Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-29
Alleged Outrage ON a Young Girl.

ing, q respectable looking colored woman and
ner daughter, bright looking girl about Is
years Old, came to enter complaint against viii
famous looking yellow fellow in the dock
charging him with rape on the girl The
mother, whose name is Ellen Bailey, stated to
MI Evans, attorney, that the prisoner who
gives bis name as John Smith, first came to her
home in Green's alley on last Wednesday night
during the rain storm, and without leave walked
into her house and asked for a match to light
ms pipe. AFTER getting light he did not leave
but seated himself in q chair and entered into
conversation with the daughter, when think
ing him rather free fer an entire stranger she
requested him to leave, which he reIuet-
antly did after several positive orders
70 90 SO on her part. She questioned her
daughter Ophelia as to her knowledge of him,
and she stated that she had never seen him but
once before, which was in that alIey some weeks
previous, when he impudently winked at her.
Nothing more was thought of 1t, and yesterday
Mrs. Bailey having occasion to go ont to do
some work, left Ophelia and little half brother
alone, and when she came home about O'Clock
she saw this Fellow sneaking out, and at the
same time the little boy called out to her that
he had been hurting Ophelia- She caught the
retreating negro by the throat, and held him
with the strength of tgress with one hand
while she gave him beautiful head with her
hst-beating him until he could hardly see-he
at the same time begging for mercy. Her hus-
handed Smith over to him for a polishing
of process; after which, he took him
to the station-house, where he spent the
nlght, ana THIS morning in the dock he was
about the meanest looking dsrkey imsginsble
Ophelia states that he came'in there YES -erday
after her mother left and asked to light his pipe
which favor was granted She and her little
brother were playing with her dolls, and he
seated himself on the side of the bed and entered
into conversation, and finally caught hold of her
and forced her on the bed, she at the same time
screaming for help. Her little brother ran out
for policeman, when Smith threatened to XII
him If be did Smith, 1t is ssid, lives in CARING
tons alley and has wife, who, hearing OF the
outrage, visited the house of Mira Bailey, and
decliued to interfere In behalf OF her brutal hus-
esnd, telling him that she would not raise a
nnger to get him from the clutches OF thu law
de was committed for hearing.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE REV. ]. N. CooMBs.
1t has finally been arranged that the funeral OF
the late Rev. j. n. COombs, (who for about if
teen years past had been in charge of the West
ern PresbyteIian church, and who committed
suicide on Sunday, as stated in Yesterdays
STAR will take place from that church on
Thursday at one O'Clock p. m. The BODY has
been attired in suit OF black cloth and placed
IN an ice box, where it will remain until Thurs
Gay morning, when it will be placed in the cof-
IN and removed from the residence to
the church, and at 10 O'Clock the lid Sill
desire an opportunity to view the remains.
y yesterday the father and mother of Mrs
Coombs, residing In Lounon county, Va, with
WhOm MRS Z. has been for some time, were in
formed Of the death OF Mt. Coombs, and they
Immediately started for this city and arrived
last night. Mrs. Coombs was informed of the
death Of her husband, but it was not deemed
lars The arrangements for the funeral are in
charge OF a cOmmittee-Drs. Sunderland, Noble
and Mitchell-and Hiram Lodge and at. Ho-
reb Chapter as also the Grand Chapter and
Grand Lodge of MasOns will attend it. The
body will be taken to Oak Hill Cemetery.
The TH RATRRs.-Madame Janauschek was
welcomed back TO Washington last night by a
large audience, and made the usual profound
Impression by her wonderful acting of the dual
characters in "Chesney Void" TO-nipht she
will appear for thc first time in this city in the
new historical play "The Earl of Essex" and
the National will doubtless have its cOnforts-
bic seats filed on the occasion.
The spectacular drama OF the "Seven Sins,o
with the laughable afterpiece of "Fun in the
Il tchen," interested and amused the patrons OF
FOIds Opera House last night to an extent
which ensures successful week at that pOpu.
lar theater. The same bill tonight and until
further notice.
IS lively and exciting, and ought to draw good
houses this week. 1t embraces variety enough
to suit every taste.
sKIRMIsH IN A LAwYKR's OFFroR.-Yes-
teIday MIR. K. Ross Perry, member of the
Washington bar. and CAPTAIN A, Grant. of
Capitol Hill, got into dispute in a lawyers Of
fee about the sale OF some of the property of
the latter, which had been ordered to be sold
by decree ofthe coqrt in the case OF Carter vs..
rant, which resulted in rather hot words.
Grant called Perry very offensive name,
which Perry promptly resented BY striking
Grant severe fist blow in the eyes. Grant
pistol, and made use OF still more offensive
epithet, when Perry threw a chair at him,
which Knocked him against the stove. Recoy-
erlng he drew pistOl-a Smith 6 Wesson four
shCoter-at which interesting point OF the pro-
ceedings mutual friends interfered and Mr.
Perry stepped outside the door.
SToa8 ROBBRRs.-AbOut 245 O'Clock this
n orniDg as Private Waterman James ,. john
son and Police officer Atkinson were passing
t'ICugh Marble Alley, between AZ and 6tS
ueets and Missouri and Pennsylvania avenues,
Trey discovered two cOlored men in the rear
OF Poole x Hume's grocery, who started TO run
on OF deserving the OfiiceTs. johnson and Atkin-
5 ordered them TO halt, and fred two shots at
them, but they made good their escape going
towards the Island. The officers found tbs
windows in the rear of Poole & Hume's store
broken ont, and the beading around Wyvil's
stove store go loosened that it could be easily
removed.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Duncanson
Bros, auctoneeTs, sold yesterday for Joseph II.
Blacsfsn esq, trustee sll of lots 81, 50, 50. 81,
3d. 56, 81, So, Of Mayhew's I'D vision in square
No. 2h4, situated on V street, between 18th aud
18th streets northwestern So at p cents, and
the remaining seven lots ut % cents per square
foot to the Arlington Fire Insurance COMPANY.
THE COURTS