National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1878-04-01
RoBBIyo Az OLD SOLDIER.
Mrs. Catherine Bailey Fighting to Keep Out
of the neutrality-suspicious. She Had to Say
S..


The last case acted upon by Justice wylc last
Saturday was the motion for new tFal for Catherine
Bailey, convicted Of grand larceny IN stealing $40
from an old soldier, named Thomas Jones' MI
TagYart appeared for the defendant, and, after ar
guinent, the motion was overruled.
The court then called upon Mr.. Bailey to snud
up, aud asked her II she had anything to say why
sentence should not be passed upon her
Mrs. Bailey docking over her spcctnclcs at the
Judge said 1T was perfect lie, every word that
man spoke. When I came home Mr. Top was
there. lie never gave tho name Of Jones and ]
never heard Il until he camc here asked him
what was the matter now? He said that he did
not like the Home, and that he was coming To my
house 70 stay four or six months aud could give
him bed. ! told him that hud but three beds
two Of them were full and the other engaged; lie
aid That he was going TO stay anyhow and lhat
m OK s Place ,sS 6,s yS n ,hs
other floor and went to bed. did not want him
mp stairs with the strange men for they might SO
through him; - gave him
A FLOOR 70 HIMSELF.
amer awhile heard great noise aud found him
running around. l told him there were strange
men in the house. and II he had any money that he
had better give II tome for safe Keeping He asked
Inc what intended to change him, and told him
SO for three months. and 10 do his washing. The
next day was short and wanted To borrow s;Noi
him to nay the baker. lie gave me 50 bill, and !
told him that would credit him with the balance.
My daughter Eliza marked II down In the book NJ
the time lie got to running around again, and said
that he was sick. ! told him that II anything
shOuld happen IN him there that Lieutenant john.
sOm would siy that killed him for his money, and
| advised h III to gu to Providence Hospital. where
he could he taken care Of for Sc u week lie said
that he could not AFFORD 4. went down town on
Wednesday. paid some bills, and when come bac X
gave him $40. lie was not sick. for he cat as much
| us any two men. I'm the night of September my
daughter Fila went to party aud stayed all night.
Juncs come aud banged Mt my door, sryiug TINT he
was sick. took him whore the other men were,
/ bath lt nn al
| hardly in btd before he was back again. |
GOT UNDER THE RED
| and thought would watch and sec what he
| wanted. lie came and searched the he'd all over
! then knew what he was aiIer and, not hiuiiil
| me, lie went into the next r2um. went alter hh
| and asked why he was cutting around thut way
| and he sail that he could not s'crp. was nah
| then, Your Honor. aud I picked up the bowl mud
threw the water IN his face, and came near break
| Ing the bowl over his head then Went down iui
| Mr.. Shay who attended lin until Monday, when
| Insisted that lie should not stay there amy longer
| wanted 10 get carriage TO send him to the home
| but he would not pay g. aud they got MI express
| wagon, with high scat, for 81 ~. lie fooled the
doctor At the hospital by playing sick, 50 that ht
| could keen out Of the guard'housc. lie wns moi
| tick at all"
The rnllrt-"whnt do You tell me that for whcr
the dnctnr testified thSt for seven days he WAS un
! able " say frum his condition whether he whUld
live or die: The seucnce Of the court Is. that yUt
| he confined IN the Baltimore pcmitcntiury, nj hare
| labor, Tor two years.
| Mrs Bacy-'I can g1 n another court"
| His Houor-"lcs; but you want something to g
there with. aud have given 1t to YOU
On application Of counsel execution Of sentences
was suspended for thirty days after the next tcnn
| 10 allow the case 10 be carried nv.
! NEW CARPET sToRF. Lansburshs AZ Seventh
| street between ID and Z streets.