National Republican (Washington City

AN UNLUCKY TRIP.

The Way a Stranger was Treated by Two Sportingmen.

Officers Thompson and Clark, while in the vicinity of Draper's planing-mill, corner of Thirteenth street and Ohio avenue northwest, yesterday morning, between 3 and 4 o'clock heard a man groaning, and running to the spot, on the north side of Ohio avenue, a few paces east of Thirteenth street, found a white man lying in a pool of blood. He stated that two white men had knocked him down and robbed him, and that they had just "gone around the corner." The officers soon had under arrest two well-known sportingmen, named Edward Moran and Thomas Dunn. All the parties were taken to the Fifth precinct station, and it was found that the stranger, who gave his name as Anthony J. Siegmund, had received a severe cut over the right eye, inflicted, as he said, with a stone. His story was that he arrived in Washington Monday morning from Cincinnati, on his way to Germany. During the day he visited the Capitol and other public buildings with a friend, and in the evening, having secured a room at Mades' Hotel, he went out for a walk. He put $30 in his pantaloons pocket. He visited various saloons during the evening, and about half-past 2 o'clock yesterday morning he entered a place on Thirteenth street, where he met Moran and another party. He asked them to drink with him, and several rounds were had. Finally he stated that he must go to his hotel, and his new friends volunteered to see him there. They took him down the street about a block away from the saloon, and when near the spot where he was found, one of them struck him a blow in the head with a large stone, knocking him down. While prostrate they rifled his pockets of $22 in money, two tens and one two-dollar bill, a gold watch and chain valued at $50, and the ticket from Cincinnati to Bremen, Germany, and return, valued at $150. He partially identified Moran at the station, but could not say that he knew Dunn. Both the latter were carefully searched, but none of the stolen property was found, neither having a cent of money. As there seemed to be some doubt regarding their identity they were discharged by Sergeant Johnson. Thompson and Clark, the officers, however, subsequently found the missing watch and chain on a dirt heap near where Dunn had first been arrested. The hook to the chain had been wrenched off. Before reporting the circumstances to Sergeant Johnson it was decided to rearrest Dunn and Moran. Both were found at DeAtley's restaurant on the avenue near Thirteenth street, just in the act of taking a drink, and were rearrested. Siegmund was pretty well sobered up by this time, and immediately upon confronting the prisoners again, said: "I'll swear those were the men with me when I was knocked down." Another search was made, and in one of Moran's vest pockets was found a ten-dollar bill answering the description of one of those lost by Siegmund, and in Dunn's pants pocket the other ten-dollar and two-dollar bill. The Bremen ticket was not found. Both the prisoners were locked up. Siegmund was very much elated at his luck, and throwing open his vest disclosed a pocket neatly stitched up. He ripped it open exclaiming: "Now, if they had got this they would have been fixed," and drew out a roll of bills amounting to $210. Dr. Walter was summoned, and soon attended to Siegmund's injuries, whereupon he requested that his property might be returned to him, saying that he would leave Washington, and not prosecute the prisoners, as his business in the Old Country was very important. The officers, however, decided to carry the case to the court. Accordingly among the attractions at the Police court yesterday were Dunn, Moran and Siegmund. Judge Snell, after hearing the testimony of the officers and the prosecuting witness, decided to commit the prisoners to jail for a hearing under bonds of $2,000 each. It being represented that Siegmund would not be available when wanted, he was also held in default of $1,000 bonds. The steamship ticket was numbered 20, and made out in the name of Anthony J. Siegmund. The agent of the steamship line has been notified of its loss, and measures will be taken to have it duplicated for the owner.