Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-15
LOCAL NEWS.
The Brad,ey.Fisher D,sf;cu,t,

IEhSE-HE Is HELD TO BAIL FOR COURT.
Last evening, Msjor A. q. Richards, Super
intendent OF Police, appeared before Justice
Walter and made complaint that Mr.. Joseph
H. Bradley ST had violated the laws of the
District, and accordingly warrant was is
sued on Mejor Richards oath, charging 10.
seph II. Bradley, sr., with having handed
letter 70 Hon. George Z. Fisher, purporting to
be challenge. on the 10th OF August, 1867, in
the county and District aforesaid Gas per affi-
davit). The names OF the following witnesses
were endorsed upon the back Of the warrant:
S p. Fisher, l.. g. Hine, X. Il. Montgomery,
Thomas J. johnson, Dacey Ramsey. DIR. Stu.
art, and Ed MeHenry.
The AFFIDAVIT is as follows:
DEPARTMENT OF METROPOLITAN Pollen
tBce q Major and Superintendent. No 2 Louis
1ona arcnae, Washington, August 18th, ls67.-I
hereby Charge Joseph II Bradley, senior, with
3 violation OF the second section OF an act OF
Congress approved February 2Oth, 1899, en-
titled IAN act TO prohibit the giving or accept
ing within the District Of Columbia Of cnal
iepge TO fight duel, and for the punishment
thereof, and with mourning the penaltie
therein prescribed, upon the information OF
SAID published in the National IntelItgeacer of
this date. and pnrporting to be signed by the
said Joseph II Bradley, ST., in the body of
which card appears what purpors to be q note
addressed to the Hon. Geo. p Fisher dated
Angus. oh, 1867. and signed by the said Brad
ley. which note was intended. as l verify
believe to be a challeng e to fight duel, within
above named. A. e.. RICHARDS,
MAJOR and Superintendent.
Subscribed and sworn to before me- this 18th
day Of August, A. d. 1867
CHARLES WALTER, JP
/ ne card OF MIR. Bradley, published in the
lnteRfgencer of yesterday, which also appeared
il the Star OF last evening, IL attached to the
affidavit.
The warrant was placed IN the hands of
Detective d. X. P. Bigley this morning, and il
vas served upon Mr b. at his office. Mr..
bradley sub >equently proceeded to Justice
waiter once, IN company with Mr.. w. ID.
baVldge, his counsel, and Mr.. E. E. White,
but The Justice not being in at the moment,
tnev returned to Mr.. Bradley's Office leaving
~ofo Tor Justice Walter TO call in Justice
Waiter on returning to his office recei we'd the
message, and complied with it BY going to Mr.
SIDES Dir. Bradley, the Messrs. Dayidse,
White. A. T. Bradley, and the o Ger who
issued the warrant.
The Justice was informed that Mr.. Bradley
would waive an examination and give ba II.
and was requested 10 fix upon the amount
Justice w alter fixed the amount at $1,000
and Mr. White entered bail tor that amount
when the parties separated.
1he act above referred to prescribes penal
" OF inprisoE ment IN the peuitenrisry for tive
years. Tor sending or accepting challenge
On Mr. Bigley making known his business to
MI. Bradley the latter remarked that il WAS
not owing TO Judge Fishers action but that
montgomery prcha DIV had been the principal
mover In 1t. He further said that the note IN
question was not intended as q challenge, but
ment OF their difficulties.
