The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-14

Hall for soaasshins about taxcp, when he saw
b. ws 81 o Of TINT he SlCSsS
went sctoss sixth street, and saw hishwif go
into that room, md get something out Of the
s ssa went sDs to %s1 it sss
did. 5ohsses then asked S'a .s sa he ma Tso
hsafipg me description which witness rave, was
smocH johnson then spoke Of Me vife's fre-
9usnt shssnee from home, saying that shs f..
hwrsult In Baltimore " T-7ST !" - y
Witness tod johnson tina. he had hard his
said yesi he was her lawyer. Johnscn then spoke
ier johnson, and that 10 had spsricion. that
asd i s'i Ia. S0i .is mould ss IL
had given smoot money TO have nothing to do
With his wife, and had paid his wife not to zee
was understood that IL smoot came, Into a car
where she wssl she would not ps required TO
Disgrace upon his family, and that he thought y
was the easiest way. Witness told johnson that
S%oot and Mrs JohSson lived a. man and wife
ness told johnson not TO 10 10 the house, a. wilt
meas wife was sick, and there might be a fuss.
would make no fuss; he would merely 20 In and
to her; and tel her that she G might CO.. he would
then went towards the First ward, Witness
saw Johnson the next day In Georgetown, in the
s sS, no nc sss IN sa' s sss
ias IL III. stalls DONE think either party alluded,
Witness next met johnson .sou. noon, near
the corner Of Seventh and X strccts. johnson
then spShs f. the S:s AL. said
there would be no noisc, that he would merely
80 there, tell smoot no was welcome to her And
God had ordered Il so, that he might tnd out
about IT, He was very much agitated. Witness
gave permission for him TO 20 to the house.
They then pnrted-Johnson going towards the
house and witness to buy somc articles. Coming
back witness met Iohnson again, extremely sgi
son then said he was looking for a constnblcj
s%oot and Mrs. Johnson arrested. Witness WAS
the room and there saw smoot, ihsensiblc and
''Cu psss.-examined witness, kad been employed
IN the Capitol, but had Iosi his place. Mrs:
Sawyer helped to support the family tive small
chl.dreal She was spi,itsai l me and Al.
what Is commonly. called fortune telling. !"
Witness had heard the spring before the homi.
eide thst Mrs. Johnaon had a husband Lying
other than Smeot. He spoke to her about IL
and she told him that sho and her husband had
separated, and showed him deeds dividing the
trouble them. smoot and Mrs. gohnson o Away.
house. In tho Conversation with smoot at
1tnsss Sa not oSsos hat h X. %ie
at his (sitness' house, nor did johnson tell witt
home" witness took q drink 81 ale with John.
undertake to prove to johnson that the woman
tioning the fact that Smoot had drawn note
which abe endorsed, and which was held BY Mr..
hs!stSn Of Gsorsetfpysn' Witness does not think
son. johnson had asked witness to say nothing
about It. When witness went into the room
ss st sSe Sis hesa tows SS he Sars ns on
The bed WAS narrow; II was rufied, and Wit
mes. thinks there vas blood on The bedslothe.l
| flowed there. When witness went Into the room
there was no one there. The door had no lock or
sn' ass ion .aes
syiyania. Witness had been arrested and carried
ment. Witness never Vas in the psntssntiary Of
Maryland or any other penltentlnry! Never
poyes snoo and tsse he wa. Hiding fsSw
Mr.. Willard, who was a boarder At the house,
slept in Smootsroom when he and Mrs. johnson
slept on the lounge in the parlor. AT the time
Of the homicide, some Of Millard's clothing was
hanging up In the room. Mrs. johnson had the
drawers OF the bureau In that room. Witness
never knew Of Snoot being armed. Witness at
neither Mrs. Johnson nor smoot were at the
house, but afterwards said he believed that Mrs
Johnson WAS there, The next day smeot took
I
coming in as he went out about noon.
. W Tones; Witness Is = membe. OF the bal
% nseiri eSw Sfth ihen sn on g sasness
thinks al. his wife came to his knowledge in
johnson ant OCCASIONAL business.
the course Of p. 'ected that knowledge OF that
MIR. Davldge oh. he given in evidence.
Mr.. Darlington repl,. Ink anything could be
The Court did not IT,, 'minStion. 1t would
gained BY this course Of eli by deed q trust
II being now 3:is O'Clock, the
until this morning.
Policy DgALlsa.-Laa welnesdaS Dhicer
office at q street south, between Third and our
snd.a-half where were = number Of persons as,
surprise ali but the propri ator who coolly gave
the officer to understand thst he was engaged ~
The GSoy business 5 TnS Ss ss ,asa
and returning with Lieut. Cicssford to the once
took possession OF the entire paraphernaiia, OF
the business. The case was laid before Justice
Tucker, when the prisoner, who gave his name
as John j. Fowler, admitied that he Kept m
Ses for the sac OF Ss e
was that the business was authorized by Govern
ment license.
that the power to tax lotteries In States where
lotteries are authorized BY law docs not extend
to this District in which they are proliibited BY
thoIizing tile revenue tax on lotteries does not
permit the establishment OF lottery Offices In this
District, contrary to the prohibitory act Of Con-
gress. The Justice held the case under Ad Wise
ment until yesterday, when he required the de.
PENDANT to give bail In 1900 for his appearance at
court for trial.
Justice Tucker considers tho policy game as
more dangerous than the strap and ball game,
or the thimble rig. Few who have been once
/, 1ipped by those traps are caught q second time;
b ut the hope of winning at policy Is always urg-
IL e the poor, (colored persons especiAllyD who
ar sexclusiyely the victims, to risk their little
eai nings, daily, and many families are often
wit houtbread In consequence q II.
Dk USK AND DIsoRpERLr. =. The following
cases were disposed of on Wednesday last;
Mar, 'aret Hughes, having taken "wee drop
too m,, III under the nose, became worry drunk and
disorder ly. Onicer Marlers, Of the First pre-
cinct me citing her In that condition. teak her be-
fore Jush' &C Tucker, who, thlgklGg that the Cor
porstion ,ould make beylef VII Dr. money G,aa
Margaret I'D, relieved hef'dff ~. - THY 60"
Oficer u. T. Leach, OF tho Filth precinct fou nd
Mary Morris IN the "wsaying way,D and L ar
vcyed her to the station.holsd, She was aJ.ed
% by Justice HarpCr. 10 - -
TReophilus Molten and Maria Page, two col
ored Individuals, were trying which could 10 the
most disorderly, when Special Officer Doxdh and
Sergea ant Pool, Of the Second prec nct tooEtl EN-
In custody. Justice Thompson fined Moten IS
and Maria So but not having the change she \, ent
to the worlShonse for thirty days.
Officer Brosnan, of the Seventh preclnet cook