Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-22
LOCAL NEWS.


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On Sunday night last a fire occurred at the
corner of 18th and l streets, in the First Ward.
in the house occupied by Rev. j. V. Lewis,
Uf ST Johns Church, then absent from the
cuy.D AND Lieutenant Hurley on examining
the building, after the n ames had been exta.
guisbed, came 10 the conclusion that it had
first been raIsacked and then set on fire. Sus.
IicIon fell upon two boys as the parues-Ju-
nus flnnacom, WI ite, aged about Ia, residing
near the corner Of M and Goth streets, and Ber-
lard smith, yellow boy. OF about the same
age residing near the first named, and the
lieutenant arrested them. These boys were
brought out before Justice Harper, at the 4th
precinct First Ward station, this morning,
when there were q large number of persons
present. .
Dir. z. H. Johnson appeared for Finnacom
and said that his client did not deny the charge
of burglary, but having had no opportuuiI
10 confer with the boy, he would ask po3t
ponement. He would not disguise the fac
that b. wished the youth to lie made witne g
against other parties, and was certain that i
could be proved that the boy was only the tool
OF others, who, had formed conspiracies to rob
he wished an opportunity to converse with his
ciient to get at the facts, and claimed that he
would De the proper one to be made States
evidence TO convict other parties more guilty
than he. He wished also to show til at this bow
mad been sedpeed, inviegled into this affair,
and while he would crIminate himself
necessarily, they expected to coroborate his
statements by collateral proofs.
The Justice remarked that he proposed to call
the minor charges first and as the case had
been put Oft from Monday 10 this morning, and
the witnesses were men of business who could
not well afford to lose time, he could not con-
sent to a further postponement. He therefore
called the case Of the two boys charged with
burglary, I'm entering and stealing from Mr.
Lewis's house.
MT. johnson said that Finnacom would
waive an examination and gave bail for court
The charge against Smith was taken up, and
the first witness called was Rev J.V. Lewis,
who was sworn and testified that he Occupied
The premises and received talppra m IN NJ m
day last at Litchfield. Connecticut, stating
that his house had been robbed and set on fire.
and came back Wednesday morning The
house had been boarded up and the key was in
the possession of Dr. Trmble with whom he
had entrusted 1t. He examined the house and
found that 1t bad teen ransacked, but conId
lot say what had been taken He at the station
Identified several articles as belonging to him
He identified tool chest, with tools valued az
~, nsnnei cloth. $50 pieces tnrs and gloves.
SIS liable ware, goblets, &c.. s.: cutlery, S25:
scales aud weights, So; clock, basket, &c, ma.
hing the total STS.5u. Il
Lieut. ". g. Hurley sworn.-The goods id,n-
uhed by Mr. Lewis ne found in posses sion o:
these parties. W no acknowl lodged having taken
them from the house.
The charge OF arson was taken up, when
Officer w. G.. Fowler testified to hearing The
cry Of fire about 1880 O'clock, going 10 The
house, finding it in flames and giving the
alarm.
Lien'. Hurley testified TO examining the
premises after the fire had been exiting nished
and finding them ransacked. The house had
teen fred In three piaces-the kitchen. cellar,
and parlor mattlass having been ser on Fl ra
III the parlor. When the boys were ares led
they admitted that they had taken the goods
from the house. and each charged the other
with being equally guilty.
A charge of larceny OF a lot of paints, tools
&C. from solomon Slower and Robert Earle
was called, and a far as related to Smith il
was heard, FInnacon waving an examlna-
tlon- and Messrs- Slower and Earle test fed
that the articles were taken from their shon
af;er Saturday. 10th inst, and before MONDAY
l2th. They were valued at SIS. Lieut Hur-
ley testified to having found them in the DOS.
session OF Smith.
