Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-29
LOCAL VS..
A Mts>fux Cor~~.-

Samuel ID. Sparrow, residing AZ No mao
Delaware avenue northeast, made compliant
TO MT. Miller, prosecuting officer in the
Police Court, that on the 18th Instant he
lspsrovl made an agree m-nt xith Joa,n
Edward Nelson. an undertake. NJ sai n
street, between 4th and 5th streets, 20 bury
his (Sparrow'sl son, sn infant a week oil
for which service he sgre-t 70 pay himss
g In cash and the remaining s. when c1nVe-
nient. The IS was paid. The child was 10
be buried in the HRrmonial cemetery TIE
same evening, al O'Clock. Tue un ierstani-
Ing with Nelson was that neither complain
ADJ nor his wife could attend the funeral, the
latter being very Ill, aud the former very
busy al his work; brt afterwards he got per-
mission from hfs employer 20 attend the
funeral When Nelson heard that sparrow
Was nome waiting 20 attend the funeral OF
tue child, he delayed going Co hts hon e unIil
sent for, then ~ was nearly 8 O'Clock When
Nelson came, he said ne could no, bury it
until the next dey, knowing. as sparrow
states, that II would be impOss BILE for him 20
attend then. IL was then arranged for the next
day, al II o'clock IN The morning. 10 was y
O'Clock, instead OF n O'Clock, when he came.
Sparrow states that he kept a boy namCi
Willie, who lives with him. from school and
directed him 20 go 10 the country with the
which he had prepared, at the head OF the
grave 10 mark the place waere the child's
grave could be found. When Nelson found
that this boy was going with him 10 the coun-
Try, he said he could no; take him; IN a.
man was going along with him, and there
was no room for the boy % ride. Mrs spar.
row, suspecting something wrong, directed
the boy 10 follow on behind 20 watch the I'M
dertaker. He boy did as directed. and saw
Mel. ON take the coffin under his arm aud
start In the direction OF the Harmonial ceme-
terry, but as soon a. ne thought he was unob-
served, he turned and went around by the
deaf and dumb asylum. and cut across the
commons until within two or three squares
Of the new jail, and left the coffin I'm a house,
and came out i'm company with n man, and
both went into a restaurant, where they got
drinks together. Afterwards they took the
cross intended TO mark the grave and re-
turned home together. The boy reported this
10 Sparrow, who. AFTER me had flushed his
work took the boy with him 70 point out the
house where Nelson had taken the CONN.
He went there aud found his child IN a box
I'm the corner, but the owner Of the house
would not let him 40 near a., pretending 40
was something be had u attend 20. Spar
row was Obliged 10 leave without satisfac-
ton, and he Immediately sppl,t 20 1t.
Kelly, but IL was one O'Clock al night before
he could get an officer 10 20 there with him,
when they found the box gone. TIE man IN
the house said lac had buried 10 that night.
but where he could not learn. The records OF
Tie sexton OF tue cemetery, he states, DO not
snow any burial there. h Is probable that
Nelson has got himself Into a bad scrape. as
the case viii come before the Police Court
next week.
THE LATE HUGH CAPERrON-A meet
Ing OF the members OF the was n I'D this
morning In the Circait Court room To take
suitable action In respect 10 the memory OF
the late Hugh CapertOn, Mr. Joseph A. Brad
ley presiding, Mr.. James NJ Kent, secreta-
~. On motion OF Mr.. Dsvidge, a commit
tee was appointed on resolutions. aud SUISSE
quently a series was reported, and after ap-
prOpriate remarks by Mr.. W. =. Cox and Mr..
j. r. Norris, they were adopted and the
meeting adjourned.
The ALLEGED TREASURY CONSPIRACY
CAsE.-In the Criminal Court. Judge Mac
Arthur, the case of Sawyer, HaineS, Brooks
and Barstow, charged with conspiracy in
presenting and passing an alleged fraudulent
claim, was continued to-day. Gov. Wells,
for tie government, commenced his argu-
ment yesterday, and was speaking when our
report closed to-day.
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A PILGRIMAGE TO MOUNT VERNON
Maryland commandery, No. 1, Knights Tenn
plar, OF Baltimore, have made arrangements
for pilgrimage TO Mount Vernon On We'd
proceed by the way OF Shepherd, but return
via Washington, where they receive an escort
through the city by Columbia commandery,
No. >, OF this city.
THE LABOR EXCHANGE to-day continued
10 receive the applications OF parties desir-
Ing work, and also OF a limited number who
wish TO employ work psople. Toe number
now on the applicants roll for work il 40
81 males (i25 whites, 202 cOloreil and ll3 re-
males, (S6 whites, % colOren aut some OF
these have already found places laOorers
finding job to-day.
ARREST AND EscAPE.-Henry Brooks was
arrested last night, having ia MS possession
a bag Of vegetables supposed % nave been
slOleD. OIilcer Anderson Captured nlfn near
Uniontown, i'm the county. lie was brought
over to the city. and Just a. they reached the
station house Brooks struck Anderson with
the bag OF vegetables, knocking him down,
and made his escape.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued 70
7. y. Troll, of Baltimore, and Bertha r.
Schwartz; Marcellus COntee, Of Prince
George county, Va, and Eliza Thomas.
LETTERS From THE PEOPLE.
The City Hall I'm Danger.
Editor OF Su. Whilst the SUBJECT OF ID
non dre-proof character of the public build
ings is being discussed, i desire to call the
attention OF our citizens and the government
10 the fact that the City Hall is In worse
condition In regard TO the inflar1ma bilIty o.
its roof, perhaps, than any OF them. The
roof is supported by nothing but the heaviest
umbers, very old, and dry enough TO ignite
almost by spark, and connected with the
roofs OF the court rooms and other extensive
wood work In the west end; aud IL IRE were
once started In this enormous lumber pile,
nothing cOuld sion IN. DrpVpnt the entire