Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-10
EVENING STAR.


SONGRRSsBoNAl.
Concs.sas. Ys-serA.y's Proceedings,
SENATE-After our report closed
Inc fndisa appropriation biz hayiag kNr-
corsiacred IN committee Of the whole, va. ~
petesa W me senate. when the amend N sst =.
Propitstng $50 ono Zoe the removal of the Wiv1e-
bsgces OF Wisconsin vas nOa-concurr,d in g.
~ noe. =. Pending further action ne ON rs
The Senate then adjourned
h0CSE>-Aftcr our report cioscA
IL Speaker laid before the Hou.e q samh>r
Of executive communication. vh,ch we're sp :
iosred - appropriate cosamit.ees. smosg sAso
wss . cesnmunlcation fran ehe seoretAry ~ -
interior. askiDG for an appropriation Cos the -
stIucuonof Indians In the arts Of civil kssss
lo survey Of Indian lands. romosSio % e,r.aAs
asencats, sahssst me q Irsiisns. pAyment @
deprcdauons, and Cor The coIastrucl.Ss "a .
SsSon rosa isr he transportation VI Supplies V
Mr.. Poland 0vt) oasred a resolution. ~si~
was agreed to. authorizing the CREDIT p,o.sI,S.
until ,hs ,nsss .s,,..s ne s''ns Of the hs~ss
Immigration % tie United Stairs. whica -
been inside the special order for today, q .
Mr.. Congcr (Nichl offered a substitute. o.
the bill, not, however, differing essentially flo0
the original bill.
After q hong debate, the Hoase seconded -.
demand tor the prcyiouI question.
Mr.. Wood N ~ moved 10 amend n motis-
thst had been entered by Mr.. Congsr ~ recos
ssdor the bill by referring ID 30 the commtiee e
the ~hole. The amendment ~As adopted, s.l
As amended the motion Was agreed to-yeas -,
nsvsG.
The Hon,e, att2a p m. adjourned.
Queer Case a. Alleged Fond RosA~rv.
A wAsHINaToS LADY wao had ESQ .oeo vexgu
of RsiLRoAp Bosps TAKEN FEos ma
The New York Star Of yesterday saws. rh~s
was queer case up before Justice bowling .
Frank W. Breoks, Of this city, and the com nj ~
ant, Miss Carletta r. Shotwell, a well A sovs
washington iebsyist. From the tsssti mony tak e
Ses,rs Pc t sssr stopping e tss Sss.a
Der last, Misc Shotwen was introduced 90 ess
George a. Everett. Mr.. Everett procured -
psssss y cnissse, where he Was about % tsss
company ON the trip. Miss Shotwell had urs-
vieusly Informed Everctt Of her having 4 90
Siderable amount ef railroad bonds In her Eu al.
ana advised her 70 put them away 10 . s.fs
place On their way west Miss Shotweu and
her escort stopped nj Detroit, and put an NJ the
Cas- Hotel Here Everett, a. alleged, esisol
broke open her trunk and stole ssa .oos vorsS
of the bonds Of the railroad already u.ne1
The robbery was only discovered ~hea thaV
reached Chicago, and Everett Was arrested al
committed for trial. The bonds were not found
with him, however. but were traced by q Chicsce
detective 10 Frank W. Brooke, president OF he
u
at "a broadway Miss Shotwell fastened hsok
10 THIS city, accompanied by Detective Fenel, q
chicago. She discovered, on her arrival heue
that MT. Brooks had already handed over sAS
package OF papers to Superintendent Kelso.
Nevertheless, she caused his arrest ON a charge
OF receiving stolen goods, and Brooks pas.od
TUESDAY night in the sixth precinct station
house. Brooks saws he delivered the bonds %
the superintendent n the request of some IA
known party. Besides the bonds. however, Mi-s
ShOtxeil has lost q number of valuable pspeys
and these have not been recovered. Brooks 10 q
good looking person, of pOrfly build. Ex-Judss
Sardozo appeared a. his counsel at the Tomss
yesterday, and an examination -et d0us %
take place this afternoon. Mis- Shotweil IL =
Young lady OF fascinating face and manners. aad
DRESSES richly. Pending examination, Brooks
gave bail in 5000 for his appearance.
CONFESSION OF Mas. SHERMAN, rsE Cow
NEc1icur PorsoNER--The Hartford Courant
publishes the confession Of lydia sherman IL
Derby murderess. She was convict ilsi NJ srch
OF murder in the second degree for poisoning her
husband. She confesses having poisoned her
first husband, Edward 5. Struck, the Yorkvino
policeman, and two children with arsenic: -
second husband. Dennis Hulbart. al Litch6eid-
and two children of her third husband, Mr..
sherman, q man Of considerable property In
Derby. She denies having poisoned Mr.. Shcr-
man, asserting that his death WAS caused by his
putting arsenic into cider before drinking think
ing il saleratus. Mrs. Sherman is forty-s seven
years Old, very Ignorant woman, can scarcely
read or write, and gives few dates. She win
probably be sentenced tins week. She made
confession 10 Jailer Webster in New Haven
Hitherto she denied all charges, but lately hag
become very respondent and acknowledge hor
guilt. Mrs. sherman said she poisoned ths
children to get rid of them, because they were q
burden 70 her.