Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-15
Condensed IoeaIs

Condensed Locals.
br1cer Dodge, O. the first precinct, was mar
red ls-t evening 10 Miss Mary Small, at tie
Island Baptist Church.
The drst ilsster uPon the new Stat, de2r- -
ment build NJ WIS par in place til NO ''ry,
add TIA work upon tee Iperstru :tU-e " IL nov
be pushed fyrward rapidly.
"A grand tOurnaE ent, picnic AMI Indian war
dance u 10 take + ace Tomorrow al .ernoon at
Arsiostan Island. See advert. ement.
Most Rev. Archbishop McClOSkey, OF New
hOfk' sT.ly mere IA. evening, and is the
guest Il Frank ID. Cleary, esq. he will remain
Con rsuy n, Washington Light Infantry. left
tor Frederick, I'D this mol ming 70 s,Je1d the
TAR CT the Frederick County Ayr cultural So
Ciety.
TIE Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Animals L Tlsf Dg arrangements, through com
mttess, 70 offer several gold medals Tor essays
on the subject Of cruelty ~ animals.
Christian LANCE, a PTu 1ian, died very sud
denly 1t ! y Z street. yesterday. The coroner
81 ci1, q an ia4uoss unnecessary, a. it was evil
dent f1at cCBgt-t've Chi.'S Cat cd featf.
Yes .r,iay afternoon, T. G. H,l,zslaw. car
penteT. ten irou fHe second stc-y window Of
build = on I Ieet, neat eth street southwest.
ar.G a. seriously injured about the back ard
adj he was taken to LIS home, on s.h stree,
between q and y.
Tse people Of South Washington fondIy an
Tcirs'e The early completion OF the several
sir Il leading 90 Pennsylvania avenue, when
they Lay travel 70 and from that section OF the
city thOut Hsding ankle-deep in either dust
mud
HE Com missioner OF Agriculture L aS had
not r1htle SeSf a stone walls, surrounded
with cat stone coping. set around the curved ter
face On the east ant wcS- sides OF that portion
a. Tie grounds containing the beautiful flower
bed. ~ the Forth II nj OF the department.
The clever sketch, - How Rev. Mr.. Sho1e Get
n CHI a LiUco,Eisn story, that il gOiDg the
rCUuG- credited 70 the San Francisco B.Istin,
Was Sritieu ~ Mr. a. ). SO!Cmons, OF this city,
for the Jsirish Messenger, if we are not much
mistaken.
Last evening the sorrel mare of Messrs. Lat
4 haru I'll,
q III street and the avenTe. and ran of, AMI
passed tfT0U n A. Majors SITS Vie. where she is
lept a. livery, demOlishing - g vehicle 70 which
she Was attached aCd a light buggy, besides in
juTins one Of her legs, causing altogether lOss
al stOHJ 200.
Atthe annual meeting, last evening, of the
PHILHARMONIC Society, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:-Mathew G.
Emery, president; Charles {. Ever, vice presi-
dent: I. T. Stewart, secTe' ary; y. W. BurchelI.
treasurer Mr.. Skinner, librarian; DIR. j. p.
CauIbriG, conductor; George Walter, pianist:
& NJ Parke, F. z Taylor and John Morrison,
executive committee.
Tie We I'd CI8ee: eTnan HOmicidc.
N,oE WANTS = EEw TRIAL-wHAT MS CoUS-
SkL BASE TEEIR APPLICATION ON.
In tie Criminal Court, Judge Humphreys,
10 day VI esSrs. a. q. J. iddle and r. Miller ti.s
counsel for Barney Wood. convicted OF the
murder OF Samuel NJ. Chseseman, on Friday
evtu'T .@St, flied the following reasons for A
new q al: First, for the misconduct of one of
the jurors who Tried said case. and second the
verdict was contrary z" the evidence. In sun
Tort e. The first ground the following afidaviis
are submitted.
- DIrsrfr' # CC7ursEfq Cog,fy of H,s1;,,,,,
u az; Personally appeared before me, Barney
Wood. who, being sworn, saws that he il the de-
PENDANT in the case Of United States agt. Wood.
now underlying conviction of murder; that
Join t. Donaldson was one Of the jurors on the
mel Of said case, that said Donaldson was worn
touching his fitness as Juror in said case. aud
when 50 sworn be wss asked whether hehai
formed and expressed opinion concerning
tie guilt or innocence OF the AFT ant and
MAT he declared on his said oath that
by the atiant's counsel be sworn that he was
impartial and without bias in the case and that
the afhant, believing that he swOre to the truth
ana was Tree from bias, and impartial, accented
him a. a juror, and he ives sworn and sat a. a
juror IN said trial. And yet. as the afiant is
informed and believes, the said John T. Donal-
before and at the time of said trial; that he had
TO Wit. on the Sd instant, declared, in the
hearing OF three or four credible persons. that
the an ant would be convicted of murder: that
The court and jury would convict him. he the
said Donaldson, then expecting TO be a Juror "a
the aff ant believes That the knowledge that
SAID Donaldson had made such expressions or
was PTejudiced and biased against the defendant
was hTst communicated to the affia ant on Mon
day morning, the 1irh instant, through his
counsel, Hessrs. Riddle and Miller.
(Signed,) BARNEY woop.
Sworn and subscribed before me, this ism day
OF October. A ID. IS.2.
lNotarial Sesl.l CHAs v THOMAS.
Notary Public.
John Potter, being duly sworn, depo-es and
says hat on the day after jenkins Qatelv CON
ytcted of murder In the Supreme Court OF the
District Of COlumbial was sentenced, / met
John 4. Donaldson at the butchers market, in
GtoTgstowD; was cOnversing when he came
NJ; | was talking of Jenkin-' trial and said ssas
old as am, never saw a trial so quick rs that;u
At which time said Donaldson came M: I re-
ICa'ed what had said. and he said, al was on
That tHrv;" and asked him about O'BrieH. He
Sid &C Gid NOT know when his trial would take
place. DE slid: Barney Woods lria, comes IL
next wednesday. This court and jury will
convict them al; Wood would share the same
fate a. jenkins" This conversation took pIaca
before the trisl OF Wood.
JOHN bis mark POTTER.
WINES enkin Thomas
Sworn and subscribed 20 before me-
lNO'3r'a. seal JESKIN THOMAS.
Notary Public.
IhrE1S Exams being duly sworn deposes
and saws that be his heard the deposition OF
John Potter, hereto annexed, read AMI knows
the contents thereof and the statements therein
contained are true.
THOMAS II. his mark EVANS
NitntsS:-Jenkin Thomas.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me.
tNO!arial seal. JENKIE THOMAS,
Notary Public.