Evening star., 1876-11-22
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ARRESTED FOR FRAUD.-A telegram was
received at police headquarters yesterday
Evening ine ',g Iron Irom Subpeper COURTHOUSE direct
from justice. Officers James Smith and Phil
lips at once proceeded to the Mansion House,
where Parish was found, and arrested him.
On the regular evening passenger train came
MI. u. 3. r. Triplett, formerly of this city,
but now residing in RappahannOck county >
who had ordered the arrest, and who imme-
diately went before Justice Nails and swore
out warrant charging Parish with having
unlawfully disposed of his wheat crop, on
which he (Triplett) had lien for fertilizers
furnished; and, further, with being about to
leave the state. Mr.. Triplett had an inter
view with Parish at the station-house, and
upon payment of "a portion of the amount
due, and an affidavit as to how and where
ne grain had been disposed of, which he
thinks will secure him the rest of his money,
agreed to compromise the matter and allow
Parish to proceed. 1t seems that the prisoner
mao sold ms grain toa merchant after having
given lien on ii to Mr.. Triplett, which lien
was recorded in the clerks Office according
10 law, and was on his way to Missouri,
where he proposed TO settle with his family.
CABBAGE THIEF ARREsTED.-For some
time past, Mr.. Francis =. Martini of Prince
Georges county, Md. has been missing cab
bage nom his patch, and being finally an
nOyed beyond endurance. he determined to
set trap for the thief. Accordingly he forced
small nail into the center of each cabbage
having the head SO carefully concealed as to
DEFY detection except by some one previously
third or fourth time, his patch was again
robbed and fourteen cabbages taken On
coming TO the market here this morning, he
found several cabbages bearing the necessary
mark of identification in them, i'm the possess
sion OF a cOlOred woman named Nancy
SeInmes, whom he had arrested at once.
Upon hearing the evidence in the case, the
mayor decided to commit her to Jail TO await
the requisitiOn of the Maryland authorities
YOUNG TRAMPs.-TwO boys, giving their
names as Fred. Stein and Thomas Henly,
were arrested at the Virginia Midland depot
tnlS morning, and committed to the station
house as vagrants. They say that they belong
IN savannah, Ga, which place they left
ABOUT TWO months since. and went by steam
ship to Philadelphia to visit the Centennial
exhibition. They say that they had money
enough 10 bring them from Philadelphia to
Washington on the train, from which latter
place they came to this city, intending to
walk home, or make their way as best they
could. Both boys seem to be intelligent and
precoc1ous beyond their years. Stein saws
that MS father Is captain of police in Sa-
vannah. The boys were questioned by the
mayor and detained until tonight, when they
Will probably be sent on their way. Henly is
about Is years old, and Stein a year or two
yOunger.If Gazette. 21a
FOR THE PENITENTIARY.-Sherif VIM.
r. Barrett, of LOudoun, accompanied by
Messrs. Osborne and Nixon, arrived in town
TINS afternoon and will leave by the Keyport
this evening, having i'm charge Louis Ran
dali, sentenced TO five years i'm the peniten-
tiary for rObbing Mr. HOughs store in Lees
burg. and Emma Lacy, cOlored girl, SEN
fenced to three years for stealing clothing
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.- On Thursday as
Mr. George ID. Richardson, who lives some
IL or 10 miles from Danville, was returning
to his home, he was followed and overtaken
by negro man who jerked him from his
buggy ana robbed him of S93 25 and fled. Mr.
Richardson is about 20 years of age.-[Senti-
nei, 2la.