The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-17

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ATTEMPTED HOUSE RoBBERY-EscAPE
OF THB THIEF.-About noon yesterday young
man went TO Stmons' stove store, at Christian
street and Passyunk road, and purchased q
screwdryer. He then went to Seventh and
Christian streets, and entering the dweHng part
OF Mr.. William Millers house. deliberately
walked up stairs into one of the chambers and
made an attempt to rifle q trunk. Mrs Miller
going up stairs, discovered him in the act, and
ordered him out and cried for help. He Jumped
to his feet, and striking her upon the head with
the screw-driver ran down stairs into the bar
room. There were four Germans in the place
at the time, and she calledidown to them to
secure him. They made surround and he toll
them If they did not let HIM escape he would
go and get the members of his hose company TO
come and tear them out. They did not mind
him, however, and were closing on him, when
he drew knife and made q rush at them and
cut one man pretty badly in the hands. He then
ran out, and was pursued by the defeated four
until he got TO the Moyamensing Hose house,
when he ran in and shut the door. They were
unable to get in after him, and when the police
were notified he had escaped.
ILLICIT DISABLING. - Edward Marley
was before Unite states Commissioner Hlbler
this morning, upon the charge OF distilng with
out giving notice OF paying the special tax, ss
required by law.
William M. Kneass testified that he knew de-
fendant; his place of business is at Twenty-third
and Naudain Streets; witness went there on the
llth of January and found two stills, both had
mash set; [ was there a few nights before and
saw both stills IN operation; defendant has not
paid the special tax, defendant told me the stills
belonged to him.
Wade D. Cozens testified that he visited the
place in company with Mr. Kneass, and saw ten
stills the head of one had been taken away;
the marshal came on the llth OF July and took
the stills away.
The defendant came there and asked 'What
| was doing thereW He said "A party OF loaters
had come there and destroyed his property, and
he was going to sue them for breaking into his
place." No part of the building was injured
Robert Wilson, another watchman, substan-
tiated Cozens' testimony.
The defendant was held in $1,000 bail to
answer.
ACURIoUs CAsE-A WIFE ACCUSES HER
! HUSBAND OF MURDER.-About 10 O'Clock last
| night woman called at the Station House OF
| the Sixteenth District, at Thirty-seventh aud
! Market streets, and in very excited manner
| told Lieutenant Tolbert that she wanted him to
| arrest her husband. She said that the later
had murdered man by shooting him with a
! single barrelled pistol, on the MOrristown road,
! N. j., about the time Of the last Presidential
! election. She said that at that time she had
! been living at Camden, n. J. Lieutenant Toll
! bert told her to get warrant from Alderman
! Alien, which she did, and had her husband
arrested. at the preliminary examination he
alleged that he and his wife had not been living
| together on amiCable terms for some time past.
He said that he had not shot the man referred
TO, but that he had been shot az. He gave the
name of Jacob Dees, and when arrested was
living with Mr.. Hays, shoemaker at Thirty
second and Market streets. He was held for a
further hearing by Alderman Allen, on q charge
OF suspicion OF murder.
The BAPTIST SUNDAY ScHooL AssoC1A-
TIoN'-Tbis organization which has just been
formed, and has held its first animal meetings
during the past two days, is intended % pro-
mote and perfect the interests and objects of the
n 6n1,nr NofFaaf inrna fIo
delphia. The meetings, we are informed,
fully answered the expectation of the pro-
moters OF the objects of the society. Rev. B.
Griffith, DID,. (the Superintendent Of the Taber-
nacle Baptist Sunday SchooD, was elected as
President of the Association. The final meeting
of the series, held yesterday afternoon, at
National Hail. was great success. The room
was thronged to excess with children of the
various Baptist Schools of the city accompanied
by their teachers The musical exercises were
admirably conducted, under the leadership of
J. NJ. Evans, Esq. Assistant Superintendent of
the Tabernacle SCHOOL,; and Becks Brass Band
contributed to enllven the occasion. The ad-
dresses Of Rev. Mpssrs. Henson and Horn
berger greatly interested the children, and the
whole affair passed Off pleasantly.
A NEW CHURCH AT THE WEST END
We are informed that new Baptist church will
be erected, during the coming summer, upon the
| vacant lot on Eighteenth street, below Spruce.
| This enterprise is under the auspices of several
| wealthy members of the church on Spruce
| street, ABOVE tOuftn, unuer tne care OF Rev.
! James Wheaton Smith. 1t will be remembered
that one of the provisions of the will of the late
| DIR. Jayne, devoted a sum of money for the
| furtherance of this object, and we doubt not
| that a building will be erected which will form
great addition to that elegant portion of our
city.
Coal OIL REFINERY DEsTRoYED.-About
| a quarter to seven o'clock this morning shed
attached to the Paraffine Oil Works OF Messrs
| William s. Laird q Co., Twenty-fourth and Race
| streets, caught fire from the leak in the pipe
leading from the still. The light woodwork
around the still was soon in blaze, and in
short time the whole shed covering the furnace
| still and condenser was in blaze. The main
| building, although in great danger, escaped
| without damage. The loss will not exceed $500
The loss wus partially insured in the Equitable
Insurance Company of this city.
DIED IN THE STATION HOUsE.-Las
evening" about halfpast o'clock, Officers Ware
and Citizens arrested a man who had been shO
in the neck with bottle of whisky, at Niutl
and South streets. They had to procure push
cart to take him to the Fifth District Station
| House, where he was put into a comtortabl
cell for the night. About half-past 10 O'Clock
| when going to inspect the CELL Lieutenant Cor
| nelly found that the man had Just expired. Tn
Coroner was promptly notified to hold an in
quest upon the body.
STOLE A WHISKY STILL.-A short tim