Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-18

BRUTAL OUTRAGE ON A LITTLE WHITE 6
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quarters and made complaint against a col
his house, Charging him with committing an
outrage on his adopted daughter, a little girl
about II years old, named Clara Bayliss,
bright and sprightly child whom he had taken
raj years ago to raise. DR.. Campbell stated
that he has tenement house next door to his
residence, which he had recently rented to a
ii "a VINO nave not yet taken possession Of
Jacob Hall called at his house, Campbell and
his wife being absent. and asked this child for
the Key to the vacant house, stating that he
mad been sent there by the lady who had rented
1t to look it over and see what he would
charge to clean it up ready to occupy. The
little girl got the key and went with him to
rooms this fiend seized her by the waist. plac-
ing his hand over her mouth, accomplished
his villainous purpose. She screamed, and he
dollars to say nothing about it. He then left
and the girl returned to the house looking
very pale and frightened, and was asked by
Piled that the man had aad bs sne re
burst into tears, but would tell nothing more.
and 1t was not until this morning that she
sIoe De upon to tel the truth Tae
wife, who We're very fond of the child, and
steps were at once taken BY him to secure the
arrest and punishment of the perpetrator
patched Officer Duvall of the 9Th precinct
to 60, up with Mr.. Campbell. While Officer
DuVall was In Mr.. Campbell'S house in con-
VerSatlOn about the outrage, the guilty man
walked up and cOOlly took a seat ON the steps
of the door where the outrage was committed.
He was at once collared and taken to the Pc
lice Court, and Mr.. Campbell, with the little
girl, went there and an information and war
rant was sworn out, and Hall was committed
to Jail for hearing tomorrow. He is of low
statue, quite dark, with side whiskers, and
mOustache, and parts his wool in the middle.
He says he is about q years old, was born i'm
Baltimore, and has lived in this District about
eight years, and has wife living on Herring
Hill, in Georgetown. He denies the whole
thing, SAYING he was not in the house Monday
and did not see the girl. A medical examina
ton will be made. The child says this negro
congregational church where the school was
kept. and expose his person to the school girls
when she was pupil there.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.-The Board of
Fire Commissioners met last evening: present
.MeSSrs Collins, (president), Reed, Guam
announced the following standing committees.
accounts, MeSsrs. Bacon and Hume apparatus.
TAFT and Bacon; buildings, Hume and TAFT:
horses , iced and Tat; hose, Stewart and
trell: supplies, Bacon and Hume, and tele-
graph, Quantrel and Stewart A communi-
cation was read from the District Commits
appointed veterinary surgeon for the District
II. CrOgglns made application for six months
back pay as janitOr at the fire-alarm telegraph
tendent Miles for report. Mr.. Reed read a
statement OF the expenditures on the part of
the he United States for the District Of Columbia
the present time, in which was shown the
amount appropriated by the government for
the District department during the past IS
years, showing that the District had appro-
prlated for the support of its fire department a
much greater sum than the General Govern
ment, and that millions of dollars worth of
government property had been saved by our
next meeting OF the board. Mr.. 0u GUAM reG
moved that an invitation be extended to the
Senate committee on the District to visit the
various va engine houses at such time as might
agreed 10, after which the board adjourned.
A MINISTER'S WEDD1NG.-The Alexandria
Gazette of yesterday says:-The NJ f. Church
on Washington street was crowded this even
ing by large and fashionable assemblage
r Mn9 wei" e st there to witness the mar
the church, but now of indianapolis, to Miss
Susie Harmon, daughter of Allen c. Harmon.
6ds s Oh t1is city The church was handsomely
decorated for the occasion by the lady friends
OF the bride. who is one of Alexandrias most
charming and popular young ladies' A mum
i per OF the friends of the parties from Wash
were present: MeSsrs. G. B. Carlln and o. +.
Baggett, of this city, and DR.. George Welsh
and Mr; Russell st TAYLOR, of Washington, acted
a. Ra Hsf nr p Inc ceremony was performed by
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Church, Baltimore, assisted by Rev. DR.. Nav
Tor, OF the metropolitan NJ E. Church WASH
i l4gtnd at IT'S conclusion the welded pair
Started LOT Inelr new home, accompanied by
the good wishes of their many friends
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows.
L; e. Bailey to trustees of the Berean Baptist
Church, s., lot 4, square 16l; r. z. Lumsden
10 >; w. Lumsden, 5000, parts lots $50 and l67
han ai - a aadltlon to Georgetown; G. HI. Bran
6: W. Joyce to II. s. Bundy, s. 900, part SQUARE are
90 90; Albert Brown to Calvin Robinson ct al,
fSo =, part LOT 10 square SO; NJ A: Devlin to T.
J. B. Bloss to Samuel Simmons for S y 'H I3i
l2S square 365; Commissioners F.. s. and r
Co TO j. q: Ames, 2.654.30. lots Sc to 50. square
go, part 3, square S23; Sarah Davis to T. f.
W Riggs to A Wheeian, 5000 sS lot i H. squafe
y HOLY WEEK IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
nt,JDf9 services, symbOlical of the darkness
were celebrated last evening i'm all the Rnman
Catholic churches To-dayfs a very impres.
s 81 tb part 81 hGy week being the anniversary
the Saviour 'on the night i'm which he was he.
trayed." In the Roman Catholic chmrcbeS
after the mass has been celebrated, the cOnSe''
e end ca most Is removed from the high altar
anu !I carried In procession to a repository ON a
sue allar, eiabOrately adorned with flowers
candles, sacred relies and pictures. The biGh
o'tai IL tiItH stripped OF all lights and adOrn
Mehts, preparatory to the Good Friday ser.
vices. '' 'oi
~; DEATH OF THE VICTIM OF AN OUTRAGE-
Inc little four-yearOld cOlOred child. Ida
G9ga, the victim of the colored miScreant John
thomas, who on the Sth of the present month
attempted to commit a horrible crime on her
person, died last night from the effects of her
INJURIES, at her mothers home I'D George.
Town. Thomas, it will be remembered. was
lfled ON Monday last, and convicted. but was
not sentenced, and although he NAV receive
the extent OF the law-the punishment being
from one to five years Imprisonment in the
pententlary-h may consider it very forth
nate That he had such a speedy trial az the
charge might have been murder instead.
SPRING SHAWLs! SPRING SHAwLs !.-Black
cashmere shawls. Beautiful spring dress goods.
IStO pleceS,) all cOlOrs, all shades, all prices
BACK grenadines, pure silk and wool: co,Ored
SIX grenadines. pure silk and wool: real
french lawns; bleached table linen, so: fOur
w palr real English stockings 81 {; bleached
COTTON, good as fruit Of the loom, s: New York
inills sheetlng, the widest and very best made.
AT special low price; new parasols new par,
asols excellent double twifled, One-yard wide
PEG tlcklng, 70. Carter's, III Market Space
IHE QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS Build.
ING AGA1N.-The District Commissioners To.
day received from Mr.. John C. Hardness.
architect, copy Of a report made by several
architects and builders who have made an
examination, at the request of Mr.. Hardness,