Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-01-26

tue Rape CSss-Ps.sIL~IpsrJ Exam


ROSS the FIEND. !
The Rape Case-PreIImInary ExaIa-
ination.
Yesterday morning At IL O'Clock the col |
ored man, william Ross, alias Del. Range,
charged With violating the person Of the |
little daughter OF John Shea, was brought |
out for a hearing before Justice Walter.
There was present large and excited crowd |
Of spectators, principally color0d, and u was |
with come difficulty that the Office Of the
magistrate could be kept clear to those other |
than witnesses In tho case.
The accused appeared with his head
tightly bandaged from the effects Of the
wounds Inflicted by q pistol shot In the hands
Of Mrs. Shea on Saturday night. The mother
Of the Injured child appeared 70 be much
distressed, and gave vent to her feelings In
copious aow OF tears. ~ g.. .-..
DR.. Morgan examined tho accused In the
back room Of tho Office Of tho justice, but did
not reveal the result TO the magistrate. The
Doctor, being the trst witness, testified that
he had boon called on to yisit tho little girl,
aud discovered high state Of Inflammation,
but observed little laceratlon and no blood,
and from the nature Of the disease prescribed
In the usual way.
Mrs. Maria Shea, the mother, was called
TO tho stand, who stated that her daughter
would DO ave years Of age next September
that abe knew,tho prisoner, who pretended
great fondness for the child, but that she
objected 70 the little girl being In hls pres
euco, as she did no. want her daughter 10
hear the Indecent Language 10 which he IL
addicted. The child complained Of soreness
about two weeks ago, and she applied the
usual remedies for similar complaints OF
little children. II was not until Wednesday
that she noticed the condition Of her child
more particularly, aud on Thursday last she
sent for DR.. Morgan, who called and cram
ined the child, and said she had a loathaome
disease. To questions put 70 her daughter
previous 10 the calling In the physician, she
eyaded answers, but finally said that "Ross
did IT," who told her II she Informed her
mother sho would receive whipping.
Several other witnesses were examined,
but as the details are not OF q nature war
rantlng publicity, we suppress the testl-
mony.
The case was then continued until the
little girl shall sufficiently recover TO mako
a statement before the magistrate, and In
tho meantime Ross was remanded TO prison.
1NDUsTRIAL HoME SCHooL.-A meeting Of
the Industrial Homo School Society was held
at No. 119 Bridge street, Georgetown, on
Monday evening, Professor N. Il. Dooittls
In the chair, and Mr.. A. N. Gangewer 500
rotary. Reports from the treasurer and tho
home committee were read and approved.
Tho followiug-named officers were elected
for the ensuing year, Wis President, Henry
D. Cooke; vice.presldents, A. NJ. GangoWor,
Roy. A. b. Atkins, Hon. John HitI; treas
urer, VIM. l.. Waller, secretary, Prof NJ.
II. Doollttle; trustees, NJ. @. Hart, Hon. B..
]. Bowen, Hon. VIM. l.. Dunlop, DR.. d. W.
Bliss, NJ. H. DoollttJe, Walter 8. Cox, Geo.
Hill, J. r. Savage, M: v. Buckley, A. Hyde,
Gen. Eaton, WIN. NouDe, Or. Reyburn,
Hon. Chas. =. Peck, John HitIj executive
W. Biaekford, Mrs. Joseph Z. Nourse, Mn.
A. Byrne, Mrs. A. J. Hassler, Mrs. X. B.
Clark, Mrs. 81. II. Doollttle, Mrs. Robert
Phlpps, Mrs. Capt. Morris, Mrs. Z. Loomis,
Mrs. w. o. Dennlson, Mrs. 2. Richards,
Mrs. Mary Miller, Mrs. NJ. II. whitney,
Mrs. Col. Creeey, Mrs. Hary Y. Creecy, Mrs..
! ]. Gait, Mrs. Or. Bliss, Mrs. N. o. Hart,
J. Has, Mrs. Hon. Samuel Hooper, Mrs. H.
d. Cooke, Mrs. Jenkln Thomas, Mrs. Rev.
