Evening star., 1870-01-11
KELLY sENTENCEp no BE HANGEp.

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KELLY SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
This morning, James Kelly, convicted of the
murder Of John Mardes, on a vessel, at G-street
wharf, in July last, was brought into the Crimi-
nal Court for sentence, and i'm reply to the aues-
non by Judge Fisher If he had anything to saw
why the sentence of the law should not be
fassed upon him, he spoke at considerable
length, and with much feeling addressed the
Court. claiming that the fatal wound was made
BY him in self-defence, charging that certain of
the witnesses had testified falsely, referring to
In conclusion, he said that M srdes first struck
him, and as he drew the knife struck him; but
AZ God was his helper he did not mean 70 kill
him. There was one consolation he had, how
ever, and that was that he would meet above q
Jndge before whom Capt. Miller and his two
hirtiings would have TO answer.
Judge Fisher said that according to his own
abatement he was guilty of murder, having, be-
saure of simple assault, drawn the knife and
inflicted the fatal wound. No man has a right
70 use knife except when he is in imminent
peril OF life limb, and except when il is safer
~ stand than to retreat.
Judge Fisher announced the sentence of the
court rs follows: "The sentence of the Court Is
that you be taken hence to the common Jail OF
the District of Columbia, from whence YOU
came, and that on Friday, the 11th day OF
March, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, you be taken thence
10 the place prepared for your execution i'm the
jail yard of the District of Columbia, and that
then and there, between the hours of twelve
noon and two O'Clock in the afternoon, YOU be
hanged by the neck until you shall be dead and
may the Lord have mercy on your soui.'
The prisoner who, while resing the Court,
spoke with some feeling, stood calmly while
Judge Fisher was pronouncing the sentence.
and at the conclusion his eyes seemed 70 fall for
= moment, but only for a moment. There was
avery large crowd of persons present, the larger
portion being cOioTed people, among WHOM there
was quite commotion when the sentence was
announced.
The prisoner was removed to jail, with Sam
vel Van Buren, by Bailins Sprague and Coax
ley, and on the way talked quite freely saving
that he had expected the sentence and would
try and prepare TO meet death. Samuel Van
Buren,, eOlOred, convicted of manslauehter in
killing boy some time since, at the 1lth street
wharf, was sentenced TO two years in the peni-
fentiary.
SCIENTIFIC LECTUREs--We again call atten-
tiOn to the popular course of lectures on scien-
fiic subjects to be given at Lincoln Hall, COM
mencing tomorrow night The first division of
the course viii embrace Natural History and
Zoology, by Rev. Ii. Waterhouse Hawkins of
New York. Prof. Hawkins before coming to
eminent of the great naturalists Of Europe.
His peculiar method of illustration is like that
OF Prof. Agassiz with the blackboard. As he
describes the popularity OF animal structure
his hand keeps pace with his voice, until, as he
concludes, his verbal delineation of a given
form of animal life the outline picture appes rs
IN fun before the audience upon the blalk-
board.
His lectures are pronounced by those who
have heard him, not only very instructive and
nseful, but much more attractive to q popular
audience than those OF Prot. Agassiz.
We understand the subject Of the lecture To-
norrow night will be The unity of plan and
variety Of external form in animals having a
BACK oone or spinal column" and will relate
water.
The Young Mems Christian Association de-
serve the eommendation of our citizens for pro-
v1ding the means of rendering the ACQUISITION
Of scientific knowledge so attractive and enter
talnlng. it-may not be improper to state that
me course was first suggested by General NJ. G..
Aeies, who, in a communication to the lecture
committee, states that no fact in his education
mas produced 80 permanent an impression as the
popular scientific lectures given at the Franklin
Institute, Philadelphia, when he was a mere
boy.
We learn it is the intention of the Young Mems
Christan Association, if their present course il
sumciently encouraged, to continue the course
eaeh succeeding winter, and to spare no pains
or expense in the preparation required. We
hope there will be no question to the en-
roHragement desired.
fOCNG MAN HORsEwBIPPED BY FAIR
PHILADELPHIANs.--Durin the past few days
me neighborhood OF 18th and streets, South
Washington, has had a racy piece Of gossip to
discuss lt appears that two young ladies
nom Philadelphia have been visiting in family
IN that neighborhood, and, being handsome and
become favorites with the gallant young men OF
that section. Ii is alleged that one of the young
men recently made a aremark derogatory to their
characters, (which he, however, denies \ and
tbe ladies determined to call him to account.
On Monday night, the Sd instant there was A
nAsquerade party in the neighborhood, which
sas attended by the young women in ques-
ton, accompanied by a lsdy-friend and
the young man, and when the time for un-
masking arrived, the ladies discovered the
alleged ,hsg .;,s% siaIdeIer s, present, and one gf
threatened to whip him, and the young man
vacated the premises in hurry. On Saturday
evening the young man received a message from
= gentleman residing on 18th street, to come To
his house; and on entering the hall the gentle.
man Of the house locked the door, and the eldest
OF the Philadelphia girls asked, " What 90 You
he replied that he had not talked of them. Re.
fore he could add another word, one with a
horsewhip and the other with a cOwhide at
lacked him. warming him up considerably-he
in the meantime exclaiming. 81 Please, don't
ladies' After Furnishing him to their satisfac-
ton, the door was opened, and he made a rapid
exit The young man. il il said, having recov-
cred efficiently to be out again, is about taking
the advice Of older heads; and some of his
friends say that there is to be another act in tie
drama
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE RELIEF OF
DESTITUTE CoLoREp WOMEN AND CHILDREN-
Annual Election If Ofieers.-The annual meeting
Of this Association was held to-day at IL O'Clock
a I'M. at the residence of Senator POmeroy on III
street; the President. Mrs. y. G. Pomeroy, in
the chair, and Mrs. III. Pitts, Secretary. The
annual report Of the Treasurer was received
and adopted, showing cash i'm treasury s65?9
received from membership fees $50, annual sub
scriPtions S13s, donations 81 ,S34.61, Government
appropriations $1,000, expenditures f2,934I1,
balance, (avaiable,) 81 ,220.T. The report of
the Secretary was also received, showing num-
Der in the 'Home" January 1st, 1869, Of whom
there were men 9, women Q, boys A., girls .; re-
eeived during the year 5 women, q boys II
girls; returned to friends, women g. boys 3, girls
2. sent 70 homes, boys Z, girls 10; died, Is: re-
naming at the "Home' January 1st, 1870 7s
The report further states the affairs Of the As
'eoeiation to be in a prosperous condition, and
that nothing has occurred to discourage its pa
Gons- The election of officers for the ensuing
year then resultedas follows: President, Mrs. =
T.. Pomeroy; Vice President, Mrs. G. w. McClel-
Ian; Treasurer. Mrs. Germond Crandell; Secre-
1Ary, Mrs. +. Bartlett; Managers, Mrs. o. ..
How ard. Mrs. X. n. Bigelow, Mrs. Harriet Tn
derhill, Mrs. j. NJ. Blanchard, Mrs. j. Sayles
Brown, Mrs. W. +. Nelson, Miss Louise 8. Swan,
Mrs j. Wilbur, Mrs. Baxter, and Mrs. Pitts;
Trustees, Hon. Sayles j. Bowen, Chas. King,
and Geo. +. Mcclellan.
THERE SEEMS to be good deal Of diseatisfac-
ton ame ng our citizens generally, IN regard to
1he REMEMBERING OF their houses, and in many
instances to avoid annoyance parties are obliged
% accept the style of number offered them bv
those having the REMEMBERING In charge. Our
citizens should not lose sight of the fact that