Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-02

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POLICE CouRT-Judoe Smell.
To-day, Clara Blackney. profanity: s. or seven
day. Morris Common, profanity; s. or seven
fame language on street. VIM. Greenhow
forfeited So for using loud and boisterous Ian
guaee. John Carberry; same. James Lacey.
Peter Heling and George Mackay, loud and
boisi erous; s. each. Eliza Campbell, colored,
vas ant: sent down. Kate White, loud and
bOist erOuS; So.
PRETERRING WIFE TO A PRISON--A peculiar
case OF abandonment was brought before JUS
zee "andell at the Essex Market Court yester-
Gay. Henry keSsler, % years Of age, of No l5s
Cherry street, was arrested on the complaint Of
Gretchen Schudel, SO years Old, who has been
Ivlng at No SIS Allen street. She was not mar
rled TO kessler, but she had been married to his
ofother, who died short time ago. At this
TIME she lived at Berne. on the river Arne, in
switzerland. When Gretchens husband died.
t nenrf hessier, thinking she had money, said
That he would take her to America and make
hef his wife. He left her a short time after
they came here, when he found that she had no
LnoLey, ard has been living with another
woman. kessler said he would rather marry
MS brothers widow than go to prison. She said
no, Lot TIL he put the other woman out of the
mouse. kessler agreed to do this, and Rev. Got
1iied Scheibel married them in court.-[N. Y.
Star, 1st.
A MURDERER RETURNS HOME TO D1E-'The
case Of the killing of T. VeStal, at LOckart some
Two years ago, is too recent and was too shock
ing to be forgotten. He was shot in the breast
with full charge of buckshot. at close range.
In kellyS store, at the twilight hour, and fell
and died almost Instantly. Ben Frank Brown
fired the fatal shot. Very leiSurely he b2t10k
himself to flight. and has remained away out of
reach of the officers of the law ever since the
commission OF the crime. But singular thing
has now occurred. on Christmas eve, Ben
Frank Brown. OF his own accord, came to this
city, made known the fact Of his return to the
Sheriff and some friends and aCQuaintanceS. and
took up his abode at one of the hotels. He is
reported to be Sick and in an advanced stage of
consumption, heavier hand than that OF the
law having been laid upon him. He is under
Indictment for murder. and Sheriff Henderson
has him in custody, and is having watch kept
over him as he lies bedrldden, which, from all
accounts, was hardly necessary. A few days
ago the sheriff received telegram from Eufauia,
Ala, announcing his presence there, and say
ing. if wanted. he could be had. He now tells
Capt. Henderson that he had the dispatch sent.
He says he has come from the extreme southern
portion OF Florida. where he had hid himself
away. His condition is hopeless and pitiable.
If his disease could be miraculOuSly cured, he
is in the hands of the law fer a fearful crime,
with terrible penalty impending Meridian
tN1SS] MercUry Dec. Is.
AWICKED CHINAMAN-WilliamJ Jones. OF Clip
per Mills, came to the city about ten days since
with load of apples, leaving his wife at his
home. three miles from the Mills. On the 18th
inst he received news by messenger that his
residence was In ashes, and that the bones OF
ms wife were discovered among the ruins, and
lying with the springs of the mattress OF her
bed amid the ashes The night OF the disaster
Is not Known, but remains OF the fire We're dis
covered by neighbors on Thursday, the 12th
Inst, and 1t Is thought the ire must have oC-
Cured on Tuesday night. the 10th inst, as the
emberS OF the same were cOmDletnIy eytjn-
gulShed when discovered. There are suspicious
OF foul play and that the house was set on fire
by Ch1naman who had been in the employ of
Mr. Jones, and in consequence of disagree
nent was discharged from his service the day
before he LETT for Marysvile. The afflicted h,lS-
Dafd SaGdied one OF his horses On Thursday
night ard left for Clipper Mills Upon his re-
Turn 1of ms team fuller and more reliable par
ucularS will be obtained Of the calamity I'D
'ysetHe tCaD Apieat, Dec. IA.
How HORSE CARS SPREAD SCARLET FEyER-
The number of cases of scarlet fever in New
lork has increased every year since 1873 Last
year 1882 cases were reported. At present
scarlet fever cannot be said to be endemic, and
an increased prevalence of all contagious dis
eases is expected in cold weather when doors
ana WINDOWS are shut and people stay indoors
DR.. Day rehearses the well-known precaution
taken TO keep school children free from the risk
or cOntag1on. An inspector is detailed also
specially TO visit tenement house cases and Sc
cure thelr Isolation, and the diSinfecting corps
follows him. 1t was often impossible to aScer-
tain the source Of cOntagiOn in a given case
Solled linen transported on street cars By
WasherWOmen Is suggested as a common cause
OF the spread OF the contagiOn. That is forbid
den by the sanitary code, but scarcely a car
conductor observes the regulation. At such
should be required to see that soiled linen is
not so carried, going even so far as inspection
OF the contents Of suspicious bundles Ii the
violation Of the ordinance continues it NAV be
necessary to arrest the conductor on his car
A Boy KILLED BY BEAR.-For the past two
or three winters two tame bears have been kent
at " IN. Ihorn'S hotel on the Ocean parkway
short distance out of Brooklyn. On Monday
afternoon some boys began to amuse them
selves by pelting the bears with snOwballs. and
occasionally the more ventureSome boys would
run up behind the bears and rub snow upon
their heads. This, although fun for the boys,
time the beasts would chase the lads, who
easily evaded them. Finally the male bear,
having been struck by an unusually hard snow
ball, Sprang forward and caught q boy named
Peter Stretcher and threw him to the ground
The next instant the sharp claws of the bear
were drawn across the throat of the boy, COM
the boys death almost instantly. The brute
shifted furiously at the blood which ran from
tne wound Tor moment, and then turned
a APO b6 ana noooed oil to join his COMPANION.
Slclan was summoned, but before he arrived the
lad was dead. Mr.. Thorn, the proprietor of the
hotel, at once chained the bear and shot it.
IN. i. World. LIST.
BAyARD TAYLOR's EsTATE-The Cleveland
Leader says OF Bayard Taylor: SIT is authOrIta-
lively stated that his estate will Weld little
or nothing, except his life-insurance of $1,000
ana that hs widow and daughter will be left
Wy olonuclly piof!ueu IOr. IL VIII De found,
upon examination, that this statement is exag-
gerated. Mr.. Taylor was an owner of several
shares OF New York Tribune Stock and while
for some years Tribune dividends have not been
large, the property is sound and pays Then
Mr. 1aylor'S books sell steadily, and have per-
nanent value. His death Will Increase the de-
mand for them. There are more than twenty
volumes, beside tranSlationS.-[C Conn
,.teTcial. WV
AN EXAMPLE.-Old Gentleman (who has evil
identity been lunching to crowd of fierSivp hnyc.,
&c home, you boys-go 'way-shouldnf I0iter
bout 5treetsh." (Solemnly:} "Wha, should 7
ha' been-(hicD-'f I'd loiterd bout streatsh
stead O 'ttendin' t. ushnesh.-Go 'Way.'-