Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-04
Charge of Bis,s>anv,
VIM. sENNRs AND HIS TWO WIVES.


-Jssdse Smell Sends the Case to .sae Grand gxyu
William SeDnes, a spruce-looking Feuup
man. with red neck tie and his hair parted I'M
The middle, was arraigned in Tie Police Court
\ OF Moses Il. Bridwell, with bigamy an marrvin q
one Martha 4. Fowler, he at that time hayinS
| lawful wife diving. William Auley, a clergy.
man, testified 10 having married the accused in
| ls69 to Anna Javins, of Fairfax county. Va.
and prodrced the marriage certricate given AT
| that time. Witness was living ON Cd street
Suthw est az ehe time hen the parties presented
themgelves with the marriage 2dcense. He full
identified the accused as the rnan he IN arried.
Omcer Lewis, who made the arrest testified
that Senmes did not deny che charge, but
Freely gave his reasons for doing So stain
that MS first wife left him When the witness
TOOK semmee into custody, both of his wives
were present and quarreling with each ether.
The prisoner voluntarily admitted that he had
married then both in this city. Rev VIM
NJ ullin testified that he married the accused TO
Martha Ellen Fowler on the 9th day of A agust
last, and produced their marriage license. H{
fully identified Semmes, As the man. Mr. Hrid.
well, the father of wife Ne. test fed that N Il
NAN and his daughter had been living together
As man and wEe. He did no: see them married.
but the clergyman had told him that thew WERE
married. Mr.. Semmes, the father Of the
prisoner, testified that his SON is q years OF age
at the present time. The testimony was closed
here, and the judge sent the case to the grand
jury nxins the bonds at $1,000.
WILLARD's Aforementioned 10 the Press
Saturday NigAt.-In accordance with the notice
previously given, Wizards hotel under the
management OF Mr.. j. f. Cake, was thrown
open 70 tne pubic on Saturday afternoon. Fron
the hour at which the doors were thrown Oman
until late at night the lobby, corridors And
rooms we're thTOnged with citizens of Washing
ton, eagerly inspecting the new appointments,
manner OF success Determined th at the news
paper men should long remember the event.
Mr.: Cake had invited all the correspondents
and the members of the local press to meet him
ladies' ordinary md;
spouse to the invitation there assembled at IN m
hour one OF the best gatherings OF the press
men ever htldln the CITY. One or two familiar
faces were missing, it is true, but their absence
was duly accounted for.
An entrance into the brilliantly lighted room
explained why the host had extended the invi-
tat1on, for in the center of the room, RUNNING
the entire length, was one of the finest set tables
ever stood before good judges of good eatfnr.
Ceremony was dispensed with, and soon tile
good things were disappearing rapidly. Wine
and cigars Is match the feast were on hand i'm
profusiOn, and after the solids had been got
through with were taken promptly I'm hand
and several hours passed pleasantly, eaah con-
tr'buting to the general enjoyment, which rem
dered the evening complete
CONTRACT FOR UNDERMINING HOUSES. =
Chief engineer Phillips has been directed BIZ
the board Of public works to prepare a contract
with SAM Strong for underpinning the market
raised by Messrs. HOllingsworth & Couphlin in
Georgetown, and such other buildings "a tha
board may direct, at the prices named by the
board, the contractor TO furnish all brick ma
terial and labor, and the board to furnish and
deliver all the stone required for the work, said
underpinning to be laid in cement mortar OF
the standard quality used in this city. =
THE CASE OF JOHN ROLLINS, charged in the
Alexandria (Va.) court with the murder of
Afthnr Cole on the 9Th OF July last, at Q colofed
lic-nic on the south side Of the river, camenp
to-day IN that city, and WAS postponed until the
December term, on account Of the absence or
Important witnesses. = =
SPECIAL SALE OF FURNIrURr.-Latimer, o.
efeary, aaetioBeers, will sell, in front of their
auction rooms, Tomorrow, a varied assortment
of furniture, including a superior piano and
two elegant Frehch plate mantle mirrors.
~Thiers does not desire 10 be made Pres,.
dent of France for life.
ga Watertown paper speaks of stained glass
windows as "sepuichfal architecture"
~Gen. w. H. F. Lee has been elected presi-
dent OF the Virginia state agricultural society.
Stanton, Va. =
IAt Mashswaka, Ind, a gang of BURGLARS
went through six residences and hotel for kaz.
sra baby was lately left on Doorstep In
Paducah, KY, 90 drugged that ii soon died.
An ulirois editor sports the name OF
Doubiebiower. =
ga young LADY at Meadyine lately shot her
self while practcing at mark. = *
I The accidental discharge Of unlo AIDED
guns continues to decimate the population of
western towns.
GS"Come into the Warden, Maud" is the
way in which musical mammas urge their
daughters TO try on their new calico dresses.
1-The names of U. S. Grant and E. b.
WsshbuTne are on the registry list in East