Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-12
TIRE PBrLApELrHtsN WHO WAS ROBBED OF

TIRE PBTLApEIrHIAN WHO WAS ROBBED OF
$3.50 BY Two CoLoRED GIRLs.-In the Police
coioIed girls, residents OF "the Division, were
arr2igned on the charge of stealing $3.50 fro II
John Morl1ssy. This is the case heretofore
mentioned In THE STAR Complainant is fro n
Philadelphia. a man OF middle age. He testified
mat he was partially intoxicated. and met
these girls on 49,. street. They lnducad him IN
20 10 Their room, where they fastened the door
and fOrcibly took his money from him He was
In the house but few minutes, had been drink
ing pretty freely, and the night was dark.
When he got out or doors he met policemen,
to whom he stated what had happened, and the
policeman told him he had better 90 hOme-he
did not believe that he had lost any such sum.
He afterwards went TO Rooney.s and drank
more beer. This occurred saturday night La st.
John Cops. colOred, living at the corner of 18th
and streets. testified that between 10 and II
O'Clock saturday night these two girls entered
"Come here. John, and count this money" He
got up and counted $3.50 I'm hundred and fifty
dollar bills. They divided the money and left
with it, promising to give him some OF it when
they came back. He asked them where they
got it, and they said they had found it. He di-
vided it for them at their request. He was
came in. His lamp was lighted He hadn't
seen so much big money since the fall of Rich
mOnd. Detective McDevitt next gave testi-
mony as to what he knew about the case. He
recited how he and Oflieer shilling went to Bal
timore and found these girls and brought them
back to this city, when the colored man Copps
recognized them as the girls for whom he
counted the money. They both at once accused
COpps of purlofning one OF the $50 bills While
counting the money, which he denied. Witness
had recovered S23 from the Harris girl in Bal
timore and two 500 bills from colOTed woman
named johnson. At this point the court de.
eided that the case go to the grand jury.
'.HE LIVES IN WASHINGTON. THE Baltimore
dneTicdn Of this morning says: 1.-The coroner's
jury had scarcely left the northeastern station
house, after investigating the murder case,
girl about 90 entered, followed by an elderly
lady. The young lady was very neatly but not
gaudi,y dressed, and her face was quite pretty,
but showed care, and her eyes were red with
weeping. The elderly lady, apparently the
mother, was dressed In black. On inquiring for
the justice they were shown into his Office, and
in response to his inquiry the young lady
stepped up to his desk, and in faltering voice,
said: Squire. want to see II | can get any re-
dress from the man who has deceived me; want
him TO help support my child. How Old is it,?
asked the justice. About Is MONTHS answered
the girl. 'Over year-it is too late; you can
not get anything from him now answered the
Justice, shaking his head; you should have
come before 4 would sir. but he came to our
house two months ago, and said the 1st of De-
cember he would help me. He lives in Wash
1ngt0n, and he gets good wages but he has sent
me nothing said the girl. He is not 81 put
In me OLD lady, who up to this time had been
silent. Silently and sadly they retraced their
steps through the front Office, out the door, and
Were lost to view
ACTION AGAINST THE DISTRICT.-To-dly. in
the Circuit Court, Judge Cartier, the case. of
Mrs. Catherine Beall against the District, ac-
ton for damages "a broken army alleged to
have been sustained by falling over the stump
or a telegraph pole on 9TH street above Il. l.
avenue, was concluded. In this case the de-
fence was that the stump in question had
never been brought to their notice: that 1t was
left there by the telegraph company.
MATRIMONIAL Observation-Disclosures in the
Equity Court, Judge Macarthur. in the case
of Bridget Durham agt. Tyler V. Durham-b:l
for separation Oh the ground of bad treat
ment, &c-diSmissed the bill without prejudice
to the right OF either party fnStituting pro-
ceettingS for the custody OF the child. The COM
plainant entered an appeal to the General Term
THE CAMP MEETING ASSOCIATION organized at
the camp meeting in August last, on Tackson's
woods camp ground {On the Baltimore and PO-
tonac railroad, about Is miles from the city
nave made arrangements to purchase the farm
with view OF making it permanent camp
ground for the church, and early in the spring
they VIII commence TO improve it.