AleI. Z. Gibson, Mrs. Rev. w. W. Williams,
Mrs. ID. NJ. Kelsey, Mrs. Mary Dean, Mrs.
John T. Webb, Mrs. Dunwoody, Mrs.. Sarah
Magruder. Messrs. Doollttle and Gangewer
were added to the committee to mako ar
rangements for public meeting.
GEoRsRTowS NEws.-The Republicans Of
hAN ANdNNAy NukAkUa III pIGDhI-
ing for the coming municipal campaign, and
the registration, which commences to-mor-
row, will ind the colored citizens fully or
ganiEed for thorough registry Of all end
tied to vote.
A stencil dealer from this city named wm.
II. Coaks, was yesterday fined $40 by Jus
tice Buckley, for plying his vocation without
having fret obtained the necessary town
license.
Five shares OF the Potomac Insurance
Company's stock was sold yesterday by Jno
J. Began, at tl.21.
The steamer John Gibson arrived yester
day afternoon, with full cargo to District
merchants.
James L. Owens, an old and we'll known
citizen, died yesterday morning, at the agI
OF sixty. The deceased was tme-clerk b
the Washington and Georgetown street ran
way. VIA s
The HADHAs CoRPUs AND THE MILITARY
The soldier, John Carry, was before Judge
Fisher on Monday afternoon, brought thithei
By writ OF habsdI corpus addressed 10 Gen
Ramsay, commandment Of the Washington
arsenal, at which place the prisoner wa
confined on the charge Of assault and bat
terry with intent 10 kin, by shooting GeorRl
w. poane on or about the 10th Of January
Mr.. ]. Bell Adams, for the prisoner, made
motion for his discharge from the custody o
the military, on the ground that the offenet
was a civil ono, and the motion was CON
batted by Mr.. LoVeJoy, assistant district at
torney. The Court held that the offsue,
having been committed at 4 military post
and both parties being In the United Slater
service, the military had Jurisdiction, and
thsrOfore rsmahdod the PrlSonsr to tho Gus
tody Of the military. He will DO tried By
court-mArtlAl.
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FLIoANT.-At the dlsordeTly meeting OF
Wednesday evening last, Charley Peters
the commissioner Of the Second ward, StateC
that he had procured tickets, and INTENDED
to send his children to one Of the whit,
schools. Monday afternoon the threat wa
put into execution by the presentation o.
his son to Miss Fanny Brown, teacher o
one OF the primary schools In the Franklin
school building. The child was accompa
nied by Its mother, who was politely In
formed by the teacher that the school wal
already full, and quite largo number weT,
awaiting admission, whose permits Were or
file, and that he would have TO walt hll
turn. Having received this state ment the
mother and child departed. y
DaowsHD.-About II o'clock p. m. or
Monday night VIM. Halford, paymAstor'l
clerk, while going on board his vessel, thu
Tallapooaa, at the navy yard, slipped from
tho gang plank Into the water, and befor,
assistance could DO rendered was drowned
His body was found yesterday morning neal
the bow OF the vessel. DR.. W. W. Potter
coroner, being notified, attended with DR.
Todd, who made.a post mortem examination
A Jury, Of which ChAs. Il. Joyce was fore
man, were sworn, and amer examining Dr.
Todd and other witnesses, the verdict wa
shat the deceased came TO his death BY
accidental drowning"
TuI FoRoBD 0RDHR CAsH.-Yesterday
afternoon the complaints against Isaiah
Beckett and W. Mlles, charged with forg
ing and passing corporation orders, with
the name Of Henry d. Gunnell, commits
Sloner Of the Seventh ward, attached there
TO, were heard before Justice Walter, with
l.. G. Hine, esq, for the prosecution, and
J. Z, Norris and son for the defence. Amer
hearing the testimony Of several witnesses,
the Justice held the accused 10 the sum oil
$500 each for their appearance at court.
TEMPERANCE AHoSd THE soLDTERs.-A