Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-18
LOCAL VS..
south Warrington SsartIed.

A Nyste1oss Borseison ond AS CAosav Iga,aep -
SsTgescd Corpse n HorsebaoR--A Hoaaaa r,,ci
sitA GIoTy' a. a B0Pt,stss.
Great excitement was created In the qui
neighborhood or 4th aud streets soufhrasf. a.,
Sunday night last, about u O'Clock. by the a.
pesrAnce OF mysterious man ON horschac...
walking his steed uP the dark side OF 9TH stree
with the supposed-to-te corps u
A WOMAN ~ RER sHEoUn,
firmly dashed across I'm front ~ the rider Tho
horses feet were mufied. and the rider appea~. a
60 be seeking the most retired places some M a
who were sitting on the corner OF Virginia A.
nue. and ith street were
TERROR STRICKEN
at the strange apparitiOn, bur finally mustered
courage TO walk Out tow srsls tle supposed rssul-
recuonist at brisk pace, When the rider turn
on down street; and putting spurs 10 the horss E.
Was out OF sight IN hurry. ln the m prning the
whole neighborhOOd was alive with indignant
people vOwing vengeance ON any and all reSar-
rectioDists, and this one In part cular, who wa 81.
bold as 20 attempt 90 pass through a populols
and respectable part OF the city N such a man
ner.
1t appears. however, that further along down
street some OF Lieut.. Austin's men seeing tie
strange sight, after recovering from Their a.
constituent, started In pursuit, and overlook tae
man, who Was persuaded % hold up--sevcrai
revolvers staring him in the face. The WON ri,
(colored) was found TO be alive and kiclxin-. arI
the explanation Of the hOrSeman fhrr htsf,au IA
was, that while at baptising on SUNDAY alter
noon, near the navy ard bridge, the woman was
suddenly
"TUCK WITH GLORY
and went on i'm a trance;" that she was carried
70 a friends house. where she Law Am glory -
long that he got tired, and procuring kosan-
ante of some one in that vicinity who kept carts
and horses, he had taken that method CT getting
his better-half home. An occasional groan from
the corpse satisfied the officers OF the truthful-
ness % the mans story, and he eas allowed 20
proceed without further mOestatiOn Ia his home
In the neighbOrhood of street and the canal
THREE MKS BADLY SCARED BY SIx-YEAR
OLD Boy" Waxing" a Corpse dEf WrlchiRg a
BUrglar-Whdf the Wafohers DiGHf See.-Quite a
commOtion was caused about ? O'Clock this
morning on 9th street, between ID and T. Three
neighbOrhOod saw, or thought they saw, a bur
glar trying TO enter 0le front door Of a hOuse on
the opposite side Of the street. For two hours
they had patiently watched the motions of tie
fellow, and finally Jaw him approach the door,
and, after applying the various instruments
ers at this juncture Of affairs slipped out the
back door Of tie house where he was, and made
Decline for police headQuarters, where he
communicated the startling intelligence (as
above stated 70 Lieut.. Greer, who at once
aroused Detective McDevitt, (in reserve } aud in
atwinkling the officer was up aud slipped on his
boots, pants, and hat. Taking a revolver, all
hands were soon on the ground. Stationng his
men both in the front and rear, the door through
which the burglar entered was pointed out, and
he (McD.) cautiously approached with pistol
cooked ready Tor the fray. ON arriving NJ the
door he discovered little boy, about SIX years
of age, stretclg4 out ON the sill FOR nights lodg-
ing. The desf<fate prisoner was marched on tn
and the frightened neighbOrs and the three val
orous watchers retired crcstfallen. The bows
name If Tommy johnson, and he ran away from
his mother (who lives ON q street, about a week
ago. She was telegIaphed 10 by Mr. McDeyitt,
and THE morning came 10 the office and took the