The charge of burglary stealing box and
lot OF tools from Gen. F. 7. Dent, was taken
up against Smith, and Gen. Dent testified that
the property WAS stolen from his house i'll the
latter part of June; that he, with Lieut. Hur-
ley, went yesterday to the house OF Conrad
Miller, on h street, near 17th, and saw the box
and some OF the tools. He valued the box at
81 and the tools at 80. Miller stated that he
had bought the articles from boy named
Smith, In July, for SO cents. Lieut.. Hurley
corroborated the testimony of Gen Dent
Conrad Miller. who had been arrested on the
charge OF receiving stolen goods, was called
up, and Gen Dent and, Lieut.. Hurley ga We the
same testimony as In the preceding case.
Finnacom was arraigIed on the charge OF
larceny OF jewelry from Mr.. Thomas Hayes
residence, on the goth OF July; but this case
was dropped.
The justice said he would hold the parties to
bail each IN Sl,UU0 In the arson case. and $500
IL the burglary case.
MT. johnson asked that the bond in the case
OF Finnacom be reduced to $3.50 or abated, and
denied that there was any evidence tending to
show that these boys committed the crime. He
did not deny that burglary had been committed;
butlsuggested that the amount charged TO have
besn Glen did not reach 500.
The Justice remarked that the parties were
given to providing. and were dangerous TO the
community. As for arson, II was heinous
ofense. and in view of the evidence he could
not cons Glen tiously reduce the bail
At the request OF Finnicom's father the boy
will be kept at the station until this aftern BON
when he will arrange to give bail. Smith
was committed to Jail in default, and Conrad
Miller, for receiving stolen goods, was com.
United in default of $500 bail.
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT TO BALTIMORE
President johnson did not as contemplated 20
TO Baltimore this afternoon to visit the Sch uet-
zen Park, although every preparation was
made for it, being compelled as the folio wing
note Will show, TO postpone It:
COL. MOORE, have made all the arrange
ments. viii the President 60 q, p. NJ {!
Please LEI me know by bearer.
The Presdent has Just been Compelled to
telegraph Mr.. F. Rains, Baltimore. that pub
lie duties compel him to remain at his post
"A number of the Washington Corps were at
the depot 10 accompany the President to Balti-
more, among others, Messrs. Charles Worch,
ID Lansburgn, H. Hempier, G. w. Baur, and
Richards.
lHB CAMP mRETINGS.-ErOm our camp
Inseripg letter IL will be seen that the meet ng
common ced On Friday last at Hanover Switch,
by he Elkridge circuit of the NJ z. Church,
viii be continued until Saturday next. To-
day, the camp meeting of the Episcopal (or
Southernl Methodists will commence in
smiths w Gods. about two miles from Han
over Switch, md continue to the goth in :
slant, and the same grounds will be oc.
cupied by the Methodist Protestan,s,
commencing on the Both instant and ending
September 5th. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road nave, 10 accommodat the public, is sued
round trip tickets, good for SIX days, 70 Han
over Junction, at SIPS each, and directed the
trains leaving here at m, :, 30 and 8 AS
p. m. TO stop AZ the switch, where convey.
ances will be in readiness to take parties to
the grounds.
These camps are expected to be very large
ones. and II is expected that the most eiou uent
diyines of the Church Will be on the ground
during the meetings. nj street church Of this
city, has sent out . company to the ground
and II may be expected, should the weather
De lair. mat there will be crowd from here
Oh Sunday next.
The FIRE DKPARTMENT.-An noon to. day
& meeting OF the Fire Commissioners was held
az the Mayors Office a, W hich were present
Mayor Wallach and Messrs Thompson and
CaDneid, 10 receives com N ittee OF the George
town Department, composed of Messrs Rodier
and Fowler The held a conference In ret
erence to one city attending fires in the other
and made a proposition that the Addison fthe
Georgetown steaRer) would attend fires in the
First w ashinzton District, extending from ~ n
street west, If No. will be alio ed TO attend
fines in Georgetown, and this was drawn mn
sn the shape Of an agreement. IL was Also
decided that the alarm for Georgetown would