Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-17
Iurien EearcI. Tire Escaped Horse
Thief

ROMANTIC Story oF ills EECAPTUEE IN Arm
ANSAS.
Yesterday afternoon, Detectives ODwyer
and T. Woods. Of Richmond. arrived IN thi,
city with an alleged escaped fugitive from the
Rel mOhd IeuitcHtiary. named LucIen Beard.
whom they had captured in Arkansas and were
IstuIHirg with TO Richmond. He wi- placed in
the Ct ntTal euaTlhoU~e last ri ght Tor safe keep
lhE AMI TINS morning placed ON the O'Clock
Rel mOnd beat. IA ISIS Beard was committed
to the IeHiteutjaTv Tor horse stealing and had
nearly served rs time out when he was pIr-
r"htd ~ The governor. SFd ia Isl he was ar
rested and tried fOr a similar crime. and sen
t'Hctdii0r ! years, bat his counsel applied TOT
"A STAY OF proceedings, in order to have a new
ti'al granted. ami. pending il hearing. Beard
Jumped the Rich mOf,,i i4il. since which uoth
ing Lad been heard from him until ahaut siS
weth >.nee, the detectives Intercepted letter
winch Fad been sent by the wife OF the
might've from Arkansas to her friends in
hichIlond, containing Photograph OF Beard.
liz led to his rtCaPtuTr, through tii- all OF the
Arkansas authorities. who. upon the receipt Ut
written request. had him arrested aud imuri-
srne'i 20 await the arrival OF the officers In tna
meantime hi> counsel obtained "A writ .; n tt.a>
CORPUS, ami ~ soon a. lie was released Wi
lance committee went Tor MIN for hOrSe-Stc.l-
irg- B"art jumped on the first horse he saw
an' m>,ie H. escape into Pierce county. where
The = lance committee overlook him, and last
a. lie ard t1l>Fd his pistol 20 shoot one of the
party fired aud shattered his arm The autItnr-
nie> az that county then arrested all han.lS
pnIsHt,t "''d PuI>Uer>, and locked them Up in
jail. l1'stlN WIS tanned. anu pii fue arrival
th' Richmond of GERS was turned over 70 them
lie : ~ feet two inches tall. and broad >hnaI-
drT't- has "a light complexion. with long SANDY
WhIShcTS- ana ~ very rrgp0>s"S<iuE in appear
ahc"- Although ne bears tn nan" Of bcius a
at'leIade' he certainly does not looa like one.
ATTFNFTTD SEiVI,E To E-CAPE FROM
McTHEl.-IN-L Aw.-Yt>j -r,idy mornin. wsr,i
Wa >cnt Ia the sth precinct police alton that
man had committed suicide Iva the woods II ar
the Columbia Institute for the Deaf AMI Dumb
hy cutting his throat. li.rir Kelly iii. ,pl
Officers 'ilea~On aud Lee At once 10 the place
indicated. where they found man on the
ground. beside a fence. bleeding at the neck
from light cut he sand ne had male himself
ami which be seemed u think was fatal. he
said lie had cut his throat with a pocket knife
which he had afterwa r.ls thrown away and ;til
himself face dOwHwSTd-, rs he aid. ~ keep the
Crows from picking his face 10 pieces. The Offi-
GERS re moved him to the station. where he gave
the name OF II. III. BoalSy. and Avs he lost his
left arm IN the late war, and was employed IN
the Pension Office. He has been intoxicat-d
very much of late. ami saws he has made --v.-
raj attempts 10 commit suicide. In a note % hi,
wife, fOun'i in his rocket. he stated that h ~
tended 70 IL himself tp get rid Of his mgt,t.-r-
n-law, she being, he alleges. the cause OF al
his woes letter was also found IN his po.set
addressed - the reporters. asking themtp ,-tl
nightly With him for the sake OF hi> relatfr'S
Since this failure To accomplish his purpD- IF
seitdcs'TuCtion, lac has requested 20 ~ sen To
the Insane A>y lUm. lie was convened to p,,,,.e
headquarters. where I,hv>i .Ian- will ,lerr.m ne
a. 20 his mental condition. B0arley Wa ar
III JNe I 'ilCc court tli~ morning. he
charge OF vagrancy. ard comnitte,, - The
worShouSe IN default OF security
THE NEW YOEK svENrF CuT-ECU M s'rX-
GEkGAriON PRESBYTERIAN held their au.ttll
meeting last THURSDAY evening. The auuaa!
report OF the board al trustees make = y"rv
satisfactory exhibit. showing receipts during
the past year, S9-:ae'. The receipts from lew
rents amounted To ~",>ot. being 80 greater
than last year, and much greater than ever
before known the history of the church
The Asa Il that -IaI,
H. occupied. and that many applications az. On
BILE for seats which cannot be supplied. FiiTv-
seven persons have been received into the
church during the past wear. The contribG- ION
10 benevolent objects shows nifty per cent. n
crease over any past year Of the church, lis
tory. The amount contributed t. he III n. lee NJ
boards of the church - over Sl.G#i Tn. I'm,
total OF the moneys collected aai dislur>si Nv
the church is about >li eOo Mes<rs. y. Z.
~ W. Many we're elected trustees. TO serve
tor three years. The board Is now made up -
follows: Messrs. y. W. Thompson. VI. w =; at
~ r. Fitch. David NcClelland. j. Z. Chap
Judge Joseph Casey and Z. b. Bailey wsre
chosen 10 serve the church in the OF c. OF
ruling elders for four wears.
FIEHs.-On SATURDAY last an alarm WAS
sounded from boS 81. caused by fire being lis
covered m block Of wooden houses near
Easeys wharf 1t MAS extiHguishe,I by the
employees AT the gas works before the arrival of
the engine. The alarm WAS turned in from .nX
81 al the gas ONCE 10y the foreman. but by some
from headquarters. which caused the fire de-
Iartment to 20 the latter box and thu, DELAYED
their operations.
Yesterday morning. At : O'clock, an alarm
WAS turned in from box h., ON account .; TN.
burning OF the stable attached to tile residence
Of Senator Morrill,. The tames were sub.lae,l
with loss TO the property OF about >l0o.
MARRIED AT A POLICE STATIoN.-Oficer
westphal, OF the first precinct, on Saturday
evening arrested a colored man named Rich ard
Wilson, on a warrant sworn out by Nancy Wood
colored, charging Wilson with being the father
OF her child. On arriving at the station-house
ne came 10 the conclusion that the best war To
setue the difficulty was to marry Nancy, and
the omcers soon had her brou ght in, when the
services OF the Rev. j. s. Thompson were Sc
Snreh, ana ne haa them joined in a twinkllnR,
Nancy then withdrew the charge. and the pc
urs iett the station house At peace with thei
selves and the rest OF mankind
Fiction OF oFFiCERs.-At a IN seting of the
senior LAW class "a tine National CuiyrTs!av the
following officers were chosen $ IL Gsr,,ou
at ch,o, president; y. y. Hubbard OF Mas ;
vice president: Il. Il. Bowen. OF Mich. 500,
tary; II. ID. Yeaser. Of Penn. treasurer The