OF Cincinnati,
Ohio, was admitted an attorney and coun-
FR.Tillon, ct al, executor of Henry Eek
ford, deceased, VS.. The United States. This
cause was argued by Mr.. Lyon for the claim
ants and by Mr.. Bingham, the Solicitor, and
by Mr.. Weed, the Assistant Solicitor, for the
United States, and the case submitted. Ad-
journed.
L. S. SUPREME COURT, February 22.-On mo-
ton of Hon. w. w. Cope, VIM. A. Cook and
A Chester, Esqs., OF Washington City, We're
admitted attorneys and counsellors of this
court.
No 1876. The United States. appellants. VS..
John A. Sutter. The argument OF this cause
was continued by Mr.. Black for intervenors,
and concluded by Mr. Wills for the United
states.
Seventy two bales of cotton, Elizabeth Alex
ander, claimant. The argument of this cause
was commenced by MIR. Ashton, Assistant At
torney General, rs counsel for the United
States. Adjourned.
-u c-,.n
and paved side walks have been very much
torn by the constant use to which they have
been subjected during the past winter, and
now when the frost is being drawn out of the
earth, the cobble stones and bricks are thrown
entirely out Of place. In many places the
bricks thrown up from the side walks have
are not aware that public property may be
stolen.
COLONEL BAKER VS.. "BosH" PoLICR-We
direct the attention OF the public to the re-
markable contrast between the recent services
OF Colonel Baker, the detective OF the War De-
partment, and the pretended services OF the
tBosh Detective Bureau u OF this city in ferret
ing out the hotel burners OF November last. OF
the whole number Of those audacious criminals
but one has been arrested, and even that one is
only family implicated, with an end of candle
found some three hundred miles away from
him in carpet bag This "Bosh" police, more
over, have been pretending during the last
two years to be giving aid to General Dix, in
detecting the vast bounty jumping frauds
which every one knew was being perpetrated
in this city. We have not heard Of any of their
captures or disclosures during the whole OF
this period But Colonel Baker, directed by
strong intelligence and an honest purpose,
uproots, in few days, the whole system Of
these frauds, lays its most netarious operators
by the heels, and not only recoyers tor the Gov
eminent and city vast sums of piunaered
money, but saves millions to both parties in
the future. The "bosh ~ detectives, on the
other hand, in addition to having done nothing
in the matter for two years, are. some OF them,
no of hQv
the bounty. jumpers; while, to Judge by the
impunlty with which the hotel burners were
permitted to escape, the city is as likelyto be
set on fire again tomorrow night as it was on
the night of oath of November last.
We learn from the Tribune that it is in con.
temptation, by several prominent citizens, to
give Colonel Baker substantial testimonial in
recognition OF the sums he has saved the coun-
try, and Of the important services he has per-
formed. Nothing could be in better taste or
more worthily deserved; and we commend
the movement to the favor OF the publte.-
Wilkes Spirit Of the Times
FINANCIAL.-From yesterdays New York
Evening Post:
Wall street to-day is extremely quiet. Money
is working more easily at per cent. Surplus
funds are offered on loan, and at it is not
easy for capitalists to lend their accommodating
unemployed means.
The only other feature of importance is the
firmness Of the prices or the best divinend- pay
ing railroad shares, most Of which show ten
dencV TO advance.
in proportion as the blighting influence OF the
rebellion is overcome, and the rich fertile ter
ritory Of the southern states is restored TO free
dom and commerce, new trafics will be de-
veloped an impulse will be given to our do
mestic commers, and the earnings of our rail-
roads and steamships will receive consider
able increase.
To-day being close holiday, no business OF
Importance is doing. The Stock Exchange is
closed, as are also many of the leading brokers.
except for the payment Of drafts. For the
same purpose most of the banks are open.
In foreign exchange no transactions of i'm
portance are reported. The supply pressing
On the market continues to accumulate and
quotations are dropping at 107 Y al07x for gol d
OF specie the AHstralasian takes out $4,000
MEETING OF WoRKINGMRN.-A mass meet
ing OF workingmen was held Tuesday evening