Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-12
LOCAL NEWS.

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GATEwooD.-The trial of Mary A. Lakewood,
on the charge OF the larceny of a riding skirt
shawls, silks. &c, from the house of Geo. w
Riggs, IN July last, was commenced this morn
ing IN the Criminal Court, Judge Fisher:l
Messrs. j. II. Bradley, lr., and J. J. Johnson
for aeIense. 1t will be recollected that q fe w
days since, on similar charge, she was ac-
quilted, on the ground OF INSANITY. and i'm a
second case she was found not guilty
Mrs. Riggs testified 10 the fact that certain
articles were missed from her residence. which
she afterwards (about the time of the arrest OF
the accused) identified at the police office
During the time the accused was employed AT
her house witness did not notice ANYTHING
peculiar in her conduct, except that she did not
seem TO be used to seeking employment, and
when she hrst applied and witness went down
TO see her, the accused asked her to be seated.
Mr.. Riggs testified that he identified certain
articles recovered by the officers. The accused
came to his Office anc asked him for a recom-
mendatlon for a situation in the Treasury
Elizabeth armstrong (colored) testified that the
accused lett bundle at the house which she
stated contained a shirt.
John A. W. CldrUoe testified that riding skirt
was recovered by him from the house OF Lizzie
Armstrong, and, with Mr.. McDevitt, he
searched the room Of the accused on 9th street.
when they found in her trunk some Of the sto-
len articles. Witness arrested the accused at
Lizzie Armstrong;, when she implored Mr.
heeler TO "haye mercy on her." She was
mncn excited when arrested, and at the police
headquarters.
Mrs. Nary st. Abe was called fer the defense.
tesuneQ tnat laSt summer she knew Mrs
Lakewood, but then missed her until March
She lived with witness, and noticed that she lad
paroxysms OF anger and weeping, and she stated
TO witness that she was troubled on account
of the loss of her husband; and she further
stated that she had been insane two years
Witness was OF opinion that her mind was dis
ordered, and had proposed TO her husband to
take measures to send her to the In sane Asy-
lum. She made extravagant presents TO a col
ored family, and did other acts which indl Gated
that she was not sane.
Upon cross-examination witness stated tina
the accused frequently made contradicung
statements, saying that she was q particular
friend OF the Presidents family that he pro-
cured her a situation in the Treasury, &c, and
Immediately contradict herself. She stated
that her husband died in St. Louis about four
or five years ago; that she was q governess in
Philadelphia. and through the Sprague family
came TO Washington.
BY the Court.-When she was IN bad temper
she had peculiar glare about her eyes.
BY the District Attorney.-Witness would
not have been surprised If the accused had
taken off some of her property, but witness
was afraid 70 be left alone in the house with
her.
Mrs. Suson @. Anderson.-Witness is the
neither OF the last witness, and knows Mrs.
Gatewood. Witness has thought that the ac-
cused was not of sound mine; one reason for
thinking so was that'the accused came 10 her
house and stated that she had had nothing to
eat, and she laid down, but in 4 short time she
jumped up, and made use of bad language, fol-
lowed by striking. Her conversation was wild
and strange, and witness felt alarmed some-
times that she would make away with herself,
as she had threatened. Her eyes had a glare
On cross-examinarion witness stated that the
accused would speak incoherently and contra
dictory; stating sometimes that her husband
LETT her Sl5,0U. She stated that she was 4
Catholic, and had some good Catholic books.
and one occasion she threw away some Gath
Ollie books. She used to go to the church fire.
quently, but had not been to church much re-
Gently. Witness had seen her in great par
oxysms of grief without cause, sometimes
taking particular care of her things, and at
other times being very careless Of them.
Alfred III. Jones, sworn.-Witness has known
Mrs. Gatewood for about tive years. Witness
always considered her an original, and could
positively say that in his opinion her mind
was unsound.
On REORGANIZATION. witness stated that
she, in conversation, spoke great deal on the
subject OF marriage.
A. c. Richards, Superintendent of Police tes-
tilted that after her arrest witness went into
the room where she was and she beseeched
him to have mercy upon her. She beseeched
witness that he weuld see the District Attor-
ney and the Judge. She appeared excited, but
did not notice that she was any more excited
than other ladies under similar cir Gu instances
ID. r. p. Bigley stated that he went in the
room where the accused was, at headquarters,
and noticed that she was much excited, she
begged him to have mercy upon her. The
excitement, and witness thinking tina: she
might do some injury to herself, removed some
erasers, &c, from the DOM.
HABEAs CORPUS CAsE.-This morning b. F.
Hough. who was fully committed TO Jail yes.
terday by Justice Buckley, to answer the charge
Of shooting Samuel 5. Gaskins, al Lang's no.
tel, on Sunday afternoon, was brought cut on
writ of hnbeds corpus before Judge Wylie
when Mr.. Riddle appeared as his counsel
There were quite number of witnesses sworn
whose testimony tended to show that the &C.
cused acted in self defense. and Gaskins being
reported to be steadily impro wing, Judge Wylis
nxed The bail at 81, 900, which was given i'm
mediateiy, Mr.. VIM. A. Boss going on his bond
RRAL. EsRArR SALEs.-Messrs. j. G. Nc.
CURE q 20. have sold lot No. D, in Square
NO. 107, fronting on 18th street west, between
X and l. streets north. and improved by 4
small frame dwelling house, to b, Curr an, a,
90 cents per square foot Mr.. q. w Boteier,
aueuoneer, has sold Lot No. Ii. in Square No
5J2, on II street north between % and Sd streets
foot.