The national Republican., 1867-11-30
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were expected to be thankful for their extended
ST sharp "aS ots oofnss s iss trains
s ana 10 a. the s hG.S W SfsfF cof sG%S Sd R
night having transpircd, with ayiew to taking
hs quota S PIpdsr Dc from ,bSE this on tho
register the name Of sd. sawyer, Dumiries' Va"
which eSSi,SG S ,ec SSro sS@e%Gs They
and he informed them tSst Sir. sawyer was an
old patron q the hease, who stopped with them
shSrt WHILE every yeah and mss then ,Sc SSSeIpS pS
that they would take a walk through the house
anyhow, and see what they could, Just for fun.
On their way up stairs the oiicers heard loot foot.
quickened their pace, and as they reached the
head OF the stairs, saw form suddenly disap-
pear, and a door slammed violently Going TO
the aforesaid door II proved to he No. Il. One
OF the officers knocked, and after good deal OF
yawning from the occupant Of the room the
Informing the party as TO who they were the de-
tcctives requested that the door should be opened
as, as soan as possible. The door was opened BY
quite q respectable looking old gentleman, who
demanded to know why he was thus rudely
awakened from his slumbers,
1t seemed rather strange to the officers that the
old gentleman should have been suddenly
awakened, as but about two minutes before the
door OF the room was suddenly shut. They,
therefore, walked inside-and what There,
snugly ensconced between the sheets, was a man,
and as the clerk below had informed them that
nobody but Mr.. Sawyer, Of Virginia, occupiedtl,
covcrlid, It was observed that the occupant Of
the bed had gone to bed with his pants and
stockings on, This was strange, and after Qucs-
tionlng both parties very closely the ,'ay cops"
lnietmed the Inmates Of room ~ that Mr.. Sawyer
and his friend were played as they were
tho country-Sawyer as "Old Bill Connolly
and his friend as James Miller, alias Merrlott.
The clerk of the house was-informed OF the
affair, and upon his arrival he appeared horror
struck. "The officers had certainly made mis-
take, Why, MI. sawyer Is an old and respected
detectives; "if you know Mr.. Sawyer, you GER
tainly must know his friend" oils friend
WhS why R fellow that Tos Mas in bed
him St aWci, we @ do,S said the the" oficCps GW
"nnd, Furthermore, we can now understand who
past" The officers proceeded to "go through"
their baggage; and, as they expected, although
%eFe revealed tS %o psSs Ser fs
used for unlocking doors from the outside when
the key is left 10 the lock inside,) twelve large
ton keys TO nj any sort OF lock. There was also
every variety Of burglars tools and implements
among which was an ingenious wire arrange
mcnt, which thieves use to thrust through the
grating of tellers desk in hank, so as to bring
= package Of bills whore the thief can reach 1t
tion Of tho bank officer.
The two were taken to headquarters. where
they will remain until further inquiry is made as
regards their status in this and other cities. Bill
Connolly, the Mr.. Sawyer, of Dumfrics Va, is
n gray-haircd thief, 81 years OF age, the oldest
thief known to the detectives throughout the
country. His appearance IN anything but that
of thief which accounts for the idea of the
clerk that the officers were mistaken. He states
tells, especially the National, for twenty Years
past, and this is the first time he Vas ever
pulled IN Washington, Ha Is supposed TO be
robbery at the Nationsiias wear, and also The
robbery OF MIR. Fendall about two months since.
HIS confederate, Miller, or Merriott, is a noted
nNst ant hat
having sncnkcd him into his room on Wedncs-
Gay night that the descent Of the officers inter
fcred with some wel-laid plan.
