Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-11-05

1 CRIMINAL Wv kT.-1TsdI o. II. g. BWrteneA
on charge Of Keeping a Bapdy- House.-After our
report closed yesterday. the cross examination
Of Mr.. Cough, witness for the Government,
was continued Witness second visit to 27s q
there that night also. On the occasion Of the
| second Welt to No 275 saw the same number OF
first visit
Question by a Juror.-On the occasion of the
second visit Maude Roberts voluntarily ex-
posed her person. 1 did net ask her to do it.
Mrs. Frances johnson sworn.-Knows H. &.
Burteneh and Maude Roberts. have been at
US ID street two or three times. The drst time,
az l passed thu window, the curtains were up
in the window, and saw Burtenett and Miss
Roberts and another at tea Burtenett was
just getting up from the end Of the table. Wit
ness remarked to the party that they ought to
put the curtain down when at tea. fLaughter !
At another time1 went there and saw Burte-
does not recollect seeing Burtenett at the house
after these two visits. Witness inquired for
Miss Roberts when she went there.
that he sold a carpet to Maude Roberts, and
the carpet he sold was returned to his store,
because it was never paid for.
a75 u street. and got . couple of carpets and
took them to MIR. Mnchell's store.
Nm. Mitchell, (brothc and partner OF Spencer)
testified that Major Snrtenett came to him and
asked that action taken to recover the CARPET
sold to Maude Roberts should be suspended,
and that he would pay for it on the LIST Of the
month. BuTteneLt SalQ on the honor of q
tIeman or officer of the army he would pay the
money. Burtenett gave his note as collateral
security that the carpet would be paid for
Witness did not take the note actual pay
ment. N ote is dated Oct. &C. and Is for Sl29
Witness took the note as binding him fB) to
his word, but did not release the carpet.
Tine object OF the above testimony relative to
the carpet, was to show that Burtenett and
Maude Roberts were in partnership in con-
Quoting the house No 275 street,
The Court here adjourned until ~ O'Clock
this morning.
MAsoNIc.-The annual communication of
the nj. w. Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons of the District of Columbia took place
French, George g. Whiting and Charles F.
Stansbury, with other Past Grand officers,
were prtsentand received the fraternal reg ards
of the brethren generally. There are thirteen
lodges now under this jurisdiction, viZ:-Fed-
eral, Washington, Naval, navy yard,) Poto-
mac, lGeorgetown,l Lebanon, New Jerusal
hiram, St Johns National, Washington, Cen
tennial, Benjamin b. French Lodge, Da wson,
Harmony and Union Lodge, GU. d. Alexan-
dria, embracing a membership Of over one
thousand. Due representations from each were
in attendance. The reports show the order to
be in most harmonious and prosperous eondi-
ton.
The committee on foreign correspondence
asked further time to report, but it is UNDER
stood are in receipt Of conn unications from
the Grand Lodges of the various loyal States,
which bear evidence of the increasing strength
and excellence of the s'mystic tie." The fol.
lowing are the principal grand officers elected:
J. L. F: Holmead, Of Dawson Lodge, NJ. W.
Grand Master R. b. Donaldson, OF Frederal
Lodge, K. W. Deputy, Grand Master; +. A.
Jack on: OF New Jerusalem Lodge, X. W.
Grand Senior Warden; J. E. Rawlings, of
Hiram Lodge, R. W. Grand Junior Warden
q. Canmack, ST., of St. johns Lodge, re-
elected R. W. Grand Treasurer, and W. Nor
ris Smith, Of the same Lodge, re. elected K. w.
Grand Secretary. Thomas Creaser, of Benjs.
min b. French Lodge, No. Is, was unanimous
ly re. elected Grand Tier.
AT a stated communication of Columbia
Royal Arch Chapter No. Is, held last evening,
suing Masonic year WIN. M. Smith, NJ. E. H.
P; g. F. Perrie, E. K; G. Smith, E. S; Josiah
Essex, Treas urer S. John Thomson, Secretary
FoRD's NEW THEATRR.-The Tenth street
Theater promises to be the center of no little
brilliancy and beauty this evening, inasmuch
as Mr.. ]. Wilkes Booth appears for the only
time as Claude Melnotte, ia Bulwer's ceie-
brated play entitled 1.-THE Lady OF Lyons or
Love and Pride" 1t is scarcely necessary for
us to say that the part of the soa of the Gar.
dener Melnotte is one OF this promising young
actors best renditions, and has gained for HIM
no inconsiderable praise wherever he has per-
formed it. The play is exceedingly well cast,
the characters being judicionsly distributed
among Messrs. Pearson, Wilkins, Miss Waite
and other fine members of the large company
To morrow Booth has benefit.
os # r.. is thing
Off camp, where priv ations naaay and
few. TO protect themselves against such contiu:
S.ids Provide sSsnssiSes y !stS suppl, Of 10"
letters Stomach Bitters All things beneath the
mony maseed together in volumes. and OF the
strongest kind. be worth stra.. then this famous
esses which infest new regions: that has yet been
discovered and il, in fact as inal6le as any thing
have tried il declare tsat dash Of 1t viii neutral
lie the perncious qualities Of UNIV holesome water,
and that its habitual use win brace the .ystem
to render it capable Of repellins the delete eioas
influence Of miasmA. In California 1t is q most
popular article and used al most universally BY the
miners as q diet drink. Wherever its properties
become known and appreciated, all Ordinary stimu.
vegetable Tonic 50 bstituted for them
Sold by Druggists and dealers generally every
where
wholesale Agents-A. N. Bininser 4 Co., 1917
Penn ave. oc3l-eo3t