Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-02
LOCAL NEWS.

The RIGHT OF RAILROADS To LIMIT Tick
ETS AS To TlME.-Mr. NJ. ID. WhiteSide WAS ar
rested yesterday, taken before Judge Walter
and waiving an examination gave $40 bonds
TO appear before the grand jury 10 answer a
charge which grew out of the following trans
action: Frank A Mcclure bought a ticket TO
Chicago OF WhiIeSide for Sfl.5O. Taking II TO
the Baltimore Ohio railroad ticket office he
was told that il was not good. and would NOT
carry him TO Chicago. Thereupon he returned
10 WhiteSide and demanded his money back
This was refused: Whiteside Offering him the
usual purchasing price of $40 for the ticket,
saying 1t was perfectly good, and If he got on
the train they would not refuse IL. Mctiuire
on the advice of the ticket agent who had pro-
nounced the ticket bad, instituted suit before
Justice OF the Peace Wilcox, gaining a judg
ment, as WhiteSide made no defence, prefer
ing TO take an appeal. The case was then
given into Detective Clarvoe's hands and
warrant sworn out against WhteSide. White
side claims that as the ticket had been pur-
chased of a railroad company, that nOUwith-
standing the printed limitation the railroad
conductors viii not refuse it, because il
has been decided by the courts that they are
good. AS the case will be tried at the Grim
lnal Court and also 10y the Circuit Court on
the appeal from Justice Wilcox, it is likely
that we will have an opinion shortly which
Will settle the question.
SUDDEN DEATH-George Redmon. a we'll
known colored man. for some time past EN-
plOyed as the labOreT in Barbour's law build
ing, on Louisiana avenue near police head
quarters, died suddenly last evening about \
O'Clock. Redmon about 6l% o'clock was in the
shop of Mr. w. J. Lee, in the basement of the
building, apparently in excellent health, ex-
cept slight cold. lie was sent on an errand
and in about an hour afterwards he returned
and was sitting in the doorway, when he was
found TO be very Ill, complaining of burning
sensation IN his throat, and vomiting. He was
at once aiken 10 his room, in the rear part of
the second story of the building, and a physi-
clan sent for, but before one arrived he
breathed his last. The coroner, DIR. Patterson
this morning viewed the remains, and a DO {
mOrtem examination developed the fact
that there was drOpSy around the heart, the
chest being filled with water, aud a certificate
was given that his death was from natural
causes.
WHIPPED FOR STEALING.-The new law of
Virginia, which makes the penalty for petit
larceny punishment with stripes was put into
elect last evening in Alexandria county.
Louis Latiner was arrested for stealing a
quantity of apples from the orchard of Squire
Benjamin Austin, at Arlington and was taken
before Justice John W. PendletOn, aud plead
guilty. The Justice ordered that Louis Lati-
ner receive ten ldSheS on his bare back, TO be
well laid on" which Judgment was executed
by COnStableS Harrison Goldman and Randall
Bates in the presence OF large number of
spectators. The justice rendering the decis-
ion stated that this being the first case tried
under the new law, he desired to he as lenient
towards the accused as possible, at the same
time it was his duty 10 enforce the law and he
hoped this would be warning to others.
MIsCENEGATI PUNISHED BY VIRGINIA
LAW.-RObert Thompson, cOlOred, and Mary
Jane Cross white, who were married by Rev
j. w. Webb, cOlOred, in 1871, and who have
since lived together as man and wife, were
arraigned before magistrate i'm Alexandria
Wednesday, and committed TO jail 10 await
the action of the corporation court. The Ohic-
latlng clergyman was also required to give
ball TO answer at court: The penalty fixed by
Jaw lor the principals in miScenegati0n
case is confinement in the penitentiary not
eSS than two years, and for the minister a
fine Of 500.