Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-03
Charge Of Child Murder.

Charge OF child Murder.
THE TRIAL OF LOUISA WALLACE.
This morning In the Criminal Court the trial
OF Louisa Wallace, charged with murder in
killing her infant child in April, 1878, was re-
sumed before Judge Hagner-Mrs. Lockwood,
Judge Smith and Mr.. Redington for the pris-
oDer. Several witnesses were sworn. and the
accused was placed On the stand. She stated
that she was born In Prince George county,
Nd, and was slave to Walter Bowen; was
about IS years of age; came here during Tue
In the habit of seeing him once week up 70 ID d
year ago; had Child on Palm SUNDAY " yau naoU
year tAprl 14th), on the corner Oh o nc" ,amae
and she remained at the house until Inc Sunudy
following when she went to church ana IRON
there to her rooms on t, SI The Woman
who had the child died last fall. me deIenuanI
offered to prove that she had received !etter
it was overruled. saw her child last the day
before she was arrested when she "adopted
her out" to Fanny Hawkins; gave 1t to her.
Maude Brown, the Adventures.
BIER STORY OF THE POISONED ARROW AND THE
SILVER TUBE-A REMARKABLE CRIMINALS
CAREER.
Last evening two ladies from the west end OF
the city called upon Lieut.. Vernon at police
HEADQUARTERS and asked the favor OF looking
over the rogue's gallery, one Of them stating
that she had been imposed upon by a woman
named Maude FrOwn, who called at her mouse
about her brother, who, she represented, was at
her rooms very dangerously Ill. lie naQ Deen
wounded by poisoned arrow IN tne sac at the
RELIED to wear q silver tube In the wouad. This
tube had been stolen from him, and unless
another was provided within two days he would
die. 1t would take at least five dollars to pay
for it. and she hadn't cent in the wide world;
she d1dnt know what to do. Sympathizing
with her, the lady promptly handed her five
The lady. on being shown the picture OF Maude
In the gallery, recognized 1t at once as that OF
her friend in affiiction. The career Of Maude
known here. They win be recollected as hav-
ing. some years ago, been in jail on the charge
of producing an abortion on a colored girl at
their house on 18th street. Afterwards they
list, on charge OF body and re-
NAMED In jail for months. subsequently
Maude was married in alexandria to Amos
Pratt, sort of dentist, who formerly kept a
dance hall for colored people over Woodward's
hardware store, Pennsylvania avenue. between
10th and nth streets, in this city. Pratt died
the night On al. after his marriage, and Maude Sc
cured PrattS property, since which time she
and Percy have been about this District. She
Is short, bear- eyed and altogether repulSive.
looking specimen of womanhood, full of talk,
and pretends to be Persian princess.
AENUScEaeEits, DC.
national THgATER One Of the largest and
most fashionable houses of the season enjoyed
the fun and music of Carncross' capital minstrel
troupe last night. DOugherty'S ''Ey-ieena"
and Balloon" songs were as usual immense =,
and made some OF bis auditors laugh till they
cried. h. N. Hail. the boss ban loist and vocalist
made q hit as Tyrolean Warbler The Shad-
BOAT P1na1OIe Is as popular as Her Majesty's
craft; Hughy Dougherty as the Admiral OF the
tain Corkonian, Hall as Ralph JackstraW,
Quinn as Buttertub, and Eugene as jose
PM, hine are very good indeed. Mettler's song,
and ELECTED deserved hearty encore The
jokes are all new and the political and local
gags very funny. No one should fail to see the
best minstrel show on the road
TBEATER COMIQUE.-It would be hard mat
ter TO get up better variety performance than
Is row On the boards at the Comique.
NORTH BAPTIST CHuRCH.-Tbe entertainment
very pleasant and instructive character The
workings OF the f1re-alarm can be seen in full
operation; there VIII be Telephone talking,
Senong Geographic messages and many other
kids Of amusement.
TEE oIIvER-CAMERoN CASE TO BE TRIED
Enthusiastically, the counsel for Mrs NJ S.
Oliver agt. Simon Cameron for breach of prom
Use OF marriage, filed a motion for new trial
as follows: In the Supreme Court OF the Dis
tIlct OF Columbia, April 2, 1879. Mary S. Oliver
piafntIh, VS.. Simon Cameron. defendant. At
law. No. 1916. And now comes the plaintiff,
Mary s. Oliver, by Peter Darneille, her attor-
this cause, moves the court to set aside the
verdict of the jury therein on the ground of
errors OF law stated and shown by the said ey
ceptions, and to grant new trial thereof.
GEORGE PETER,
BENJAMIN j. DARNEILLE,
Attorneys for plaintiff
the case will be heard by three judges In GEN
eral Term and the chief justice, under the re-
cent act of Congress, will not sit on the appeal
from his own ruling. The bar generally are
anxious that the case should be fully argued,
especially on the ruling of the court in admit.
Ting Mr.: Riddles evidence as to the cOmmuni-
desirous that there should be q fun aud author
itatiVe decision, In order that they may make
it guide.
SEyERELY. PERHAPS FATALLY, INJURED BY
TIE KICK OF A MULE.-AbOut IL O'Clock to-day
a young co!ored man was severely, If not fatal
~. blurred by the kick Of mule I'm Birch q
R9Dey's horse bazaar on Louisiana avenue near
10th street. Some one had been handling the
mu e, which was on exhibition for sale, and It
let its heels fly striking the colored man on the
breast and mouth. knocking him senselss He
was picked up and removed to DreW's drug
store and resforatives applied, when he par,
strength to speak or tell his name. He was
subsequently removed 10 his home at corner OF
tOth and street northwest, in the police am
bulance.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
w. A. Gordon, trustee, to j. E. Clayton, lot Al,
L. Davis, lots and IS. so. "A; $500 w. II. Pat.
terson to Mrs. L. E. Patterson, lot 50, So 339:
ss.ooo; cara o. Whittier to Geargiana Web.
r OMEN, trustees, to T. D. Daily, part lot 3, 81
4Is;; $3.50. j. I: Smith to E. D. Ames, lots s.
ana SO, so. 24G; $500. James McLaren and G.
F. watson to Mary Ann Lee lot 579 OF Union
towD; s15.
A KLEPTONANIAC SENT TO THE INSANE Asst.
LuA-l esteTday, consultation OF physicians
LOOK pace az Police headquarters on the condi-
,on oi EllZaDeth Frazier alias Leary she unfortu
n sl servant girl whose r0bber1es from her en-
tfter ,m mere iateiy mentioned in TIE SrAR.
SAFE ana Will be sent to the government asV-
luinIpI Tie insane. She was before the Police
remem bered. W
TEE DEATHS in the District of Columbia for
the week ending March 18th, aggregated So, or
at TIE rate or 269 per 1000 per annum ,,tha
decedentS, "a were white males -, white 70.
tnales, ~ coioIeu males u colored females,
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