Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
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AMUsIMKNTs TONIGHT.
GROWERS THBATRR.-Mr J. c. McCoIIsra
Miss Susan Denim and Mile Augusta, sup.
ported by the entire company in the legendary
drama OF the "Corsican Brothers"
WAsHIEGToN THRArRR-FIrst night of Miss
hate DENIM, who appears in the dramatiZa.
tion OF MRS. South worths new story "The
Hiaaen Hand" Characters by all the favorItes
CAETERBURY.-TheM iaco Brothers, a new
bailet and ourlesque pantemime, songs and
negro delineations.
OxFoRD-Ie Petit Angelo. the pantomime,
OF "The Skeleton Witness" the ballet OF "The
Gen." and other attractions.
MOONLIGHT EXCURSION Of the independent
Club to Glymont. A very pleasant time is ex-
pected.
CHARGE OF MURDRR-On Saturday night,
officer Barker arrested John Martin. who re-
sides near the corner Of Ak street and L street
south, and Is employed as q laborer in the ar
senal, on the charge OF having, by i'll treat
ment, Choking and beating, caused the death
of his wife, Mrs. Margaret Martln. The
woman died about 8 O'clock Saturday even
ing, and ne had severely beat her about an
hour before and choked her Martin has
frequently assaulted his wife, and during last
week was before the police several times. On
wednesday night he was arrested for beating
mis- wife, and Justice Boswell fined him s To- 30,
when he went off. On the following night he
was brought up before Justice Boswell on the
same charge, and gave bail to keep the peace,
and several hours after he was brought up
again for being drunk and disorderly, but be.
ing sober in the morning and promising to get
physician to see his wife, he was dismissed.
Officer Barker, after taking him in custody,
locked the house up and took him to the sta
ton, where the case was heard yesterday
morning by ] Justice Handy. One of the neigh.
bors, Mrs. Knott, testified 10 having heard
them repeatedly quarrelling and he beating
her. She heard him swear that he would kill
her, and heard her fall of the bed
Patsy Martin, child of the accused, test-
fled that he saw his father chase his mother
under the bed and pull her out when he
cd n PRpd ha- mi IN Nv hp-
fore she died ne saw his father take hold of
and choke her.
Justice Handy committed him to Jail for
court.
Yesterday afternoon Coroner Wood ward
held an inquest on the body at the residence,
when there was considerable evidence offered
going to show that III artin beat and kicked her
most numerically, sometimes choking her,
and that he, instead of being kind father to
his children, used them roughly. 1t was also
testified that he had become jealous OF her on
account of a soldier, and he had previously
threatened that he would not work until he
had killed her.
A post mortem examination was held by
Drs. Richard Croggon and g. X. Smith and @.
H Bowen, (the two latter of Armory Square
Hospital,) which fully sustained the evidence
as far as the beating was concerned. 1t was
also ascertained that the deceased was preg-
nant, and the opinion was expressed that her
immediate death was caused by his stamping
on her.
The Jury returned a verdict tn at the deceased
came to her death by reason of violent assaults
upon her person by her husband, John Mar
tin, and that she died at O'Clock on the night
OF June 9th.
POLICE RBPORTs-Second Prscinct-Joshua
Anderson, drunk and disorderly; $40. Geo.
Unfried, do; military. Thos. Gleason. selling
liquor unlicensed; $40. Also, selling to SOL
diers; do.
Fourth Precinct.-Hurley Thomas, larceny;
Peter G.. Carrico, drunk; Mathew Ralihan,
threats, and Martha Barry, assault and bat,
terry; dismissed Mary Moran, drunk; work.
oh
Brewster, do; dismissed Geo. Fastnaught,
assault; bail for peace Lille Hasting, prosti-
tuition; bail for good behavior. Wesley Adams,
picking pocket jail for coug:. VIM. Lee and
q. ii. Thompson, disorderly; SIS each. M
McAvay, do; 50. Lille Hastings. do. and fast
riding nc SIS Thomas REYNOLDS drunk; Anne
son, disorderly; Fanny Wood, do; So each.
J. F. Van Benthysen, DO: SO. William J.
Brooks, vagrancy; worKhouse.
Third Precinct. Nicholas Myers, disorderly;
S104 Edward Nolan, do; S2.44. John Ser
Lniel, violating CORPORATION ordnance $50 a.
dismissed. Arthur Blackwell, drunk and dis
orderly; SO "A. Elizabeth Harris, disorderly;
S2.4i. NJ. Cation, assault; bail for peace: Molly
johnson, disorderly; s2.44. Randolph Robert
SON, drunk and disorderly; S344. Henry
Kengla, violating Corporation ordinance; dis
missed. VIM. Hance, drunk and disorderly;
1914. Patrick Lowlass, disorderly; SlH
VIM. May, drunk; dismissed. Nancy John
son, grand larceny; tor trial. Dennis McCur-
and disorderly; military.
THE BATHING LAw.-The season is at hand
in which many folks love TO enjoy bath in
the Potomac and the creeks. The law pro.
hibits bathing In the river, creeks or canals
between sunrise and sunset.
The police have already commenced to
enforce the law. Several have been arrested
in the Eighth Precinct for bathing in the Poto-
mac at Biagdens wharf, contrary to law, and
were fined from 80 to IS.
SUSPICIOUS CHARAorBRs.-Yesterday de-
suspicious character. The number Of sharps
passing about among the soldiers representing
themselves as detectives, or In other capacities
by which they are enabled to impose upon and
rob soldiers, has attracted especial attention of
the Metropolitan police % these suspicious
Tesenting himself as detective.
SUSPICIOUS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES office
r. 7. Taylor, II the Third Ward, arrested
Daniel Dugan, John Collins and George An g.
derson, as suspicious characters, and took
them before Justice Thompson, who sent them
TO the workhouse for sixty days.
DRowNED.-Last night, MIR. John Walsh,
In deep water, and, as is supposed. being taken
with cramp, was drowned. The remains were
recovered The deceased leaves widow but
no children.
PERsoNAL.-Dr A. Y. p. Garnet is among
the latest arrivals OF the four-year absentees
from this city.
CITY ITEMS.
OVER THE RIvER.-GKoRGE, MEET ZEE AT
Kip PHILLIPS Ohrystal Restaurant, $50