The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-25

A DOUBLE CHARGE. - Before Recorder
Eneu, yesterday, Thomas Crosby had hearing
on the charge of stealing a number of articles OF
wearing apparel from the residence OF Enocn
Robinson. Complainant stated that defendant
and wife boarded with him in August last, and
that the defendant left one morning as If TO 90
TO his work, the representation being that he
was engaged at the Gas Works; that in the course
Of the morning Mrs. Robinson locked up the
house, and went to Market that while she was
conc defendant returned. obtained the key at q
neighboring house, entered, and committed the
robbery. The oiense, as alleged. was pprpe-
trated early in the present month, and Crosby
had not been seen from tina: time up to the day
OF his arrest An additional charge of obtaining
watch under ialse representations was pre-
ierred against Crosby, and Robert b. Siddens
testified tnat watch was obtained IRON him by
defendant upon preterse that he wanted 1t to
Get his photograph taken in. He was held to
answer.
ROBBING THE MAIL.-Thomas Fairfax,
young Coored man, had a hearing before United
States Commissioner HDler yesterday, on the
charge of stealing letter from one of the street.
boxes.
John f. Gillgan testified that he was walking
in Locust street on Thursday evening, and saw
defendant go to a street letter-boX, at Tenth and
Locust streets and open it; had something i'm
his hand which he used TO open the box with.
The box being openeo, a letter was taken from
1t, which the prisoner put in his pocket. He
lhen walked of, and witness walked after him
until they came up to policeman. when in
formation OF the theft was given and the arrest
made.
Adam Shivers, a policeman, testified that he
arrested Fairfax, searched him, and found q let
ter in one of~his pockets enclosed in a white
envelope. The letter had been handed over TO
one OF the sergeants of police, and was not pro-
duCed at the hearing.
The prisoner said he had put the letter IN the
box himself. lie was committed to answer.
THE "BoYs IN BLUE."-A large and en-
Chusastic meeting of the boys in Blue,n of the
Fourteenth Ward, favorable to the election of
General Geary, and of maintaining the princi-
pies for which they fought and bled during the
late Rebellion, took place last evening, at
Mechanics Hall, Coates street, above Eleventh.
General Horatio G. Stcksl, President, called the
meeting TO order.
preamble and resolutions were offered ap-
proving of Major-General john ". Geary for
Governor, Governor Curtin TOR United States
Senator and of the course taken by Hon. Will
liam d. Kelley during the last session of Con-
eress. The Chair then introduced to the meet
ing Colonel William B. Thomas, who made an
address, which was received with great favor.
General Joshua I. Owen, the soldiers candi-
date for Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions,
afterwards addressed the meeting.
A VICTIM FROM BALTIMoRE.-Josephin
Welsh, resident of Coiley place, had bearing
at the Central Station Yesterday, on the charge
of robbng a resident of Baltimore OF 5000, who
had been 0ecoyed into the house. She was held
for further hearing.
"GIvBs OUT."-
The, O are some croakinp neoDle still about