Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-11
The Adventure, or a R.bx

AOout Iz-oO CLOCK last night Oficers G.. w.
Hawkins and G. II. Thompson, OF the fourth
precinct, while in the vicinity of ST. AIMS
INFANT asylum, near the circle, at sd street and
fennsylyanis avenue, had their attention at
uacted Dy the suspicious movements of a man
and woman, who were walking about that neioh-
corhood, the man With a good sized clothes
pasket and both appearing anxious to escape
S ., Cautiously looking about them,
they quietly approached the door of the asylum
and the man assembled the steps the female
holding the basket close by the steps, At this
moment the officers, who had been secreted
disclosed themselves, and the man took to his
neels and ran, but was soon overtaken, and
both he and the woman were taken into custody
HE oncers asked her what she had in her
baby, which she was tired OF carving IN
her arms, and had placed 1t in the has
xet ior convenience of carrying to her home
i,1;,d ,nis rather TOO thin story, the officers
the gas.light full upon them, the man was rec
ognized as Mr.. y. p. Piumsill a resident of the
navy yard, and commissioner of streets under
Mayor Bowen; and the woman, middle aged.
rather haggsrd looking, and plainly dressed,
gave her name as Fanny Tor virginia) Scott
a TS Williams, who claimed to be the mother.
Lieut. Greer, upon questioning the woman
round that she had been living on PennsvIvania
avenue; between 18th and 18th streets. She still
Claimed the child her own, and said II was
one month old. The prisoners were both Ant
70 the police court, and Lieut.. Greer this morn
ing called at the house alluded to above. kent
Sy..sa taIuIng, where ne learned that Mrs.
scott TOOK rooms there some two months AGO.
and that last Thursday PlumsiIl brought the
child TO the house, leaving IL in the cnsto-fo
OF MIS-. scott, and that it was not her child
me prisoners were arraigned before Judge
smell this morning on the charge OF being sus-
PiclOus persons. Mr. Gloss stated tina. he conId
md no CRIME alleged against them; the child
mad not been abandoned, although Ii was pretty
clear u at u Was the purpose OF the parties 10
20 90. Under the circumstances he would have
70 ask Dismissal Of the case. The Judge so or
81 NAN<
little waif In her arms. Judge Smell told tbs
omcer 70 90 ont and caution her that 40 an.
nx,m peIei the child she would be held respon-
siele. Lieutenant Greer told her what the indge
bsd said when she replied that she would tafe
care OF IL She admitted that the baby was not
hers, but that Plumsill had brought 1t to her
She refused to give the name Of the mother Of
the infant. Plumsill, it IL stated, has q vife
And children; and Mrs. Scott Is q widow With
bright looking female infant an ns S Saos "a
doubt be better cared for at the asylum than bv
is temporary guardians.
FATALLY BURNED ny CoAI or, Exp,o.
sioS.-About u o'clock to day VIM Miller, aged
rpe1 ,n years, cook on board the schooner
fn.s1 thlne, laying at street wharf, was dread
.Sly burned BY the explosion Of q coal on can
vhile ne was in the act OF lighting his cabin Ore
70 COOK dinner. 0ficef Zerwes Vas summoned
srnor to take nm ~ a order from the Gov
T. rom wilmapgton, Delaware, and L 50 badly
burned that he cannot recover.
TEE DKNocRArIo CoSvRurrou y,,
district democrats have elected Messrs. q. n
Iowies and VIM. II. Hines b the conveption ~
elect delegates TO the national democratic con-
venf,on at Baltimore, and 8. =. Slater and r. 8,
Maine alternates. -
In the 18th district Mesrs r. W. Fenvick
and x G. Lewis have been elected deleesfes
s -, Messrs. II. j. Ebbs and y. II. WaRRaman
LIE WnsarNerou S4xxsKRBuxD have elsct-
60 me fonovtng ofhcers: A. Hart, president; p.
Maidecker, recording secretary; p. HaveSstsin
financial secretary; =. veerhef. corresnonS5rS,
standard bearer.