The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

terday Mr.. Alexander d. Moore made COM
plant before Justice Thompson, charging
that Ton the 18th day Of. September, 1859, he
was Threatened with personal injury by John
II. Crane, and he COMPLAINANT therefore
Graves the surety Of the peace" The war
DAVIS, who arrested Mr. Crane and brought
him before Justice William Thompson for
hearing. Justice Thompson declined
hearing the case, 1t Ia said because bis rela-
tions with the defendant are not friendly,
owing TO charges having been brought
against Justice Thompson some time since,
before political meeting.
Mr.. Crane, his friends and complainant
then proceeded to the Office Of Justice 8. G.
Mills, on street, between Third and
Fourth, where the defendant asked q post
ponement, which was granted, until this af
ternoon at o'clock.
CARD PROM JUSTICE THOMPSON.
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: Il Is cor
rectly stated In the Rrsni,tg Star Of to-day
that issued the warrant against John II.
Crane, ex-ward commissioner, on the COM
plant Of Alexander d. Moore, who charged
the Reconnaissance with abusing said
Moore, calling him a thief, and THREATENING
TO mash him TO Jelly and to do him grew
Gus bodily harm. II Is also true that when
the accused appeared at the Sixth precinct
station and answered TO the warrant l de.
eiincu 70 Wy tine case, anu requested tnc ON
Ger to lay II before q neighboring justice,
and candidly told Mr.. Crane why declined
TO try that case or any other in which he was
defendant.
Some of your readers will probably rccol-
lect that more than two years ago Mr.. John
II. Crane, at a meeting OF the Seventh
Ward Radical Association" denounced my
official action In a case Of yagrancy, to
which my attention was called by Mayor
wallsch, through Officer Hopkins, who
made the arrest on Pennsylvania avenue, IL
the following derogatory language; quote
from the National Intelligeneer of March Is,
1867, and the extract will be found in the
report Of the proceedings of the meeting
above referred to:
"Mr. Crane, in behalf of the committee
appointed TO investigate the case of the blind
black man, who was arrested for begging
and sentenced to thirty days In the work.
house, reported that the committee had
waited on Justice Thompson, and, under the
circumstances, they considered that the blind
black man had been unjustly dealt with,
and the sentence, In view of the number Of
white beggars that are permitted to infest
the streets, was cruel and inhuman, and
unworthy of the civilization ofthc nineteenth
century"
Now, after reminding Mr.. Crane of the
opinion he had not only expressed, but pub
lished in all the daily papers of this city, Of
,ny o ,ha, anu NY IVY, is
rpro1a n 'nas ne m,ghs, hin uiSa ms
AMI inansnced nv nreindics 7 tbcrofore do.
ciined ~ nv and turned n oyer 70
another magistrate.
deem 1t proper to state further that Mr..
Crane told me that he had included Mayor
wallach in his published censure, and that
opiv siyen mine. ''pl'@'''" nm "'"''' a"u
Is this statement correct What say the
ioSu IePorters
am your ooedleh' servant,
,s,o W. THOMPSON, d. L.
40, ioos.
BOARD OF POLICE CoMNIssrosERs.-At a
meeting Of the Board Of Police Commits.
eonee, h.iu yeouay' 'ne 'oiio"i"s ouSi-
ness was \, transactedi -,
WIN. hammer was appoLhtea an addi-
tonal Pa.rolnan ior SIX mon'hs LOT duty NJ
the schutLen rark.
Inc appneat3h OF nm. Nogleweyed LOT
the transfer OF neht! nregeholLs RESTAURANT
Incense 70 nimsei was a'sapProved'
AppneaLohs IRON .he ionoWlng named
persons LOT hquoI licenses were also aisaP-
proved; '9hn l.. NHiSt, Margafe' huthef-
io,u anu .; rnVey.
aI Dahicl lynch c.argeu win gross
nebigs VI dusy' Ta' nu ,I 10 , ,,,,
Nate oonn w. hhthony, Shargeu WIN
sIoes ncsiee' Vi uu'y, was u'sihissed 'he
io a. IT, u,,-, $780,, ,.,,
sergeant t,, r. w. w., harSird, charged viii,
ssrSos NJ 100 VI 'r aay , ana o ,s sen''"'
rHvate oohn mcdonald, charged with
oss nesec. ol auty anu e9nuucs unoeeom-
'nS sS onVs'' pas r u,sn,ss S .ne Iofcc.
,ointaS nr,r.,o .V ~ ~, N So.ne was aP'
Papm.eu ,, pr vase on 'no iorce' vice 'ohh
''D'h"'u' u''u,Iooeo.
Apporsrxrsr-Mr, Vim. r. Chase 3,
long Known a. a faithfuI and comno,ant
cIcA in tha ofico of Tho iota oi,, ratff;s,or
AVID az nrasout ai,o,had 20 ,ba ooi,anto.,i
amao a. P,e e aaainaS ~ sii1 .Jne'.of
1920 '"o ioo"ns h9tc
Lon Ia, a. p1sni' eSqr appointing MN
uePu'' Guy eoiiee'of' co,,,,, o,r,o
wAsHrssroS, September is, ises
DEAR SrRi Having explicit confidence In
your fidelity and integrity, hereby constl.
tute and appoint you deputy collector of
taxes for the city OF Washington, d. c. You
are expected to sec that all clerks under YOU
faithfully discharge their several duties,
You will arrange at the proper time your
cashiers, book keepers and lournalizers, and
any misconduct on the part ofany of the clerks
will. when The busy season Commence, give
nil The clerk. notice that they will bc cx.
pected to be polite 10 each and every person
with whom thew transact business, and will
banter words with no one.
VERY truly yours. &c.
p, A. BoswEII, City Tax Collector.
wN. b. CHASE, ESQ.
srnnvs DpIru yes,erdav mor,Inc
Nes.p. King & Hickey while On their W. :
To worI In The conntry had tbeir aitantIon
49, 20 q wa.on ~ wbIcb n null was N,
tacbed Which xss stanJing on tho Riadens.
bnrg inike y near Monnt OIjvet cemeterv
Irn6n eTami,atior the dead bodv Of tSc
Sriver a coinrsd man. was fonnJ lyIng in
The ho,tom Of tho wayon They a,nyn, tho
nehee W ,ne sonVnu $1,000 IA NJ, NJ ~
u,.,a, ,.bo rosido. on ,hc ,Uyynr,ro roa
iandinnto RIadsnsbnrg Nj II states tGai
no. $1,000 Aihart s,enbens bod hccr en
.ne 90 riooa ond yostsrdav mornin,
P,oyeu On I W. P PM, w" witS two ladies' VIII,
waro 70 tora no train for Frederick. AM
,hn,ha ovartoot a,S na sscd him on tho road
Ths trnnts we've in The wagon when found
and the general impression Is that stephen
died of heart disease. The coroner was no
tiled and held an inquest, the Jury returnipl
a verdict that the deceased died from the Il
fects Of heart disease.