Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-12
Felix Ouandcr,s Arrest.

coloTed rough, Felix Quander, Is In jail here.
Kept Mason's Neck, from Alexandria to Mount
Vernon and below, in a constant state OF excite
ment. or late, though q democrat, he has been
papers. Quander after his conviction before
Squire Kirby, and sentence to thirty-n!ne laSheS,
escaped, and, as already reported, made his way
given him q fair trial He has been there since
until the close of last week. A warrant against
Quander as fugitive from justice, was sworn
for execution in the hands OF policemen B. F.
Belts and Jerry Franks, who hearing that Guam
der would probably pass down over Hunting
evening, as soon as they received the warrant.
The southwestern sky showed an angry red,
from the flames OF Pullmans burning home
bridge. On the hill top, before the road falls
toward the bridge, they saw man ahead of
them walking rapidly AS they passed he said
heard his voice. He knew it was Quander, and
seized him. They clinched, but O1ander broke
and ran, followed by the officers, who fired as
they ran and soon Quander, fearful of being
officers close at his heels following him into the
water, and then he made for the shore again.
"Oer hill and moor, DER marsh and shore" the
chase continued, down In the marsh, up to the
nil top, through the brick yards, and again to
the level where Quander struck fence too late
10 cImb, Tor the officers were close upon him.
He made fight however but the billy of Onicer
Belts can butt harder than billy goat, and
Quander succumbed and was carried to jail
we Will condense after Quander'S own words In
jail his statement of his adventures last Satur-
day night: He left Washington in a wagon with
MS wire ABOUT 5k p. M, and reached the grocery
at the corner of Princess and Columbus where
he was stopped by MI. Thos. Hayes, who attempt
ed to arrest him. He broke Off and ran down
Washington street. followed by crowd: then
out Washington street to the canal, where the
crowd lost sight OF him. He then went uD back
Of Colross and over the fields to the stone bridge
and thence 10y the grave yards past the store OF
Mr.. Burrows on the Hunting Creek road. He
passed there and had stopped to talk short
distance further on with q COlOred man, to
whom he was telling his troubles. He noticed
the flames across the creek. and had just said,
That fire is over by Pullman or McWilliam's,''
when the officers came up and asked if
not answer but ran. They fired. One ball
struck him in the calf OF his right leg, but he
bis shoe. and he heard it ''slush," "slush," and
the leg began to pain, but he kept on; ran into
a raVine and crawIed to the top Of the hill, and
had mounted two fences and was about to
mount third one with scarcely strength to get
over, when the officers came up and struck him
with a billy, cutting his head. They then
brought him on to Burrows store and then
down Franklin street to Daniels store at the
corner OF Washington street, where he lay ex-
hausted on the pavement and got cup of
water. wagon was procured there and he
examined his wound this morning and found
that the ball had passed through the fleshy
part below the knee from back to front. the
Ball evidently striking the lower part of the leg
While it was raised in the act of running
Quander will be sent to Fairfax.
RESIGNATION OF A SCHOOL TRUSTEE. Mr..
w. y; Knees Yesterday rendered his resignation
as school trustee from the county, assigning as
a reason that he finds it impossible to give the
time and attention required without fnterfer-
Institution, and stating his intention In short
time to remove from the county to the city.
DIVORCE SUT.-To- day Messrs. Ray aud
Newman filed bill for divorce In the name OF
virginia SWaggart agt. Alexander Swaggart.
being Ellis; have had three children, one or
whom is now living, and she charges that for
nve years defendant has been an habltual
orundkard; that he assaulted her and treated
her and the children with great cruelty ETC.
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SUNDAY CAMPAIGN.-The Congregationalist
proposes to open Sabbatarian crusade. Henry
ward Beecher's recent bad example at High
land Grove. and the multiplicity of Sunday ex-
curs1ons fires all its latent Puritanism and the
paper Will shortly print broadside devoted to
unfolding the manifold WickedneSS character
izing Sunday breaking in the commonwealth.
REcANTs.-Theophilus vandemoortel, the Je
publicly renouncing Catholicism in favor of the
Episcopal form Of the orthodox religion, now
publishes the following card In Chicago: "The
friends is SO true and heartfelt that find my nv
SELF unable to resist. l retract what have said
against the Church OF Rome and am resolved
10 return to the church that opens its arms to
receive an erring Child
A LITTLE GIRLS PEKIL.-A telegram from
Brushton, st. Lawrence county, n. T., August
9, says:-James Ryan was Weakened few nights
ago by the cries OF his little GIRL aged 6, who
slept near him. He went to her and found her
not speak, and she was In terrible agony Call
ing his wife, they made an examination, and
discovered large thousand-legged worm lying
ing probably crawled in as the child slept with
open mouth. A doctor was called, but Spasms
set In SO violently that for several hours it was
by her through the night, and she is thought to
DE out OF danger. though her face is slnI hid
eously swollen.
DEER HUNTING In NRvADA-D A. Ewing,
principal OF the 4th ward school, returned to.
Gay from the mountains In the vicinity of Lake
Blgler, where he has been hunting since the
close OF the teachers examination. He killed
SIX deer and q large cinnamon bear. The killing
OF the deer he doesn't regard as worth men,
tloning, but the Staying OF the bear is what
exults his pride.-(Eureka (Neu.) Enterprise.
THE PRICE OF Sons L1FE.-H. j. Mcintyre
has brought suit In the 18th district court
against the South Pacific Coast Railroad COIN.
pany to recover $25, 600 dam ages for the alleged
killing OF VIM: j: Mcintyre, plaintiffs sou, on
the goth of last May, by being thrown or the
train by drunken man near San Leandro.
when the deceased was passenger returning
from picnic OF the SaTsf1eld Guard which had
been held In San Jose. The deceased was with
others, on one OF the car plat ,orms at the time
the cars being crowded to repletion; and when
ne fell the wheels posed over one OF his legs
crushing 1t. The conductor was notified of the
accident, but refused to stop the train, giving
for an excuse that the rate OF speed was too
great. After lying on the track In the rain for
four hours, the deceased was found by man,
who carried him to his hut in the Vicinity,
subsequently he was removed to the hospital
at San Lorenzo, where he died on the 22d OF the
same month. 1t Is claimed that death resulted
from the 1nhumanity OF the servants OF the
defendant, and that the company should be
held responsible San Francisco Post 3D.
DRowNED.-Tw0 men, named Wells and Le
Valirl, were fishing In the st. Lawrence river
near Ogdensburg, N. Y. yesterday, when
Wells, who Is supposed to have been insane.
Jumped out OF the boat, capsiZing it, and was
drowned. Levallr1 chung to the boat and was
saved.
CATTLE STRANGELY AFFECTED.-In New Mil
ford township, n. j., a new disease has at
tackled the cattle. The eyes are affected first,
the disease causing them to 1n1lame and bulge
out, and as rule, eventually producing total
Dl1ndreS5. Tie animal attacked loses flesh
rapidly, and many OF the cases have proved
fatal. The disease isepidernic.
A JKAY6rs fIRGINIAN's RECKLESS SHOOTING
special dispatch from Port Royal, Va, says
that on Thursday night large Baptist meeting
was being held there, and Mrs. Madison the