Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-10
A SHOCKING STORY OF DEPRAy1rY AMI

III The case, the grand jury have in a commu
nication to the court, detailed the facts and
asked what course they should pursue The
charge against Hall was made by Dr. Camp
bell, who stated that one morning Hall called
az ms mouse, when he and his wife We're alb
sent, and asked the girl for the key to the va
cant house next door, stating that he had been
sent there by the lady who had rented it to
look over and see what he would charge to
cream II up ready to occupy. The girl got the
key and went with him to look at the house,
ana IN one oil the remote rooms Hall seized
her by the waist, and placing his hand over
her mouth, accomplished his villainOus pur-
| poses. She screamed, and he tried TO so0lhe
| her by Offering to give her two dollars to say
nothing about it, He then left the girl and she
| returned to the house, looking very pale and
| frightened, and was asked by the servant
what the matter was, and she replied that
| the man had frightened her, and burst
into tears, but would tell nothing more. 1t
| appears that when the case came before the
| grand jury the girl was closely questioned, and
| the result was that she testified that her fos,er
| father Campbell, had seduced her and COM
mumcated TO her disease which was en-
| dangerlnP her life, and he had beer compelled
to call in a doctor; that she had consented to
Campbells embraces and that the story OF the
RAPE was gotten up at the inStigatiOn of Camp
bell for the purpose of accounting for her con
dltlon: It will be remembered that at the
Ilme OF the arrest hall denied the charge
In toto asserting that he had not been at the
house. At the Police Court it was thought by
some that the girl had memOrised the story
poll parrot style like repeating lesson
Judge Wylie in receiving this report ordered
the dismissal OF Hall from jail, and referred
the subject to the District Attorney for action
If the last story of the girl is true there
should be some way to reach the case, but it is
very doubtful whether a law can be found.
Mr.. Campbell has heretofore been regarded
as one OF our most respectable citizens, hav'
ing cater serving as as a clerk in the Patent
once Tor several years. been engaged for a
long time in the patent agency business. and
OF late years has been practicing medicine.
He has many friends in this community who
cannot be brought to believe the girl latest
statement; The girl is now at the residence
OF Robert TOland 93l street.
THE AFRICAN NJ. E. CHURCH CONFERENCE,
the following members w III. Snyder, Geo.
w. Nicholson, Charles III. Young Charles FL
Hutchinson and VIM. III. Butler: not adj
mitted-LewiS c. Nolan and Charles Browne.
The following We're elected eders:-Geo. w.
Jones and John III. T. GRAY The question of
passing the character of Rev: Stephen F.
t ba{ard WAS referred to committee of arb-
tratIOn. Rev. j. III. COllett was transferred to
tne conference from the North Carolina con-
ference. The committee on memoirs pre-
sented eulogies on the late RevS. Elisha john
son, Robert Squirrel and j. b. Hamilton The
report OF The committee on temperance was
presented by Rev. James A. Handy, and made
the special order for 10 o'clock today. The
preamble recites that intemperance in ali its
forms is debaSing to humanity and hostile to
me cause OF christianity blightng with taxa
tl3n, Pauperlsm and death every country in
license fees as the price of blood and wages of
sin. and say that the existence of a large class
81 Of reformed men, long subjected to tempta-
traflc- etc. The conference resolved itself
INTO q missionary society, and elected the fol
owing 0ffcerS:-BishOp. Brown, president:
Beckett and Morris secretaries: Rev. G. T.
watkins, treasurer; executive committee
Revs; SeatOn, BrOdie. Stansbury, James A.
Handy and Green In the afternoon a mis-
q h1, Do,
Arnold; after which meeting of the Ladies'
Missionary Society was held.
- THE Doc LAw.-Yesterday in the Criminal
Court, Judge Wylie. the case of James A.
TAFT, charged with being the owner of a biting
dog was va tried In the Police Court Iuds-
tb e t Oh sl1y was entered and It was ordered
peaied. Judge Wylie held that the offence
dld not begin until the owner was notified
mat t ms dog had bitten some one and had re-
ceedngs had all been begun without previous
notice TO the owner of the dog and opportunity
given him to kill the biting animal they were
, DesHn Without warrant of law, and the infor
III eases where dog has bitten a person is. in
some legai manner. to notify the owner of the
l Lae and demand IN that he kill the dog. If he
refuses TO Kill the dog, then an application for
an information may be properly made at the
Police Court. He therefore ordered that the
information In this case be Guashed, and three
other IniormatiOnS of the same character.
when Which were also up on appeal. were
likewise quashed
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE EIGHT-HoUR
LAW.-The joint resolution passed by the
House yesterday to enforce the eight.h0ur
law IS in its full text as follows:-"Be ii re-
S0sfeG, etc, That according to the true intent
ana meaning of the act approved June q.
ls6s, entitled An act constituting eight hours
as legal days work for all laborers. work
men n. en- and mechanics employed by or in behalf
nj no Init
h0ufS shall constitute days work for all such
lab0"ers, WOrkmen and mechanics and while
sad act remains on the statutes no reduction
shall be made in the wages paid by the govern
ment to such laborerS, WOrkmen and mechan-
les on account of the reduction of hours of
ia oO per Day and that all heads of depart
are hereby directed to enforce such law As
long as the same is not repealed"
HE GERMAN REFORMED MARYLAND CLAs.
SIS concluded It's annual session in Baltimore.
Yesterday a1 Rev. G. Facius, president. The
work OF domestic missions was specially
recommended by the different pastors and
ncatl0nS. The committee on religion and
morals reported that the congregations were
IN m prosperous condition. The statistics OF
ministers, b; communicate members, l.6Q5:
Sunday school scholars, l,O72: baptized durinG
tne year; 369 children; confirmed. 155; Joined.
70; deaths, IS. The Chassis adjourned to meet
in Trinity, Church, Washington, d. c., on the
first Tuesday in May, 1879. '"'
NEW SPRING dress goods, all the latest de-
signs. immense assortment, all prices chean
New STYLES of parasOlS fancy handles. Main
and tWiiled silk, from 81, $3.50 s. $50 81
etc. Black grenadines. and black buntinGS
from ~. Is, 81, 81, etc. Bed tickings sheeting
cottOnS, table linen. Turkey red table linens
cheap: MattlngS and carpets, Hamburg eipe-
mgS cheap Bargains to be had i'm dry goods.
at the cheap dry goods store of TOWs0n's 63S
pennsylvania avenue. south side.-Advt
ACCIDENTS TO CHILDREN.-Yesterdaya after
noon, little daughter of j. W. Armstrong. four
years Old, fell from fence near her fathers
residence, No. sos 7th street northeast. and
was seriously injured. DIR. Street rendered
medical aid. "A little daughter of Mrs
Susan Saville. was injured by a carriage wheel
passing over her at the corner of 18th and M
streets last evening. She accidentally fell ont
OF fhe carriage in which she was riding with
her mother. '
THREE DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY THIS WEEK.
family named Hill. 1.-THE husband and father
a conductor on the w. & G.. r. r. living at
IS 1 street southeast, has been fearfully
alIlleted IN the past few days with scarlet fever
Inc oldest child. boy of II, died on Tuesday
and was buried Wednesday; the next. a bow
OF Z, died yesterday, and the third child, bow
of 3; died this morning; the only surviving
child alittle girl
BIEACHED table linen, Soc bed ticking. one
yard wide. double twilled. Csc four pair of
real English stockings, 81 :, beautiful dress
goods, spring shades (wOOl pnt pnttnpN 1So