Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-22

THE JURY FAIL TO AGREE AND ARE DI
CHARGED.

on his daughters, the jury, who retired with
the case about noon on Saturday, were sent
for to come into court.
They came into court at 1918 o'clock. and
the foreman, Mr.. Daw, reported that they had
not agreed upon verdict.
The Court said that he had come to the e.yn
ciuSl0n TO discharge the jury. Ii this case was
decided in any way it would seem to involve a
hardship. verdict of acquittal i'm a case of
tins kind would shock the sense of the com
munlty; and verdict of guilty would not only
shock, but perhaps would not be regarded as
sustained by the evidence. a conviction
would he followed by consequences injurious
appears not to be man of means, and is de-
pendent on his position, which pays him Sl33
per month. To impose a sentence would
deprive him of his office, and at the end of his
imprisonment he would be thrown on the com
mnnity helpless man, unable to support
himself, much less family; Some such
with the jury. To fnficb punishment would
be simply to enforce the vengeance of the law.
but the law has some other object in view than
mere vengeance. The treatment seems to
have been that of mad man, aud was such as
to be wholly indefensibIe in a party of sane
mind: Under the law parent who abuses his
authority over them by a court of chancery,
who Will appoint guardian and compel the
1athef To contribute to their maintenance. In
TINS case, although it should not have been re-
celved IN evidence. the fact had crept i'm that
the father proposed to set apart proportion
of his salary for their support on condition
1nat tney should be sent to certain academy.
This proposition they declined to accept.
ms may have been wise or unwiSe on their
part. If il was not that the daughters had
remedy by a suit in chancery, he would be re-
luctant to discharge them: but, under the
circumstances, he would discharge them. He
hoped that they would not have another such
rial. The ends of justice may be accom-
plished in the way indicated-a guardian
could be found To take charge of these girls,
and the father be made to pay virtually fine
Tor his conduct and they be emancpated
of a n nf yhn in ind,
: ment, acted in a most tyrannical and unrea-
sonable manner. He had no doubt but that
they would find ample remedy in a court of
chancery, about whose authority he had no
question.
The jurors were discharged and Mr. Taggart
Tor the prisoner remarked that he was ready
now to renew the offer made before the charges
were brOnght-tO set apart $50 per month for
their support.
METHLIN TO SUPPORT THE GIRLS.
lhe District attorney suggested that the
father had better consult with The girls and
their friends.
Mr.. Taggart asked if the prisoner would be
diSch arged.
The District attorney suggested that the pri-
SOner should at once see to making the ar
rangement proposed, or he would have to ask
that lie be committed for another trial.
The prisoner thereupOn left the court with
his counsel 10 make the arrangements.
ANOTHER CHARGE oE INDECENT ASSAULT
on A WHITE GIRL BY MISUNDERSTANDING
evening, Officer Farquar, of the eth precinct.
arrested a cOlOred man, Mack Wilson. about
80 years old, who says he lives on Sd, between
n and l. streets northwest, on the charge of
an indecent assault on little white girl II
years old, named Maggie OCOnnor, who lives
streets. The little girl, with others, was play
ing crOquet, and this fellow approached and
catching hold of her handled her in an indie
Gent manner, and. it is alleged, made an in.
famous proposal. Offering her money She re-
leased herself and ran home and told her par
EMS, who made complaint: Wilson is a barber
Oy occupation. In court, this morning, several
witnesses were heard for he prOSecutisn and
a col0red woman for defence testified that
Wilson was drunk on the OCCASION and that he
made no Indecent proposal Defendant was
most positively any intentions of felOniuuS
character or of diSreSpect. The court did not
take much stock in the denial, as he thought
the girl must be very corrupt to conceive such
charge without cause, which he did not be-
lieve. He sentenced him to six months in iail
Appeal taken, and bond fixed at 500.
The EASTER SERVICES in the churches YES
iefMdy, according TO the programme published
III TIE STAR last week, attracted large con
services at st. Paul's English Lutheran
church t: not heretofore published in THE STAR:
noX, Easter Anthem" Gloria in Excelsis,''
'old Hundred" ChOir-D. G. VI Ourand di-
rector; sOpran Misses Weaver EulaIie Do
mer, Ourand and Mrs. Our@hd alti, Misses
Myers and Frazier; tenOri, MeSsrS. Muth and
Carly; basSi. MeSSrs Thomson. Burr0ucnS'
CaiVer, Frazier and Ourand; Organist Miss
Della D0mer.
\ BABY ABANDONED.-About $50 o'clock.
ms morning, a cOOred woman, named Annie
BransGn, residing at the corner OF 9th and n
streets northwest, took to the fourth precinc'
station a White female child. about three
months old, who was left in her charge abOut
thIee monthsa ago by two respectable appearing
white women, one young woman and the
other older They paid her So, promising to
cal again in three weeks and pay her more
money, The. young woman claimed to be the
the mother OF the child. They have not since
Geen seen by the cOiOred woman. The child
was sent to the st. AIMS asylum and kindly
received by the sisters id charge.
AN AMUSING CHASE took place this morn
by crowd of bystanders. Sergeant Ashton.
heavy weight, stationed at the Police Court
TO keep order, undertook to capture disor-
ffeGy e epg R Wpma also heavy weight in
maintained her distance all the way for two
squares, until the Sergeant stopped for want
OF WIND: The woman dropped her hat, and
Ventured back for it, and was caught by Off
Ger Martin. The Sergeant held on to the hat
and had the woman fined for disorderly CON
duct.
THE CONTEST FOR THE MERRICK MEDAL
by the Philodemic society of Georgetown col
I'd, the. question for debate being:-'Is it
conducive to the public welfare and Within
The legitimate powers of government that the
state should provide the means of education
and enforce 1t by mandatory enactments?''
The contestants will be r. ID. Walsh of this
city, and c. A. De COurcy, of Massachusetts,
In the affirmative; and f. S. Ives, Virginia.
and 1. L. Herman, New York in the mega
tive.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows.
Augustus Jay to John O'Day, $l7915; lot q.
square 500. Walter Evans, trustee. to c. b
PEARSON, trustee. 5: Sub-lOtS Al to 49, SQUARE
rs. b. A. Hurdle to j. III. Hurdle 500: strip
OF land on Grant road in the county, contain
ing one quarter acre. j. C.. Fay. ct al trus-
tees. to Walter Evans, trustee 500: sub lot Is.
square 23S. L. w. and C. A TOlman to W. C.
I0iman, $3.50; part lot ,, square 9il. Albert
Gleason to w. 5. Thompson, 5000 lot II,
square 421.
BURGLARY WHICH DIDN'T PAN OUT
MELL.-IWO negroes, Robert Byng and Fred
Piper, were arrested by the detective force
Saturday evening and locked up on the charge
OF breaking into the house of Mrs. Jacob Afg-
ler and stealing a box containing valuable
papers, deeds, notes, &C., worth $4,000. They
thought the box contained money, but were
disappointed, as they could make no use of
the contents. The box and contents were re-
covered. In the Police Court, this morning
the prisoners We're arraigned on the charge OF
grand larcenp. One OF them, Piper, O wned up
TO the theft, and the case was sent to the grand
jury bonds Sl,OO0eaeh. They were committed
BUNTINGs all colOrs, 20 cents per yard 100