Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-18

can be Of no benefit TO the thief.
The Postmaster General has appOinted Sim'l
Smith a special agent AT large. ami assirne a him
10 dGty on free delivery with salary of Il 900
per ahnGm ant 50 per diem. vice j. W. Briggs,
deceased; and William ID. Todd, jT., az messen-
ger in the Typographical Division, vice Henry
b. Clifford, resigned.
shocking Charge of Moral Deprayify.
LAWYER ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED INDECENT
PRACTICES WITH SCHOOL GIRLS.
Yesterday Detectives McDevitt and McEl-
fresh arrested one charles W. Butts a lawyer
from Charleston, y. C., on information sworn
out by the sub board of school trustees of the
hrst school district. charging him with syste.
matte attempts to seduce and debauch little
school girlS whose ages range from ten TO four
teen wears. 1t Is alleged that Butts has been en-
gagged in this vile work for some time past. and
IT Is known that the trustees have been investi-
eating the matter for the past three weeks and
they claim to have clear proof on the following
points. That the accused was in the habit OF
lettering about school buildings during the hours
of recess, and by offers of candies &C. inducing
the unsuspecting children TO 60 with him to his
ROOM Having corrupted the mind of one girl to
such an extent that her expulsion from school
was an absolute necessity TO prevent the spread
OF Der evil influence, lie induced her 20 act the
part OF prOCuress, and to bring her companions
TO his room. When he had them there he took
liberties with then and made the most obscene
and infamous proposals. filing the minds of the
children with impure ideas. Some of the chill
dren informed their parents OF his infamous s-o-
Posals. but il is feared that in ore or two in
stances he succeeded in cOrrupting them. The
number OF tbese young school girls whom he as
sought 20 ruin is said TO be twenty al least SOM.
OF whom will testify against him. He was taken
To Police Headquarters, when he sent for his
counsel. Mr.. l. III. Chandler, formerly of Vir.
GINA. whe entieavored to obtain bail whlck had
been fixed by Judge Smell, of the Police Court
but was unsuccessful. The prisoner was there
fore compelled to remain in CUSTODY throu gin the
day and night. In addition to Mr. Chandler the
service OF Mr.. A q. Riddle will also be secured
IN his defense
Rrf1 l.
that the whole affair originated in the en-
NIFTY toward him of Mrs. Mary CARPENTER
recently divorced from Mir. Delos CARPENTER
Oh account ct certain unfGyOrable testimony
gwen by him in the Carpenter divorce case
Mr. Carpenter was cognizant of the fact that
soK.e OF the girls Implicated in the affair occa-
s1enalIy visited his room, where he was residing
with his vile. This ToCra is separated from the
adjoining one, which is also occupied by a
eoarG partition only, through which voices are
plainly 10 be heard, and persons therein NAV
he seen through numerous cracks in the paper
ne accused SAYS Il Is highly improbable that
any sane man would use a room 80 open to OBJ
sdIyation for the purposes charged.
Tie warrant charges assault on Cassie
G-b, who Butts is girl about four-
teen years OF age, rather overgrown, and ap-
Fearing twenty years of age at least. He saws
she wa IN the habit OF coming TO the house with
girls OF her own age, and he doc not deRy that
ne has taken the g,TiS upon his knee and kissed
them IN playful way, but denies that his in
fentions were improper. He also saws the whole
matter Is a put-up job on the part OF Mrs. Car
conce. Butts is about thirty-tve wears of age
with black hair and eyes. b ack sidewhiskers.
moustache and goatee. He came here from
tharieston, =. g.. in connection with the Bowen
Del aTge contested election case.
The public school trustees say That tfe story
apout Slrs Carpenter giving them the informa-
tlon Is untrue; that they rst heard OF The IN At
TER through the mother of one OF the girls who
hesId OF the practices OF Butts through her
Butts, the accused. is the same mar who ran
against Ayers in the second congressional dis
trict Ga Virginia. and came near being elected
ne was afterwards appointed commonwealth
state.
PEoCEEDINGs IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY.
This morning. after the routine business of
me court " a over. Dir. Gloss. United States At
toThey stated TO the Court that the char pc OF As
sault ana battery against Butts could not De
got ready before tomorrow, and asked a post
Ponemen The Judge consented ald notified
The witnesses to be present
The courtroom was crowded this morn
ing with persons curious to know the re-
suits o: this case, and the feeling seems to be
sttong against the accused. Several of the little
scbcol siris were brought TO the corrt in hacks
anu taken 70 The witnesses room, where the At
uofney heard their statement. Trustees Hart
SrI Harris were present with Superintendent
Wilson; all of whom have been investigating
these charges.
IL appears that The WAY the ease leaked ON,
was, that some of the pupils of the Franklin
school bad been suspended by their teachers
which the parents OF the children not being
pleased with, they made complaint to the trIs-
tees Who after inquiry, found that the reasons
gwen hy the teachers that of i'm moral CON-
duet on the part of the pupils, and after con-
Snitlng with the parents, and they in trrn with
Their children. they found that Butts who re-
sides on l2th street. had for some time been in
Nitlng the school girls into his apartments and
mat one 81 the girls became corrupted that
she led ether children there at the solicitations
81 Butts that there were some twenty girls from
this school who have visited his rosfEs and the
most Fefnicious ideas have been taught them
ne trustees having commenced this work il j.
hoped they Will follow il through.
butts was required TO give 500 bonds for his
Apl earanee to- morrow, and up to O'Clock hal
hDt succeeded IN getting security. He has EN-
Ployed Messrs. a. G. Riddle ChaudIer md rt,r-
Istt 70 defend him, and says it is a pat-up i0b
he VIII be locked UP in jail tonight unlesS he
can get security.
OEDISATIoN OF DEACONs.-Iast evening the
very impressive ceremony OF OrdaIniu dea .ons
took place at the 9Th street Methodist Pny;est-
am church IN the presence OF a large co<igre-
gator. Rev. II. c. Gushing preached a very