Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-08
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for the defence put on the stand Miss Ella
Mechn. who testified that on the day i'm Dues
ton her father slapped Amy with his hand
ana ho tnen st, fnck at her when she received the
over chair and her pa picked her I'D and she
went up stairs. The glass was broken by ANY
IhIusling ner arm through it. On croSs-exami-
nation witness said Amy appeared to get be-
Wlldered especially when ScOlded
WILLIE MECHLIN BEATEN WITH A CHAIR
ROCKER.
The fourth case, in which Mechlin is charged
with an assault on Madeline Otherwise Wilile)
committed on the I'd of November, was called.
Wine testified that they lived in the house on
street, and that having oysters one day she
took some without asking, and Ella took her
up stairs and whipped her. When her father
came he complained that there were not oys-
witness having eat them. Alter dinner he he
too her up stairs and made her lean over the
bed and hold up her clothes while he beat her
with the rocker of chair, and the bruises are
still on her person. She was not allowed to eat
dinner THAT day. She was unable to SIT on a
chair for five days afterwards, and was scarce
y able to walk, but they made her go to mar
The COurt.-Were you hungry?
Wlllle-Why We four used to have but two
cents worth OF meal We were not forced to
leaVe the table, but as We would get struck at
almost every meal. We thought we had better
leave.
On crOss-eXamination witness stated that
she has been refused food frequently by her
1ather and sister Ella. When he whipped her
with the chair rocker he had the door locked
and whipped her for about five minutes. She
went down and showed the marks to her sis
tiers Showed the marks to Mrs. Adams on the
26th of November. She left home on that day
because her father threatened to cut the flesh
from her body.
Sophia Mechlin testified that she was in the
kitchen, down stairs and heard the blows dis
tinctiy. Saw the bruises, afterwards-the
skin was broken and bloody.
Mrs. Hannah Adams testified that she lived
at III 18th street southeast, in Philadelphia
row, and had known these girls two years.
Willie came to her house on the evening of
November 18th, about O'Clock. She noticed
that she experienced difficulty i'm sitting down.
and spoke To her about it, when she said her
1ather had whipped her severely. Witness
made an examination of her person, and found
II was dreadfuly bruised and lacerated. She
will carry the sears always. When she saw her
1t was three weeks after the whipping.
stand and testified that when the oysters
came Willie took some, and witness had to
tell her father when he came home and he
TOOK Willie upstairs and punished her Her
SISTERS We're not permitted TO eat at the same
liable, because of their negligence in their
0Tesa ana appearance.
TO-DAY.
Inc remaining three cases of assault and
battery came up at o'clock this afternoon
The first called being that in which Miss Aimee
was the complaining witness. Quite Il number
1i adies We're present in court today to listen
ing, that this would be the last case
called. There would be no record entered
md IN the two f,n remaining eases Mr.: Taggart
cerned they stood where they did at
iirst; they, challenged the strictest examina-
tlon INTO the conduct of the defendant. Miss
Annie testified that this assault was committed
the 10Th day of December last That evening
She fell as if she could not stay at home any
longer, and she ran off over to Philadelphia
KoW S TO- the house of Mrs. Adams. This was
on saturday. Mrs. Adams did not recognize
hef at hr>t, but after she learned who
she was she told her TO stop with her
wine and Ella soon came for her to take her.
nome: Ella promised that she should not be
punished II she did go home. After some per
suaSIon she consented to go, and did go AS
soon a: she got i'll the house her father took her
tied her hands behind her He then tied herto
large box up stairs. He fastened the window
shutters, 80 that she could not escape from
me house She was in such a position that
she cond lie down on the floor or sit on a bed
mattress. In this position she remained until
the next day at about ) o'clock. She was tied
ABOUT one o clock at night. as soon Us she got
nome Nnen she was released the marks of
me rope We're about her wrists for four DAYS.
ne witness was on the stand when our re-
port closed.
HE " NONE FRATELLANZA IrAIIANA'
elected the following officers Tor the
ensuing year. viz: President, ID. Zerega vice
president. vi. LaurenZl secretary, q. Porcelia:
financial secretary. }. Tenaglia: treasures, g.
Malatesta, +. Fflippo: trustees, 5. CasasSa.
u. LeTega, ID. CriStofani permanent commits
r. LeVerOne; marshalS, c. LOmbardy and +.
Grlstofani color bearers, l.. Barbieri and +.
BonaFIreS: standard bearer, s. AntOni: door
keepers, &. Casaleggi and A. Armaroli.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
H. a. Mchehry, trustee to J. II. McHenry, trus-
lee $: real estate belonging to the late Jas
McH Boyd. Same to Edward McMann, 800:
lot III II, so. Us Horace Marshall to Baltimore
Si'l Io Talir OF COMPANY So: part > So 6sl
sloO; LOT !, 81 3S and, for 81 ,225, lot II. same
square F. B. McGuire ct al, trustees. to j. c.
NJ Mcguire 8 5000: lot2, So $50. J: W. Corcoran
CoIoRED SILKS. silks! colored silks.-we
are selling an excellent black silk at 81: our
silk, only sl.25-this silk is a Special bargain:
from 10, l2E, Is, Is 20, Is, 81 to $50; every
goods; very fine wide double width, pure
wool, black cashmere. Soc black cashmere,
double fold, pc. Carter $, III Market Space
Adn.
SOUTH WASHINGTON was the
toplc Yesterday afternoon and evening at the
Ihickering: secretary of the Congressional and
me massachusetts temperance Societies, gave
Two discourses before leaving Washington for
MS usual summer work in New England: pre-
view OF that physical sef-control which m
aerIleS all speclhc virtues and thorough re
forms.
. TURNED Up AGAIN.-MOrris Price the miss
ing merchant on 9th street, who left home
Monday, April /, and whose absence has
caused SO much concern to his relations and
friends, has turned up again. He arrived
here in the $50 Washington train, Yesterday
morning, from Chicago, where he has been on
business. His brother-in-law and other friends
met him IT the depot of the b. s. Z. Railroad
and accompanied him to his home
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to
Willard y. FaleS, OF Cincinnati. and Jane A.
Brewer: George Wright and Mary Alice Hall,
both OF Prince George county, Md: %. Hol-
land and Ida Cullison, both of Baltimore:
Edward Wood and Anna Hamburg; David
fitzgerald and Esther Sinton; COnSt aAtine
Chase, L. S. A, and Mary nj. MOsher.
IN THE PERJURY CASE AGAINST BENJAMIN
MOVES. OF the National Capitol Life Insurance
Company, on trial at Newark, n. j., SATURDAY.
EX-Secretary Robson and District Attorney
keasby moved TO quaSh the indictment on
technical grounds, contending that it was
insufficient. and that the magistrate had ne
right. Decision was reserved.
FELL INTO SEwRR.-Peter G. Merritt. of
Baltimore, fell through manhOle at the cor
ner of New Jersey avenue and street north
west, near the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
while hurr:ing to the 30 train ON SATURDAY.
evening, and dropped into the sewer He was
assisted out with a Sprained arm. a bruised
head and SOiled clothing.