Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-17
Shocking Treatmert OF an Old woman.

BY TEE VIOLENCE AND CRUELTY OF HER
DAUGHTER-iy-LAw.
On Saturday night, the deputy coroner, DR.. j.
French Hsrtigan, was notified that Mrs Bri iget
Gleason aged about 50 years, had died at the
house of her dau ghter in law corner of 10th ard
7. streets. under circumstances which warranted
a strict Investigation. DIR. Hartigan at once pro-
informed him that the deceased had bee, very Nv
badly treated by her daughter-in-lav, Mrs
Bridget A. Gleason, who had beaten and thrust
her out of doors on several occasions. Also, that
the son Of the victim went 10 Califsrnia some
years ago, making ample provision for his
family, but that the old woman kas been kent
in starving condition, and while she was in a
dying state the d2ughter-in-law kad her carried
to an old shed, where she died. A post mortem
was held yesterday morning, as also an inquest
Do. W. G.. H. NeVaan testi5ed that he was
called on Saturday morning, and found deceased
in comatose state; Mrs. Bridget A. Gleason
told witness that he was not sent for, and refused
TO permit him TO prescribe, and IL he persisted
she would not give the dying woman the medi-
cine; witness made no further examination and
left; saw the old woman this morning, and she
was dead; noticed truise over the left eve.
and one ON the right arm above the wrist the
former was about two inches in diameter; the
brsise of the head Eight be produced by fan
or blow from bluzt instr umert. but tn at Of the
arm could hardly result from fall.
Loaffsa Warm, colored, testified: Last
"Wednesday heard the daughter law trying
to induce deceased to go to the almsheuse; the
old woman resisted some time until witness and
others demonstrated; Mrs. Bridget A, would not
allow the old woman to sleep in the house that
her something to eat; next day she attsmptsd-
"a Grag her away from the house for the same
. purpose, end the neighbors interfered; Friday
evening the deceased came TO witness and
showed witness braise on her right arm, saw
ing her daughter-in-iaw had struck her; the
treatment Of the deceased was generally very
oaG as she was compelled to stay eat and live
IN great poverty at g time when witness be-
heyes she had sufficient funds.
NaHcs GiaiSoR, coiored, testified that she was
present at the death of decease ed; her daughter
ln-law N manifested great indifference; she seemed
ANXIOUS 10 bury her a. soen as possible; saw her
slap the deceased in the face about two weeks
bad ''' 1
Eden 1tddletos, colored, testified hat Mrs
Bridget A. last Thursday pulled the deceased
By the cheek and arm, saying she must get
away from there, and she would take her to the
Poorhouse; Saturday she asked witness to STAY
with deceased while she was going down street;
after remaining about half an hour she returned
with burial clothes to lay the old woman cut be-
fore she was dead; witness told her she could
not put those burial clothes On her until she
HIrriet Jones, colered, testified that Saturday
morning she saw the deceased in shed adioin.
ing the house, propped up on the floor, with her
legs drawn up under her, and evidently dying;
tolc MIS- Bridget 4. that was no way in which
10 Ieet SICK person, and she replied she was
, wen enough; after she died, the daughter-in-
law would not permit any one to lay her out
but herself; she said she would not begrudge the
yment of 600 to put her in the grave just
then. Other witnesses corroborated the above
The jury returned verdict that ''the said
Bridget Gleason came to her death between the
hours OF and O'Clock p. m, on the 18th day
daughter-in-law, corner of 10Th and streets,
In the city OF Washington; and they further
Gno that the cause of the death of the said
Bridget Gleason was congestion of the brain
supennduced by violence and cruelty at the
haI DIS of Bridget A. Gleason"
Or. Hartigan caused Bridget A. Gleason to be
place i'll chargeof an officer in her own house;
and she was this afternoon committed to jail.
THE MErHoDIsTs of the district are making
preparations for holding a camp meeting, and
tonight meeting to consider the subject will
be held at the Foundry church. There have
been two grounds spoken ef-Jackson's, on
which the Washington and Severn camp was
held last year, (abont / 4 miles north of Oder
ton, or the Baltimore and Potomac railroad),
anc Smiths woods, about 6 or miles above
1t i probable that the third or fourth week in
July will be fixed upon as the time, as the peo-
pie In that section, who are great peach raisers,
OBJECT 10 camp in August when they are busy
with their peach crops.
BALTIMORE AND Potomac RAILRoAD.-The
last rail- on this great work was laid on Tuesday
IN the vicinity of White Plains, Charles county,
distant about twelve miles from Pope's creek
Oh the Potomac river, to which point the road
mao been previously completed blythe force
working from that end of the road. On Wed
resday the train ran through to the river, and
returning brought up the w0rkmen who had
been engaged in the trsck-laying, their Ca
boOse car, SC, and these will BOW be transferred
TO the Washington branch, where the work of
laying the side tracks, switches, turntables.
&c, viii be Immediately commenced. For this
purpose very large quantity of ties, gotten out
IN the lower part OF this county and in Charles
which remained over from the work below here,
are daily being transported by the trains to the
points on the branch road where they are re-
CURED. The work of balasting the main STEM
vii now be Immediately commenced We un-
derstaDd that the work will be formally opened
on Saturday next tsnd not wednesday, as here
fofnre stated, owing 10 the meeting of the state
Democratic convention on th at day, when Coz.
Bowie, president of the road; Mr.. DuBarry,
vice president, and other distinguished gentle
men, are expected to be present Prince Ge0r-
gan.
THREE BREACH OF PROMISE SUITS IN OSE
DAY.-FTederlck Augsberger, Andrew Rouks
and HeneTy Pfeiffer were yesterday arrested Oh
the suits respectively of Susannah Preuz,
Ceiina Schett and Mary Miller, each of the fair
ones claiming that her confidence, given under
promise OF marriage, had been betrayed. Miss
Preuz wants $4,000 damages. while the other
two asks for but 81 .00o each. Miss Miller saws
that In her case the marriage ceremony had
been set down for the 9th of May, and the com
pany invited assembled. but Pfeiher failed to