Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-09

A JUDICIAL TRIBUTE TO THE DETECTIVES
While the case of AdOlph Burgess, for larceny,
was on trial in the Criminal Court yesterday,
Detectives MeDevitt and McElFresh testi-
fed the counsel for defence spoke diSparingly
OF the business of the detective force. Judge
Wylie, in charging the jury, spoke in cOndem-
nation of the practice of abusing the detec-
tiyeS, which, he said, had lately grewn up
among counsel for the defence in the Criminal
Court. Society could not get along without the
detectives. Civilization would not be possible
and the safety of persons and property would
be al the mercy of cunning criminals. To dis
credit detectives would be to make ineffective
the criminal law. There might be bad men
among them, but he spoke of the honest, good
men i'll that service. There were bad men in
all professions, even the clergy was not al
detective does not make his evidence more
credible, yet his experience, his sharpness. his
habit OF keen observation, his constantly
awakened attention in all matters relating to
crime, rendered him one of the best of wit
nesseS, as he was one of the most valuable as
sistantS TO courts and jurieS in forwarding the
cause OF justice.
THE CLUss SUIT.-IO the Editor Of the Star:
Aon err in stating that the long pending suit
Yesterday decided by the Court in General
Term i'll favor of plaintiff, had any connection
whatever with the Board of Public Works, or
sion. Early in the year is72 Mr.. CIu SIS sold a
duly approved and certified account for ser
vices as architect of the sumner school build
ing" absolutely to the Freedmen's Bank for a
per centage. The late trustees of cOlOred
schools being ever out of funds, the account
remained unpaid at the abrOgatiOn of the Dis
passed into the hands of the District Commits,
siOners, but they refused to pay for what was
due on it; hence this suit brought by the bank
r he 1he @
of the money, with interest, to the bank
washington, Feb. 9th, 1878.
REMovAL-The Mutual Protection Fire
Insurance company of the District, has be-
come Washington institution. Ably man.
aged by nine OF our best known business men,
II has, during the two years OF its existence
since obtaining charter from Congress, &C
qulred the confidence and receives the liberal
patronage ofthe public Limiting insurance
to the District and issuing policies at low
rates, such as are warranted by the wide and
well paved streets of our city. and giving an
interest Ill the profits to every insurer, it is not
surprising that the company has met with I'M
usual success The last move" of the officers
OF the company IS a most important and de-
CANT office in the :. Corcoran Building" at the
corner of 18th street and Pennsylvania ave
nue.. In their convenient and c0mmOdiOuS
quarters they may safely count upon a fresh
accession OF business.
THE NATIONAL BASE BALL CLUB Wednes-
day evening elected officers as follows: H. w.
HOwgate, president: Charles S. LuSk. vice
president j. G. Bennett, treasurer: John HOl-
fingshead, secretary: Ben s. Cross, scorer :
Messrs. ,Beilaska, Scanlon, Lssk, E. E. How
gate, j. II. Kavanaugh, board of directors. The
playing nine for this year wiz be: Kinney,
catcher; BannOn, pitcher; Dallas. first base:
Irott, second base Lusk, third base Houek,
field, and Beilaski, right field and captain.
The DELAY OF BUSINESS AT THE POLICE
in the Police Court is allowed to drag 50 slow
~? Counsel, witnesses, policemen and others
having business there are frequently kept
until late IN the afternoon before eases are
disposed OF: The prosecuting attorneys sell
dom get their eases in readiness to present be-
fore from 10 to II o'clock, and altogether too
much time is lost III permitting counsel to
buldoze witnesses. PATIENCE.
MIssIoNERsHIP.-The Washington eorrespOn-
dent of the Baltimore Sun says: |" 1t is under
stood that at the next tleeting OF the board of
dent, willstender his resignation so that he
can devote his whole time TO the duties of his
new position OF chief of Police. He does this
after consultation with the members of the
board OF police, WhO recommended that he re-
Ssn his connection with the fire department"
SPECIAL ATTENTION is directed to the adj
fefilsemenf, In another column, of trustees
sale OF valuable improved AID unimprOved
Square, to take place on GT aesdav F ebrnaryy
18th, at p. NJ. by ThoS. Z. Wagsaman. This
Is a sale of more than usual magnitude. and
oilers splendid opportunity for invest
Dienf.
WE Will POSITIVELY close this store Fri.
day, February Is, 1873, closing out every yard
of our dry goods very cheap. Beautiful wool
dress goods, Is: excellent calico, AZ; pure
wool blankets, $50; pure white large size
bridal quilts, $50. Carriers, 707 Market
Space.-Adu.
BUSINESS OPPoRTUNITY.-PersOns looking
out for business opportunities will do well
to consider the advertisement, i'm another
oolpmp Of the hook Store CORNER Tfh and ~