Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-20
The Miseexenatiou Case.


In the INCORPORATION case reported j., yester-
days STAR it was stated that Henry johnson,
the c0lOred hack driver, who enticed a white
girl away from her home and was married to
her by a cOlored preacher, had been brought
before the police court charged by the mother
of the girl, Mrs. Margaret Bowling, with as
sault and battery on her, the mother. While
the prisoner vas waiting in the court for his
case TO be heard, Margaret slipped of in a hack
and went 10 Johnson's room on NJ street and
persuaded her daughter to accompany her.
They proceeded to the ofhee of District AttOr-
ney Fisher, where the mother asked that pro-
ceedings be at once started for q divorce, ON the
grounds that her daughter was made drunk by
johnson, and that while intoxicated he carried
her on in hack to some den in Murder Bay
where they were married Detective Coomes
and Mr.. W. M. Evans went to the Office of the
clerk Of the court, where they found the license
for the marriage had been issued IN regular
form. johnson denies that his bride was intOx-
ieated when he married her, and some of his
friends advise him 20 make application for
writ OF ha0saS corpus for her recovery, but
a. there Is no Illegal OBTAINING by any one
there can be no writ served 1t was reported
this morning tina. the bride had concluded to
abandon her husband ana 20 back to her moth
er, in case she Is permitted BY her to do 50; but
later in the day, Mrs. Bowling was inquiring
for her daughter, saying she has not seen her
since yesterday, when she saw her on 7th street.
Washington City and Point Lookout
Railroad.
Deputy Marshal Phillips to-day summoned a
jury Tor the purpose OF cOndemning the land in
yersed BY the Washington City and Point Look
out railroad. The jury is to meet tomorrow
morning at O'Clock at the City Hall
and proceed in carriages over the line
for the purpc e OF viewing the said lands
FOR some day past the assistants to the m ar
shal nave been engaged in serving notices to
the owners OF operty to be so condemned of
the proposed action in order that thew NAV pre-
sent their own cases. On Friday next the iurv
wiz sit at the criminal court room to hear ar
= guments, SC. The approach to this District ia
In the northeastern section, and the line OF road
extends across the Eastern Branch to Union
town.
TIE TwBNrY-PIRsr DISTRICT REPuBLI-
CAN CLUE met last night at Moore's Hall, cor
ner of 18th and b streets southeast, Mr.. b. +.
Peters in the chair. The following campaign
executive committee was appointed: A. Fietch-
sr, Josiah A. Gray. John A. Clark, George
Walter Middleton, Charles White, +. r.
hughes, Richard Morgan, A p. Clark, j. @.
MeGWin, william Boron, NJ arshall Burrell and
washington Jones. A resolution was adopted
for bis unremitting efforts TO have ne Esstsrn
market house completed Also for tha earn
estness manifested by him in the adyancement
OF the interest OF the people Of the district he
CoSTIsuArIos OF rHz CAMP Mxxrrxe.-In
e. and interruption OF travel for the past week
arrangements have been made to continue the
Washington Grove camp-meeting until next
Tuesday. The weather promises now 10 be fair
and the camp exercises will undoubtedly be OF
exceeding interest during their continuance
The managers have made great efforts to pro-
vide for the comfort and convenience Of those
attending.
PRoBATE COURT, Judge Olia.-In this court
YESTERDAY letters Of admi nistr alton were grant.
ed, with bond OF 5000, upon the estate OF
Margaret Sherwood, TO her husband; letters o.
adm we're granted. with a haDd N,