Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-17
LOCAL A FF A L II 3.
Running Locomotives Through the
streets-An Order to stop Them
Issued.

EtunntuR .N
streets-An Order to stop Them
Issued.
This morning Justice Walter, one Of the police
magistrates OF this District, issued the following
order, which was handed to the authorities Of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
by police officer:
"To the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Com
pdny: -
Being fully satisfied OF the insecurity Of the
lives and health OF the public by running steam
engines through the public streets Of the city OF
Washington, in the District Of Columbia, here
! by command you, and all who may be concerned
ifunning such engines through said city, to stop
It after the reception Of this notice, otherwise all
| parties violating this order will be dealt with
according to the act Of Congress entitled "An &C.
| to amend an act entitled An act to create Nett
| ropolitan Police, - approved August 9, 1851.
Signed, CHARLES WALTER, J. P.
Justice Walter issued the order by the author
ity Of the following act Of Congress:
| The second section Of the act to amend an act
entitled ''An Act to create Metropolitan Police
District OF the district OF Columbia and to estab-
lish Police therefor approved August 9th,
1851 alter defining the duties Of sanitary oticers
| on the police force, says: "Whenever said Board
| (Police Commissouers) shall be satisfied by such
report that any ferry boat, mauufsctory, slaugh-
ter house, tenement house, or edihce is main
tained or that any other act Is bel Ig about to be
| committed In a manner prejudic.l to the lives or
health Of the public, II sbAl after due entry upon
It's minutes Of the circumstances, cause compliant
to be made, founded upon such report and citcum-
stances, before any magistrate OF the Metre 'ot-
tan Polic~ District, who shall, In a sum- sr.-
way, upon such complaint made under -,
issue his proper warrant, rcciting therein tie
politan Sanitary Police Company for the arrest
Of the pei son In charge OF said rerry boat, manu-
factory, slaughter house, tenement house n1d
edihcl, or Otherwise committing any sct that
may be derogatory to the public hca tn, to the
end that he may be brouJht before
such magistrate, and the complaint Of
SO made be duly invc-t gated according
to the law Of invca ga on into misdemeanor.
II said magistrate shall be satisfied, on sum
mary hearing thereof, that such charge Of inse-
curity of tho lives or health Of the public Is
founded on reasonable and probable c..rse, he
may, by his order in writing, command any such
ferry boat to censc running, or any business In
such manufactory or slaughter house to ceas' or
impose such fue as by law may be attached to
such offence upon tho person 80 offending until
the cause Of complaint aforesaid shall be removed
to the satisfaction Of the Board Of Metropolitan
| Police. ~
| Justice Walter has also instructed the officers
that after the notice shall have been served on
the company aud they continue to run their loco
motives through the streets, It will be the duty
ofthe officers and they must arrest and bring be-
fore him all persons who are employed on such
train under the railroad company.
AHoruER INDICTMENT AGAINST GENERAL
BAKER.-YeSterday the Grand Jury returned to
the Court the following indictment against Gen.
Lafayette G. Baker, the Chief of Government Po-
lice:
District Of Columbia, County If Washington, to
tcR:
The jurors Of the United States for the county
Of Washington Aforesaid, upon their oath present
thai lafayette G. Daker, la.e Of the county AfOre
said, yeoinau. on the s,h day OF November, in the
year of our Lord 1865, with force aud arms, at
the coun.y aforesaid, in and upon one Lucy
l.. Cobb In the peace Oi God and of he said Uni
ted SAFES then and there being did make an as
sault and her the said Lucy L. Cobb then and
there injurious'y aud uniaw.nlly and against
the VII Cf the said Lucy L. Cobb and witho 1t
the consent OF the sad Lucy l.. Cobb and also
against the laws Of the said Unicd States, with
out any legal warrau:, authority, or Just haJle
cause whatsoever, did imprlsOn aud de.ain for q
long tine, 10 wa; for tue space OF Ave hours lhen
next following, and until she he Bl d Lucy L.
Cobb had paid to him The ssid Lafayette c. BIker
four UDi,cd St,el tr,asury ro each OF tie de.
nomna on OF My dollars, and of the value OF
Ely dollars, Of the goods, chat.els, moneys, aud
Uoitcd States treasury notes OF Joseph Il. Cobb
for her enlargement, and other moneys TO the
said Lucy l.. Co3b then and .here did to the
great damage OF the said Lucy L. Cobb and
against the peace and Government Of the United
States.
Second Coput: Aud the jul ors aforesaid, upon
their cath atOre3aid, do further present that the
said Laray ette G. Baker, afterwards to wit: on tho
, eighth day OF November, In The year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty five, with
force aud arms NJ the county Aforesaid, In aud
upon one Lucy L. Cobb, in the peace OF God, rnd
Of the said Uuted States, then and there being,
did make an assault on her, the said Lucy l..
Cobb; then and there unlawfully and iu'u-
rously aud against the will aud without the
consent Of the said Lucy l.. Cobb, and also
against the laws Of tho said United States, with
out any legal warrant, authority, or justi6able
cause whatsoever, did impr:son and detain for
long time to wit: for the space OF Ave hours then
next following; and other wrongs to the said
Lucy l.. Cobb, thsn and there did, to the great
: damage Of the said Lucy L, Cobb, and against
the peace and Government OF the United States.
T. @ CARaINGroS,
| U. Attorney for ID. q.
Upon the back Of the Indictment is the follow
ing endorsement:
imprisO nment aud extortion. Witnesses. Lucy
l.. Cobb, Joseph Il. Cobb. True bill. Peter 4.
Bacon, Foreman. Nov l6, 1855. -
The grand jury also presented to the court 1.-TWO
indictments az ainst Albert, alias Alfred, Spear,
charging him with the false Imprisonment OF
Joseph r. and Lucy l.. Cobb. Mr.. Spear Is an
olIcGr employed under Gen. Baker
-
BoARp OF POLICE CoNNIssTOEERs.--The
Board OF Metropolitan Police CODmissioners met
yesterday afternoon at their rooms on Tenth
street, all the members present.
| Patrick Doyle was appointed a patrolman In
the Tslth precinct, vice Terrence Walsh, dis
missed for conduct unbecoming an ohicer.
Samuel Shafer was appointed patrolman In the
Seventh precinct, vice sergorpt u. Groves, dis
missed for sleeping on his beat
Roundsman James W. Gessford promoted to
sergeant in the Tenth precinct, vice Henry G.
b =. Barker promoted to roundsman In the
Tenth precinct, vice James ". Gessford, pro-
NOTED.
Tenth precinct, vice Patrolman Barker, ap-
pointed roundsman.
CRIMINAL CoURT-Jmdgs Wyie.-(Ei.
ward O. Darlington, Esq, District Attorney
pMsSSie Stevart. indicted for stealing carpeting