Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-16
LOCAL Ne us.
Alleged Breach of Promise aud se

FTeem w Howe was tAken up-,;sa, ~ a.
Csrrtngtos, Z. q, Csriingtcn, ST., snd Z,
Darlington Tor plsintn. Whesler and Mat
tngy for defendant. Tbis = an action for
breach Of promise OF marriage Snd seduction,
Tor which S25,0o damages sre claimed. rhe
mother, whose husband wSs KILLED few wears
Ago by the falling Of = wall an Georgetosn.
The plAinun Was in court - dsy With her child
- babe OF perhaps IS months OF zse,l which
sue asserts i the offspring OF Mr. hove. The
defendant IL the well-knoWn superintendent OF
the Reform School OF the DisyUct. having had
chATge OF The same for several Ycars pqsE
FOR TRE rKnskCUroS.
Mr.. r. Z. Carrtngton jr.. opened the case o
the jury, stating that they expected % prove
thst the defendant bv some meaa- became &C
quainted with the plAiutir aud iuludel her 70
take position st the iu.utUpon, that after she
had been there some time she iett on ac,ountof
the death OF her father; that ito 80 Induced her
10 return and take care Of hls raillran. he haV-
ing lost bis wife, sud ruuun ~ - as-gueI % her
next 70 his They expected to sa1@ that ce se-
dueed her under a pr,mi-, af marriage: that
Howe attempted 20 gst h-rt 20 sut ai, e. 81 ahor.
tOn, and AlsO persuaded Der r8 charE. yhe na-
teTnlty Of her cL IA on a. iUup-ear rartv. Nr.
harrington called the attention. ui .ls jury %
ne fact THAI this Va, the lrs. case .I tle kIud
which had ever been Dr1u. hr to tEial iu ms
District.
FOR rHE pKFgN-R
Mr. Wheeler opened for fhe defendant. stating
that the whole story hsi come from uus mouth.
and they expected 20 sh0w .4at ;r- plaiutIH had
made different statements .raU tIsf ahtch bad
been made by her CcuE~c,-la -GoN that this
was q conspiracy againsf trt defendant. Mr.
Howe had been fully yiouiCs'gt ey the trustees
OF the institution and the masous. Re had been
arrested under the bsstariv SCr. bur acquitted.
They bad 10 doubt buJ rIe man at the bottom
OF Tie conspiracy was ia The room, agi that they
would be able 20 show tlsf the defendant Was
entirely innocent OF the charge.
TESTIMONY oF CArHEEISE STORY.
The prosecuting witness, Cttlerins v. story,
dressed IN blAck aud vciled. took the stand aud
testified as TO going u the reform school a. a.
empioye; that on the an OF August, on the
porch, Howe commenced teaS,ug her about
being engaged TO marry Josh GAllAgheE, which
she denied. Several times subsequently he
teased her about Gallagher. About October lst
be sald to her she ought . get married aud %
him. She replied that he had better wait tu
his dead wife got cold, AMI he -si1: That don't
make any difference, for she's gone aud win not
know it, AfteT this he came 90 her room aud
got IN he'd with her; he gave her some medicine
and then came 20 her room. Tue medicine
seemed to affect her 20 that she gave 40 90 him,
and be said be would marry her ~ soon as
things were ever. Afterwards she found that
something was the matter, snd he told her % 90
TO physician, and he took her 20 = physician
and got some pills. The day Was set for the
marriage one sunday, Hnd then he told her 10
lay the matter on an innocent msu who had
been married two years. The cake was bought
and her hair was liked for the wedding, bat he
put lt on once or twice, snd ~ suggested that
she 90 away. She TESTIFIED that after she left
the institution she received or the 18th March,
1873, a note from Howe telling her that she
could see him at Riiey's store ~ O'Clock. She
met him there. Rnd be told her that ne had pro-
Vded place for her in Tndian.poli. Indiana.
at the Home Of the Frieudiess, and took her 20
the depot where he purch Ased her ticket for
her, paying Sl7 for ~, and gave her 81 besides.
She left and arrived at the Home on March
zlst. She Was dissatisfied with the home. aud
wrote TO Howe several umes; during the month
she was there she received three remittances
from Howe-S5, $40 and so respectively. She
6cecame very unhappy snd determined 20 get
home, but her money being gone sne knew not
bow to get home: She nBsliy got emolovment
with Mrs. Sterrit, and succeeded in reaching
home on the 2lst Of June. tbe dsy before Howe
married his second wife. Her babe was born
September 18th, and s. Mr. HOwess the father
and no one else"
YOUTH CHARGED WITH TAKTEG Sl6o or
HIS EMPLOYEES MOEET TO co BUFFALO
HUET1NG.-A youth named Ferdinand DsssAn,
residing with his parents on T. street, near 10th,
on last Monday Appropriated = pocket book con :
tanning cleo and some papers from bic employer,
and alter purchasing an Outnt OF clothing, a
pistol and ammunition, bought ticket for Bal
timore. His absence was discovered aud word
left at police hesdqnaIters, aud Detective
C0oms took charge OF the case. Re tslegrEphed
TO Chief Crone, of that city, End last evening
received g dispatch stating that a bOy answer
ing the description had been detained there.
Mr.. Cooms took the next tram aud later in the
evening returned with the fugitive who had
probably been reading dime novels, who ac-
knowledged the charge stating ,Ithst he Was on
the way 70 hunt bufalOes ln he west. de was
about purchasing ticket for Kansas when
captured. He had about sIg3 Otthe money left
the reform school to-day,
ASAPB PLAOR roe MONEY wHHs THIEVES
ARE About. Last night Officers Ahern. BOYLE
and Mulball arrested fOur cOlGred men, named
Charles ii. Harris, John Hswkins, Lewis Jones
and Calvin Peck, chsrgeC with burglary on the
house OF Mr.. James W. Fowler. They had en-
tered the house on ID street OF Saturday night
last, ana stole q trunk containing clothing aud
other articles, among which vas bible, with
SZf0 placed in between the leaves. The trunk
was found in tie alley in the rear OF the house,
with some things which they rejected as Of no
value, among them the bible, IN which upon
examination was found the money al safe.
They were committed for = hearing.
TIE CASE or DR. LsON.-Ihis msrnIng, in
the Criminal Court, Judge MacArthRr, the
case OF Edward I. Leon, charged with man
slaughter In producing an abortion on susan
A. Mclaughlin, on the 5 IA OF zuusry last, wa
resumed. The arguments having been con-
cluded yesterday, Judge Mac Arthur charged
and gave the csse 20 the jury, The Jury mad
not returned = verdict when our report closed.
FIKAKErAI.