Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-08
EXCITING SHOOTING AFFAIR.
A Woman with a Revolver.
: Two Women and One Man-Kow and
Why Annie Thomas Tried 10 IZiIi
Thomas ElwOOd

The neighborhOod of street betEsen 1st and
North Capitol streets, MAS the scene of great ex-
element last night about o'clock, .ocezsioned
by the quick succession Of pistol reports in the
house OF person named Adams, and tie cries
and shr1eks OF women mingled with loud voices
ot men. y gentleman who passing by at
The time saw a WOMAN ranOut OF the house fire
two or three shots at some enc in the allev and
then start OF At rapid gait down thestreeS He
followed her until she entered house on 18th
stree I. south OF Penny lyani2 avenue. kept by
Kate " alters, and then communicated the facts
70 the police, who SOON took into custody Asna
Mite, "a well know ~ o,I kCe cr OF the Diyisi IN
and conveyed her 10 the station house
The man who was slot at nv ungentie Ansie
Is he-nas ElwOOd- a bOokbindeE in the Govern
meht Printing Once, who was at the time in
company with young lady to whom he L. en-
gagged TO be married. The ceremony W a. To hs We
taken place tO-night at the horse a. her parents
where the shooting took place. The fair sh0otist
represents that MIR ElwOGd has been on init
inate terms with her. and she getting word Of
ne approaching nuptials last nigh<, went for
MN, and tracing him to the house OF his in
tended, entered IL by the kitchen-dsOr, which
communicates with a side ailey, and without
ceremony proceeded Though into the parlor
and drawing q revolver from her pocket fired
two shoes. The balls juss graxed the head of
Mr. r. and lodged in the wall above. Great
was the CONSERVATION that followed, aEd all
escaped to the R6ey as soon rs possible, the
shoOtist following and dischzrging two or three
more shots at Eigood in the alloy. She chem
made of a. besOre stated. Lac kiiy for Mr. T..
he was not hit. Annie was a<rzieped before
ontlis sultl ming, on fhe charge OF
assault and battery with intent 10 XIII, and Mr..
Frank Gloss, her counsel, waived an examina-
ton The case was sent to the grad jury,
Annie giving bonds In the sum OF 81 ,eoe.
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Another Centre Earket War.
TEST CASE BETwEES DEALERS AND THE
COMPANY.
In the Police Court, Judge Smell, this morn
ing, Mortimer L. Williams arraigRed.
charged with attempting to break into a stall In
the Centre Market-house, contrary to the cor
pV2 kat nn rvit ,hall
tody of the me from Williams by virtue OF de
fablt of payment OF stall rent. II appears the
company gave written orders to their watch
man. III. o. Jchnsen, 10 take possession of the
stalls. the pIopTietsTs OF which were IN arrears
Oh rent, and among them was this one occupied
by Williams, who, on finding his stall
nailed W, took an axe, and gas about to
take violent possession. when johnson ar
rested hikl and took him to the guardhouse,
ard desired to have him locked up.
The officer in charge refused to do this bat took
collateral for his appearance this morning 1t
appears that this stall was located on the space
on louisiana avenue, which, IL is claimed by Mr..
r. W. Jones, defendants counsel that the Mar
ket House Company have no jurisdiction over il
not being within the charter. Mr. Ordway before
the court this morning claimed the right Of pos
session or the grounds that General Michler had
given the company his cunsent to occupy the
space, and that Williams entered into a
written agreement to vaeate upon failure to
same which all the dealers are required to enter
into, and was produced i'm court In the stall
was locked up Williams stock in trade, which
he was endeavOring to repOsSess himself Of Mr.
Jones closed with the statement that it was the
intention Of many dealers to make this a test
case as 10 the right of the company to take DOS
session OF a mans property and close him up
without ceremony, the company having no
claim whatever themselves, to hold posses
sion OF the ground, or to collect rents for
khantles built in violation of the terms of their
own charter Mr.. Chandler one of the Marker
Company, replied 20 Mr.. Jones giving his views
OF the case, stating that the common law did not
reeogBiZe the right of tenant to dispute his
landlords title. Williams va. fiped 81 ami costs
An appeal was taken.