Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-11
Col. BE Alma. Nr>. Brown and Wr>.
EEarSroye.
A LIVELY SCENE IN LIE POLICE rnrR

LIVELY SCENE IN TIE POLICE COURT.
This morning. in the Police Court before
Judge Smell. Lieut.. Colonel Henry G. DE Alma.
who recently lectured here on A Lunch with
tie President, &C, was charged with an assault
and battery on Mrs. Minerva B. Brown aud Mrs
Betty llargroye. and both cases were heard to-
gether. Mrs. Brown trStlHed that defendant
came 10 her house on the sd Of December and
wanted rooms at IL 18th street, IN which her
sister, Mrs. HdrgrONe, lives. ana yesterday morn
ing she heard some noise In Mrs. Hargrovp'S
house when she ran UP and found him piiShing
her sister up against the bed post. and called TO
the C0lcnel. - on should not treat fny sister so
lie then, with an oath. took mold of her and
pushed her against the window. tie was I'm
arrears for room rent. having paid but f25 fUi
tie I've rooms occupied Dy him and hiS family
after having agreed 10 pay SO monthly. Ia ad-
vance. MIS-. HargrOye testified 10 having gone
10 The colonel'S room and telling h!m IN he would
not pay hertOgive upthe room, and hc declined
she thea took mp chair belonging To the room
10 take 10 the han. when he seized her aud
pushed her against the head-boaTd of the bed
stead.
Col. De Alma testified that in December he
was looking for rooms and he went 70 a house
below, on which he saw a sign. when Mrs
Brown spoke OF the rooms at III. say ing thai
she had nothing whatever 10 do with the house.
Had be known that Mrs. Il. had anything 10 do
with the house he would never have gone ia u.
lie then went 10 Mrs. HargrOye's and made a
bargain for the rooms. and they promised 10
have them ready that evening, but when he
moved IN with his family, at O'Clock, they
were not prepared There were plenty OF
Christmas preparations. but the rooms had MOI
been ntted up. Day before yesterday he re
ce1ved polite note from Mrs. HargrOye
asking him to pay $50 and he sent word back
that he would pay the money when the month
was up. The next morning Mrs. Hargrove
came into his room, when he was only half
dressed and Insisted that he should give up the
room, and said she was going to keep possession
He then ordered her out, when she called out
''SiSter Brown. Sister Brown, and Sister Brown
came IN. and she commenced putting things
out, taking up 'an implement whose name lS
not TO be used to polite ears-you know. Judge
and he eApOStGlated with the women telling
Them he wanted TO change his breecbes. Mrs
Brown seemed determined not TO allow him 10
do Sd, and be asked her il they were civilized or
did they live in tie country or the ModOcs. but
she determined not 10 leave and then he
sent for the police. He did not touch the
women. and Mrs. BrOwns son had the good
sense 10 persuade them both 10 leave the room
On cross examination, Col. De Alma said thai
that, as poor as he was there was nothing on
earth which could induce him TO take rooms in
the house OF Mrs Brown. She had caught
him on the fly" and recommended him to take
the rooms. He did not agree TO pay In advance
Mrs. Brown was recalled and testified thai
Col. De A. came TO her door looking for rooms
and the bargain was made In I13 and she took
him 10 the ROOMS Al III. She did not take any
thing oui OF Tie room, and when She entered
be was holding her sister against the bed
post. Size told him DOt 10 abuse her sister
when be said - III send you 10 -"
The son or defendant, Harry De Alma testi-
ned 10 his father calling him from the kitchen
TO go for policeman.
OfIicer Henkle testified 10 going 10 the house
in answer 10 the call and Col. De A told him
what had occurred. saying that thes had taEer
Tie pitcher ara wash-bowl out, and he noticed
that they were not there, when he came down
stairs: saw the conplainantS and ther t,f1 moi
then make any complaint
The court.-Defendant is DISCHARGED