Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-15

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TESTIMONY BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE CON-
MIrTEE TO-DAY.
To-day Messrs. Long, Wan and Herbert, of
the Legislative committee to inquire into the
manner m which the duties of MAGISTRATES and
constables are performed, met at the hall Of the
present and entered complaints
MR.. WILLIAM SMITHS COMPLAINT AGAINST
JvsTIcz KEHss.
ence to Justice A. f. L. Keese, that shout the
18th of March lasts certain that was the day,
for Reese broke witness nose that day-wft-
ment OF bill Reese had collected for Enmert,
Dunbar & Co., of which firm witness was 3
member. He tKeese) had collected the debt on
March 26, 1872, amounting TO S37. 20, according
to Keese's own admlssiens, about q wear before.
Witness had called Thirty or forty times prevI-
9usly, and been repestedly told to call again,
came disguised with Keese's promises, and took
Mr.. ID. f. Cahill with him to settle the matter
Witness asked Reese IL he was ready to settle.
settled with you" Witness said, a Ycu have have
never paid me a dollar in your life" and turn
ing to Mr.. Cahill said, Z" Let's CO." 1t WIS cold.
POCKETS, and with Cahill had got near the door
when Reese came up, and striking MIN from
behind knocked him dow n, and Selling a chair
was about to strike him with it. Mr.. CahIl
seized it and prevented him. As witness was
about TO rise young Kcese came in from the
street and struck wiCness, making a wound on
i nls race from heavy seal ring he wore. Wit
had the wound dressed. The wound was near
the eye, and bled profusely for six hours
KEGS then issued a warrant against witness for
contempt of court, and the Off Ger appeared
with 1t, but declined to serve 1t on seeing the
condition of witness. The officer reported the
case to Major Richards at his request, and that
officer wrote 70 Mr.. Cook, the attorney for the
District, and District Attorney Fisher, who
advised that the officers should serve no war
rants from Reese on witness. Witness then
procured warrant against the Keeses for
assault, which was served, and they were fined
in the Police Court $50 each. Witness never
gave Reese any cause for his action.
WOMAN DROWNED IN THE ALEXANDRIA
CANAL.-About 10 o'clock Yesterday morning
ome per ons employed at Mr.. Thomas Vests
DICK yard, near Fort Runyon, discovered the
body of colored woman in the canal Upon
examination it proved to be the body of Mrs
Lucy Johrson who was one of the principal
Win cs against jackson, who is now under
sentence of death for the murder of his wife
about two years ago. Squire N. s. Wright was
notified, and acting as coroner for Alexandria
county, caused Constable Bates to summon a
jury, who, alter viewing the body, adjourned
until this morning. They reassembled to day
ard after examining a number of witnesses
whose testimony wes somewhat conflicting, and
an examination having been made by DR.. Gar
Tett, of Alexandria, they brought in a verdict
OF accidental drowning. The deceased was
woman about forty years of age, and had liy 1
for number of years on the Arlington turn
pike, about one mile from the Long bridge She
was paralvZed down one side, and commonly
known by the name OF Crooked Mouth Iucy.
She mad the reputation of being quiet and
harmless woman, and was last seen at a festi-
val given at Freedman's village on Saturday
night last. She had on when found the same
clothes she wore on that occasion.
ORDERS OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The contractors for the work on street, be-
tween 9fh and 10th streets southwest, have been
noiihed to complete their work at once; repairs
bave been ordered to be made in the pavement
on New York avenue, between 1Ith and 18th
streets northwest; 18th and 10th streets north
west; IL street, between 18th and 18th streets
and Pennsylvania avenue, between 18th and
18th streets northwest. Orders rave been is
sued for the laying of a 12-inch pipe sewer on
both sides OF u street, from odd TO 23d streets,
both emptying into the I'D street sewer; u,
inoh pipe sewer on both sides of G street
from point near the corner of 23d street
ard emptying into the 2ith street sewer; 10
irch pipe lever on )uth side of G street. from
the G0tner OF rgiuia avenue to the east side of
n I'll. avenue ard q : rect and north side of
street u the west side OF 26th street; i5-inch
pipe ;ewer on rorth side G. street. from the
west s,de of 2Gth street. II the Potomac liver
win t1e i, &c. arv marholes and traps. Orders
have b EN- su for the cutting and setting o.
the nag Lootway around the Bot .nical Gardens;
said work to be dore with old tagging.
SINGULAR Acc1DEsr.-on Sunday morr,p,
~ sum vi, y wv at IL rs, near High
land sta on, on the W: shins 'on branch of Ihe
Ii. & o. X. r., was sitting on the plat orm
awaitiBg ,Ia'n rcIth, he met with a serious
accident. As the eAprc. itain came by larye
lump OF coal fell 4 ON the tender and struck
him on the leg with such force as - break it in
Two p'acrs. Dr. Simpson was knocked of the
platform, but fol tuDately did not fall under the
train. Dr. Simpson WIS cau /, d to Yo t's, where
he vas attend d by Drs. Ike Ich and Lee
MR. VI. WILLIAM annOurces to the public that
rs store WI be clo.ed at p. m. daily during
he hea' d IN.
LYcuRGUs AND OSCAR LITTLE INDICTED
FOR MUEDER.-In the Clarke county (ya)
court Yesterday, Lycurgus and Oscar Little
were indicted for the murder of their brother