Evening star., 1864-12-17
THE EVENING STAR.
DEFERRED LOCAL ARTICLES.

DIcaBE OF DIVORCE Thursday, In the
equity eonIt SJudss Wylis 80, decree s6s s,~as wss
Of marriage with Hattie Mocka bee.
The petition, filed in May last, sets forth tnat
ne was married about year @ ana a; na,n III ago 70
duned life after be had become drunk, ard his
condition was taken, aware OF by tue respond
snt and other women, VINO mad the marriage
sober and finding that she was q woman OF
loose character, he Immediately abandoned
her; that since that time she has been con-
slant habites of bawdy houses; that in Febru-
ary last she was an inmate at Molly Miller's,
on 13k street, and Is at present at Sallie
Hurphy's
The respondent filed her answer in the same
month, in which she states that the marriage
ceremony was performed as alleged, and ad-
mits that she was then living in a honse OF i'll
fame, but AYERS that her husband was fully
aware OF her characf r before he married her,
and denies that she or any other person pro.
cured him TO become drunk. She charges that
tainiEg her consent deliberately procured the
license. She denies that she ever was in Sallis
hHrphy's, and charges that he utterly failed
to provide for her support and abandoned her,
leaving her solely and exclusively dependent
Oh herself for support
The evidence in the case was taken by Com
missioner Beale, when il was testified thas she
was addicted to drink; that she LETT the house
OF the petitioners friends voluntarily and had
not returned; and the other allegations in the
petition were proved The allegations in the
swsr of the respondent were not proved, and
the decree was therefore granted.
Mr.. Phillips appeared for the petitioner, and
Mr. A. Lloyd for the respondent
ACAsE OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES night,
about O'Clock, Roundsman Fran Kiln arrested
q soldier named Jacob Weize. q German, for
being drunk and disorderly in hack on ID
street, near 18th, and John Mouiden for vic.
latine the hack law, and Charles Gallagher
on suspicion Of larceny. Upon taking the SOL
der to the station. house, Secend ward, an
efliuvia SO overpowering was emitted from his
person that II was strongly suspected that he
had been fighting polecat. Upon searching
him 1t was discovered that he had his haysr-
sack filed with Lmberger cheese. He was
placed in the cell to be deodoriZed. 1t ap-
pearsd that he paid Gallaghr, who was driv.
irg the mack, S4 TO carry him to Fort Scott
He was carried to restaurant near where he
was taken, and got some liquor. Alter he
came out he discovered that his money, $50,
wac gone. and his dIsorderly conduct was GA
account Of his suspicion that his companions
had roobt him. Gallagher vas charged with
the larceny, but nothing being found on him.
he was dismissed. MOulden, who was on the
hack box, attempted to drive off and leave the
passenger. He was fined S5.9i. Weize was
dismissed, and departed for Fort Scott.
SENT TO JAIL.-We6hesday afternoon officer
Howard arrested colOred man named Benja-
min General, on the charge of stealing two
horses from parties residing near Annapolis
valued at over $780, which he was endeayor-
ing TO sell. Officer Coomes arrested Mai. Hop.
kins, stable hand at Kendall Green wagon
paik oH charge Ol dsSduitlDR MS Vile, an0 yes
teTday Justice Giberson committed each of
them, after hearing the cases, 10 jail, where the
GUARDS now boast of having a Major General on
their books, although il takes two men of diff.
ferent colors to fill out the title. In the last
case the beauties OF the police telegraph were
xsmplihed, Mrs. Hopkins complained yester.
day afternoon to Superintendent Richards of
her husbands treatment, stating that several
months since he broke her arm, and since that
time he has almost constantly il!treated her,and
he Immediately teiegraphed to the 4,h Ward
station an or der for his arrest, and it was not
long before he was safely Gagged IN the station