The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-27
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH INTENT TO
KiLL- Bold RonnsRr ARREsr OF THE
GUILTY PARTIEs.-On Sunday afternoon last
three soldiers from the 18th infantry camp so.
cured a small ssil.boat, in which, about !
foot Of the canal Eastern BranchJ and pro.
ceeded down the Potomac, Lieut.. Milistesd,
Of the Eighth precinct, who 10 never slow to
not light, plsSsd two Of Sis otsers 10 wa,sS
their return, which they did about 8 o'clock
on Monday morning. The officers, being &C.
regiment, and somewhat acquainted with
army life, engaged the men In = social CONVEX.
sation As to what they had been doing, &c,
but met with no luck. The oficers kept the
chat up. until the soldiers reached their camp,
when they hastened to report to their lieu.
OF the true GRAND Of the men, which was 10
plumber and rob the house Of ono Mr..
Shreeyes, who lives In Maryland, opposite
patched an officer to Mr.. Shreeves' to ascer.
tain whether or not any men had attempted
to rob him, when IT. was learned that 1t was
Gardner and Oiiicers OBrien and sprague,
proceeded to the camp Of the l2th infantry
and arrested three men Of D company, whose
and H. !. Anderson, alias Allison.
Mr.. Shreeves was sent for, and he, accom-
panied BY several OF his family, came up and
On Monday evening, they had a hearing be.
ford Justice Lynch, when the following evil
dence was produced; The three prisoners pro.
stated, stopping on the Maryland shore, At Mr..
Shreeves' farm, and they went to Mr.. Shreeves'
house; Two OF them entered and took him and
~ fbsv WINE "a hi. rhiis
denied having that amount Of money, present
Ing his .pocket.book, which had $3.50 In 1t,
stating that that wa. All he had. which they
$4,000. One Of them, with drawn revolver In
hand, stood guard over MT. and Mrs. Shreevcs,
while the other one proceeded to ransack the
beds, bureaus, &C., for the money.
During this time, Miss Shreeves, aged about
Is, in company with a colored girl, made their
escape from the house uanoticed by the rob:
beers, and ran to neighbot's house AID appraised
them Of the facts, when three men set out In
haste, with guns In hand, for the scene Of ac-
zion, but the thieves and would.be nurderers
or for their boat, stating that II followed they
would kill their pursuers.
When arrested, a dark lantern, a jimmy, and
lot Of burglars Instruments, with two loaded
tevolvers, were found where they had been
placed by the accused on Monday morning. A
photograph album with number OF pictures,
with the above, 1t being all they succeeded In
they ssrs sOnmitted to Jail to await re.
The soldiers are all young men. They bear
sb.d character In camp, and all appeared very
anxious to acknowledge their guilt,
drHAr CoxrLArsr.-we hero great com.
plant about the condition In which the north
draw Of the Long bridge has been for the last
seventeen days. We have been Informed that
this draw has been opened but once during that
broken out Of the cogs that work the ma.
ohinery, thereby making II impossible for YES
sells to pass up to the wharves on the canal
lease them, and not only them, but great loss
to our citizens generally. The Commissioner
OF Public Buildings, II 70 said, was informed OF
tho fact, but answered BY stating that there
was no appropriation for the general repair OF
the bridge, but that he would have It patched
up, which he did, the patches lasting one day
One who processes to know, tells US that the
old cogs couldbe replaced with new ones at the
small expense Of els; and, IL so, we sec no rea
son why 1t should not be attended to immedi'
Ately.