Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-30
LOCAL NEWS.

RAID on THE CENTRAL-Closiag the Roache--
The Police take charge Of the Property-The re.
peated complaints OF persons robbed at the
Central Hotel. corner of 9th street and Penn'a
avenue and the character of persons found
lettering about the house, and especially the ie-
males there has called for the interference OF
the police. Arrests have been made frequent
ly for robberies and other infamous crimes per-
petrated there during four years past. Detective
Barry at length succeeded in obtaining EVIL
dence to justify him in complaining OF the
house as a house of prostitution. He Went to
Supt. Richards and made the oath necessary
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The order was issued by Supt. Richards and
sent to acting Sergt Kelly, of the Fourth
Ward, who selected a party of his men and
proceeded to the hotel at 10I o'clock last night.
This business was consideredimportant, and
Superintendent Richards, Sergeants Skippon,
of the 10Th precincts, and Detectives Barry and
Bigley accompanied them to see it we'll done
Sergeant Kelly served his writ, and at the
same moment the police took possession of all
the doors and prevented the egress of any par
ties. Sixteen persons, eight male aud eight
females, Were taken to the station house, and a
guard was left in charge of the house. The
description of the interior of the house as given
by the officers and the parties themselves, is
sufficient to condemn the house before the pub.
lie. Those arrested We're Mary Il. Decker,
Bell Hall, LYDIA Courtney, Margaret Bean,
Molly johnson, Kate Smith, Susan Young,
Alice Harris, Thos. Cole. f. Fink. va. H. Al
len, VIM. COatley, Luther Hall, VIM Shackle.
ford, VIM. NJ. Daniels Alonzo Magyar. Molly
Johnson and soldier named Magyar We're
found in room No 90 and not in a condition 10
see company. Magyar says he was engaged
to be married this morning to Molly johnson,
or Irish Molly. as she is called, and in antici-
patton had purchased her new silk dress for
$50. This sudden interference OF the police
broke of the match and Magyar demanded
the silk dress. Justice Walter considered the
affair a swindle, and made Molly give up the
dress. Mary Decker, LYDIA Courtney, Marga-
ret Bean, Molly johnson, Kate Smith. We're
held as witnesses. Alonzo Magyar, W.. NJ.
Daniels, VIM. Shackleford, Luther Hall, Bell
Hall, Susan Young, Alice Hirris, VIM. H. AL
len, We're dismissed. VIM. Coatley sent to Jail
as witness Thos. S. Cole, for keeping a baw-
dy house, and r: r. Fink, accessory, bail for
of the house for the proprietor, who resides
in Baltimore
CRIMINAL COURT, Judge Wytie.-The cour,
is occupied to-day with the case of JAS Keeth.
ley, indicted for the murder of Hugh McMa.
hon on the 18th of April, i'll which District At
ton and Messrs. Bradley, sr, and Fendall ir
the defense. The evidence thus far has been
TO the effect that the prisoner was the bar
keeper of McMahon at his restaurant at the
corner OF I'd street and the avenue; that on the
day when the occurrence took place the parties
mad quarreled; that a quarrel took place at
have been stabbed in the abdomen, his mites
tines protruding from the wound. The pri-
soner was arrested and brought into McMa-
hons presence, when the deceased said, - Jim
my, how could yon do this - Mcmahon made
a declaration before he died that KeethIey did
the deed, and this was admitted i'll evidence
ROBBERY, ARREST AND RECOVERY OF THE
MONEY! esterday, Mr.. Augustus King, who
resides at No, $40 l. street, between 9th and 9TH,
was robbed of $2Oe-sI50 in Y. S. fifties and the
remainder in British and Swedish gold and
silver. Detective Bigley took the case in hand,
and arrested Ludwig N. Miller and on his per-
son found ten dollar note and one of Kings
English sovereigns. Miller said he brought
the coin to this country. Bigley not satisfied
with this search, went TO Miller's bedroom,
and there found Kings pocket-book and the
the police headquarters, where he will be ex-
amined and disposed of to-day. Miller is Il
Jeweller, and recently arrived i'll the United
States, and says when he arrived he wa. robbed
of 500. s-.ss..- t4.-
THIRD WARD STATION CAsEs;-Jesse Jones,
tNo cases; John G. Poletti, Fanny Brown,
Catharine Carter, dsorderly; 50 each. John
Thomps, do; dismissed. Jas. Skidmore, vio-
iating corporation law; dismissed. Frank.
each Jas Pane, Suspicious character; WORK
house.
POLICE CoMMIssIeNRRs.-The- Board met
yesterday afternoon in their rooms, ON 10th.
near ID streets.
The Board revoked the appointment of Thos.
Burns as patrolman OF the 10th precinct, and
John e. Nelson to fiji the vacancy.
Inc Board transacted no other business of
AAPoAsoASo oAu
SERIousLY 1NJrRED.-YesterdaY afternoon,
boy Of about ten years of age, whose parents
reside on 14th street, was passing along Indiana
avenue, near Adams's Express Cos freiEht
depot. pile of lumber toppled over On him.
badly bruising him. Officer Howard conyeyedl
MIN to the Sanitary home, and this morning he
was removed to his parents residence 7efs
j DEfPARTrRE OF TRooPs-Yesterday the fol-
loving troops left Tor their homes:--lst Maine
$50; 32d Massachusetts, $50, 'l9isf Penn,aI sas:
letn New York, 900; 18th Few York Battalfnn
~; $50 Penn'a, $50; 61st Penn'a, $40; 9Th YER
,, STATE OF THE ThxRMbMErR, at franklin &c /
20 8, to-day:-11 a. m, 80; 70 M, IS; p. m,
IS. Fahrenheit IN the shade