Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-30

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that law be passed prohibiting their sale, and
imposing penalty of $40 for each violation re-
ferred 10 the committee on ordinances.
communication from several citizens was
rea'. asking the Board of Health to prevent, by
ordinance or otherwise, the use of secondhand
four barrels for packing with -four in this Dis
trict referred TO the sanitary committee for in
yestisation andSeport. Adjourned.
THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT CoUE-, Judge HdcArthur.-To-day,
Ruhnells agt. Clarke and Merrill: exceptions TO
award heard. Thompson agt. Duffey; motion
TO yacate judge ment. Whiteley agt. Foote;
demurrer sustained and case dismissed. Me-
DOnnel agt. Lilley; judgement by default
Shepherd sgt. Wood; judgement. Hatton x
Graves agt. Morrison; costs taxed on defendant.
Stewart ast Till; judgement for plaintiff. Tot
ten agt. Titus; National Bank of Washington
agt. French; Totten agt Bailey; Shipley agt
English; judgements by default final. HomiIier
and Duval agt. EliaSon; motion for new trial
on EXCEPTIONS motion Overruled. Singer Manu-
featuring Company agt O'Connen; motion for
new trial filed. Stoddart agt. StOrrs motion for
new trial filed. Whitney agt. Yates and wife;
notion for DeW tI,s S mk agt
POLICE COURT, Judge SneHszz9o-day West
Adams was charged with assault and battery on
James MeQuade. McQuade testified that he
his pocket. This morning he met Adams and
accused him of the robbery, when the latter
.'prt head on'him;" case continued. Mr.. ID.
tdhlll, associate counsel with w. A. Cook i'm
defending i hcmas DOnOho, charged by .Jonn H.
Creme with misdemeanor in falsely swearing to
charges against Crane of malfeasance in ONCE
asked that the case be heard on Tuesday next
as they were ready to go on. MIR. Gloss objected
as the time had been mutually agreed upon bv
both complainant and defendant. The court
I'D not change the time.
William Adams, colored. was charged with
pummelling his wife. Jane Adams last night.
giving her fearful eye. The testimony show ed
and the court fined him s26 or 60 DAYS i'm iaiI:
he was committed. Richard Carter, drunk and
profane on Nj street, had his pocket book
squeezed TO the tune OF 50 fine. Henry Dorsey,
loud and boisterous talking OF 9th street; fined
-. James Smith. violation Of hack law; fined
IS. Mary Hawkins, "A Majors alley deniZen,
paid her weekly instalment, 50, for drunkenness
and cursing. II. G.. Andrews, charged with
keeping his restaurant open on Sunday. Mr.
Hire appeared for defendant, and stated to the
court that the information and warrant pre-
pared by the attorney for the District-Mi,ler-
was as usual very Improperly made out and de-
feetive, and moved that ii be quashe,i. The
! judge gave leave to Mr.. Miller TO correct the
errors, and after this had beSn done, and the
case fully heard, the judge imposed fine of sso
appealed. West Adams, charged with grand
larceny of $50 from Barney McQuade by going
through him while he was drunk last night A
wiiress swore to seeing the operations, and the
! Judge postponed the case for a further hearing.
Adams was committed. Recess.
SAD CASE.
On Thursday night last young and pretty
woman appeared at the detective office, police
headquarters, with child in her arms and
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go to place named and arrest her seducer the
father of her infant. Mr.. McElfresh being for
the moment somewhat staggered at the nnex-
Iected request, begged her to be seated, when
che huTriedly recited to him the wrongs she had
suffered. She stated that she was from the
Shenandoah valley; tina her father lost his lite
In the confederate service, leaving her mother,
herself, brother and two sisters poor; that he
fore the war they were in affuent circums tance-
and she, being one of the elder children, had
been vel educated, and about year since, in
ir,r fa air,<a
er, she accepted the situation OF teacher in a
school ut Mount jackson, Shenandoah county.
where she met with Charles f.. M. a farmer
anu ex.cOniederate captain, who professed great
friendship for her, and by his persistent aIten-
tons won her love. and in an evil hour under
sacred promise OF marriage, robbed her of her
honor, and broke his most sacred promise
Finding herself thus BETRAYED, she threw mn
her situation as teacher and fed TO this city, to
the house OF an old acquaintance, where she has
since been staying, and where her child was
born some four months since. Several letters
IN the meantime had passed between her and
III on the subject OF justice being done her
anu lew DAYS since he notified her that he
would be in Washington with drove of cattle
/ for sale, and requested her to meet him at the
/ corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
on Ihur.aay evening: This message filed her
heart With hope that he had thought better of
bis conduct, and would take her back as his
wife: She was prompt at the time and place in
dlcated. with her babe in her arms and shortly
M came, but the sight of her with the child
In her arms seemed to be any thing but pleasn U
TO him, and his greeting was not at all cordial
/ He had sold his cattle. and the ereenbacks were
snugiy folded up in his wallet. They walked
slowly down the avenue towards the Capitol to-
\ gether, discussing the subject. She was for
marrying; he was not Finding him obdurate
/ she next proposed pecunary settlement, as she
was sadly In need OF means; and after consider
able talking, he had the meanness to offer her
t~enty-hve collars as a final settlement. This
she would not accept, and being nearly
broken hearted she left him and found
ner way to police Headquarters, stated
I After hearing her story, Mr.. MeElfresh advised
her 10 90 home, and return in the morning when
he promised to do all in his power to AID her
larry yesterday morning this officer with Mr.
Coolnes, started on search, and after visiting
I seNerai hotels round the name of Charles r
I NJ registered at one of them. A few mo-
ments afterwards M was on his way TO head
Quarters between these two officers, where he
was again placed face TO face with the injured
| woman and her child. A warrant, duly made
out by Justice John H. johnson, and sworn to
tSe sat5eI If M charging him with being
| Mr. AeEiiresh for his edification and tiudino
himself fairly and squarely in for it, he for the
Th s ,.H PECAN 70 show signs of "coming level
case, and il was ruled before the same maeis-
trate who issued the warrant. N. ending
mise, and advanced dollar by Collar on his t;rst
offer of s25. until he got up to $40. Here he
stuck until the hour Of trial came, when he was
t%e he h 70 squire JeaniSns ses by which
Against the advice Of her friends, the poor des-
titute girl was induced to compromise for this in
l signineant sum, and the justice endorsed on the
I BACK OF the writ: Warrant withdrawn, and case
amicsey settled by consent OF both parties"
/ NikelNiA CONFERENCE OF THE AFRICAN NJ.
1 r.. u kCH.-ln this conference, in Richmond
on THURSDAY, Rev. W. b. Derrick presented
Rev w. A. Claxson, formerly of the Washing
Ton conference OF the III. 4. church, for adm s.
sion. Ills parchment was read, which showed
! fhaI ne was ordained an elder by Rev. Bishop
simpson, OF the NJ. T.. church, In the citv ~
! Frederick, Md, in March. 1871, and that he va
! IN Cos d standing I'm his own church. l. w. Lee.
y. T. Morris, X Davis and j. A. Scott we're ee,
/ Ceived into full connection. When these young
men were presented for admission, Rev. i. n
Hamilton asked the question, " Do they use to-
| bacco ?- which brought on a spicy debate. in
| which B. T. Tanner, H. j. Young, j. f. Lane
! and W. b. Derrick participated. The bishop