Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-16
CITY NE VI s .

i SwITDLTNG QPaRATIoy.-Somctine daring y,.-
tcrday Mrs. Catharine Doll, residing on the Frcg
erick road, near 5eeear's Brewery, was made ta.
victim Of q shrewd and daring s5ginllc the cfrcusa-
stances Of which, as related by her are rs follows
German, who represented Limsolfa as moi having bc-
'nnG in the country came 10 the residence cf Mrs
Doll, and presented soma jewclry wdieh he repre-.
sented as being genuine. and which be said he
brought with him from Germany and then shcddipg
tears, stated that be was compelled TO part VII.
them, he had nothing wherewi tn 10 support b,.
self and wife, and that he would take 50 fr .Ly-
on account oi being compelled 10 havc 4B5 none.
At this stage of the case a vel dressed yar4fa,r
stepped in, and. 2oAfns NJ the ;ewelry desired g.
Know tf1 i.fs-o' and upon being informed that It
| could have them for so, seemed qui.a anxious H.
uaSc the purchase, but suddenly remembered th t
ne nad but tour dol,2.@ VITA him, and then turnirr
to Mrs Dol. asked her to loan him tho rcmainia..
sg he ~ the same time giving lis name as that OF .
gentleman Who keeps clothing store IL tho eli.
and who Mrs. Doll know y reputation saying TIA.
he would leave the jeweiry with her until he re-
turned with the Sl6- This request the lady unsuz
pectiUgy Ucceaei 10, when the two men started -
Tho maD who had borrowed the money no. eo1qf-r
back in reasonable time, she hal tC Je.rary t,a.
ined, when It was found 10 6s what is known 81.
dollar jewelry.' Information was then comnnl.7-
Gated t" tho police authorities resulting in she zen
Ger OF the Jeweiry being taken into custody by Ser
geants Stuck and Iiatton, and upon being taken ia
the central station house, gave his name ag Hari
Leynhn, lie was searched by order Of C!pfa.n
Michel, when more bogus jcwelry was found mon
hin. besides about 50 in money. uo wa locked il
Tor u hearing this morning before Justice Spieer
FNIEs.-Gaoree Hooper, coIorei, was arres..i
yesterday charged with sfeainru quantity of whisky
valued al SO the property OF Fred rick iGorte doi
business on tho eoTaer ot Washington aud h.i..
Ann streets. ii %s alleged that the accused has az
| different imcs taken WHISKY from the same esta5
lishnen;, and that he some time since arrested
on the charge, but the evidence against him not b
Ing sufficient, ne was discharged from custo}- II.
evidence however against him vest, ,.r1a,, -,
fcent t. warrant his comr;;rp1 Inv lu..,,o .r,,
for the action Of tbG, grand lurv
John T. mandy, eolored, was taken into cnsto1,.
81 olioar Nc CaUev. of the middle district. charged
with stealing pair of pants two vests and piece OF
cloth valued in all at $25 the property Of Thomas
LondoT, No l9. P2rl, street. Uewas committed for
the action Of she grand jury by Justice spicsr.
ARREST OF DEFAULTER,-A man named J. Psfsfs-
ter was taken into custody yesterday in this citv c
the charge of being delaul er in the sum Of 81 Og
TO the firm OF Messrs. Rhinehart & Co, of Washing
ten. It appears that tho accused vas in the employ
Of the firm, and bong sen. 10 bank with the money
to deposit instead Of doing So, left Washington and
deposit hal not been made placed the affair in the
hands Of detectives McDevtt aud Clary4e Il thai
city, who came on here yesterday. zld with tie aid
of the independent police :oscs Of Messrs piersor
Smith d Co.. Of Baltimore arrested the accusad in n
house 0a Jasper street, and, upon searching him
$99i was found upon his person. lie was tal,co m,
to Washington to answerthe charge bef re the rona
tribunal.
ASSAULTED AND STABBED.-Joshua Junker was ar
rested on Wednesday night charged with assaul;ing
and stabbing George 0sgoodby, who resides at No. y
East fayette street. 1t appears from the evidence
adduced before the magistrate, that Osgoodby in
company with two three others were passing the
vicinity of Lombard and High streets, about half
rast II O'clock, when they were met by party Of
men, and from some cause other several unpleas-
ant remarks passed between the parties, resulting
in the accused drawing knife and stabbng the com
plainant, inaicting a severe wound just below the
left eye and another in the forehead. The accused
subsequently, arrested and conveyed to the central
police station VIII ere he was locked until Morn
ing and after an examination before Justice Spicer
was committed for the action OF the criminal court
T,fE Ros1xE AssooIATIoS.-A meeting was called
tn assemble last evening in Charles Street Metbodist
Church. for the purpose Of aiding the Baltimore Ro
sine Association for the reformation of abandoned
women but at the appointed hour only about twe,,tv
five persons were present, and ii was determined n
adjourn until more favorable occasion. The
severity Of the weather doubtless seriously interferea
with the attendance
1HE WEATHER.-Within the past foIty-aight hours
there has been a marked change in the temperature
oil the atmosphere, and from the mildness of Indian
summer it has changed in this brief period to the
seVerest winter weather. including northwest winds,
Whchpenetrate to the nnermost parts of frail hu-
manity,