Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
The East Washington Outrage.

i MS morning. IN the tGllnlDal Court. Judge
Wylie, the case of Cephas Jones, colored.
charged with having, on the jth of November,
committed a rape upon the person of Miss
Florence +. Smith. Young white girl, in 10th
street, between andG g northeast, was placed
on trial; MesSrs. A. A. Brney and Il. Ross
Perry for the defence.
This case is we'll remembered as having
caused great excitement in that section Of the
city, which came year eliminating in the
lynching OF the prisoner, even up TO the time
OF his first trial. which resulted i'm disagree
ment of the jury. Another similar outrage
having been committed few weeks SubSe-
quently in The same neighborhoOd on the per-
son OF Miss Wilson, in the employ of Mrs.
Blout, mllner, caused excitement 10 rise to
fever heat, and several Indignation meetings
were held, and arrangements We're made for
policing the neighborhood, as also for lynch
ing the perpetrator of the last outrage should
he be found but no clue was ever obtained.
The following Were selected as the Jury: Geo.
j. Johnson, VIM. H. Collins, j. :. Paxton,
James w. Sears. John 7. Costent, I. Graham
Dorsey, r: Il; Holland, Wm; II: Daw, ,,
silence, Samuel '. Hurdle, l.. Addison Dent,
John J. Nyman, Robert Langley.
Challenged by ygovernment-Samue Mason,
John ii. Brown, Joseph Brooks.
Expressed opinion-C. c. DuncanSon, G.. ID.
Gardner, Charles Jones, NJ. J; Laughlin, Peter
Mcintyre. John j. GoingS#, w. r. Gill
This exhausted the regular panel, and the
marshal was ordered to summon taleSmen.
OF the taleSmen, j. {. Stephenson and e. w.
u
q. w. Driver had formed all opinion: Jas. Il.
Moreland was accepted: Johnir Graham was
challenged: Robert L. Campbell had formed
an opinion: G. w. LeeSe challenged: Daniel
GOodacre was challenged: F. ID. Tune formed
an opinion: j. B. Callyer accepted and sworn
This completed the Jury. Those marked with
a star Z are cOlOred.
During the selection of the jury the accused.
rather spare built black man. about twenty
hEe Years old. SAT with his wife near his cOun-
sci. During the opening argument of Mr. Wells
the prisoners brother, Gus, about the same
build, but rather darker color with features
and muStache much like those of Jones came
IN and took seat next To him. doubtless for
the purpose OF confusing the prosecuting wit
ness when she should be called on TO identify
the party.
District Attorney Wells opened the case
briefly, reciting that the victim while' on an
errand was stopped by this party. who, knock
ing her Senseless, took her in his arms
TESTIMONY OF MISS SMITH.
The prosecuting witness, Miss Florence b.
Smith, testified that on the 5th of November
al 6:l5 o'clock, on 10th street, between L and
& northeast. She saw the man under the lamp
posi-. on the east side of the street She had
been on an errand to Sth and III streets. When
She saw him she was frightened, and after
passing him She walked fast, and he followed
walking behind her, and finally she commenced
10 run. Al thu mouth of the alley he grabbed
her around The waist she screamed and he
struck her in the mouth and then in the face
The counsel for the defence suggested that
the revolving details should not be retounted
by witness.
When called on 10 point out the party she
SAID Jones was the one pointing out the prl~-
0ncr. who was sitting Ia the left of the bogus
Jones and farthest away from the counsel
This prompt Identification by the witness
caused quite a sensation in court, for many
believed when the counterfeit was brought in
and noticed the strong resemblance between
the Two that she would have some diff
Guilty in pointing out the real cuiprlt.-REP.
On cross-eXamination witness said when She
PASSED the man standing under the lamp post
nA ASI.s of ls foo. Sta.aN
hdent that he was the man, and now recollectS
that he wore a hat with the rim turned up on
the sides. She had been told before she came
on the stand lthat she should be careful that
there We're two colored men here. Even if she
had not been cautioned she could have picked
him out of any number. Jones was the third
| man brought TO her, and she recognized him.
