Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-06-26
LOCAL NEWS.
HaheaS CArnuS Gaze

Dou uelofe Judge Wyne George W. Hook
on writ OF habeds corpus he having been
committed to has custody about three weeks
since by Justice Clayton on the charge of lar
$4,000 from the satchei of Major Hixon, pay.
master U. s. Army. The application was
made fer his release by H. g. Goodine, Esq,
Pdymdster Hiron was sworn, and testified that
me money was lost by him In Charleston S.
q, about four months since, at which time he
was stopping at a house adjoining the Plant
ers Hotel. The money belonged to the Gov.
eminent, and ted to $4,000 The Plant
1ioni H0tei , was not open, having been pre-
there as night watchman. Witness drew the
money on the LIST of March from the Treasury,
Immediately to the house before mentioned
and placed 1t IN a satchel. At O'Clock that
night witness LEI for Savannah on the steam
boat coiored boy carried witness satchel
from the house to the boat and into the
cabin when witness took it and placed
It in his state-room. On arriving at
savannah next morning, and opening the
satchel witness discovered that a package con-
tanning the amount was missing. Immediate
o 10 9n and
had opened the satchel before leaving his room
at charleston to place some things in it, but
BAD not discovered anything wrong. The lock
was not broken nor disturbed Witness did
not remain in the room all time between plac.
.ng the money i'll the satchel and the time Of
departure tor Savannah. Knew the prisoner
saw HIM just before leaving for Savan nah.
AS witness was going out of the door with the
standing near by. He asked witness if
be was going away that night; witness replied
that he was, and the prisoner said he was also
going away that night for the north; witness
then turned around and babe him good bye:
cannot state but that the money may have
been stolen while on the trip to Savannah;
witness never heard anything agains the pris-
oneri knew him casually as an employee at
the Planters Hotel, where the witness used
frequently to stop when ii was open to the
public; the prisoner knew that witness had
drawn the money, as he had seen witness
with it; had not drank anything that day.
LcemdH BOnneH.-Wi.ness is a detective
Knows the prisoner. He was brought on here
by Deputy Marshal from New York about
three weeks ago. HIS home has been in Willie
mantle and his trunk is now in Yantic,
Connecticut. When this money was stolen
prisoner was porter at a hsteI in Charleston
The reason why he has been kept In iail so
long is that when arrested he Expressed a
Willingness to go back South; witness wa en-
gagged so busily In following up clues as to the
recovery OF the money that he negle c ted to send
for requisitlon and did not think he should
nave to DO so, in view Of the promise Of the
prisoner that be would 60 without it. Witness
was engaged longer than he expected to be in
following up the clues, and when he came
back here to take the prisoner South, he found
that writ OF habeas corpus bad been applied
Tor by the prisoner. to be discharged from Gus.
toby. Witness name is Bonnell, but he had
assumed the name of Black for a few days; is
de ectve. of Savannah, Ga, and is working
this case by authority of the War Department.
MI Gooding argued that no evidence had
been produced to connect the prisoner with
show his innocence. 1t was true that there
might be some grounds for suspicion but any
person who was in Savannah that night was
liable TO the same suspicious.
Judge Wylie SAID that it seemed the accused
was arrested on the oath Of Mr. Bonnell, and
itwas presumed that he had goods grounds for
making the charge. The failure of req uisition
not having been made is satisfactorily &C.
counted for, he having expressed willing
member that even If he had started with the
prisoner ne had no security for him, and he
could have run off at any time. In this Mr..
bonnell had been negligent. The ends Of JUS
lice require that the prisoner should be re.
manded to await a req uisition, and he made
an order ts that effect, saying two weeks
would be allowed to procure requisition.
THE RIVER FResr-Carter's Wharf-Ar.
John, Capt street and a Rsmis uan Gaps
Quinton, from Havre de Grace, with coal FOR
PIMA, with coal for j W Simms Go Sailed
Sehrs. Tropic, Capt. Banks, and Merchant,
Capt: Lloyd, bound down, light; steamer Han
nah Warwick, Spidden, 81 tons Of granite for
Jingle Oliver, Baltimore.
Ritey's Whagt-Arrlved -Schr. American
Coaster, Capt. Evans, from Long Shore, with
wood for Thomas F. HALEY; schr. Alice Ann,
Capt. Roberts, with wood for H. Clay Stew.
art; sehrs Bilup seamen, King, from Alex.
White, Roberts, wood for market; Cooper
from Havre de Grace, with coal for Langley
Son; Capt; joys smack; with crabs, &c;
Fish, discharging cargo Of shingles for Lin
Vile & Co. Sailed-Schrs. Seamen, for Alex.
andria; Mansion, for Yorktown for wood.
Fo1oIers Wharf-Arrived-Schr Mary Jane
from Leonardtown, for wood.
Cr0uch'S Wharf-Arrived-Schr.F Four Boys
Carroll, with wood for Baum. Sailed-Schr J.
7. Williams, Mayberry, for GEORGETOWN, for
coal; steamer Virginia, Gregg, down river, Ior
wood.
THE WASHINGTON KNIGHT TEMpLARs IN
BosToN.-The Boston Herald says that Wash
ington Commandery No. l, M. h. G. Comman-
der ]. Is. WILL ana the Columbia Comman-
dery No 2, M. E. G.. Commander Is. L. Ste
1sG ems both Of Washington, D e., with few
panied by the celebrated Marine Band of
Washington, arrived in the same train the
President and suite at Cottage Farm Station,
on Saturday afternoon, having performed es-
cort duty for the disting ushed party from
Washington, delivered up their escort at the
above named station, and then resumed their
places in the cars, in which they were con-
yeyed to the Worcester depot on Leach street.
Here they were met by the DeMolay Encamp-
ment, NJ Z. G.. Commander Dadman, with the
full Germania Band, and by them were
corted TO the American House, where the
Washington Sir knights will quarter during
their stay in the city.
DEATH OF DR.. WILLIAM JoNRs.-Dr. VIM.
Jones, who for the past so years has been
resident OF this city, died at hls residence on Q
street, near Sd, last evening, in the 18th year Of
Montgomery county, s' Mary M land Sa at ABOUT u
city and for long time practicsd his
pfOlessiOn, DeinS IOT years Ou0 Oh our le6uluS
physicians. He served in the District militia,
and was a surgeon in the war Of 1912, and SUBJ
seQuently was q partner with the elder DIR.
Blake. He pied in his time various posi-.
tions in the medical associations OF the District,
Maryland and the country. He was in his
day something OF q politician, and during the
administrations Of Gen. Jackson and Mr.. Bu.
chonan was postmaster OF the city.
ACCIDENT ON BOARD A SCHooNBR.-Yester-
day the first mate Mr.. Orumaugh) Of the
schooner j. 7. Williams, unloading stone at
COUGHS wharf, was assisting the men to hoist
a number Of curbing stones out OF the vessel,
his hand became entangled in the hosting ap-
paratus and was caught in the blight Of the
wrappings, just as the horses were starting of,
and in an instant he was jerked mp about
twenty feet IN the air. He was let down imme.
aiateiy, but the rope had torn the flesh entire.
iy from the myers, leaving the bones entirely
bare and terribly lacerated. He was taken ct
snce to the Office of Dr.. Allen where he was
properly cared for.
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