Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-20
The Trial of Mechliu.

Joel X. POinsett Meehlin, charged with five as
saults on his daughters, was continued in the
Criminal Court Judge Wylie) after our report
10r the government, and was followed by Mr.
Iaggart, for the defence, up to 3 o'clock.
ms morning there was another large audi
ment, and concluded about II o'clock, in fhe
course OF his remarks referring in no very
complimentary terms to 'meddleSOme neigh
Assistant District Wells briefly Went over
the circumstances of each case and claimed
that the government had made out case un.
der each OF the informations He closed at
noon.
The court instructed the jury that they
should return verdict on each of the infor-
nations, remarklng that the question was as
to whether the punishment was reasonable or
unreasonable
After remaining out for two hours, the Jury
was sent for and came in at 2.15 O'Clock, and
having answered the call of their names, the
foreman, Mr. Daw, answered that they had
not agreed upon verdict The court instruc,,
yea them when they reached verdict to seal
1t up, and adjourned until Monday.
A PsYCHoMETR1cAL Difficulty AND Pros
printer, and resides on 9th between II and |
streets. He is an industrious and weldispoSed
man, and his wife, to do her part towards
fm ma rnn the pot boil, keeps furnished rooms
nave been some queer people, of the free love
ana Splrltuallstlc persuasion, who as BaggOtt
alleges, have made convert of his wife. Hav-
ing, he says, borne with their tricks thai are
VAIN" to his hearts content, and feeling con-
WINGED that his wife would be better woman
without such spirits, he ordered them to leave,
and went so far as to set the traps of one d.
II X. Rogers and his side partner MRS r. f.
Berry,, the former. according to his card, a
pSych0VltallSt and healer of diseases of mind
and body medical electrician and somnambu-
llstlc diagnosis and the latter, trance me
dunn SOmnambulist and psychometriSt, :"
out OF doors, and requested them to
This occurred several weeks ago, and since
that time he states that he has seen his wife
In company with DIR. Rodgers on the street
and has seen and watched them go to his
office on street, between 18th and 18th streets
toget6er He warned his wife asainst t this,
ana adn ner excuse was that he was treating her
OF hands. This was by no means Satisfactory
to MI. BaggOtt, and he forbid her having any
further acquaintance with him, but has kept
an eye on them. Last night about 10 o'clock
cries OF murder and police from BaggOtt'S
house aroused the neighbOrhood and Officer
DuVall Fastening to the premises found a
group Oh persons standing in front. He en-
tered and found DR.. Lawrence and Mrs Law
renee, also inmates of the house. in great ex-
ctement on the lower floor. They urged him
thlrd story he found MI Baggott pummeing
DR.. Rodgers with a chair at the entrance OF
ms room: Taking both combata nts along
OF disorderly conduct, neither being inclined
to charge the other with assault They did
not not relish the locking up process, and through
friends. Pap Jones, the veteran printer,
known. among the typos as the good Samari
tan and widows friend, in company with Mrs
baggolt, VISITED the station near midnight and
arranged for collateral for her husband who
was outspOken to the reporters about his diff
cultieS Rodgers, who was in a cell near by
Teses 50 saS %ona
porter, let me tell you my side of this stOry!'
Baggott appeared quite excited, and declared
ms intention OF taking immediate steps to get
intimacy with Rodgers. Through the entrea-
Ties OF the latter gentleman Volunteered to
60 TO the lodgings Of Mrs. r. F. Berry, his
was about midnight when this pSychOmetric
dlagnOsist arrived. She is a hard featured.
chunky woman, about 40 years old, and did
out the cOllat4al-$5-fOr disOrderly conduct
busted himself in 81 his spiritual IE friena
ton to be in the Police Court this morning.
They were not there this morning, and ali the
cOllateralS were forfeited.
ANOTHER FAILURE OF A POLICY PRosEctJ
TIoN.-ln the case of George Dyer and John
S MaatitheWs, TWO colored men, convicted of
peared in the Criminal Court yesterday and
made motion in arrest of Judgment, and,
after argument. Judge Wylie said it was
clearly a faulty information and could not
stand. 1hls policy playing was much to be
condemned, but men must be tried legally,
He sustained the motion and discharged the
prisoners.
NO EGG-RoLLING ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDS.
By an act OF Congress approved April 10Th,
lsl6, 1t is made the duty Of the Capitol police
hereafter to prevent any portion of the Capitol
grounds and terraces from being used as play
grounds or otherwise, so far as may be neces
saIy Ss TO fp protect the public property turf and
grass from destruction or injury This law
was passed to prevent the practice which had
grown up in previous years of children rolling
Easter eggs on the Capitol grounds and ter.
races.
Boat RAGING:-The Baltimore Sun of to-
aay says ~ AnatOstan Boat Club, of Wash
Undine Rowing Club. of Baltimore. for a
match race on the PatapscO river. 1t is ex-
Peeted that the contest will come off early in
Ariel and L HirOndele Clubs of Baltimore. to
enter into general regatta: The Undine
Will row in paper shell built by Waters 4
Son, OF Troy, n. y, Weighing IS pounds.
,JUDGMENT FOR THE DIsrRIcT-Tod day in
the Circuit Court, the case of L. G. Dawson
against the District of Columbia was sub.
Dawson, it will be remembered, was clerk of
the Police Court, and left on leave of absence
Saa or fo s he entered
for defendant.
ANOTHER MISSING MAN-Clinton Gardner
young man q years of age, son of Dr. Jacob
Gardner, of Falls Church, Va, and an EN-
plOye OF the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
company, has been missing since last Wednes-
day. On Tuesday he was paid his salary and
he was last seen in company with stranger
Wednesday morning, in an avenue restaur.
ant.
WILL OPEN MONDAY MORNING, 100 pieces of
new styles of spring dress goods, at Is cents
VIII open on Monday, loo pieces of choice
Styles OF new spring dress goods: large stock
OF new styles OF paraSOlS, from 81, $l.25, 81 so,
sl:to, =; $50, So, ETC.; AndrOScOggin L yard
VIDE bleached cotton, ~ cents. TOwsOn'S s..
gee new advertisement in another column,
CHICKEN THIEvES.-At an early hour this
morning the premises of Mr.. W. H. HOllidge.
street, between 4th and 5tb, were invaded
py thfee negro thieves who got off with eight
mems ana a rooster. Mr.. G. L. Milton residing
near Dy, pursued them some distance huf
could not oyertake them. 0"'
BUILDING PERMITS issued nv Jnsnaotor r.,
twisle: Odd Fellows hall, Sth street sonthaast
make three story addition and oenaraS -.
pairs: 5000. VIM. e. TOlman Construct a rwo
story brick dwelling, East Capitol, betWeen
9Th and 10th streets northeast 81, 600.
CASE SETTLED.-To-day the trustees of the
North Capitol on. f. church, of which Rev.
Hrrry BOggS Is pastor, settled the judgment
recently obtained against them by Mr.. Richard