Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-20
fHE TROUBLE AMONG THE COLORED
MILITARY COMPANIES.
The Rist Of Last Thursday NisAt-Exam.

fUE TROUBLE AMONG THE COLORED
MILITARY COMPANIES.
The Riet Of Last Thursday NigAt-Exam.
inatioa VI the Parties.
Afer our report closed yesterday, me exam
Ination before Justices Morseil, Clark and
Buckley Of the parties arrested for being con.
cerneA In the not ON Thursday night last, when
the Bstler Zouaves of Georgetown. il is al
was continued.
VIM Blackwell testified that Jones said he
was going to stone tue Zouaves, and B4tsey
Nomnd testified to Jones threats to kill Mou-
The evidence having been closed, Mr.. Norri,
moved the discharge OF Parker and Mahoney,
and claimed that there Was no evidence to nm !.
plicsse them. Mr.. Bradley claimed that they
lpaker and Mahoney) were guilty with the
others, and Mr.. Adams claimed that they were
the originators of the riot, having arranged for
the assault
The following named parties were identified
as being engaged in the -iot:-Capt. George d.
Mon.on,. George Hsrbert* Charles Parker,
Churchill Carter, James Johnson,* Charles
Young, r. E. Jackson,s = James Esbey, ThoA
BrooAe, George Watson, Charles Hawkins
Wesley Baker, Thomas Gibson,@ (lieutenantj
Luke CLARK, VIM. Wakefield, Geo. Mahoney,
and Robert Jones. These marked with 1
Were identified as having fired.I
Samuel Hughes. one of she accused. was held
in security to appear as q witness for the pros.
ecution before the Criminal Court.
The Justices conferred together, and Justice
Clark stated that they could not, consistently
with their line Of duty, discharge Mahoney and
Parker, as the evidence in their view was plain
against them.
The case was then adjourned till to-day.
TO-DAY.
The examination was resumed at d. m to-.
day before Justices Morsell and Clark, Joseph
II. Bradley, Jr., appearing in behalf Of the cit.
liens in the neienborhood, John E. Norris.
| Esq, for Chas. Waller and Geo. Mahoney, and
j. b. Adams, Esq, for the Butler Zouaves
I.mss a. ,,sn, W.
| home in bed, corner of Congress and Green
streets. on the night Of the alleged riot. heard
drums and shots jumped up and ran do wn 10
the new market. house. and naet Wesley Ba.
ker, Frank Holland and Dan Washine ton i'm
uniform. and with their muskets; they GOT on
the street cars. and went with witness as far
as TIN street. IA washington: the company was
then near 9TH street, on their way to the Can.
itol; witness lives with LAWYER Coke, in Georps.
town; belongs to the Butler Zouayes; while on
tne way down IN the cars, and passing 2lst
street, he saw crowd of men on the corner in
their shirt sleeves.
Isaac Macon, coored, sworn.-Livee corner
BELL and Green street, in Georgetown; knows
Dan Washington; was near the corner or Dun.
barton and Rock street when he heard the re-
port OF the guns in Washington, and started
over to see what was the matter; Dan Wash.
ington. wesley Baker, and Franz Holland
went over the bridge Just IN front of him in
uniform and with muskets, and took a car Al
The corner OF Goth street amt Pennsylvania
avenue witness met crowd who told him the
fuss was all over, and he turned and went
back home.
Barney johnson was giving his testimony a.
our report closed.
POLICE ITKMe-Lieut Noonan. of tho Sam
tary Company. reported this morning:-Abber
Sweetser, creating nuisance; fined IS.
Lieut.. Gessford, OF first precinct:-James
Collenback, assault and battery; fined $3.50
Adahne johnson, abusive LAM uage; Garter
Jones. diserderly conduct; fined IS.
Lien Lieut.; Johnson, s second precinct - James
Lieut.. Essex, Of the IArd precinct:-Robert
Mccoy, Nelson PondexHf, disorderly: fined 81
each. Anna King, vagranr workhouse.
Lient. Skippon, of the fourth precinct:-Peter
Jones, Harry Lackett disorderIy; fined 81
each George Simms, do; fined 80. o. G.
Blan chard, do; fined S.. Harry Conway
drunk and disorderly; fined sa-5O.
Lieut.. TAFT, of the fifth precinct:-Jamss
Sheahan, indecent exposure: fined S5
Lieut.. Hurley, Of the sixth precinct-Arthur
Redmond, disorderly; workhouse Chas. r.
Howard, drunk and disorderly; fined IS.
Lieut.: Ecklof. of the seventh precinct -
Michael Mangum, David Dillon, Timothy
Cavanaugh, violating Corporation law; fined
81 each. Emma Bell, petit larceny; iail tor
fined SO. ~
Lieut.. Milstead Becky Bowie and John
Bowie, disorderly conduct; workhouse. Sabas.
tian Roba, threats; security TO keep the peace
VIM. Cross, huckstering without license: fined
30. Thomas Barnes and Catherine Barnes dis.
orderly; fined %. Joseph Bates, Jos Wheat.
ley. John Mclaughlin, james Robinson,
Mead, Samuel Castell George Noline Walter
walsh, John ODER, Joseph Luxon, Hsrue
Barnes, playing ball IN the street. fined 81 each.
THE WASHINGTON CAMP MEETING Active
preparations are being made in Haislin,s
woods, near Annapolis Junction, for the graaI
Union camp Meeting, which will commence
Monday, the 3lst. Already have two car loads
OF tenting, &C., left the depot here, and several
cars loaded yesterday afternoon We're starred
TINS morning. The extensive preparations
Delng made, ana many inquiries At the depot
in regard to facilities TO be afforded by the rail
road company. induces many to believe that
this Will be largest ever held in this section Of
country, not excepting the great Shrewsbury
All the trains that leave the depot here eycsnn;
the great New York trains at a. m. and =
m, will stop at Annapolis Junction during the
continuance OF the meeting. This point, An
napolls junction, is within one mile of the
camp grounds short distance to walk and
those who prefer riding will find any quantity
Of vehicles to take them to the ground at low
tickets during the meeting at half the regular
rates. but no special trains will be run, the
many regular trains being sufficient to take
an however great me numbers may be. During
q. m, 1890. 2, i.30, 4.3S, and 8i5 p. m On Sum.
day at a. m. and 4.30, and si5 D. m Return.
ing trains leave the Junction at 7.20, 40, 9Cr3.
and lo.3a a. m; 4g3, i,56, 6, and 9.O1 p. m,
except Sunday, when they leave at 0tr3 and
1884 a. m, and 4.56 and 9.01 p. m.
BASE BALL.-The first of a series of match
games between the National and Union OInbs
will be played tomorrow friday afternoon,
at 81 O'Clock, on the National grounds, oppo.
site the State Department.
The junior Nationals defeated the Junior
Marylands at Baltimore yesterday by a score
Of A TO Is.
A match between the Olympic Base Ball
Club, Of this city, and the Keystone of Phila-
AL ~, ND No. <...,
as ID explained In the telegraphic correspond.
ence elsewhere in our paper. The Associated
Press dispatch from Philadelphia last night
enormously reported the game as resulting in
favor Of the Keystone bv score Of - to &c.
An interesting game of base ball was played
yesterday upon the grounds Of the Ameri-
can Base Ball Club, between the second
nine of the American and the first nine of the
Atlantic, which resulted in a most decided
victory for the former, they having but five
players to contest against the full nine of their
opponents. The score is as follows:-26 to 2S.
The batting of Colbert, HAIRS, Ryan, Of the
American, was the most noted feature Of the