Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-31

going mp stairs and changing her Clothes shs
came down 70 the kitchen. where she made "a
her bread After she had finished her vors
the accused, whose room was adjoining this
Kitchen, took hold OF her and pulled her IN the
room, tearing her clothes OF NJ the time h
said he bad never slept with q white woman
and would do IL or die in the attemp, There
were several persons in the house at the tune,
and although she called for help. none cams.
nna ne ac cor his purpose. she re-
oid not say any thing about il, until she found
utthat she was In the famil y-way. Witness.
irequently went into the room Of the accused
10 comp ner head. rather than 90 10 her ow IN
the nth story, and she had seen him in bed
win another of the servant girls Witness
never slept with the accused or with ssy othe.
man except her husband. and she had never
said that she would as leave sleep with James
as With any white person. The accused pad
tired 10 overcome her several times aftervards
witness ieft the house because Mrs Barrett
girl.
Mr.. Barrett testified 70 the general ROOD ch,r.
acter OF the accused
Agnes Reeburger, for the defense. testified ,h>r
she hso oeen employed since the 9Th of July
an q she nom the first suspicioued that ther.
was something wrong between the parties
witness slept In the same room as Ellen au1
one night she went 10 look for her when IN.
found her asleep in James bed Witness 20 A
her that she wouldn't sleep in a eolored mans
bed, ana Ellen replied that that WAS nothing
at another time she heard Ellen saw thai shs
believed James was girl, and she was gong
TO see whether he was or not. She then ran
aiter hlm, and witness thinks she followed him
into tne room Every morning Ellen got up
soon, and witness always saw her coming out
OF James room. After Ellen left en- SATURDAY.
she came back and asked for Mrs Barrett
and James. She told Mrs. Barrett that she
came in one night In liquor, and that she silent
IN James room, not feeling able to 20 10 her
own room. James came in and took al vantage
o, heI, sne oeinS drunk at the time, not being
Li:sie F7anigdn. a white girl, testified IN a, she
lived al the house, and from the first she
thought that there was too much freedom he
tween Ellen and James. Witness has fire.
quently came down and seen them coming
rom the direction of the room, looking ruilty
On tne second evesing she was at the house
she thought she saw Ellen come out OF the
room, and she saw James in the room She
heard Ellen tell Mrs. Barrett that she came 4,
while IN liquor and fell asleep on James bed,
ana that during the night she got up TO ee, a
drink, and seeing James lying asleep in the
sitting room she called him up; that he came
into the room and did what he wanted 70 ana
not being able TO make any alarm.
Sottie Williams, colored. testified that sh.
once went into James room and found Ellen
on the bed with him. Ellen asked her n sb.
wanted TO sleep with James, and she replied
no. Ellen then said she would rather sleep
win James than white man.
Josephine Allen (colored) testified that she was
walking with James about two weeks ago
Tuesday. and met Ellen. Ellen attacked James,
saying that II he did not come up to see her she
would have him arrested and looking at wit
ness she said that James ought TO be walking
with her (Ellen) ana not with witness.
Daniel Harris (coloredl testified that IN IuIv
he frequently visited James and saw Ellen an
BIS room on the bed; one one occasion she said
she was sick. Witness never saw them to-
gether.
Justice Walter SAID that he could not see any
rape in the case. II white woman will lower
herself TO lie on a negro's bed with a negro she
should take the consequences The case, an
his opinion, was one OF rapee, and not rape,
and he dismissed the charge.
ACCIDKNT-This morning, as a number of
colored laborers were engaged in pulling down
the walls OF a house near the corner OF lith
and q streets,a portion of the wall fell. catch
ing one of them, named Charles Hutton under
II. He was Immediately gotten out from u udef
the mass OF bricks and mortar and was found
TO be very badly bruised, but was still sensi-
Bile He was promptly attended and was
taken TO his residence on 18th. near NJ street
PURCHASE OF THE DOUGLAS RESIDENCE
Mr. MarshaiI Brown has purchased the fine
mansion In Douglas Row, corner of 4 street
north and New Jersey avenue. the late resi-
dence of Stephen A. Douglas, for S3OOOO The
bulidlng VIII probably be occupied as a resi-
dence by Mayor WaIIach.
Affairs An Georgetown.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF MKRcHAsrs
AND MANUFACTURERS Pursuant 10 a call
published in the daily papers, the merchants
coal agents. millers and manu- facturers, whose
business is affected 10y the canal. held meet
ing to-day At noon, in the new market hall
Jenkin Thomas, Esq. was called TO the chair
and Richard Cropley, Esq, elected secretary
4 ne chali man statedthe object Of the meeting
TO be TO devise and suggest means by which TO
obtain better supply OF water in the canal on
the Georgetown level.
On motion OF Mr.. Geo. Hill, Jr., a commit
ice OF hve, consisting OF Messrs. Geo HILL Jr,
} =. Welsh, John A. Agnew, Geo. Waters and
A Eoss Ray, were appointed TO draft resoIu-
lions The committee retired, aud after a short
Insulation, returned TO the hall, and report
ed the following preamble and resolutions:
AT meeting held in pursuance of public
nouce by persons representing the coal trade
me mining business, the manufacturing inter-
est and the general trade on the canal whose
business has been most seriously affected by
the frequent interruption Of nayigation caused
ny low water on the first level or division OF
the canai, producing embarrassment and con-
sequent loss; and as il f. believed that the low
water at Georgetown is caused, If not alto
getner, certainly i'm a great measure, by the
:, nen h consiuon OF the dam, or feeder No.
Resolred by the meeting, That a committee OF
nye be appointed TO confer with the president
canal Co. at their next meeting. and make
known their grievances, and respectfully re-
quest mat an appropriation be made to raise
the dam, so as to afford a sufi Gent and perma-
nent supply OF water, and thereby give an nm
interrupted business on the entire line OF the
lonrn TO assemble on the sth day of Septernber.
AZ the same hour and place
On motion OF Mr.. Hill, the committee on
resolutions was appointed 10 act as the COM
nlttee OF conference called for by the resolu-
Hon Mr.. Hill also moved that the Committee
De instructed 10 urge the Canal Board to re-
move its office from Washington TO George
own: which was agreed TO.
On motion of Mr.. John A. Agnew, the COM
niuee OF conference was increased TO six mem
oers. and 7 J. Mehaffey, Esq, was appointed.
Inc preamble and resolutions were adopted,
ma the meeting adjourned 10 meet September
IN. AT ~ O'Clock m, IN New Market Hall
FLOUR AND GRAIN MARKKT.-flour-De-
nsnd active for high grades receipts light;
aies nnimportant. Grain-The demand for
wheat is moderate; the mills have a tolerabIe
upplv, and the delay in operating caused by
ne snutung on the water from the canal,
lnects the demand. Corn dull. Prices for
rain nominally as last quoted in the Star
PORT OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and cleared
steamer Express. Ross master. from and 10
tSaiumore. Entered-Steamer Thos L. OahIlI
orris master, from Baltimore. Cleared-Brig
Ellen Bernard. Collins master, for Wareham,
Mass.
QY JAS. q. MCGUIRE CO., A,ctaonssr,