Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-05
A Man serIousIy On. with q Razor.

WOMAN THE CAUSE OF THE AFFRAV.
Last night between 10 ard II O'Clock W. W.
Fisher and George II. Boston became involved
in difficulty on p street, between 6Jh and
9Th, when Fisher drew a razor aud cut Boston
in several places, one cut being from the shout
der across the breast and another aerOs the
abdomen. Boston went to Or. W. II. Taylors
Office, on street, near Sth, where HIS wounds
we're dressed, and he was subsequently taken to
his home on Sth street, near %. Boston states
that lie was not appriZed Of the presence Of any
one until he received a cut with a razor; but
Fisher tells different story, viz; that while in
company with Kate Steward and Sidney Des-
per, Boston approached him frOIs behind and
struck him with a stone, and he then drew the
razor and cut him in selfdefence. Fisher made
hls escape at the time, but Sergeant Perry and
Ofcer Fleet found him about two O'Clock at
the residence Of Samuel II. Williams, on New
Hampshire avenue avenue, between and U
streets northwest, and took him to the % pre-
clnct station. Boston is q married man, but has
had some difficulty with his wife, from whom he
attempted few months since to obtain a di-
vorce, but was unsuccessful. Lately he has
been keeping company with Kate Stewart. who
resides in Foundry alley between and III and
18th ard lith streetsl. Fisher has also been
keeping company with her. The parties have
not been on the best Of terms, and in June last
Boston had Fisher and Harry A. Williams ar
rested Tor an assault on him, arising out of
dispute about the same woman. The action of
tie Police Court in this case is noted elsewhere.
DEATH OF WOMAN FROM ALLEGED NAL
FRACTICE-The Office of vital statistics con-
nected with the Board OF Health has been fitted
mp with some or the furniture used in the hall
CT the Legislative Assembly and furnished with
the necessary books and blank FORMS and the
Office : now in complete running order. Mr.. j.
=. Wall, the clerk IN charge, up TO last night
had issued sixty -fOur burial and transit permits
The Importance of this service will soon become
apparent TO the public. Yesterday a case was
developed through this medium going to show
malpractice on the part of a midwife of the
grOSsest kind, which is believed TO be of COM
mon occurrence in this city. and explains the
frequent accounts given Of still-births found
M rFfa-v
application to the Office for a burial permit for
child. The certificate showing the percentage
sause Of death, (still-born,) and physician was
hllec up by the midwife, and her name append
ed TO IL The clerk declined TO issue the permit
without the name of the physician who attended
at the acc0uehment was appended, and she
was requested 20 return and obtain the same.
Soon afterwards she came back with the paper
purpOrtlDg to have been signed by a we'll known
physician, but which the clerk discovered at a
glance to be 8 forgery, and in comparing IL
with the name of the physician, which be had
IN his record book, he was convinced that the
name had been forged, and charged her with it.
Finding herself cornered she confessed that 1t
was so. The physician was sent for aud pro-
nounced II 10 be forged certificate, and stated
that be had been summarized TO visit the mother
OF tie dead child, who had not been delivered
after SIX hours OF labor and in order to save the
life OF the mother, whom he found was sinking
rapidly under maltreatment, a resort was made
TO surgical appliances and the mother survived
the delivery OF her dead offspring bat a few
hours. He thereupon gave a certificate in &C
NeANahNC Win the lhCts d uArThEeO. III is the
intention OF the board 20 enforce the law against
this woman, and the relatives Of the deceased
woman propose 10 bring criminal prosecution
Tor causing her death. This is one of many sim
liar cases Of malpractice which will no doubt
be developed through the agency of this Office.
A
TIE COEDEMNATION OF THE CENTRAL
GUARDHOCsE--Ther report OF Mr.. T. NJ. Plow-
man, Inspector Of buildings, in relation to the
condition Of the Central guardhouse, an alb
stTact OF which was published in yesterdays
STAR, was made in response to q letter received
by the District Commissioners from the Board
of Health, and referred TO that office. The let
ter called attention OF the Commissioners ssto
the fact that by reason of INSULT ient ventila-
ton and general filthy condition of the police
station houses in the city of Washington they are
unit lodging places even for criminals, a posi-
tive disgrace TO the city. Some months Since
this board condemned as unfit for human habi-
tat1on the building known as the central guard
house, located on Louisiana avenue between
9Th and 10th streets, but owing probably to the
complication that arose in the city government
no improvement of consequence resulted. This
board most respectfully and earnestly recon-
mend and urge upon your honorable body the
great necessity which exists for some action
looking TO the speedy abatement OF these nui-
sances II only to repair, cleanse and whitewash
the very unsuitable buildings now occupied as
station houses"