Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-01
Claiming Her Rights with a Pistol.

Yesterday afternoon shortly after ] O'Clock
man rushed into the eighth precinct station
and informed Sergeant McCathran that a wO
man had threatened to shoot him and asked
me o1hcer to go to De MOlls drug store. The
ofncer at once complied with the request and
gong 10 the store on 7th street southeast
Round quite neatly dressed young lady
somewhat excited, and she stated that she
mad threatened TO shoot the man, who was her
husband-O. I'll. COumbe-if he did not &C.
knowledge the marriage between them She
gave up the pistol, small seven barrelcd
Smith & WeSsOn, all the chambers of which
were loaded, and as COumbe said he was
afraid OF his life she was requested to accom-
Pany the officer to the station, and she did So
Here here she gave the name of Mrs; Emma G.
SOumbe, which the complainant denied was
her anne, stating that it was LarmOn. Word
was sent TO her father and brother and bail
was soon furnished.
THIS MORNING AT THE POLICE COURT
The charge OF carrying concealed weapons was
preferred by COumbe against her, he giving
her name as Larman. Mr.. Padgett represent,
ed the District, and Mr.. A. B. Williams the ac-
elsed, who was accompanied by her father.
Sergeant McCatheran testified that he was
sent Tor To go 10 the drug store, corner Sth and
Il streets southeast. When he arrived there
ne found the defendant in the store and asked
her where the pistol was. She produced the
pistol and said that if a clerk in the drug store,
one COumbe, denied that he was her lawful
husband she would shoot him.
COCMBE's STATEMENT
Oscar II. COumbe testified that the girl came
IN the store yesterday and said If he did not
acknowledge the marriage she would shoot
him. De Mol objected to any conversation on
the subject, and he said to her TO wait until he
got his hat, when he went out of the side door
and TO the station house. On crOSSeXamina-
ton he said that there had been mock mar
rlage between defendant and himself; that he
had procured marriage license in AleXan-
drla, giving his age at Is and hers at %. and
the clerk filled 1t up with II for both on which
they We're married. in Georgetown. He Thought
ThalT
!erFeu with MS parents. and was advised that
II was Illegal. As he was under age at the time
ne was determined TO diSayOW it, and pub
tlShed a card to that effect.
THE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
was produced, signed by Rev. j. L. Murray
of Georgetown. on the lSt of April, and the
names of Mrs. M. A. Murray and Miss Malone
and Miss AmiSs appear as witnesses and wit
ness said similar one was given him, but the
witnesses were not present at the time. He
published card denying the marriage after
her father had published one.
MIR. Lyons, who was in the store at the time
testified TO what TRANSFERRED there.
The decision was suspended until the U. s.
case was presented.
THE CASE OF THREATS
was taken up al ll14 O'Clock; Mr.. COyle prose
cutting, and Sergeant McCathran testified as
above. For the defence Rev. j. L. Murray of
the COngreSS-Street Nj. Z. Church, was called
and testified that in April last he solemnized
The marriage OF the parties, and identified the
certificate. Witness married them under the
Alexandria license, and made return.
THE COURT TELLS COUMBE's WHAT he THINKS
OF HIM.
The Court said this was one of the hardest
cases which had ever come under his notice.
This party goes TO Alexandria ana procureS a
Incense to marry this girl in Georgetown, and
and it was not legal. It was no wonder the
lady was outraged in her feelings, for he was
satisfied that this prosecuting witness, by this
proceeding, did 50 To tamper with the purity of
She had however N TAX
the law into her own hands. Theithreat was
however, something of a conditional one and
under the circumstances he would, to satisfy
the law, as the party says he is afraid OF her
lake her personal recOgniZance, and in the
other case carrying concealed WeapOnS) suS
pend judgment-the pistol to go to the prop
erty clerk.
THE CASES DISMISSED.
This was virtually dismissal of the cases
and the young lady walked out with her
friends.
The defendant in the case is quite a fine
looking young lady, daughter OF Mr.. John
Y. A, LarmOn, the well known machiniSC a
the Treasury, and an alderman under the old
municipal government.
The prosecuting witness Coumbe is a son of
DIR. COumbe "a dentist on 9th street, near \
northwest, and it is needless to say that as he
stood on the platform and testified today that
there was mock marriage, he had but few
friends in the room, and the Judgment of the
court was in perfect accord with the feelings
OF all who heard the evidence.
Inc l0HONlng cafuS, bearing On TINS case,
were published in the advertising columns Of
HE STAR on the 18th of May last:
- To the PubLic:-Mr. VIM. Larman came to
my house yesterday 1.-THE SabbathJ to inform
statement he Oscar published of his not be-
ing married to Emma Larman, his life would
pay the forfeit i wish the public to know
that the LarmanS know my son is but nine
teen years Of age, and under my control, and
not capable Of making contracts There has
been no license obtained here for such mar
rage. If obtained elsewhere, and such ser
vice performed here, ii is unlawful and will
not be recognized. /. I. COUMBE, Nj. D.
TO the Pltbtic:-In reply to the advertised
notice in the morning papers, signed Oscar
Henry COumbe,' denying his marriage with
my daughter, Emma g. Larman, will con-
tent myself with publishing the appended Ger
fifcate from the welLknOWn clergyman who
performed the marriage ceremony
CertHcate.-Oscar Fl. COumbe and Emma G
Larman were united in marriage by me on
the hrst day Of April, ISIS, at my residence in
May !, 1873. T. MURRAY"
Two BOYS DROWNED NEAR BowIE-Tues-
day afternoon son, aged about years, and
Brother aged Is years, of Mr.. Z. G. Laitch
boOkkeeper in the wholesale clothing house of
Niesenfeld & Co, 2l2 West Baltimore street,
Baltimore, we're swept from a buggy and
drowned in fOrding HOrSepen Branch near
1OllingtOn station, Baltimore and Potomac
railroad, in Prince Georges county, Md Mr.
y d IdTul
OF his mother, several miles from COllingtOn
station, and went there from the city by the
train every evening. The heavy rain of Tues
day caused the streams to swell rapidly, and
IN the evening, when the lads started 10 drive
10 the station To meet Mr.. Leitch, they had TO
ford the branch, which had grown 10 raging
torrent. When half way across, the horse lost
his footing, the buggy was upset, and both
boys were carried down the stream and
drowned, together with the horse. The body
OF the larger boy was soon recovered, but that
OF the son Of Mr.. Leith was not found until
yesterday.
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Adrt.
BLACK BCRGLARs.-Friday night last ma.
gro boy climbed the porch of house II25 Cor
cofan street, and entering a second story win
dow of room occupied by Mr. aud Mrs Huh
bard, succeeding in carrying of a gold watch
and chain worth s2U0 belonging to the lady
She was awakened by the noise and aroused
her husband, who, jumping up, seized an
empty beer bsttle and hurled it at the burglar
as he made his exit through the window
LTagA ST.