Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-14

THE TRIAL OF Moses WKIsRNFRLD Il Co.
| The Military Commission on f street, of which
MAJOR General Abner Doubleday is president,
and Colonel John a. Foster is judge advocate,
yesterday proceeded with the case of Moses
WeiseDfeld, Jos. Freidenwald and Bernard
Stern, Baltimore merchants, doing business in
that city under the firm OF Welsenfeld l. Co
These parties stand charged with selling
goods to be conveyed through the rebel lines
and sold to the Confederates, with manufac-
turing contraband goods, with holding treas
enable intercourse with persons in the Confed
| crate lines, and with bribery.
Gov. Thomas Fl. Ford, OF Ohio, and Messrs
G. l. M. Gwinn and Archibald Sterling, ir
Of Baltimore, appeared for the defendant.
Gov. Ford took exceptions to the wording Of
the LIST specification Of the second charge, and
asked that 1t be changed so as to read Ssh lyipe
been arrested for blockade running" instead Of
shaving charges preferred against them," as
the charges had not at that time been made
known to the accused
BY permission of the court the language of
the specification In this particular was changed.
Pardon Worsley was sworn, and testified that
he had purchased goods of Weisenfeld & Co.
on September 7, 1864; he had seen clothes in
Mosbys battalion. and ascertalned that they
had come from the store of the defen dants in
Baltimore. and that Solomon Rider took him
TO the defendants store and introduced hun,
and that he bought grey cassimeres, &c, of
Moses Weisenfeld; also, purchased there again
on the dth Of October following TO the amount
OF S1,2i6d5; witness showed to Weisenfeld his
pass from Mosby. and told him how much he
received for his goods when Weisenfeld said
he ought to get twice thai much for them, and
expressed desire 10 90 into the business with
witness, on witness telling him that he could
go to Richmond or anywhere else he pleased;
when Solomon Rider came into the store,
Weisepfeld remarked to him "if he would take
the buttons off from the grey coats and put on
q lot Of Confederate buttons then on hand, he
could get $40 for them from the rebels"
Cross examined Rider stated to witness
that Weisenfeld was all right, and that he
could safely purchase Of him, as he did not
think he was q Union man.
TER METROPOLITAN STREET RAILWAY
This new road running from the north gate OF
the Capitol by way OF New Jersey, Indiana
and Louisiana avenues, 5th, +, 1lth, IL and
18th streets to the Navy Department, has now
been in active operation one week under the
superintendent Of Mr. l.. w Emmart, and
already doing q considerable business, the re-
cejpts thus far being beyond the expectations
of the management. Although the principal
street through which it runs is out OF repair,
having been cut down in several places, the
track is in fair condition, and the cars, which
are large and airy, (being few inches wider
than the ordinary Philadelphia carr now run
over it regularly and seldom get off the track.
The case growing out of the track being laid
before the Baltimore depot. which was to have
bsen further examined yesterday before ustice
Giberson was postponed, and there are some
hopes that an amicable arrap cement will be
made between the company and the omnibus
drivers and hackmen. On Saturday last. be-
fore the difficulty happened, partial
compromise was affected which worked well
lot q ume-tne DuSS drivers agreeing NOI W
back over the platform, and the company that
the cars should not stop to block up the pas.
sege to the coaches, but while letting out or
taking in passengers, stopping at the lower or
nerth end of the platform ; but the track from
the Depot to the Capitol not being in working
order at the time, the front Of the Depot was
used temporarily as q stand, and hence the
difficulty. Since the conflict the matter has
been laid before Superintendent Richards OF
the police. and the result has been that line
has been drawn in the center OF the platform
which is n guide; the company agreeing to
confine themselves to that portion OF the plat
form north OF the mark, which will afford
room for two cars; and the other parties to have
the use of the lower or southern portion, the
company having the right to drive in car as
fast as the one one on the stand leaves.
THERE is no abatement in the rush TO the
Gift Book Store, 80 Pennsylvania avenue.
Among the lucky ones who received valuable
presents with books. we notice Miss Saran
Hatchins received a silver.plated tea set, six
pieces); Miss NJ ]. Hoag silver Ice pitcher
Mrs. James Brennan a gold watch; George
Lowry a cake basket; and Capt. Jno Scanlon
silver watch. All books are sold at the lowest
published rates, and gift presented Win
each. luz
ALIENS, non. residents and persons of insult
able age for the military service, OF the Third
Ward, are referred to our advertising columns
for information regarding the draft list.
LADIRs-Every lady should call at the Dol
lar JewelrY Store, No. 43S Penn. avenue, neal
AK street. jan 13-3t*