The accused were taken before Justice Walter
Yesterday afternoon, anti he committed them to
jail Aiterwardr they were released from jail,
and Justice wafer ordered that they be put on
lne eNeh'@g train OF cars, and sent out OF the
CIV which order was complied with
The SUPER GIVEN ny Mr.. MOsEs' CLERKS
| The second annual gathering and supper of gem
| tlcmen connected with Wm. ID. Moses furniture
| and carpet bazaRr-Avcnue Housc-as noticed
in oGr last issue, took place on Wednesday even
ing at Smarts restaurant, on Pennsylvania
| avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
| streets, on which occasion large number Of in
| yitcd guests from Georgetown and Washington,
including fair sprinkilng OF the ''press," were
present
At . O'Clock, the doors being thrown open, the
| party sat down to most elegant and sumptuous
Mr. A. Otis Houghton, bookkccpcr OF Mr..
Moses, presided, and announced number Of
| toasts, the first complimentary to Mr.. Wm, B.
Moses, which was responded to BY Capt. Henry
| q. Fuller, of the steamer John Gibson, in q few
neat remarks at the conclusion OF which he
| offered the following sentiment;
"rhe clerks of the largest furniture store this
side Of New York Enlarged in their sphere,
| may they go on cnlarging, Increasing and multi
| plying, until each shall boast himself OF small
| furniture store at home"
The second regular toast was responded to by
| Mr.. q. y. Harmon, of the Washington bar, and
| the third by First Mate Winters, Of the Gibson.
The fourth toast was complimentary of the
| lny,. Ia, ..I...N
Boiseau, esq, OF the Evening SiGr. Other toasts
TeTS offered and SPPropratsy FssP%Sndtd to 6y
| VIM. II. Dunn, DIR. Caustcn, of Georgetown, and
| the follow ing-nnmed gentlemen connected with
the establishment of Mr.. Moses J. W: Me-
Keeper; Keeper Frederick ". brown, assistant book.
keeper; VIM Harman, l.. r. Thomas J. I. X.
| Plant J. q, Smith and X. A. Muir.
The company was then agrccably entertained
with songs by Messrs. Smart, Shcdd, Mcknight,
Bailey and others, and at late hour the party
dispersed, satisfied that the clerks Of Moses were
| some "guns," and that Mr.. Moses was whole
| "fortress."
The United States cavalry band was in attend
ance, and discoursed most elegant music.
SuspICIoa OF MURpER-HyDRorHoDlA.- .-Lns,
Tuesday morning a colored woman of rather
doubtful repute, died in one of the alleys of the
southeastern section of the Seventh Ward, after
| attracted the attention of number of physicians
besides those regularly attending her. Her agony
were frequent, and the sight of water or food
| would invariably bring them upon her. During
| her last hours she declared and insisted upon II
that young coloFcd man, Jessie Sidney had,
| to use her own language, "poisoncd me, and sent
| me to hell because l would not leave my man,
| Moses Hawkins) and go with him. She said
| he gave her the poison In u glass of ale. After
| her death, her friends had n warrent issued for
| Sidney, and he was arrested by Onicer Garrett
| and taken before Justice Tucker, Wednesday y,
and An examination of ten witnesses was had.
| The evidence was mainly rs to what the de-
ceased had said, but one or two stated that about
| month ago sidney invited her into grog-shop
| and treated her to glass OF ale. That he drank
with her that the liquor was drawn by the shop
| keeper and placed upon the counter. No one
| saw Sidney put anything into the ale.
| DR.. J. Z. Riley testified that he attended de-
ceased during her illness, and that the case was
| q singular one, and several medical gentlemen
| were Invited to witness the symptoms, and all
agreed that 1t was clearly case OF hydFophohia,
| and she could not be induced to take nourish-
| ment OF any sort but went into spasmH at the
very appearance of water or food, she died of
thirst and starvation, The Doctor was of opinion
that no poison taken into the stomach would pro-
| duce such symptoms so long a tlme-siX days.
| The Justice decided that the evidence would not
| Justify the cOmmittal OF Sidney, and discharged
| him.
| FUNERAL oF JOSIAH MELYIN.-On the after
noon of Thanksgiving day the funeral of the re-
mains of Mr. Josiah Melvin took place from his
| late residence, on o street north, between Tenth
| and Eleventh stFeets west. Rev, MIR, Tudor de-