Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-14

INNRDAGAIHsT AND SINnIHa.-OaM Monday
evening, two weeks ago, about o'clock,a young
good-looklng woman, carrying child in her
arms, was arrested on Penna avenue, near the
Capitol gate, for being drunk and disorderly.
On the Police report she is named as Catharine
Burk, but this, 1t is said, is not her real name.
1t appears that she went to the Office of man
doing business on the avenue, near Third
street. to see him, Mrs Burk alleging that he was
her husband in the sight OF God, he being the fa-
ther OF the child then in her arms and the father
OF another child now deceased. The man ran
away Wnen ne saw Mrs. Burk and a void ed her,
and this, together with the effects of liquor
which she had drunk, so enraged her that she
broke window and was about to perpetrats
other disorderly acts. when officers CrHmp and
arrest her
ment, where she lay kicking and screaming
furionsly, and attracting quite crowd of the
curious of both sexes. A gentleman in the
crowd picked up the child, aid thus saved it
from being hurt in the melee. After desper-
ate struggle the officers succeeded in getting
the woman partially upon her feet and be-
tween dragging and compelling her to walk,
they got her as far as the Capitol gate where
another struggle ensued, the woman calling
plainuvely for her child, and also in loud &C.
cents upon the man for whom she had sacri-
need all, TO come and rescue her from the
hands of the police. The gentleman who car
RED the child then walked along by her side,
until they arrived near Maryland avenue,
where wheelbarrow was obtained, and the
lts
III and wheeled to the eighth precinct station
house.
In the struggle almost all Mrs. Burks cloth
ing was torn off, and the police had greatadif-
iculty in making their way through the curious
crowd. Arrived at the Station House, Marga-
ret Burk presented sorry appearance Her
dress had been torn off; heT under-clothng SO
ripped as to par TALLY expose her person; her
hair, (Which was thick and beautiful was
dishevelled; her hands and face dirty from
mud and dust, and her body and what OF cloth
,,orr IL.
(Which she cut severely when she broke the
Window having bed very freely. At the
Station House she tore her bonnet to pieces,
and also tore other portions of her dress, and
was finally committed to a cell, her child hay-
ing first been given in charge of colored
woman.
Margaret Burk tells a pitfu tale She al
leges that she was once respectfully employed
in New York: that the man she called upon on
Monday, and who avoided her, had seduced
her, and under the promise OF love and protec-
ton, had become the father of two children by
her. The first was still born. The second (the
one she had with herr was born few months
ago in New York The father of the child
tried 10 persuade her 10 kill it by the use of
drugs and medicines. This she refused TO do
and he then perS uaded her to leave ii in a
founding hospital in New York, and come to
this city. The latter request she complied
WITH and arrived here some time ago bringing
the child with her, however. This ANNOYED
her friend, O. but he, however secured her a
boarding place, and visited her occasionally.
Last winter ne mad her boarding at the resi-
oence OF 4 negro on the Island. She was obliged
to occupy room without fire, and she alleges
that for days 1T a time she was obliged to Law
in bed all day long with her child, in order to
keep both from freezing. Mrs. Burk visited
this man occasionally at his office. and it was
while paying such q visit on Monday that the
disturbance occurred. The man who has thus
caused the ruin of this woman, who is yet
young and pretty, has, we are informed
wife and five children living.
He has accomplished his purpose with Mar
garet Burk. and as is usual in such cases his
adulterous love has been turned to hate, and
he would now get rid of his victim: for we are
told that he has frequently asked the officers
OF the eighth precinct TO threaten her with the
workhouse whenever she came about his office
This, of course, they refused to do, and would
not arrest her except for such cause as that
mentioned above. When Margaret was brought
ont for 4 hearing she was dismissed, the Justice
no doubt feeling that she had been as much
sinned against as SHINING