WoRKINGMEN on THE EIGHT-HoUR LAW
| AND THE CHINESE QUESTION.-The Work
| ngmen'S Assembly met at Beck'S Hall last
evening, Mr.. EmmOnS in the chair. Mr.
! Thomas presented a preamble and reSOlu-
| tions that men whose labor is their only capi-
| tai can never secure the necessary legislation
! for their advancement and protection without
union of thought and action, and few pOlit-
! clans believe that they can unite for effective
! action and are therefore indifferent to their
appeals: that the wOrkingmen never had such
an opportunity as they will have at the com
| mgelectlOnS, and can, by united action, hold
| the balance OF power in nearly every congress
Slonal district that an effort should be cOncen-
trated upon the enforcement of the eight hour
law; that the Secretary of the Navy and the
! superintendantO of public buildings and grounds
have violated that law by ordering that on and
after the 2lst of March to September Is work
mgmen gn rs shall De required to perform ten hours
our Representatives in Congress to adopt
without delay some prompt measures by
which those in official authority shall be com
PEELED to pay strict observance to the pro-
visions of the eight hour act of June 2S, etc.
The preamble and resolutions were adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. RalstOn referred to the speech recently
delivered in the Senate by Mr.. Sargent, on the
Chinese question, and said the subject was
| rapidly becoming one of vital Importance to
the whole country. The tide of Immigration
was advancing eastward, and already in some
of the smaller towns of Pennsylvania, Ameri.
can labor was utterly ruined by the Chinese
article. MIR. Robertson was sorry this topic
had been introduced. The skilled laborer i'm
New England, has been but little better than
the Chinese, little better than Serfs under the
beck and call of grinding capitalists. He
did not believe Senator Sargent was a
man for the workingmen to tie to. Mr..
Ralston and MIR; Baker made remarks
as TO the evil OF Chinese immigration and
cheap labor. The latter offered resolution
appropriatiag S25 TO print l,OO0 copies of Sena-
tor SargentS speech as campaign document
After discussion, the resolution was referred
to the Judiciary committee for investigation
and report.
ART IN THE ORIENT.-The second lecture in
the series by Rev. j. Leonard Corning, under
the auspices of the Washington Art Club, was
delivered last nj ght In the lecture-r00m OF the
I Congregational church to an audience which
was itself study for an artist, SO many fine,
cultured. thoughtful faces were seen. The
speaker gave powerful, condensed review
OF the infancy and childhood of art i'm Egypt,
ASSyria, Persia, India, and among the other
ancient peoples of the East, illustrating the
story by reference TO pictures upon the walls
showing the remains OF prehistoric art i'm both
hemispheres. The pyramids, the Sphynx,
Egyptian t0mbS, and characteristic paintings
upon their walls. the tomb of Cyrus, the ruins
OF PerSepOliS, the Teseall of Ancient Mexico,
Idols from the Sandwich Islands, Picture
writing OF American Indians, the ruins of
Stonehenge in England, the rock temples of
ElOra and Elephanta made gallery OF Strik-
ing illustrations which rendered the lecture a
living Journey through three thousand years
of time. The lecturer described the birth and
development of architecture, bas reliefs,
sculpture and painting, and the effect of the
religious instinct upon art, and the counter
effect of art upon religion. The illustrations
of ancient art will be hung i'm The rooms of the
Washington Art Club during the remainder
of the course of lectures. The third lecture
of the course upon art in ancient Greece will
prove. the lecturer said, that Greece crowded
more art history into thirty years than Egypt
and all the East had expressed in thirty centu-
rieS
TEMPERANCE MEETINGs.-A meeting of the
East Washington Temperance Reform Club
was held last night at UniOntOwn. Addresses
n "a hy l..