Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-14


A MURDERER RELEASED TO "FIx HIS
THINGs"-He Fails 10 Ret,gn. - curious
story OF the failure Of justice in Newfound-
land reaches US. In July last, q sailor named
Jonn carter, OF Ship Harbor, N. g., one OF
the crew Of q schooner that was trading
along the Newfoundland coast, got into an
alteration At Boone Bay, Newfoundland,
about q woman with half breed Indian
killing him instantly. Blake was subse-
Quently arrested and brought before Capt.
Thompson, commander Of one of H. N. YES
as examining magistrate. Two or three local
magistrates acted with him on the occasion,
on the prisoner being asked to plead, he
and said, "If be was here now 1 would shoot
him again." This, Of course, closed the ex-
animation, but the man, instead Of being a.
once committed for trial, WAS released Ito
visited the vessel while she remained in r,ort
Inc oIotner OF the murdered man Ma a
snlPmate Of bis, and threatened 20 xiii the
sailed before he got an oppc@tnn,tvn is 40 sn
t ne saia tnat the Indi<u could be 90 easily
h os s dol Hliiln~ dis brother, he ought to
W 'O@soi...aliate.-t&. John Globe
,oMAN's CURIOSITY LEADS TO HEB
ARRHsT.-A woman, accompanied by two
18th street yesterday. Two boys were rsI stand and.
ing by, and the woman, raising her veil,
asked one OF them, els this the place where
"Yes," and recognized the woman as the one
who had given the alarm by her screams at
the time Rollin c. Burnham, the bartender,
was shot on Thursday morning. The boy
followed her, and when ne met a policeman,
pointed her out to him. The OH Ger arrested
her, and she was locked up In the Goth street
P4,ice station; Ths woman IL reported to be
shooting Is, that Burnham was lying down
IN the back room when two men entered.
She saw one of them pick diamond stud
n hQtnn0fnO In
called Burnham's attention tn the man, and
he sprang up and ordered him to give up the
diamond: As ne did SO. the two men, utter.
them turned round and discharged q pistol
At Burnham.-[M y. Sun. 18Th.
FEMALE ARSENIC EArHRs-Celia Logan
denies that New York women are much
given TO opium, but asserts that arsenic eat
Ing, Tor Improvement OF complexion, IL Q
common practice. She says: "a few years
ago cosmetics containing bismuth were n
general use, but were found to yellow the
sores and pimples. The family doctor pre-
scribed arsenical blood purifiers. The pa.
tent was told to stop using these when the
! but II was pleasant to taste, IL rounded ont
| the form and beautided the complexion.
Therefore the doses were increased Instead
mic eating that any one able to recognise the
look II gives can pick ont its vlctims.''
| VERY RAPID TRANsIr.-One day last
Ceek R,dgeneld, CT, man sat down TO din
nef at q Philadelphia hotel, and q familiar
looking spoon bearing his name Was handle
70 MIN with his coffee. He sought out the
landlord and learned that he had purchased
| number OF stnliliar spoons from fellow In
| Philadelphia That nights mall brought 20
the Hidseneld man 2 letter stating that after
he left home number OF placeI we're robbed
| his own included, and certain Inspected par,
ties were under arrest; that . letter from
| Phfadelphfa from brother OF the arrested
parties have been opened b. the onicers and
| tt reads, Goods reed all Tight aud disposed
| Of" The brother and all others noW await
| trial. A strange acctdent.-l Fort Chesta
journal.