The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-19
FALSE PRESERVATION.
An EnaIIahman Playing a Dotectiy

An EnaIIshman Playing n Detective.
Before United States Commissioner Phillips
at noon to-day an Englishman named Edward
Thompson had hearing upon the charge OF
personating an internal revenue officer.
The evidence elected was as tollows:-
Hiram wilt testined-I am member OF the firm
Of %nyG M Se Ia came into nv y1U place In
the early part OF the week and asked for i've cent
cigar; he returned on Wednesday and asked for mt;
cigars without stamps, and he was detective OH
GER and t was his business to look after these
things; he subsequently said that would have 10
appear before the United States Marshal the next
day; said that was the proper place to decide the
up morrow % the prisoner then left yesterday he
came back again and asked II would be In at three
O'Clock; said would; then asked him II he was
detective and he refused to reply; asked for his
authority whereupon he tried TO get out OF the store
and sent for policeman and had him arrested "a; AZ
and said had better settle the matter; ne refused
to tell me his object in representing that he was an
o1icer. -.
Peter Sides sworn-I am the special Assistant
Assessor OF the First District Of Pennsylvania do
not know the defendant; he had no authority under
me, and never had / know all the special ohcers
engaged In the Revenue Department. --
John @. Pidgeon sworn-Am Assistant Assessor,
First district, Tenth division; don't know the de-
fendant If he was revenue officer In that district
would know 1t. ... - Id ..
The prisoner said that he did not use the word
detective" ;" but said he was detecting frauds on
The case was continued until Tuesday next,
defendant being required to enter bail in the
sum of $1,000.
WATERFALLs.-At terrible din and hubbub was
created in the neighborhood of Second and
Market streets, about one o'clock to-day, by the
breaking out of q fire in the waterfall manufac-
| tory of j. ID. Oppenheimer fourth story of the
building No. 222 Market street. As usual the
whole Fire Department was on hand and ready
| to drown the whole vicinity with water, but
| through the exertions of Chief Engineer Downey
| and Assistant Engineer Sweeney this was pre-
vented. The fire was confined to the room in
which it originated entailing loss for Mr..
| Oppenheimer of about $500, which is fully in
| sured in the Manhattan of New York.
The third story is occupied as a cigar manu-
factory by William LIGHTER, who loses slightly by
water.
ford g. Buckley, jobbers in domestic and foreign
dry goods. They lose trife by water.
The first floor is the tobacco establishment OF
Messrs. Hemphill, Chandler q Co. They are not
damaged. The building is owned by William
s. Hemphll. The origin of the fire is not
known, but it is supposed that some of the hair
switches gnited from the chimney fue.
SERIOUS AccIDENT.-Ye Yesterday afternoon
Patrick Boyle, driver of an ash cart, fell from
the same at Sixteenth and Chestnut streets, and
striking his head on the curbstone produced
| conclusion of the brain. He was removed to
his residence, Twenty-fourth and Locust streets.
PISTOL PRACTIcE.-Between two and three
lot of sailors on Oak street, between Noble and
Green streets, during the prog -ess of which
several pistol shots were fired. No arrests were
| II ade.
| OPEN HoUsEs.-The following places were
| found open by the police during last night
No. 121 8. Seventh, No. 507 S. Second, No. 414
S. Fifth, Nos. 406, 600, and Gil Walnut streets.
| Where are the thieves?
GAs-PIPE.-Two Juveniles, named John Ster-
ling and Brook Hague, were yesterday captured
in an unoccupied house at Fifth and Pearce
streets, whilst about removing some gas-pipes.
Alderman Dewitt sent the lads to Moyamensing.
BURGLARY.-Last night the cigar store of a
Mr. Brell, No. 25515 S. Broad street, was entered
through back window and robbed of 80 in
cash, and pipes, cigars, and tobacco TO the
amount of $3.50.
THE GRAHAMMooNEY LEGISLATIVE Con-
TEsT.-The taking of testimony in the case OF
Graham VS.. Mooney has ended and the commit
tee will make their report on Tuesday next