Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-06-22
LOCAL NEWS.
AMusEMENrs TONIGHT,


AMusEMENTs TO-NIGHf.o
growers THsATBR.-Mtss ate Vance will
appear tonight again as "Mazsppa,"a char
Acter in which she Is superb, having great
physical advantages, and having also by prac-
tice made herself proficient In the character.
An admirable company sustains Miss Vance
FoRDs TBKATBR.-CIarke who has so mucb
amused Mr. Ford's patrons for many days past
takes benefit TO night, and makes his last an
pearance Tor the present engagement, and viii
appear as ,Launce," in Shakspeare's at vo
Gentlemen of Verona" and as .sDromio of
Ephesus, in the Comedy of Errors" Clarke
rs good actor, and deserves rousing fare
we'll remembrancer
CONFERENCE.-The is a week OF inexhaus
fioie empowering fun at the Gan terbury, with
Inc great bill OF burlesques performed there
This bill includes the rich burlesque of The
demon Lover the screaming farce of ssThe
Widows Victim and numerous rich acts and
scenes. Mile Marietta Ravel and Mons Bap-
tistin, with the Ronzani Grand Ballet Troup.,
appear nightly in their graceful and bewitch-
ing performances.
FAIRS AND FRsTIvALs.-The enjoyable Fair
and Festival at Odd Fellows Hall, for the
benefit OF the Home for Friendless Women and
Children, Wives, &c, OF Wounded Soldiers is
stu in successful operation, with a host OF
attractions. .-~ss.- 5--=t
At Island Han. the grand Fair and Festival
Tor the benefit Of Grace Church is also going on
swimmingly, and is the general resort Of all the
Pretty young ladies and good looking young
men OF the Island ward, and also has not a few
Interested visitors from the city. The fine display
of articles upon the tables includes some very
Tieh and liberal CONT buttons by Mr. Franklin
Philip, bookseller, and also by Messrs Bailan.
tyne, shepherd and Morrison, also in the book
trade. and also contributions in the way of fancy
articles, perfumery, DC, by Messrs. Zuhlin,
Boswell, Gilman, Bacon, and Marin, druggists
The flower stand this fair is unique in its
exquisite beauty, and in fact all the depart
anents at the fair are Of the same style of attrac-
ziVeness.
THE BRowN-WILRY CAsR.-In the Circuit
Sourt Yesterday Judge Wylie), after our re-
Jesse KlinsfeIter was sworn.-witness reco,.
1ects girl OF the town in Baltimore named
Elizabeth Phillips, who stopped at Keizendaf-
1er's, on the eastern end Of Baltimore street, in
the year 1893. Witness saw the same girl at
forwards at ball at Betsy Osborn's, i'm the
fall OF "a or IS.
On cross-examination witness stated that in
other girls named Phillips in the same house.
one named Liz and the other Jane. Betsey
Phillips was fair complexioned with blue ewes,
and was marked slightly with smallpox
Susan Weeden, sworn.-Witness has resided
mere all her life. In 1894 she lived on g street.
between 18th and 18th, and knows Mrs. Brown,
Mrs. Brown lived in the same house several
weeks, when gentleman named Larned took
her away.
Mr. Brent objected to the testimony asrre
CARDS Col. Larned, and this point was fully
arguedj the counsel for the plaintiff Insisting
that this evidence could not be received, as if
II WAS PROVED lndt Iurs. brOwn mad cOnnaC-
aion with another person tnan Brown, after
conception IL conld not affect the paternity;
while the counsel on the opposite side argued
that the time Of CESSATION had not been fixed
and that counting from September LIST to the
time OF birth, there would be time for the full
maturity OF the child. Other points were also
argued.
Judge Wylie decided to admit the woman, to
show the conduct of Larned towards her. and
as TO whether she acted as If he (L.) was the
father.
Mrs. Wseden contfnued-A colored man
named JOS. DoZer asked IL she would take
lady, and the following day witness told him
she would. and the woman came: the wsman
gave the name Of Eliza Reed, and witness
knows Mrs. Brown to be the same person
Col. Larned visited the woman MRS. BROWN
at witnesses house, and also at Mrs. Gardeners
Other gentlemen were also entertained by Mrs
Brown. Never knew Tillotson Brown TO visit
her; never knew him until afterwards.
On cross-examination witness stated that
some months since, she had had conversa-
ton with Mrs. Murphy, in which she MRS
M stated that she never knew Mrs. Brown
Joseph Dozier (colored. )-Witness has been
hackman TOR many years, and recollects going
TO Bladensburg and bringing Mrs. Brown in
and driving her TO Susan Weeden's house at
the instance of Col. Larned. He Frequently
took Mrs. Brown out riding, and Larned
would join her on some Of the back streets
Witness also took her afterwards to Mrs Gard
ner's and to Mrs Dodd's Col. Larned did not
go with her to Mrs. Dodd's. but met her there.
mrs. Dodd was very respectable lady, and
kept a millinery store, but the Colonel talked
10 her about taking a lady to board, and thus
she Mrs Dodd) got sucked.
On cross. examination witness said Mrs B.
Showed him two babies and told him that one
of them she had brought in with her from Bla-
Gensburg.
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