Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-07
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H8oVBA Grover Announces
AArtinetti and Marzetti Troupe An Of last
week Mr. R.ss spacious now theAter was
GROW ded, and tho popularity Of the troupe VIII
fnsnre fuit housed the present week also. They
VIII appear tonight In some Of their most
fnftiiins and humorous acts, aud beautiful
ballet will conclude the entertainment
koRD's THAT Sh. THE Lakes OF Killarney"
and The eurlesqusscf "Pocahontss" are an
no1nced for this evening at Ford's, and In
both plays the Webb Sisters will, Of course,
assume prominent parts. Manager Ford an.
ncunces this as the las: week OF these sisters,
and theater goers mSy rely upon it that good
performances will be given ali the week.
UAsTERBuBY.-Manager Sim appears to he
determined 10 keep far ahead Of all concert
halls, for be never employs any bat the most
prominent performers In that line Of business
Tonight. Annetta Galletu, Julia Mortimer,
Mile Fowler, Clara Fowler and Mons Ton
Lon, all OF whom are we'll known, will appear
n grand bill in connection with the regular
company. -r +aE
DIssoLvIHa FIEws.-Arothsr exhibition of
dissoi. ing views Will be given AT Thirteenth
-treet Baptist Church to- night
fAiRs AID FEsTigAIs.-The ladies of
waugh Chapel will commence festival this
evening In the hall Of the Columbis Engine
HoUse
a ,satiTal will also be held at Wesley Chapel
VIII be " 9th Attending.
DECREE op DIvoRCs.-This morning Jndge
Wyi!e, sittinI In chancery, granted . decree
divoIcing Catherine J. VI sstbrook from ths
bonds of matrimopy with Leon ard Wessb-ock
The petitioner states that she Is 8 clsiz n
OF tho District Of Columbia; that she has
resided and been dontciled la the District
Tor two or three weeks; that her husband
the said Leonard Westbrook, is also a citizen
Of the District Of Columbus, having resided
hsrs about one year; that her maiden name was
Catherine J. Butler; that she contracted a mar
riase with the said Leonard Westbrook In
Granville, Licking county, Ky on the 4th OF
years Of age; that they lived happily together
untl about four years since, when she had
reason to suspect his fidelity, and that he had
been guilty OF adultery; and that her said hus-
band has been guilty OF adultery IN the District
OF Ooiumhia, with woman called Alice, 8, 8
nCusr on ID street. in Washington city, during
me month OF September, and previous with a
person or persons whose names are unknown
The petitioner prays that she may be permitted
TO prove the facts, and asks that she be divorced
Q riECulo nsdtrironii from the defendant
Ibis petition was filed Sept 90, 1863, and the
defendant summoned, but there was no ap-
fearance, and the commissioners appointed
took the following testimony:
Odrfd Taylor testified thai he has known the
parties twelve or fourteen years; that he knows
tbe defendant had been guilty Of siultery in
The District since January, 1853, witness saw
him commit adultery in house on D street in
this city in the month of September, 1865 with
a woman called Alice. At the period stated,
witness was in the said house, ard on his way
DCt, through mistake, entered the room in
x bach he saw the said defendant and tie said
Nice in frgrcR.i d.icta. Witness also testified
q 4 similar act by the defendant in the same
;ySUse afterwards. The house in which he
saw the said acts OF adultery wa and still is
house Of Ill fame.
JaAH s. Cooper testified ;hs, be has known
nCth bartiss several months; that In company
With the preceding Witness on coming ont OF
thc house on u street, they entered a room by
mistake, and there sav the defendant and the
woman Alice in the pos ition described by the
preceding witness. Hs testified TO a similar
act ny the defendant some time in August or
September, as a house on Third street.
Col. d.. Thompson was shs solicitor for the
petitioner.
PoLIcs RsroRTa-Firss Frtstres.-aAo. Pick.
~sell, assault, Jail.
Seco2d PYscSnet.-Wn- Barnes, hauling Cor
rorsuon gravel; dismissed. Mary Moore, dis
orderly; do. VIM. Robarss, do; do. Isachar
Assks, stealing; bail for hearinE
Fpe@ts Pree1aet -Jas. DoriSau, burglary; dis.
missed. Annie Rsynolds, DO; do Michael
Reynolds Ard Oscar Sutton, two cases aarh;
jail for courI; Arthur Bradley, Ersad Larceny
hichaei White and John Thompson, drunk
md disorderly; % each.
TAfrd Prrc$est.-PeseY Smith and UaNto BIZ
rsy, larceny; Jail.
s:aA Prtesaet-Iew.s ls!nge,, seutss na ne'
.altcsnssa; dissIs-SS .ut M! n. nrmieh' drunf;
.uspicio.s:' ~. hesrins. John suith, disorder
II; -. Jsnes Tosln, 90; dismissed B>chrnan
fesss Prrelse,L4>o. Beek.s, ds.orde,ly: 81.
VIM. Campbell do; 81 E2s>pe SweeRsy,
drunk aae d!serderiJ: S.
DIyoncr CAsEs-CnSu a feos ysaes pei,
parties could not procure q divorce 10 this
Dtstrtc:, eu, had 20 move 70 o1hsr places before
procuring de scluuoE from The bonds OF natri-
rnony. In 1900, however, tav wse passed By
which the Courts OF this D,ss1c. vsrs al zen
Lhst power. Tho first case entered on The doc kes
le6e, and TO December itn, 1902, eighteen pe:i-
lions were aled, most Of which were
granted. This was during the time Of tho
on the bench there have been fifteen petit
lions filed, the larger portion OF which with
some OF cases pending when the old court was
flying to state, however, that bat few OF these
cases aTs our own, most OF the parties being
persons who have come here during the last
few years Some Of these are very interesting
GooDs RECOVERED. - Saturday evening,
Benedict Jenkins WAS arrestad by otlcer Park
or OF the Second W ard for the larceny OF prop
erty from the Kirkwood House. SubseQ usnt.
~ ofacar Parker went 10 Jenkins house aud
recovered a variety of articles, which were
CLAIMED oy Sprague q 90. proprietor's Of the
kIrkwood House. Jenkins was taken before
Justice Clay ton who committed him 70 jail for
court r-- -=-~ g. ~. --~e.-.s.rs.
SECOND WARD STATION UAsss-Mary
Payne. drunk; "a. Is, &. Bevefidga. selling
and offering for sale vulgar aud obscene pic
tur-s; for hearing. J. &. Darlington, drunk
missed ohss West, suspicion Of dsserton;
military. Ino. MahOney, drunk; dismissed
Andrew DeStny, do; 81. Michl Keenan,. dis
orderly; 81
FOURTH WARD STATION CAsEa.-I. Ryan,
hseault dismissed. Juo. Mclean, drunk; do
ino. McCauley, do; do Arthur TYNE, do; TO-
Henry Hampton, drunk and disorderly; militia
~. T. L. Sutton, do; dismissed.
CoRRRCTIoE.-Th he name OF General Hein;-
YlpmHn instead of Cars Yal ipS
'e tently given iu our notice in Saturdays Is.
cue OF suSpeasion of travel over Long Bridge
YUSsi PCRs! FURS l-Por aenu ne reliable Purs
20 10 Stinemetfs' we'll kHC "a Hat and Rur store
$50 Pennsylvania avenue, corfsr Ethst. It.
NEE, LATEST, Mosr BEAUTIFUL Goops ipss
received 81 the Dollar Jsvelry store No sss Penn.
syivAnis av enue, near Pour and shalt street Call
and satisfy yourseIf des-lvs
Rsvrs isp Aoua ExrIHGuIsHrp-Msrtyrs TO In