Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-12
The Light Of ..The Lantern, EcIipsed.

APUBLIsHKK ARRESTED AND BROUGHT BEPoRB
JUDGE sNELL-Hs PROPOSES To RUN Pa
PEI OF THE BLAcKNAILING CHARACTER OF
day, in the Police Court, John II.
AdIlaans. an eccentric German, was arraigned
on the charge OF making threats of personal
leeted that about one month since a sheet
termed "The Lantern" appeared on the street,
containing gross abuse of persons in this Dis
trict. Among those DETAINED and threatened
was Mr.. Mills, who had had business transac-
tons with Adriaans, and had incurred his en-
nifty. Believing him to be dangerous m AN
MI; Mills swore out a warrant charging him
with threatening language he had used, and
placed the document in the hands of Detectives
McDevitt and Miller. This coming to the knowl-
edge OF Adriaans, he suddenly decamped from
town, and has been absent since until yesterday
when he returned, and was arrested by the
officers named and retained at police head
quarters for a hearing. Adriaans came to this
country about three years ago, with his wife
and son, lad now about sixteen years of age
and has been living in this city and Baltimore
since. He pretended to have had all his money
S6O,OO0-stolen from him on board the steamer
on which he took passage here, and endeavored
through Justice Mills, to recover from the pro-
prietors of the line Of steamers (the Inman line)
his losses. His statements were 50 improbable
and contradictory that Mr.. Mills soon suspected
that his client was non c0mpos Hentis, and aban-
doned the suit, and this was the cause OF
Adriaans' enmity. He sou ght to obtain sympathy
and charity Of the Masonic fraternity, OF which
q
did not succeed, from the fact that the Order
here received a communication from Jan VIII
doogen, first secretary of the Concordia Vincit
Animos Lodge, at Amsterdam, Holland, warn
ing the fraternity against him. Finding he
could not obtain money from this source, he
conceived the idea of publishing I'll. Lantern
and just prior to its appearance he in some in
stances inclosed proof slips OF his paper to diff
ferent persons, where their names were used in
most Objectionable manner-the object being,
apparently, to extort money. One of these was
sent to prominent officer of the District gov
eminent, IN Columbia buildings, where Adri-
aans had previously been employed as q watch
man. The following is a copy Of it;
M: You know that I am moraliy nam mnr-
dered with my son by the theft of Americans
50 months have silented and picked up all the
rascality OF you and others. Now 1 am inde-
pendent and intend TO start a newspaper sune-
rior to the New York Sun, now your wife fam
lily President Grant, Congress, Chief Justices,
Governors, will know who you are Nor, non
can put out your HIGHT too, tie same as NTH your
gtrts as also the Captain Ivho opened the main
door for the girls.
This piece is in my paper but no one has seen
IT yet, and 1t can be removed, this evening or
tomorrow morning at o'c'k. 5000 will be
printed for Washington and Ia ore than 500 900
for the United States.
II you want to see me or my boy before the
printing you can call and see me this evening.
j. " ADRIAANs.
Fer y. ii. ADRIAANs, JR.
Justice Mills finished his testimony, which was
in accordance with the statement above given
the Judge fixed his bonds at $500, which up TO
the hour Of adjournment had not been fur
nished, and he was committed to Jail.
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10. o. r. YIsIrATIoNs.-Thos. w. Fowler.
grand master, has made the following appoint.
ments for the semi annual visitation OF the
grand officers, to the subordinate lodges in the
District Of Columbia:-FriendshlpL Lodge, No
u, March 18th; Excelsior, No. II, March i6sh
Columbia, Ne. 10, March 18th; Harmony. No.
9, March sd; Union, No. IL, Msrch 25th; Wash
ington, No. 8, March 3ist; Oriental, No. 10,
April, I'd; Beacon, No. IS, April 9Th; Central
No l., April 10th; Covenant, No. ID, April 18th;
mechanics, No. Is, April l1th; Metropolis, No.
iO' Aprii 24th; Eastern, No. Z, N ay lst.
WANTs A DIvoRcE--Margaret Ann Morris,
s noss maiden name was Smith, applied yester-
Lor divorce from her husband, Samuel
AoiIs, piasferer by trade, who she AYERS Is
Al iuie, snitess man, addicted to liouor and
sne cnsr9es mat ne never contributed IN her
support, ana In conseq uence OF his dissolrte
habits within the last few years he has bean
committea nye times TO jail and fonr m tbs
workhouse. i"ui " ING
CRIMINAL CASES SET FoR TRIAL.-Thetria,
Of 4. A. Williams and j. X. Moore. eh s,a.t
with stealing Treasury warrants amountins -
S12 900 from the Internal Revenue Department
has been postponed until Saturday. An ef,oTt
will be made to have the cases continued an
the ground that important witnesses for the de-
fence cannot be procured ct this term. The