Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-24
LOCAL NEWS.

SUICIDE OF CLERK This morning about
~ O'Clock. MT Sutro, OF the firm of Drost a
Sutro, importers OF fancy goods, Baltimore, on
entering the office of the firm in this city, on
eth street, between the avenue and street
discovered their clerk. Mr.. VIM. F. GUIDE, ly-
ing in pool Of blood on the floor. MT SURE
at once informed the police. Coroner Wood
ward was sent fer, and jury OF inquest, with
Mr.. q. j. johnson as foreman, was empan-
side on the floor in The sleeping apartment. ad
joining the wareroom. SINGLE barreled pis-
toll was lying near the feet, AID on table near
BY was small Sharp's four-shooter. From
the appearance OF the clothing, IL seemed that
the deceased had been sick. He was a German
BY birth, about % years old, and has parents
residing at Egg Harbor, NY, and brothers
and sisters in Baltimore. On the slate ar the
door was written in the hand wriing of the de-
ceased, November 10th, 1866. Gone to BaIti
more: Mr.. frisius will be down"
Nicholas Weyend and VIM. Poulton, resi-.
ding near by, testified to having heard a pistol
shot on Thursday evening.
Mr.. J. q. Gibson testified that on Tuesday
he last saw deceased, who was complaining OF
being unweli, and on Wednesday he found the
door closed and the note on the door
Mr.. q. Miller, as also Mrs. Robinson, testi-
ned TO having last seen the deceased on Tues
day.
Mr.. Sutro and the other witnesses gave the
deceased very high character for industry,
morality, &c.
The jury. after hearing the evidence, rem
dered verdict that deceased committed sui
cido by shooting himself with pistol.
DIAMOND CTR DIAMoND.-Last night, about
l0 O'Clock. as TWO servant girls in the employ
Of Mr.. John q. SAafer, whose residence is on
N street, between 9th and 10th streets, were re-
turning home. they discovered two large Jars
sitting close 10 woodpile and but a short
distance from their home. Not seeing any one
in charge, they examined them and found they
contained pickles. Belle wing they were stolen,
and thinking II but right and a good Joke 10
steal them from the stealer, they at once took
possession. and quietly and cautiously hurried
homeward: bRt great was their surprise upon
deposting the jars in the pantry to discover
two jars missing, and that they had only
brought hsme their employers pickles. The
inference IL that some adroit thieves had en-
tered the premises and stolen the pickles, and
probably observing an officer or some other
person approaching, they deposited their bur-
den to be removed at a later and more conye-
nient hour. 1t is pity the girls did not allow
had watch set upon them; by SO doing the
perpetrators might have been entrapped and
the community relieved of one or more of
these thieving pests.
3. REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Grssn & Williams
sold lot S. in square 3l6, with q three story
IS cents per foot to Michael Green THIS prop.
erty Is Oh street north. between 9TH and I2th
streets west. Lots in subdi vision OF quare
streets w.so. D. ssS ,ssn and so.a
foot lot "a, cents per foot; lot l6. ~ cents per
foot; lot u, cents per foot. to u. Alexander;
lot is. to g. Q. Il: Mitchell. for cents per foot;
lot Is, to John Berry, for cents per foot; lot
70, to Thos. T.. Wagerman, tor 8 cents per foot;
frame house and lot on eth street, near the
Park Hotel, to Samuel Brown, for $3.50; lot
u, in square 5l3, between 4th and 5th streets
west and and Ridge streets north, to John
Slater. for Is cents per foot; lot IL, in square
562, on street north, between 20 and ID streets
west, with q two-story frame dwelling on the
front and two frame tenements on the rear to
VIM. Clagett, for &4,7s5.
ARREST OF SUPPOSED PICKPooKBrs.-Las
evening. ofhcer Coomes, OF the Fourth Ward,
(recently appointed detecutA,) and indie.
pendent detective HARRINGTON, arrested. At the
corner OF 6sh street and the avenue, Richard
Beers and John T. Mcdonnell, on suspicion of
being Of the party who have lately been prac-
ticing picking pockets on the railroad trains
and about<he depots. They were endsavortng
20 sell two through tickets from New York to
Richmond, at the ONCE Of the Southern fine,
and stated that they LEFT New York on the els !.
Several robberles were reported by pssse neers
on the morning OF the 22d Justice Walter
committed them 70 Jail for hearing.