Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-18
-THE-R0HRHS

CRIMINAL CoUsT, Jaioe Fisaer.- T1s 81 iur,.
man Case- TO day, tine trial of !. II. A.
papers from the Treasury, was resumed a.
w. Jones testified to Schnreman having Lvsd
IN ruch better style after the notes were Alb.
stIacteo. letter was shown, written by
Schuremau, applying for posiuon, in which
be stated be was POOR man.. w. II. Stanford
and r. M. A. Fenwick were examined as ex.
perts, and testified to a similarity be; wesn the
writing OF the signatures and the hand writing
At this point the defence moved a discharge.
on the ground that the Indictment was defsc.
tive; ana this point was argued at length. At
the close of the argument, the Court an bounced
that he would render his decision on the no.
ton on Monday morning next q, 10 o'clock.
ORPHANS COURT, JUICE Purcell. -Vo day,
the seventh and final individual aud seventh
general accounts OF the guardian to orphans
Of Jacob Acker were approved and passed
The dge les ned an order directing the Register
OF Wills 10 As certain with little delay as pos.
dians have failed TO render their &C cunts,
win visw 10 Issue citations against all who
fail after The first of October.
THE INVESTIGATING OoHMTrrEE.-The Re-
Iuo!cdn OF this morning says "a meeting CT
the investigating com nittt, in the matter of
Jofn h. Crane and Mayor Bowen ives held
last plight AZ the City Hall, with toe following
Tipney, and Champion, with Mr.. q. 10. Bar.
rett, counsel, and John H. Crane, proeecut;ue
witness. OWING TO the absence Of the Mayor,
VINO had IN summoned to t. i:itv before the
commitne. no business was done, and the ON.
mIttee adjourned"
The acts, as we learn them, are as follows:
Yesterday. about p. m, Mayor Bowen re.
ceivtd notification TO appear with his wit.
nesses before the committee at 7 p. m. This
was not in accordance with the unders aadlng
fro N the beginning in regard to the examip a.
tion, which was that the testimony for the
prosecution should ell be put in and an Cd.
portunity be afcrded the defence to 90 over the
testimony and TO cross.examine witne -ses,
il it cav At. The Mavor was to be represented
oy W m. "A. Cook. Esq. Mr.. Cook went to the
couu,ittee room lest evening to app ,ar for the
Mayor, and was told ny Mr.. Hall, chairman of
the committee, that he knew nothi q of the
summons to the Mayor by Mr.. Holmes. and
that the Mayor was not Istd-d last nieot:
therefore, Col. Cook took his leave
The POTOMAC FRoNT.-The rains of yester.
day and to-day have materially chargai the
experienced OF propelling the-earoupd. thou gh
De usual duIlnes' OF movements of've- sells is
uubroken- Thes',emer Arrow, StackpoIe left
Galt's wharf at 10 O'Clock, Tor Mount Vernon
and Marshall's Landing. and about Il o'clock
IN ste inner W. w. CO. re ;chs the serne
wharf from Norfolk, with heavy ergo Of
rSn, oysters, yc,e sbrs, &c, aUd good mum.
n OF passep gars. Toe movene-ts OF ya. els
are iipiisd, IS will fourd lew
FoU'er's W. 'f.-ArrIved--Schr. Enterpr.se,
=. from Baltimore with lumi T for Mohun
Ea'er r 81 for Jem sSkiirn ore; sloor General
Hancock, Captain Fauuce. with pelcht for
market.
C9r,sr's Wharf-Arrived- Edward
I bom-s. ward, rom HavrC -de.Grace, with
co3l for George T. L"pgley; Carrier. Ctnady.
n. w. Godfrey. S'1rs, for Georgetown to 10 ID
eCal Tor an eastern port.