Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-30

<entlemen "a me Jufys from q ttdnQ IN tue roSun01
Il the City Hail, lodged a complaint against her
husband tjehn Ford for an assault and battery
The case came up before the Criminal Court ON
w ednesday last fof trial, and Mr.. Darlington APP
: a p5 iS gon ass the
Ing how William came home drunk, beat Susan
ever the head, and broke up the furniture, Mr.
csrringtoa said 70 the jury; . This woman Is the
venerable susan, so long known as tine vender Of
cakes and candies 20 the members Of the bar, and
10 yoa, gentlemen Of the jury. The high char
acter of the prosecuting witness gives the case
claim to grave and serious considerzfion.n =
Mr.. c. then went on to express Ids admiration
| Of the chivalry Of the American people, which
gave all power % the wives. but shooght the doc
period has arrived In the history Of this country,
In his opinion, when pen-pecked husoands ITO
which unfortunats class bis client belonged)
should hold an Indignation meeting, md have
their rio bs and Liabilities distinctly merated
and spec ideally defined. He (the speaker} would
advise Esios msstisg Of such husbands and
wivss but he was afraid In that :. event Mr. Lenox
In it,n aud then II would break up in q row. He
hoped be should be pardoned 10 this case IL be
dealt little in the pathetic In defending his
10 ile partner Of his Joys and sorrows, and ne
qucstcd the jury, they had any tears to shed, to
prepare 70 shed them now. Sod ~ =
then young and lusfy lad, formed the scquaint-
a7ee Of Miss Susan Thomas He was enamored
Of her beauty, her wit, and her accom- plishments.
In word, he szw her and he loved her, he wooed
and woa her. He led her to the nnpsai bower.
blushing like the moon. .sScylIa child her bark
ing waves, and fell Charybdis murmured son ap-.
Plsuse, while golden images Of future bliss seized
upoa his transported soul and Tapped IL In Elys-
iGmLn For The jury must remember she was then
a bright and beautiful maiden, scarce sixteen
years Of age, and never did the sun of Heaven I'M
fold loveiier blossom. Her look was beauty
her breath was fragrance. Every eye caught .
lastre from her vision and all the virtues, Ike so
many spotless spirits, seemed to nnger around
her, enamored Of her loveliness: I'D. -.s7sE
sshe was good a she was fair;
None, none on earth above her
In thought AZ pure as angels are 49,
&C., Tosee her was 10 love her, ,i-< $50
Oh, what years Of tlbyueless transport might
not the happy husband have anticipated,
slew, mems hominum gereia futuri.n q.
sccamulates fortune, becomes independent Of
her husband, and then. true to wofnans nature,
becomes a tyrant in her family circle. The wife
Is revealed 70 her unhappy husband, not like
aole Mentor, and appeared before her beloved
Teiemachus, goddess In celestial Tories adorned
-but woman with all the frailties Of her sex.
love, and no sooaer have they disported in cennu-
bial bliss mozt largely, than she pitches into her
husband, bescratc hing and bescratching him with
an ingenuity and severity that would DO credit
husband Is fairly seated upon the stool of repent
anee-he fnds alas. when il Is too late, that the
day star eliminated at the hour Of his nuptials;
raag, II might have been said with more truth
than poetry @ &
Nor II yInen, nor the grsees should preside,
Nor Juno 20 befriend the blooming bride;
Bar ueads ~ssh funeral bssnds shs psocess LEA,
md fartes waited on the genial bed :"
here Wa The unfortunate prisoners remedy,
Mr. c. argued that by the common law, and that
was the law In this District, (for he challenged
the prosecuting stforneyto show that the principle
had been reyeEed by any legislation he had the
person WITH switch no lsrrer than liz sono ns
thumb. The husband had endeavored to enforce
this legal principle, and, as usual, had come out
Mrzc. shenrefcrred 10 the conmon-law maxim.
