Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-28
Condemned Locals.


Street lamps will be lighted at 1880 p. m, and
extinguished at AIS a. m
Yesterday man named Hamilton Dorsey
Ieo OF near seo6 aorneT 5t street and
New York avenue.
MI Alfred G. haley. formerly well-known
resident of Washington and a notary puolc.
died In Poolesville, Md, yesterday.
To-day the motion for new trial In the case
of Izetta HemmonS, convicted OF larceny, was
withdrawn In the Criminal Court, and she was
sentenced to the penitentiary for one year with
. stay OF execution for one week.
Elizabeth Leary, the KIePtOmaniac.
HHR VICTIMS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS-SHE Is
RELEASED ON BAIL.
This morning there was quite reception at
Police Headquarters of heads Of families and
housekeepers, who have been the victims of
Elizabeth Frazier, or Leary, the kle ptomaniac
Most OF the stolen articles have been recognized
by the owners, but have to be retained Dy the
property clerk until the settlement of cases In
court, which IL Is thought win be instituted
who has conversed with her Is that she was
impelled By an irresistible desire to approprl-
ale these articles to her OWN use and hoard
them up in secret. Comparatively few Of them
were disposed OF by her, and her sole desire
seemed to be to surround herself with them
After the first theft she could not resist the
temptation whenever offered. and the desire to
pilfer became so strong that she hunted up OPP
pOTtun1ties by going from house to house, en-
gaging herself In the capacity Of domestic for
Tue purpose vi Stealing, ISel1lg a SOIL OF uQ-
natural delight In it, at the same time knowing
1t to be wrong.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
The scene between her and her old mother
this morning In the detectives Office was quite
Affecting. This is the first time her mother has
seen her since the occurrence, the mother being
quite i'll yesterday when the officer took
Elizabeth to her home to get the stolen prop
eTty. Nothing has been known against tire
family before this, but on the contrary they
have been regarded as quiet, Industrious people
though In poor circumstances. the younger SIS
tiers, as well as the defendant, working out at
dress making and other kinds Of work. All the
compliments were directed TO appear
AT THE POLICE COURT THIS MORNING
as witnesses against the girl, and several
charges were made against her OF grand and
petit larceny, her right name having been as
celt1tned to be Elizabeth Leary. Defend
counsel, Mr.. Cah1ll, waived an examination.
and In doing so made statement to the court
detailing the whole course of the girl since she
commenced pilfering last November, stating
that 1t was very singular case, to say the
least, and did not partake Of the characteristics
usually developed in cases OF larceny; and he
made the statement with the view OF having
the bonds placed at such figure as would
come within the means Of the defendant, and
At the same time not defeat the purposes OF the
law. The court fixed the bonds In each of the
TWO cases OF grand larceny at $3.50 each, and or
oered all the goods recovered, except such as is
necessary In the grand jury cases. to be return
ed to the owners. Bonds had not been given at
ESQ o'clock.