Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-06

National 7heoter-"R Risks has been we'll
TPe a at the National this week and Mr.
RAYMOND can congratulate himself upon at
least decided success, if not such an ungual-
med one as Col. Sellers proved Col. Sellers
ana a celebrated Case" are in prepare ion.
1heoter Comi2ue.-N drama. bur
gramme az the cosy COmique.
st. stephens Church.-TO-RorrOw evening
the ne" church organ will be opened for the
first time.
24s Pa. Misunderstanding March 18th.
Miss Magill will give series of readings.
"uITE IN COURT AGAIN-In the
Police Count Judge Sss s bonyds af tse our ar
report closeu, "Duck, - ~ 'at'.
legged manager of house of ni-repu. $500
street, south of the avenue, was arraigned on
the charge of keeping bawdy house the two
complaining witnesses being inmates of the
Wentworth. ''Ducky'' pleaded not guilty She
had as her counsel Mr.. w. T. Johnson Min.
pie Plummer, sprightly young female, testi-
ma that she had been boarding at Madame
Whites three weeks: 1t was a house of ILL.,
fame ',Ducky" persuaded her TO leave her
former boarding house at Miss SHOWS, and
take board at her house. Defendants coun
sci, interrupting, offered to prove by written
agreement that Miss White is not the keeper
of this house: that since the recent raid on it
by the police she had leased it to Caroline
Brown, who has since that time been in charge
of it; The court reminded counsel that he
must put in his defence at the proper time, but
at present the witness had the floor. Minnie.
resuming, said THAI Caroline was simply the
d.",Iur servant in the house, and thar wit
ness made no contract with, nor aid she or any
OF the b0arGtrs pay money to or recognize
Caroline as boss. Ida G. WentwOrth's test
mOny was about the same: the house was a
house of i'll fame. Sergeant Arnold testified
that he made the arrest of the Madame on
complaint of these girls. Further testimony
revealed that the two complaining viii
neSSeS were about to leave for other
quarters without settling their board bill,
ard that Ducky held their baggage. refusing
to give it up until a settlement, which led to a
scene and a warrant. Defendants counsel
here read the agreement between Madame
White and Caroline, which went to show that
the former had rented her house and furniture
to her servant. The paper bore no evidence of
being legal instrument. and the court ruled
it out. Here another female inmate of the
house was introduced for defence, who teSt-
fed that she and all the other bOarderS, since
the 9Th of January, had paid their board money
to Caroline, who was the recognized prOpri-
Swer to q question by the court this witness
incautiousy stated that Ducky sits at the head
of the table, and gives orders and directions
as she always had done. The court said he
would continue the case. to give defendant an
opportunity to bring Caroline into court. but
at present it looked very tiShy. He took but
little stock in the scheme of saddling the re-
SpOnSlbllity on a poor cOlOred servant by a
woman who had been twice convicted of a
similar charge. This morning, in the Police
Court, neither defendant nor her witnesses
appeared on call, and her collateral was de-
cared forfeited