"a Aisr Gs4eHi 1aarHEn, ex eaHsa rsgimiaisr cas-
fsa-tcsss axoris saas, t<ffs &c ratios bffer per-
fsssfiis also TO the maxim Of the civil law
and ..Modieam easfigasfoasw aahi5sre.n He
would not stop 10 translate the Latin IL was no
doubt perfectly familiar to every juror before him.
ify, slyiag at shafspeare stated the law cor
recry, when he sd that mans wife was his
property, bis chittel, bis household STAR his OK,
lbs ass, his anything and that be bad legal and
view Of all toe facn, be begged the jury to re-
eommead to the offending parties to bury their
family disturbsnces r-turn 70 each others embra-
ees 9th apostles vhetted and affections warmed
o. this hnssntable and painful separation.
may be well TO add that, Notwithstanding the
powerful eioquence Of the able advocate, the jury
thought, like good and true husbands, that the
marital relation could De bsstef conserved without
than with corporezl Establishment, and 90 William
was found guilty, and sentenced 10 two more
Painni weeks Of sepzration-s and q Ane Of
IszsxAs rsxArsEsrTrh This morning, Patrick
Sullivan was arrested by Onicer BiefzeI on 4
charge of assault and christening TO shoot John
O. Stafford. a county constable. The faco being
inquired into BY the magistrate, Il appeared from
ford ave in numbef and the old est about fourteen
ycaxs weaf 10 Mr.. Sdllfvan's during the storm for
Shelter, the oldest carrying the youngest, child
sass nan oasa ne os " ns e
Afterwards, Mn. stafford came In and stopped
Win her children Stafford went there and de-
n1nded o. Sullivan % put her out, a. be wanted
as u alarmed Sullivan said he could not think
% turning the poor children out In such night
sas,rd ran ~ Ms wife with his nst cienched, and
tae woman from Injury, while the rnen-two
bsarders-and a neignbof held Stafsrd StafYo<d
drew fork fronl his pocket and aid 70 Sullivan,
!. 20 away, % III run yoa through Sullivan,
% rightea him, took an unIcaded pistol, and told
Ain 70 leave or he would shoot him Snf,rd
aid LEI his wife take the children and pat them
pea = hone a, and sa. might go % Toe devil
II, weat out. aud she took the children and went
ers zfsrxzrds. and did not return. stafford came
ssst asa made fass about HE wife, protesting
pot % eelieve sne had left, snd acensed her and
hH child % impsopcr conduct. Justice DOM ais
missed NJ. Sullivan, and told Staf9ord thai the
ca1e ought 70 be reversed. aud be put On the de-
fsncc. he lectared him upon the inhuuan frezt-
nens al his ehiidrsn, and thought that sulllvzo
deserved his thanks well che gratitude Of ~,
poor if{le ones who were tarned ous SUCH : MD ~
- last ntxht, and aso remarked thar n IL came %
tae kno9Irdge Of the court his Stafford, ri COM
nsssien would BE- annpllsd = =.
vAxornER svBUHBAx CHAPEL .--rhs snsub<y.
of ths Aethodist Protestant Church In Georpe-
towa have constructed neat little chapel Tor
their members residing In this city. and who ~
q TIE distance often de,sarrrd the pri
fl-,,e of attending their church In 6eorretown
The location Of fhe chapel Is on e. near RI en-
ts&h lreef Yves. II Is a wooden stroeture Of
snail di<aensions but safztcientty large to accom-
1ncds.e th> entire chafch-xein1 pofiion q the
rsntents q that vicisity. 1t q pecssd thaf Il
viii - ofrned f3r service on Suaday @>e1e II
which time the Rev. w Roby, President Of ne
A4ryiznd Conference, Is expecfed In WsslfnRfou
oasn ofaei.i yizit- and Wilt probably condncf ths
ssrsies " dedication !, - -
- Morn ~ rak RkroerER witho>ue che slkrkt
esf d.sPositioa V overlook the pezcealas ana o.
drfiy cnafaefef o. persons residnx IL The ed go
OF rsnpT1nce Alley, the recoftrf would fszu6 -.