Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-24


A WAsH1NGToN1AN MURDERED IN THE VEST
man PASSING under The name OF Merritt. buif
whose real name was Ed. Wehrley, OF wash
lngton, d. c., was brutally murdered, 1t is sup
posed by tramps, near Wyandotte, Kansas, last
week. The body was found on the railroad
with knife wound In the right breast and
bullet wound In the neck. The Baltimore Sun
says that Wehrley, who was cousin OF Mr.
telegraph, Baltimore visited his cousin there
several weeks a and left for the west, where
he was engaged III travelling through the coun-
try selling small goods
The deceased was young man about 90 years
Old, son OF Mr.. Samuel Wehrley, a we'll known
compostor at the Government Printing ONCE.
VINO resides on sth street, between and 81
street northwest. The young man was born In
pennsylvania, but had resided here since he
was small boy. and had many friends For
some time ne had been employed on the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad, but left the road a
few months ago. After remaining about the
city looking for work for some weeks. he de-
termlned TO 60 to Kansas, where he had friends
In Baltimore for short time, and then pro-
ceeded westward where to meet his fate His
father and other relatives In this city have the
sympathy OF many friends.
DIED OF HIS INJURIEs.-George Truman, clerk
OF the quarter sessions court at Philadelphia,
VINO was badly beaten week ago by a. A.
Shisser, an attache OF the naval Office In that
city formerly OF Washington died yesterday of
his lnJulleS. ShiSSler has been arrested The
dlhcuity originated In drunken quarrel, In
winch Sh1SSler alleges that Truman, with whom
until then he was on terms of intimate friend
ship. called him sour" and struck the first
blow. Shissler, who is charged with striking
truman, Is well known in this city, having
come here from Philadelphia during the war
When quite young man, and for some time
ne was conductor on the Washington and
Georgetown railroad. Subsequently he was
appointed to clerkship In the of1ice of the
third auditor OF the Treasury, and was quite
p prominent In the Pennsylvania Republican AS
ISOLATION. He Is quite large robust man, and
is over six feet In he1gth.
AT The FLOWER AND FRUIT FAIR OF the Poto-
mac Fruit Growers Association at Masonic Hall
last night addresses were made by Mr.. Wm
Chase and others. ON the stage were Commits.
sioner Phelps and Hon. Allen I,owie Davis or
montgomery county, Md.
LARCENY OF DOG.-Thls morning, Charles
murphy, colored, was charged with the larceny
nedy, and after testimony for the defence
Murphy took the stand and claimed that one
, wilson Jackson, now prisoner IN the work
he would give him an opportunity to find Jack
son, and committed him TO jail to enable him to
do so. The records do not show that there is
any party OF that name in the workhOuse.
SUDDEN DEATH OF SCHOOL BoY-Yester-
ay morning, at 1890 O'Clock, charlie Diemer,
ged six years, while attending the select school
for little boys, In the charge OF the Dominican
Sisters or South Washington, was suddenly
seized, In the playground during recess, with
spasms to which he had been subject. DR..
Barker, who was passing, was called In, the
parents were summoned. and every attention
was bestowed upon the little sufferer. The
doctor was untiring In his efforts to save the
child's life, not leaving the bedside until he had
Iallen into restless sleep. Soon afterwards
the spasms roc6iniig; he sank under them at
9p:m Or. FenwlcK was Called In, In the after
noon. AZ 1880 the remains were conveyed to
liza, Tue ,esidence CT tie parents on street. be-