Evening star., 1877-11-15
Alleged False Claim.


THE BRIAET-CRAlG CASE.
To-day, in the Criminal Court, Judge Mac
Arthur, the case of George w. Bfiant and
VIM. Craig, charged with presenting a false
claim against the United States for $23 SO
for wagons and mules alleged to have Eeen
pressed into government service and cap
tured by the Indians, was cailed-District
Attorney Wells and Assistant District At
torney Wells for the government, and Gen.
B1ller, Hon; Jeremiah Wilson and Col. w.
A. Cock for defendants.
Mr.. Cook said that the Treasury depart
ment had supplied them with copies of all
the papers In the case, except the claim it
self.
The District attorney expressed the belief
that This particular claim had Gever been IN
the Treasury department, AMI said tue first
claim was filed by
GEN. BUTLER
After cOlloQuy as 10 his action in the
case, Gen. Butler stated that the fact was,
tn paper had been stolen 10 get rid OF the
plea OF limitations The claim Eas present
ed In August, 1913, ani in 1872 aflilavitS were
made by Bralt and Craig.
The court said that the questions raised
might be ruled on during the course of the
trial, and they might as well proceed with
The trial.
The following persons were impannelei-
each being sworn on MS tOlre dire: Herman
u: Kaiser. Aprlcton =. Clark, HelOn E atsoa,
EichaId Hol!apa, BenJatnt4 Boseman, III f.
zimmerman, Franklin RlVeS, jonathan
Foster, Chas. King, Chas. IL. FOot9, Henry
Poland.
The regular panel being exhausted and an
additional juror being needed, the marshal
was directed 10 summon three ,a.esmel from
whom IL. + Riley was selected, completing
The jury.
Assistant District Attorney Wells opened
'or TIE government, and was followed by
Gen. Butler for the defence.
WAsHINGToSIANS MARRIED. BAL
TIMORE HOTEL-The Baltimore American
Of this morning has the following:
Just took swell bride and groom to the
frni - pn ,i..E
house last night; "and the groom looked n
kind O. preacher like. with a smooth face
and a white eh0ker." This was the Key TO
the outlines of what might be male ro-
nance, were it not for the practical way in
which the thing occurred. Two weeks ago
clever young lady of stylish and handsome
appearance came to the Eutaw house alone,
aid registered her name as "Miss Imwald,
Of the District of Columbia" She received
brief visits on one or two evenings from a
middle-aged gentleman of clerical appear
ance and precise habits, who gave the name
of Mr.. VIM. SandersOn, OF Washington.
Yesterday Mr.. SandersOn came up from
and was duly married 10 Miss Imwald by a
convenient minister. Last night they left
for Washington. The story goes that Mr..
siOnal hotel, In Washington, where Mrs.
Imwald, lacy of means, and her daughter
boa rded during the past few months. Mr..
ing companion and a lady of kindred tastes.
etc, etc. a match was impending. Mrs.
lmwald issued protest. Miss Imwali,
with a Will other own, came to Baltim bre.
ard has since cOrresponed with Mr.. Sander
son, resulting as stalled"
The Baltimore Gazette says:-"Several
weeks ago Miss Imwald came to this city
and her mother has been under the lmpras-
sion that she was visiting some friends in
stead of which she has been a guest al the
hotel, bEsily engaged in preparing her bridaI
trousseau. The happy couple left immeii-
ately after the ceremony for Washington to
receive the congratulations of their friends
and mother in-law."
Miss Imwald ii may be added, was form
erly clerk in The Treasury,
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HABFAs CoRrUs.-TO day, Mrs. Al. NJ,
Richer fled for Samuel Bird petition for
writ Of he beas corrus directing the warden
Of the Jail to produce bim in court, and Ju udge
Macarthur directed the writ to issue return
able at once. Appended to the petition is a
cory of the commitment Of Simon Joseph,
'District Of CottnuJ;a Ci'y Of Washington,
$50 John s. CrOcker, eco warden OF L.
s. jail, Washington, ID. c., Sir you are hereby
custody the body OF Samuel Bird who has
this day been adjudged guilty of crIilty to
costs of court and he having failed to pay the
said fine and costs you will therefore keep
h, m in your custody until said punishment
is undergone or until heis otherwise released
by some competent tribunal"
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
T. TaliaferrO and Mary Jane Budd; Harry
Wood and Georgia Perry; Shelton Miller
and Mary Washington; w. w. fudge and
Madelina G. Schmid, both of Prince Georges
county, Nd; Robert L. Reed and Mary A.
Newton; Tn addeus Jarvis and Kate J. Roys-
ton, both OF Baltimore; Dorsey w. Poole aud
Mary V. Stanley; w. w. Beall and Edith
Pose; Peter F. Strother and Lille ID. Ray;
w. II. Murray and Rose Lee; John Freund
ard Maria Elizabeth Freund; Israel Blu.
chaDan and Sallie Pleasant; w. ID. Stroud, of
Philadelphia, and Mary j. Eliot; w. Krae-
mer ard Rose Ewald; H. T. Fla gg and Ade-
lire Whelpley, both of Albany, N. Y; s.
Bond and Celia Swami.
LACE for curtains, cloth for mems and
boys wear, blankets, snawls, waterproof
cloth, cheapest black cashmeres, black alpa-
cas- and black silks in this city, beautiful
double width dress goods only fftes n ,nts.
Read Carter's new advertisement, 10! Market
Space.-Zdt.
PRICES JEwELRY STORE received some
beautiful styles in gold front goods in the So
case; plated bracelets. chains, rings, plaia
and cameo studs, buttons, scarf pins, thu
best 20 cent eye glass in Washington; All
Pennsylvania avenue, near ik streeL.-Adot.
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REAL ESTATE SALEs--Robert o. Holtz-
man, real estate broker and auctioneer has
sold to Miss Lizzie r Dye, for L. MOxley, a.
private sale, q lot OF ground on IIth sire
northwest, between + and + streets, for sI.J0