Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-04
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-MpkoAh IN MoNreoMRnY COUNTY, MD On
Thursday night last, Geo. Letter, shoesnaker,
residing on the farm Of T. Rawlins, in Mont
gomery county, Nd, cut the throat Of his wife
with shoe knife, and then attempted to cut his
own throat. While his wife was preparipv sup
per, Leizer grasped her and cut her III roat from
ear TO ear. She started to run to the house of
neisheor but fell from loss Of bio ID, and was
jagged back and laid upon the bed by Leizer.
He then cut his own throat, but the wound.
though desperate, was not fatal, and having
washed the blood from the floor and made some
attempt to arrange the room, he then made his
way, besmeared with blood. to the Tesidence of
his landlord, Mr. Rawlins, some half mile dis
tant and announced that he had killed his WIFI
ne was secured, and DIR. Duvall was called to
sew mp the wound In his throat and the next day
ne was taken to the Rockville Jail He has
npherto exhibited symptoms Of insanity, and il
is supposed was laboring under such an attack
when he committed this bloodv deed
gentleman just returned from the scene of
tne murder informs us that the verdict of the
Coroner's jury was as follows '.-- -
1--WE, the jurors, believe that Elizabeth Letter
came TO her death by her husband, George w
I.eiZer, cutting her throat on the 3Ist DECEMBER
1917, at about five O'Clock, p. IN.
he weapon used was an ordinary shoe knife
me murdered woman was of excellent family
ana nigniy respected her maiden name was
walker Leizer alleges that she cut his throat
and then her own. and expressed wish to know
why ne was taken to Jail that he had done moth
ing The parties are well known to the people
sensation - $50
BEGeARs OPERA.-On Saturday night the cells
and lower hall of the Central Guard House was
filled with perhaps the jolliest crowd Of hard
cases, ever congregated there. They were deter.
mined, apparently, to have a good time. let The
world wag an II might, and having unknown to
the guards, secured pack Of greasy cards, they
seated themselves at the big table, where dead
bodies, suicides and others, are deposited for
post mortem examination, and not whit daunted
by the ghostly associations connected Herewith,
the jolly beggars entered upon a lively game of
bluff, scent ante.' The fun grew unroarious
the occupants of the cells peeped eagerly IN rough
the CRATES as the game progressed, and Joined IN
In o roars OF Laughter a, this or that tatterdema
unued Tor some time until player whose pile of
coPpers had dimished to the g last red :: made a
rather VOC iferous demand for ga sight for his
money which attracted the attention of the
turnkey, who very uDceremoniously broke M
the game. This, however, did not stop the mer.
rime mt. for the party resolved itself into a de.
batting society and discussed various abstract
questions with such mock foTmality and bur.
lesqne OF the stereotype manner of managing
such discussions as was sufficient 10 raise a Suf.
Jaw from the very ribs of death Thus these
tdttsTed beggars, several of whom were men of
education, and, to use a hdckneyed phrase, - had
seen better DAYS" made carnival of the night
and In the morning the motley crew were dis
persed never moie, in human probability, to meet
on earth.
Levee on the 9th instant, the proceeds of which
will be for the benefit of the orphans No nan
can refuse to give dollar, when, i'm addition TO
the enjoyment be will recs i've at the Eevee, he
has The CONSCIOUSNESS of having done bis duty TO
the fstherless. We understand that the follow
ing will be the programme for the evening:
l Grand March, by Withefs's Justly ceIebra
ted Band, composed expressly for the occasion
and dedicated to one Of the members Of Central
Ledge.
? Address to the Widows and Orphans, by the
Hon G. Billing hurst of Wisconsin
Music-A piece composed expressly for the
occasion, and dedicated to another member of
Central Lodge.
4 Address, by the Hon. SCHUYLER Colfax of
Indiana. Subject: The benefits Of Odd Fellow
ship.
Music by the Band; during which the Hall
Will be cleared, and dancing will be the order of
the evening; which will be kept up, we presume,
until a late, or early hour of the mornnS.
We HAVE received from the Secretary of the
Active Association Of the Columbia Engine Com
pany, No 1, the following statement of fires and
false alarms of fires durinu the WAR 1857.