Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-22
The CapifOI Homicide.

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who has been III i'll health for several years.
died Yesterday at Providence hospital, where
he went few days ago for treatment.
The Capitol Homicide.
TRIAL ~ ELLISON Fol: KILLING SMALL
Yesterday in The Criminal Court Judge
Wylie, the case of George c. Ellison, charged
with having killed Andrew Small, on the eth
of March. 1871. at the Capitol, by striking hirN
with an axe helve, was continued after our re-
port closed. The government is represented
by the District Attorney and the Assistant
District Attorney. Hon. MeSSrS. Nathan, OF
New York. Young. Of Tennessee and Ellis OF
Louisiana, and w. \. Cook for the defence
The defense put OH the witness stand Clin-
ton Ellison, son OF the accused, who on the
last trial proved threats by Small that if Eli
son did not put him back in the electricians
room he would get even with the Ellison fami-
ly, sc. Judge Wylie, in this case. as Judge
Macarthur had done ON the first trial. admit
ted the testimony. Judge w. said that while
the proper method for Il man to pursue when
he heard of threats against him was TO pro
cure peace warrant and have the person who
made the threats bound over. yet if he did not
do so, and the threats were carried out and
the aSSaiant'waS killed, the threats might be
proved. 1t was said that there had once been
rule in some sections of the country that if
man ever threatened tOkill another he wa>
justified i'll killing him, for unless he did the
threatened man would Kill him, but the court
did not think that rule ever had judicial sane
tiOn.
Clinton Ellison, Allen T. Sherman and II
>. l.lk Il.
ST., and A. X. Browne testified that Small got
drunk after he had been struck by Ellison.
TO-DAY.
Ibis morning the testimony of Joseph ReiSS
II. II. Smith, r. W. Browning, john Decker
David III. GilderSleeve Thomas III. Baker
Stephen Tilley, +. Lambrecht, Thomas L.
Luxen, W j. McCord, Charles w. ONeill, 1t.
nj. \. Austin, Major \. G. Richards and others
was taken for the defence. and it was princi-
pally as to the drinking habits of the deceased ::
that he was drunk the day of the Occurrences
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had frequently made threats towards Ellison.
THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF THE
Washington Female Seminary, Mrs. T.. ID.
Butcher and Miss M. c. Douglas, principals
look place last evening, at Lincoln Hall, which
was crowded. The stage decorations were
very fine, and the programme which EN-
br2ced gems of music from MeyeTbeer, Goethe
Mozart and others, was faithfully carried out.
The valedictOry, by Miss Leon V. Moore. and
the compositions of "OriOn," by Miss A Conn
and ON The Foreign Concessions In Toxic"
by Miss Marion AntlSell, were we'll read. Each
OF the participants did well. The exercises
concluded with The Courts of the Birds and
Fairies" in which the following was the caste,
Queen of the Birds, Miss Mary ID. Buck. Attend
ants, Misses Florence Shillington, Isabelle +.
Hunt, Emmie v Baird, Edith q. Rankin. Ella
Clark, Louie Bailey, Mary Franc Louis, Mabel
MacGill, Bessie Cummins, Alma Baird; Red
Bird, Alice q. Aud. Queen of the Fairies
Miss Alice q; Burdette. Attendants, Misses
D.
Wizard, Lulu Rose, kittie HOSmer Annie Pit.
ney, Aimee SiOuSSa, Lucille Wizard. Clara Du-
vail, Maude Milburn, alice Miller. Ambassa-
dor, Miss Alice Cuttings
RITTENHOUsE ACADEMY COMMENCEMENT,
The annual exhibition OF the Rittenhouse
academy, Prof. y. &. Wight, took place yes
terday afternoon at the school room on In
diana avenue, and as usual OH like occasions
was fully attended by the parents and friends
oil the pupils part of the programme was
a debate on resolution to admit ladies to the
floor OF the House Of Representatives during
its session, ~ boys taking part in the discus
youthful orators were frequently applauded.
Premiums were awarded as follows: For
punctualIty to W; D. Fullerton, Chas. A. Jun
Ken and Fred ID. Mckinney; excellence in re
citatiOn-,JaS. I. Sweetman Harry r. TalcOtt.
Robert j. Boyd, Frank NJ. DoOlIttle aud ChaS
l.. McCauley deportment-Harry X, TalcOtl,
Il, barnard Ialcgtt Carroll Mckinney and
Andrew b. Morrison; recitatiOnS WIN. B.
Baldwin, Theodore w. Birney and Chas. 5
Smith. HOnOrabl e mention was made of
Harry BiIge, Herman H; Birney, Vim. Han
nay, Basil \. Ricketts,, Sylvester II. Taylor
and j. ID. Wise.
The BOARD OF HEALTH met last night all
the members present except DIR. Verdi. Mr..
WOrden was i'll the chair. Mr.. Marbury said
the inventory of public property in the pos
session OF the Board OF Health, would be com
pleted and presented at the next meeting of
the bOard-TueSday night next On motion
of DR.. Bliss, the treasurer was authorized to
employ an assistant in getting the list ready,
hr. Thomas Lucas presented certified detail
ed individual accounts some forty in number
OF wOr done by him under the Murray con-
tract, Tor sewer connections In the abatement
OF nul>anceS IN 1874, amounting TO S2,SSl.SS.
The board referred the papers to the COM
mlttee on ordinances.
BEAUTIFUL LAWNS, 10 cents beautiful dress
goods, part wool, Is; beautiful dress goods
part six and part wool, - new parasolS, new
paraSOlS; chldrenS paraSols: buntIup-aIi
pure WOOL cream, blue, black and lace hunt
ing, p; pure wool black cashmere. so: ladies
thread gloves, cream color; Victoria lawn 10:
childTenS cOlOTed stockings, immense assert
ment; ladies English stockings, woven seams
.; beautiful grenadines, silk stripe r. Car
fers, III Market Space.-Adu.
INDICTED-The grand Jury yesterday found
true bill against Edward PhalOn and Frank
fhalOn Tor keeping gambling house Thomas
Of w. Robinson, on the 18th of May; Theodore
Allen alias ROZier, second offence of petty
larceny; John Martin, for the larceny of q
DedStead &c, from Mrs. Belva \. Lockwood.
ROMAN GOLD NECKLACES, lOckets, crosses
ana earrings, scarf pins To match; plated
bracelets chldrenS and ladies gold filled
chains, Lake George and Hot Springs dia .
mOndS, in plate and gold. from 81 to sn a,
IrlgsS leweiry store, No. 451 Penn'a avenue,
near AZ Street.-Adrt.
SUDDEN DEATH. - Yesterday afternoon.
apOht o'clock, Annie Williams, a col)red
servant IN The house OF Mr.. Cross, ID and q
. streets southeast, while occupied in splitting
some kindiing wood, had hemOrrhage of tbe
lungs and died within few minutes in the
YARD.
CALICoEs,, AZ cents per yard; sheetfng cot
I9l, - vide, Dleached, 20 cents per ward .
nam bniS edgings, from cents up; new styIe
lawn NaId wide, Il cents at c. M Towson q
20. s. 90 IA. ave, south side-Adct
BASE BALL.-The Nationals went over n
baIilsore yesterday and defeated the Waiver.