Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-15
Brutal Assault on. and Robbery Of, an
Old woman.
ARREST OF THE PERPETRAI

On tne ID OF eOruary an Old lady, named
Annie Mcdonald, who keeps a variety shop
in Goa alley, between l., NJ, 9th and eth
Streets was attacked in her store by a negro
and knocked down and seriously injured,
and the money drawer was robbed of about
s3 IN change. 1t appears that several times
during the evening he went into the shop, but
hnding customers there did not make the at
tack Finally when all had left he seized a
heavy earthernware jug or pitcher, struck
the old lady powerful blow with it, telling
her TO the floor. Hastily grabbing the con-
tents Of the money drawer he left, but not I'M
til some of the neighbOrs had got cool view
of him. Or. Butts was sent for and finally
restored Mrs. Mcdonald to consciousness,
but she has not fully recovered as yet. The
officers of the 9th precinct arrested several
parties on suspicion of being the assail-
ant, but did not get the right one.
Officers Mari and Saffel on Saturday night
gained information leading them to suspect
that the guilty party was VIM. II. Cant alias
Stepney Cant, a stalwart shoemaker, who
has been keeping shop on Massachusetts
custody. He was taken into Goat alley, and
the parties there identified him, as alse did
Mrs Mcdonald. Yesterday he was visited
by his wife, and this morning, when he was
about to be placed in the Black Maria t. was
found that he had an entirely different suit
of clothes from THAI he had on when arrested.
The officers believing this to have been a
trick to prevent parties from ideI tifying
him, went to his house and there 70 md the
was committed secreted under a bel. Cant
was arraigned IA the Police Court u is morn
ing on the above charge, and Mrs. Mcdonald,
WHO is still feeble from the effeetSof the as
sault, gave ties timony, and fully recognized
thepriSoner as her asSeilant, and lie was sent
TO 1he grand Jury.
the WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY
A ND THE SPECIAL JMPRovRaF NTS TAX
i his morning Judge Cartier ordered GER
tiorari to issue in the case of the Washington
Market Company against the Commission
ers of the District Of Columbia to bring nm
zhe question as to the legality of the proposed
certificates issaed for special improvements
The petition filed by Mr.. j. II. Bradley SETS
forth that the Market company are lessees of
4 piece OF land bounded by Pennsylvania
and Louisiana avennes, B, 7th and 9th SITS.
which they have improved by q large and
costly building; that Pennsylvania avenue
paid for by an assessment on the private
property ofindividuals, by the Unitef States
as 10 its property bordering thereon, and by
| crossing of streets and avenues: that I,ouisio
ana avenue and Pennsylvania avenue infer
sect each other at sth street, and from where
The north line of Louisiana avenue infer
sects the south line OF pennsylvania avenue
| and 9th street the lines diverge makinp n
triangle with 9Th street, space re-
s oy the he and which
states, so that the property of petitioners
does not touch Pennsylvania avenue at any
point west OF Sth street, and Notwithstanding
these premises their property has been aS
sessed with the burden OF taxation for the
Improvement from the east line of sth street
TO the east line of 9Th street, that they have
paid the tax for that part between 7th and
sth streets, although they deny that their
property is subject to such tax They state
that the certificates have been issued and ire
IN possession of the First National Rank Of
New York, who has required the Commits
sloners TO sell, but the latter have SUSPENDED
Inc sale by reason OF an agreement between
the bank and petitioners. This agreement is
mat the proposed sale to satisfy the certifi-
Gates for SIC, 81 shall be postponed on con-
ultlOn That the company shall paw that nor
lion OF the assessment arising from paving the
avenue from the west line of eth street 10 the
point where the south line OF Louisiana ayo
enue 1ntersects with Pennsylvania avenue
and that the liability of the companv shall
De determined by writ OF eertiorari nv fhe
supreme court OF the District of Columbia
10 which form of process no objection shall
be 1nterposed; and IL shall be pressed tn a
speedy decision, each party waving the right
OF appeal from the decision, providing IL no
the Unanimous opinion of the court and in
the meantime there snail be no attempf To
sell the market grounds. This agreement is
signed w. a. Cook for the First National
Bank of New York and w. E. Chandler for
the market company. The petitioners aver
That the said assessment wasa Quasi judicial
act, and IL was illegal anu void. They there
fore pray the writ.
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