Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-13

watched and saw her 60 into that house (wit-
ness standing Al the corner below, and went
across the street, passing up towards X he saw
her enter the room and go to the bureau drawG
and had then went back TO a grocery store on
Massachusetts avenue, and inquired of a lady
Mrs. Redmond) who lived in the house, and
was told Witness name. He inquired some
thing about the man, and witness described
him. and he said from the description 1t was
Mr.. Smoot. He spoke OF his wife having good
deal of business away, and he did not know
where she was. Witness spoke of her having
business in Baltimore, and the accused said
that there was salt pending tAere- Wit
ness said that she went there TO law
yer, and mentioned the name of Mr.. Brent,
and she said that Mr. Brent was her lawyer
He then went on, stating that Snoot
butcher who had lived and worked with Liln
years before; boarding in his family. He said
that he thought there might be more intimacy
between Smoot and his wife than was proper,
or that il would lead 10 something. and he had
given SmOot and his wife notice not TO have
anything to say to each other, or keep each
others company, and that she said when ne
paid her the money that she would not have
anything TO do with him. and If he got
in ear she would get out He said
that he had done this because he did not want
his family dis graced, and ne thought the eaSi-
est way was the best way. Witness thinks he
told the accused that they had been there some
time, but does not recoliect. Told the accused
that they had been 10 Romny or Rumny, AZ
West Virginia and he said that there
something due there. He asked how they had
lived, and witness said that they came there
Were not married as he knew of, and
appeared TO be very much affected.
He wanted 10 go TO the house, and witness told
hJm not TO 90, that his wife was sick. He said
that If he went he wonld tell this Mr.. Smoot
''that he was welcome to the woman, and he
would have nothing to do with her, and he
person in the house" Witness sand that he
would not consent to his going there that
day. He went Off toward the First
Ward. Don't recollect whether on the frs. day
an M my nfndr
his house. Witness saw him the next day in
Georgetown. IN the new market; bad coll
yersaton with him except to the market and
the price OF meats; don't think they spoke OF the
other matter. Saw him the same day on Is
street, near 7tb, soInew here about the middle of
the day. He spoke OF going to witnesses house.
replied that there should be no noise
He said he only wanted to tell Smoot
that he might have the woman. He said that
he believed it was providentiaI; that God or
dered il, that he should witness, and find
out where she was; that he was the most mis-.
cradle being on earth. He was much affected.
and spoke about his family, his boys par
ticularly Witness told him that he
was going to the bakers, having pre-
viously given him permission 10 go to the
house. On witness return met accused. " no
said that he was locking for policeman. No
thing else passed between them. and witness
supposed that the accused had made M his
mind TO arrest them. He met him between
and streets. Between / and Massachusetts,
avenue he met Miss Dorsey, and heard OF
what had occurred. and then went in the room
BY the District Attorney--What did Mrs.
Johnson say
Objected to, and objection sustained
Cross examined.-Don't recollect how long
he had occupied the house; it was less than a
year and over six months. AT that time was
not in any business; had been employed in the
folding room of the Senate. Thinks he occu-
pied the house from December. Witnesses
family consisted of his wife. five children. Mrs.
dorsey, and Mr.. Willard. Witness wife was
spiritualist and made some money at a medi-
UNI; she advertised under the name of Madame
Aholiab. Witness described the house: first saw
the prisoner on eth street; had heard previously
that Mrs. johnson was a married woman, and
informed her. She said that she and her hus-
band had separated, and showed witness a
number of deeds and said she was married to
Smoot by priest on Capitol Hill. Witness
understood that she was bigimist- and told
her that he could not keep her, but she and wit
ness's wife fixed ii up. Witness made inqui-
rlTs in Georgetown in relation 10 the affair
This was a month or two before the homicide
She always introduced Smoot as Mr.. Johnson.
Inc exact language johnson used was, 81 saw
my wife get of the car and dog yed her to your
house, getting behind the ree-boXes when /
thought that she might see me-" Don't think he
state 10 Coroner Smoot was there every night
Witness has lived in Michigan; never iiv ed in
Maryland or Pennsylvania: was born in New
Hampshire; never lived in Pittsburg; was ar
rested and taken there by the Marshal of Penn
sylvania because il was said that he had de-
frauded the Government: was never in the pen
itentiary OF Maryland or any other peniten-
tiary.
LARCENY OF GOLD WATCH AND MEIER.
sCHAUM PIPEs.-Secretary Stanton day or
tWoagO reported at police headq uarters, the los.
OF a gold watch, the property of Mrs. Folby.
Detective Bgley took the case in hand, and last
evening brought in George SImmes, colored,
from whom he recovered the watch. SHINES
Il at headquarters awaiting n hearing The
same detective last night arrested Edward
F,agherty for the larceny of a number of meer.
SHAUN pipes, from the cigar store of James
Clayton, corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Oh street. He too is held for a hearing.
TRANSFERS OF REAL EsTATE.-The follow
ing transfers of real estate were yesterday re-
ported AT r. NJ. Halls Real Estate Exchange,
corner eth and ID streets: Part lot IL, SQUARE
SIS, IL feet inches on New Jersey avenue. at
$3.50; part of square is, at SIS; lot east of sub
square 313, 20 feet inches on 18th street west,
at 5000; lot Of square 755, at $1,000; lot of
sub. square 1885, at S,28; west half of lot g.
square 526 at $500: west half of lot IL, So uare
So, at $4,000 part of lot H. square &c., ~ feet on
10th street west, at 5000 west half of lot g.
square 625 10 feet on Massachusetts avenue, at
$3.50.
CONFIRNATION AT TRINITY CHURCH.-This
morning at ii O'Clock, at Trinity (EpiscopaD
Church, corner Third and g streets, Bishop
Clark, of Rhode Island, administered the rite
OF confirmation to upwards Of 10 persons, and
one perso on was baptized by DIR. Keeling, after
which Bishop Clark preached an able sermon
from the words Il remembered God and was
troubled, " from the I'D psalm.
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SELLING BY THE SNALL.-Patrick Burns,
doing business in the fourth precinct, was be-
fore Justice Morseil yesterday evening, charged
with selling liquor by the small, without a Ii
cense, and fined $40 and costs from which ne
took an appeal.
JUSTICES or THE PEACE.-The Senate Dis
trict Committee held brief session yesterday,
and considered the nominations made by the
President OF persons to be justices of the peace
In the District. No definite conclusion was
reached in regard to any of the nominations.
SALE OF REAL EsTATE.-Messrs. Cooper x
Latimer yesterday sold a lot In square 800, on
q street north, between Sth and 9th streets
west, con tanning 1854 square feet, at % cents
per foot, TO T.. A. Marshall.
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"A CARD-AR INTERESTING Case.-Mr. John ID.
Mcpherson, as counsel, has commenced a suit
in the courts here for the Phoenix Mutual Life
lngurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut,
against Mrs. Elizabeth A. Bailey. of this city.
for the return OF insurance policy, and for in
junction to prevent defendant from commencing
suit against the company. The bill in the case
sets forth that plaintiff is an incorporated body,
and is doing business in this city; that in June.
1867, an application was made by one Albert
W Bailey, for an insurance on his ife for
81 900, and that he was required to make the
usual statement a TO his health and habits, and
In that statement he said that he was not troubled
Will h. naA atAI I'll,