Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-19
LOCAL NEWS.

THE TRIAL OF MOSES WEIsENFELp & Co
Inc Military Commission of street, Of which
| Major General Abner Doubleday is president,
ana Colonel John A. Foster is Judge advocate,
| to-day proceeded with the case OF Moses Wsis.
enfield and Joseph Friedenwald, Baltimore
| merchants, doing business in that city under
the hrm OF Weisenfeld & Co.
The parties stand charged with selling
goods TO be conveyed through the rebel lines
ana sent to the Confederates; with manufac-
turing contraband goods with holding treas
enable intercourse with persons in the Con-
federate lines, and with bribery.
Gov. Thomas H. Ford and a G. Riddle OF
washington, and Messrs. G. [. M. Gwinn and
Arcnlbald Sterling, Jr.. Of Baltimore, appeared
for the defendants.
more, was sworn and testified that he always
understood that Moses Weisenfsld and Joseph
Frieden valid were loyal men. and that their
character as merchants and citizens were goo d.
Samuel Heller, merchant, Market Space,
washington, was sworn on the part OF the
defense, and testified that Solomon Rider
called at his store, when the Hamilton Easter
case was up, and told witness to tell John
Wallach not to be uneasy, that he would get
his keys after the Hamilton Easter case would
close. He also stated that an order was out
for his (Riders) arrest, because he did not tes-
tify to please Col. Foster in the Hamilton Eas-
ter case Witness said Rider called again, and
said he had been up to see Col. Foster, and that
he had made 1t all right, and that Col Foster
had promised him Wallach's keys; and said
further, that he intended to swear to every.
thing. against yerybody, to save himself.
ARCHIBALD sterling, Jr., one OF the counsel in
the case, was sworn, to ascertain on what date
Solomon Rider had testified in the Hamilton
Easter cese, but could not state, as he kept no
memorandum of the time.
4. G. Riddle, also counsel in the case, was
sworn for the same purpose, but could not give
the date positively.
Judge Adpocdte Col. John A. Foster was then
sworn by the President of the Commission, for
the same purpose, and testified that Solomon
Rider had given in his evidence in the Hamii.
ton Easter case on the 9th Of December last,
and that the case was closed on the day follow
ing day; that the case Of Meyer and Philip
WaIlack was taken up on the Sth day OF the
same month, and closed the same day.
The testimony was here declared closed on
both sides, and the summing mp will be rem
BROKEN UP---i Big Haul of Merchants. Clerks,
Mechanics, Pea Nut TENDERS, Neecsboys, Gc.-For
number Of months past hall in the build
ing on the corner CT Penn'a avenue and I'd st.,
has been used IS ball room, and balls hav been
held in it as often as three times a week. The
price Of admission being very low. only p cts
per ticket, with the additional charge Of treat
ing ones partner after each dance, for the bene-
fl, OF the bar, has rendered these balls very
popular, and hosts OF young men have been
women now about Washington. Frequent
complaints have been made Of the disorderIy
conduct OF the attendants to the Superinten-
dent OF Police, and yesterday under authority
Of tbs act OF Congress Of July 16, 1861 he issued
an order to the police Of the Fourth ward to
close the concern.
OF the seventh precinct, Under Roundsmen
Kelly and Eckloff, proceod ed to the place last
evening, at !oK o'clock, an arrested the par
ty. about fifty, Lncra asss' mbled, among them
being several stcrekeeperi, mechanics, clerks,
and sixteen womens SolnRJ OF whom hail from
Fighting and Tin Cup Alleys, who were all
formed in procession In front of the hall, and
guarded by the police were escorted to the
station. The descent caused uujte a fiuttsr,
and some few made their escape Unfortu-
Eately there waAanoa Ter ball in progress near
by. and at the uGae the descent was made some
OF the women mad niinforced 1t, and thereby
escaped arrest.
Thls morning tho entire party were before
Justice Gibs-son wllo imposed hne or rs. %
on each OF the raen and women, except three
Italian huehsters. who were hned sos each.
Hugh McMann, tb q proprietor OF the mouse
| of keepipg a dis orderly house. It is under
stood taat the case wilhoe taken to, the courts
in ors to settle the legality OF the law under
| which tbs Superintendent Of Police acted. 1t
heir O claimed that this law Is Illegal as Ii con.
| f1icts with tho Constitution.
| The order Of Superintendent Richards states
| that Il had been reported to him that the room
| mad been used for tAe purposes OF prostitution
| and for lewd and obscene public amusemsAts
| which were attended by prostitutes.
| The police retain possession Of the ball room
| CHARGE OF GRAND EARcRNY.-Yesterday
afternoon, detectives McDevitt and Ciarvot
| arrested Ohas. Bouchss, who stands charged
| by Jules Aeinault with stealing about $I,JV
| worth of wines and liquors. The prisoner " q
taken to the police headquarters, where ha ,aa
| q hearing before Justice Boswell
The facts presented In evidence are ss FOL
lows: Mr.. Heinault went to New YORK. som
months ago and made extensi Va puI che ses 3. a :,
sent the goods to this city The ACC used too
| poesessiol Of them, some at the wharf !