Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.
ANusHMlHrs TONIGHT.

Mrs. farren Will sustain the role or "Mrs.
Honeymoon" ]. W. Wallsck appearing as
"Duks aranza," and Mrs. Farren as "Juli-
ara"
night at Fords, charming Maggie Mitchell
being the recipient, and the beautiful play Of
"Fanchon" is announced for the last time.
The theater will therefore doubtless be filled;
for the desire to witness this play continues
unabated, and Maggie,s friends always delight
to honor her on benent night.
CANTERBURY-Twenty- distinct acts,
songs, dances and ballets are announced to be
performed at SIM, popular Hall to- night The
beautiful "Gipsey's Lay" which is so very
attractive, will be performed by Juiia Morti-
ment will conclude with the performance Of
the play The Yankee Tar" popular George
Edeson, sustaining the principal rols
VARIETIES -Annetta Galletta. Ronzani and
his ballet troupe, Lima Windell, Lizzie Shultz,
Mons. Baptistin, Mons. Tophoff, and a number
OF others will appear tonight in a varied bill
of song, dance and Ethiopian eccentricity.
VIVIAN, will give another enter ;sinment at
extraordinary as a ventriloquist, and his magi-
calillusions are very pleasing His entertain
,ments have ever been popular will all classes.
Detectives Barry and Kelly arrested Anna
Butler, alias Mason, alias Mary Virginia
Glascoe, in a shanty in Georgetown, on the
been in the habit Of hiring himself to families
in this city, a d invariably decamped soon
hands on. When hiring herself she would
assume the name of Anna Butter, and assert
that she lived at the Navy Yard The police
have been trying to find her far four or five
months, but hitherto unsuccessfully. Detec-
tIves Barry and Kelly, while on business in
Georgetown about IL o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and passing down Washington street to
the canal, noticed three colored girls looking
out of window, and whose actions were very
suspicious The officers went to the house and
asked a colored man if any females resided in
his family. He replied in the negative The
officers went to the upper part Of the house,
and Immediately recognized the negress Anna
by description of her left a police headquar-
tiers. Mr.. John ID Bontz fully identified her
as the girl who had robbed him some time ago
of So in money and gold watch and chain.
The following rof berries by her have been
ported to the police headquarters at various
times: House of Julius Slime, No. 452 10th
street, July 9TH, value of money and iewelry,
S114; John u. Bontz No. sol 9th street, gold
watch and chain and $500 in money, ] uly 31st;
Mrs Purdy, No. 379 New York avenue, 1927 in
money and silk dress valued at $50, July 21st;
John Farrell corner of 18th and b streets, ISL
and, amount not known. Mrs. Waldo, corner Of
+ and 18th streets, immediately opposite the Jail
gate, large amount of jewelry and valuables;
about June Sth, she robbed a gentleman, name
not remembered, on 10Th or 18th street. Second
Ward, of SO in money. This girl is about Ii
years OF age, feet y inches high, dark copper
color, and of pleasing address. She commonly
wore when operating, dark shaker hat trim
med with blue, and a blue cape. Many other
families have been victimized by this slippery
nurse, and the detectives quest that they will
report themselves at the Detectives Bureau,
Metropolitan Police, No. 5l6 18th street Yves t,
to identify the prisoner.
WANTED, A PARBNT.-Last night, about sX
O'Clock, willow market basket was placed
upon the step of the residence of MIR. Nelson
Henning, on Sixth street, between G and H. A
child of Mr.. Henning came to the door, and
looking into the basket, discovered that it con-
tanned sleeping child Mr.. Henning's child
became alarmed and gave a Shrek, which at
uacted the attention or Well-known typo,
who was at that moment passing, and he picked
up the basket and delivered it into the posses
sion of Mrs. Jabez Wheeler, a few doors below
Mr.. Henning's residence, who took care Of the
infant through the night. The child was
female, apparently about three months old,
and appeared to pave been drugged, for 1t re-
NAMED in a sort Of stupor all night long, but
this morning was Growing and kicking in an
exceedingly lively manner. In the basket was
also dagserreotype likeness OF gentleman.
q carte de yisite, containing the likeness Of two
ladies' enias nigh. slip baby s, shirt and
sheet OF foolscap paper; also a note addressed
to gentleman, who is supposed to be the
father Of the child, but some one got hold oft
dressed, or what was its contents.
No one saw the act Of depositing tho baske,
MI ,hs .n step . sd
with promenaders. The gentleman who picked
up the child, did so after having made ineffec-
of it. Mrs. Wheeler had not yet, this morning,
fully made up her mind as TO what she would
do with the little stranger.
1t il the duty Of the Property Clerk Of the
Metropolitan Police TO lake all abandoned
property into his possession; and he is under
heavy bonds for its safe keeping. Whether
mere than we can say. Probably as note
was left with the child, indicating who is the
father, the child will not be regarded as proper
ly an article Of abandoned property, and will
official store. room.
Offcers Thompson and Lynch are endeavor-
ing to discover the lost note, so mysteriously
spirited away, and in that way they may dis
cover who is $ the daddy"
JURY TRIAL.-Auss in Court-On Tuesday,
q jury was summoned to try the issue between
VIM. ]. Hall and Mrs. Susanna Smith, before
Justices Ferguson and Gull, on the Navy
Yard. ]. E. Norris and J. l.. Smith, Esqs.,
appeared for the complainant, and 5. Phillips,
Esq, for the defendant. 1t was stated in the
case as follows: Several months since the
complainant purchased a house In which de-
fenuant resides, and about two months SUBJ
sequently they made written contract in
which the defendant acknowledged herself
monthly tenant. The paintif last month gave
notice to her 10 move, but she refused. and
Tuesday, as stated above, a jury trial was had
and verdict was rendered for the defendant.
Mr.. Phillips contended that the contract was
signed by her when she was ignorant of its
contents.
During the trial, Mr.. Norris charged that
some statement MADE by MT. PhllupS was un-
true, when the latter seized the former by the
collar, and was about wading in, and for a
short time considerable excitement prevailed,
but Sergeant Clark, who happened to be near,
commanded peace, and through the influence of
friends, the trial was proceeded with quietly.
SUDDEN DBATH-Wednesday night, man
fell upon the pavement on +, near Tenth
street, with con yulsiops. He was taken to the
Third Ward station house by Officer Noonan,
aided by some citizens, where he received
such attention as the officers Were able to give.
During the night he had several commissions,
and the officers sent for DIR. keasby. From the
symptoms, the doctor decided that the conyul-
sions resulted from intemperance, and the off,
Ger in charge of the station agreed with the
doctor, although they detected smell OF
liquor upon him. Upon searching him, the
officers found 1920 a sill yer watch and d pen
knife; also paper, which showed that his
name was Chas. Plucher. and that he had
been Emrichs Hotel. Upon inquiring at
the hotel, the officers ascertained that he was
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