Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-01-10
The Trial ~ Mrs. wharton for R0i-
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But little progress was made in the Wharton
oiai at Annapolis yesterday. The court over
ruled the demurrer 70 the Indictment filed by the
of "Not guilty" was tsrn entered. Upon being
Intercepted by the court As 10 whether they
were ready 70 proceed to trial, the counsel for
defence suddenly discovered that Mrs. Chiffon,
one Of their witnesses, was not present The
court was assured that the prisoner could not
eafely 60 to trial without Mrs. Chiffon, who, il
present, would testify to material facts. Mrs.
afidavit, that material witness Is absent, that
she il not resident of the state, that due dill
gence has been used in trying TO procure her
pectation that she can be produced in court
at the next term Upon this representa-
ton Of facts the court granted a continuance.
About the time the entry was being made judge
into court and stated To one Of the Judges that
he was in correspondence with Mrs. Chiffon,
and that he had autographed to her that her
presence would not be required until Friday
(tc-day.1 There was CONSERVATION in the court
room. The court, after being advised tn at Mrs
Chiffon was at Richmond, Va, and was ready
and willing to attend the trial when wanted.
passed an order to the effect that if the witness
appears to day the trial will 90 on; il not it will
be continued until next April term. 1t might
prove by Mrs. Chiffon that she (Mrs. Chiffon
has known her Mrs Wharton) since 1874. and
that she MRS. Chilton) knows that Mrs. waar-
ton was in the habit of using tartar emetic As an
external application for her chest.
UNITED STATES LAWS PARAMOUNT TO STATE
LAws.-In the case of the United States vs. A.
Gwen, collector Of county taxes at Wilmington.
Delaware, who was convicted In the United
States circuit court in October last for violation
Of the second section Of the enforcement act, in
disqualifying colored voters by throwing their
names off the assessment list, Justices Strong
and Bradford yesterday morning rendered a
decision overriding the motion to arrest judg-
ment made by defede ants counsel, on the
ground that the act Of Congress was unconstitu-
tional, thereby Affirming the constitutionality of
the state laws. The court rendered that Given
should pay fine Of % 600 and cost prosecution.
A WOMAN AND THREE CHILDREN BuRxKp
TO Observation-Disclosures evening, near Morton 3
station, Delaware county, n. Y, Mrs. Carr and
three children were burned to death by the ex-
ploeiOn Of q combination fluid while filing
room raised vapOr from the fluid, which was
ignited by the stove The lamp was two yards
distant.
serve ont his sentence, his health having been
partially restored by his residense in Versailles
~When a new town is started on the plains
Chicago drummers camp out and wait Tor the
new stores to be completed, 70 sell the owners .
bill Of goods.
0Chicago ministers growl because their sup
porters bring In the bodies Of small pox victims
to be preached over In the church. One divine
had two cases Of this kind, last week.
~The Rev. Dr.. Watson, for thirty wears
leading Methodist minister at Memphis, Tenn,
has TO mally recanted his orthodox opinions and
became q spiritualist.