The law from which The officer receives his
authority tor the arrest is found in the second
section of an act OF Congress- approved Feb
1uary 2cth, 1889. and entitled IAN act to pro-
hibit the giving or acceptance, within the Dis
trlct OF COLUMBIA, OF challenge to fight q
duel ana Ior me punishment thereof" which
read as follows:
sind be 1t further enacted. That if any person
shan give or send, or cause to be given or sent
10 any person in the District OF Columbia anv
i'm inn
combat with any deadly or dangerous instru.
ment, or weapon whatever, or shall be the
bearer OF any such challenge, every person so
giving or sending, or causing:to be given or
sent, or accepting such challenges, or being The
b arer thereof, and every person aiding or
&bettIng In giving. sending, or accepting ch
challenge, shall be deemed guilty of a high
crime and misdemeanor. and or conviction
thereof IN any court competent to try the same
III SAID District, shall be punished by impr,s-
onment and confneme nt TO hard labor in the
penetenrIary, for term not exceeding five
years In the discretion OF the court
THE NEW CARS on THE STREET LINE
Nehave given description Of the new one
horse cars to be used without conductors on
the + street.-The. There being no conductor,
the public may naturally ask where and by
whom the fares are 10 be collec ed! This is p-o-
Nlded for by an apparatus in the front Id OF
the car. In which the fare, which will be re.
duced to five cents, will be placed by the pas
senger. Upon one end a. the side of the
money box, Is the following notice: "Pas-en-
gers " Ill please put their fare in the box as
The driver IS not allowed, under any circum-
s'ances, either 10 receive or deposit it !" The
money when slipped into the box, falls upon
Il plate visible 10 the driver. but prots cted
from touch By plate glass. The driver, observ.
lhg mat Inc amounts correct, pulls strap
and the money falls into a small drawer So.
curely Locked, and which is not opened until
the car has made 1t last trip. When a passen-
ger enters car and fails TO place his fare ia the
box within reasonable time, the river rings
bell as an animation that it is time to nav
Should the passenger be unable to make the
necessary change, the driver. who will be pro-
weed win q considerable quantity of small
netes, Will gave change tor the BILL leaving the
passenger 10 place his fare in the box himself
Two s'rons draw backs will be avoided on the
road by the adoption Of this plan; first, the ex.
prnse attendant upon The use OF conductors,
and, seconds the losses by pickiags and steal
Hgs OF SUCH as are disposed to be dishonest.
or, as IL Is sometimes called, snleir perqui-
SITES
railing IS placed around the front platform
Il prevent gress from that direction, and to
Pfrrent the driver from being incommoded by
sthfong OF passengers such as frequently con-
eiegate on front platforms. Passengers will
enter and leave the vehicle bv q door IN the
rear. similar to that OF an omnibus, and which
VIII remain closed, except when persons are
passing in and out.
CURIOUs.-1n removing the monuments
from the Methodist graveyard. on Fourteenth
Sr'et, lew weeks since, one of them-a large
spTai nonumenI-crumbCd to pie css, but left
INTACT The die which had been inserted bearing
the inscription there on. The monum ent was
cut from sandstone, the popular material used
for That purpose IN ancient days. but the die
was of a more durable character, and at this
TIME Is rs substantial rs when II was first in
serted In the main shaft. This die is now IN
front OF Mr.. William Rutnerfofa's marble
works, on Il street. betwt IN Sixth and
seventh, and bears the Following inscrip-
non: Sacred to the memory of the Rev. Dan
lei Southall. minister OF the Methodist Epis-
Copal Church, in the State OF North Carolina.
He was born OF religious parentage in Amelia
county, Virginia, August ., 176s, aud became
a member OF the Virginia and N orth Carolina
Conference In the year 1859; located in 1897,
and departed this life the LIST of October
1880, in the sixty-tnird year OF his age" As
this ancient relic has bt purchased by Mr..
Rutherford with the view Of effacing the in.
scription and working the slab up for sale, it
rs TO be hoped that some friend or relative OF
the Rev. Mr.. Southall may be yet living and
VIII purchase the same for the preservation
Of such valuable memento OF the deceased
CT his church.
sixth SrRBKr.-General Michler has taken
the preliminary steps towards the opening of
9Th street across the Mall, and as soon as some
OF the buildings In Armory Square are removed
by the q uartermaster's Depal tment, the work
Will be commenced. Across the canal at slh
street wooden foot bridge will be placed
thus affording additional accommodation to
our citizens. There was but q small sum of
money appropriated for this work. and conse.
qu-ntly the General will not be able TO place