Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-10
A Police Raid at the West End.
Il, Sc HaBmack and Laura VsRaL!e.


Last night, about O'Clock, Capt W. G.. Brock
received orders iTCm Major Richards 10 proceed
TO n house in the vicinity of Lafayette Square,
and make arrest Of al the parties in the house,
On Information furnished the office. He found
hrs. Rose Hammack there, and three beds in
HE house, which Rose SAID were occupied
TsSIt Ctively by herself, Laura Venable, and the
servant. Laura VCnable was absent, and they
tCCk the Others into custody, with a woman and
mali Who were going into the house. and put
the II under guard Of a number Of officers, and
1h.s morning they were all brought before Judge
Smell. in tho Police Court, when Rose appeared,
ard through her counsel, j. Carter Marbury
and r.. 4. ncerSOn, pleaded not guilty.
CaI t8in Brock testified in accordance with the
above state mcnts, and a. 70 leaving the sanitary
men in charge Of the house. Officer PeaSter tes-
tilted 10 being o. the party who made the
raid; also. to seeing gentleman named mbler,
accompanied by a female, going in; that Rose
notified them not to enter, as'the police had pos
ssiCn Of the house; that they turned to 90 away
AMI the Cficers detained them. OFFICER Piersa11
ttstif ed to frequently seeing men and women 90
in there al late hours of the night Mary Col
iIs. one Of the frequenters of the house. testified
that she had often been there and paid Rose
money for bed. Laura Venable, one of the
inmates, testified that she lives with Rose HAM
macl as a companion; hadliyed there two weeks,
hut had never received mems company there
w A. Amber testified that he was going there
last hight, In company with lady, TO see Rose,
and not 10 stop there, but was notified at the
door that the police were there, and turned to 20
away, and was afterw ards retained in custody.
He had frequently been there. Lieut.. Skippon
testif Cd hat the reputation Of Laura yenable
waS bad for chastity. j. G.. Marbury testified
that ne had known Rose Hammaak profession
ally number Of yeaIs; knew nothing against
her character, that she was very poor, and sup
porte by her relatives. The Judge, after hear
ing the evidence, fined Rose 500 and costs.
Laura Nenable will be remembered by readers
of TIE STAR as the girl who was assaulted on
Who said his sisters husband was too fond Of
Laura.
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THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT DEFALcA-
TIoS.-Ths Case Of M. XGcGrfney.-Further in
quiTy into this distressing case seems to show
that Ir- Mccartney condition of mind has been
such that he was not morally responsible for his
actions. Ii vas mentioned Yesterday that he had
been engaged in speCulatiOns with Capt. L. C..
Adams. hut il seems that he was connected with
nj. Adams IN one enterprise only, the marble
quarry near HarPer's Ferry.
lie owned a three-quarter interest In this
quarry. and Captain Adams the other quarter.
HE had. however, speeulated extensively and
Wildly in other wa sin whisky, in farms in
Fairfax county, Va, and in real estate in WASH
iugtOu. Some years ago he sunk some $50 900,
leit IN by his father, in an oil speculation, in
NhicI he followed spiritual revelations, and
his subsequent operations and style of talk in
Tegari TO them have shown q hightiness and
want Of balance indicating that his mind has
long been unsettled His friends, while dis
tressed by the accumulation OF misfortunes fall
ing upOu him, are consOled by the belief that
ueTe moral turpitude in his case.
No further developments in connection with
the defalcatiOn have transpired to-day In adj
ditiOn TO those stated in yesterdays STAR. The
citizen Of Baltimore, arrived in this city this
morning 20 visit his son At the asylum. As be-
fore stated, the Department IL amply secured
vowel Is about $50 60, a. stated Yesterday. M
Mrs. Mccartney, Thursday, sent o letter to
the Postmaster General, In which she says: at
becomes my painful duty to tell you Of the sad
calamity that has come upon US. Mr.. Macart-
ney a. taken 20 the insane asylum to-day. The
progress 81 his disease has been accompanied for
months past BY mental peeuliarities that gave
have been more pronounced, and, upon the ad-
vice OF two physicians, have consented to place
nien Sirhout mncs Sesitp,icn only ne ,e con
did not carry out my impulse TO 60 10 you some
months since and tel you my fears. Much
trouble would have been saved.
THE PROPOSED CoSSEcTIcUT AVENUE Rail-
ROAD-Edifor Star Now that the the Column
s ,.rse, ira .aSaS being soHs So , the 1ssi
like "a know what has become Of the Connecti-
cut avenue Railway Co., which was 30 full Of
srowing Village OF Mount Pleasant are aiso in
feTestsd in this enterprise and would like to see
the company moving. This convenience Is
HANDS mely ii weN conducted. Wake up, gen.
fle Iner Of the Company, and Let Us have tho
railroad.
June 3, is1i- NoRrHwEsr.
DYFR & DAVIDSON have sold for william W.
betcaf iginal lot II, square 1893, with the i'm
IroyC-neHts, for s2,ao. Also, lot 2ox2i, square
1cs5, tor eco.
MRS REBEccA WILLIAMS delivered q very
eloquent l.etsIs on the Presentation o. . little
ernen, at wcodward's Hall, last evening.
TIE PoLAR.s-Brady, the photographer, sue
esedeS Yesterday in taking fine photograph of
rhis ye-Sei. An interested in the Arctic expe-