Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-27
The Smithsonian GROUNDS Outrage.

| AHe ShUbthSO0Easl asfOtl 0<kS SuGfaQes
POUR OF THE ACCUSED Young MEN ON TRIAL.
This morning. In the Criminal Court, Judge
/ james,, the trial OF the case OF John Rocca,
Henry Hardy, Frank Burch alias Frank S. Ven-
rata and John Norris. indicted for having, on
The 2lSt OF June last, committed a rape upon
Mary Trout, was resumed-Nessrs. Cook and
/ A. b. Williams for the defendants Mr.. Hulse,
! lue JUROR, VINO was taken suddenly III las
! Friday, was In his place.
/ STORY Or AN EYEWITNESS
Emmett BUSH. who had been indicted for the
| Offence, aid whose testimony the Court had
| ruled should be given. Was called and took the
! stand. He testified that he has known Burch
| ior zen months Norris for shorter time Rocca
! Tor ten months and Hardy for some tune Saw
| Mary Trout ON the night in question; first saw
| her on the corner OF 1th and streets between
aid 10 ocltcS Frank Burch and five others
| were with her, but at that time witness did not
| know the others. Five or them stopped about
fifty yards from the corner OF 7th and streets.
and Burch and the girl went on. witness went
with blm but Mary Trout Witness described
| her as wearing light calico dress with
h hat nea on On On t and side STRAW
| followed ON to the 10th street gate OF the
grounds: saw the five men dart across eth street
towards the watch box BuTch went in the
ounds When witness followed. They-Blrch
Id tie girl-wenJ into lane, which is very
q RI and Know as Lovers Lane" and Burch
leon her about half way in the lane and thr.g
her hOWD. Witness then described the stTugCi"
b7tW,e EN- the girl and Burch. Witness Then
WIT of abnnt 30 feet and got behind a tree:
saw three OF them come down and kneel around
NJ gliL Norris vas at her head. Ro,ca AT her
h SIDE ana the other one he did not ecogni e.
| TAe other TWO came down and witness oudro-i
by the nearest lane to 18TH street: nearl no
"ntcfy from the girl. but saw her try 10 thrust
them OFT; Gid not them any more that III yht
Wtinsss was arrested july Eth. Witness met
Ro aon the utsday following, who boosted
OF what he had dOae.
BY a juror-FONowe1 them to see what was
going on. When Hardy was brought In he
said: as that you Biady." and Rocca said 20
him: Bush Is getting weak; he Is going TO
sq Wfa Ln.s cold :, ,ro. ono, or.o.,sa ,or ~
accidental shooting La Virginia; also In the
Marble saloon at the time or the Emery shoot
Ing case; did not go in the depot that night
Witness made his confession to Mir. Harper at
the Police Court, and did SO to get free. and
was eDCeayOring to tell the truth: followed
them TO look Witness HAD a fight with
RCcca about month before; did not tell that
RoCca was there before he made the statement
TO Assistant District Attorney Hayden. BUrch
Mas on the stand when our report closed.
The Pastors Union.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE QUESTION.
The Pastors Union met at the study OF the
Congregational church this morning. Rev. Jas.
McIaren in the chair and Rev. J. T. Kelly sec
rotary. Rev. 1. II. Richardson, from the com
m1ttee to formulate the action OF the Union On
the liquor license question. submitted report
Ing conversational DEBATE followed, IN
" icil it was stated that the application or Mr..
Abner had been hung III Till the point as "a the
protest OF the Postmaster General Is decided
and the question was asked why the aDpitca.
lions Tor which Secretary SchurZ signed were
not also hung up The report was adopted
with The understanding that ii may be amended
Oh c.ri ected by the committee, and the con
mtttee was directed to present resolutions TO
The next meeting, (Monday, January 3dl.
THE WEEK OF PRAYER.
The question OF the observance OF the weak
OF pray ef {ueXL weeS) was taken up. and a let
ter from the w. G. T. Union was read, asking
mat temperance be The the subject of one day
The Evangelical Alliance was adOOtel The
letter from the ". c. r. Union was ordered TO
De placed on tle and the ladies' informed that
temperance ia The subject for Friday.
letter from George T. Angel. OF Boston,
Mass. was read, proposing to read a paper on
Tine treatment or animals that cannot Sp ak
&c. A motion rbanking MIR. Angel for his
o1fer and Informing him that they Will make
arrangements therefor was carried. Adjourned.
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF THE Sun THE LAST DAY OF
TIE YEAR-The last day OF the year 1sso-Frl-
day neXt-Wlll be distinguished by an eclipse
OF the sun that viii be only partial I'm this lati-
tude and longitude, and will take place 50 early
In the morning that few Will see 1t. 1t Is noted
by astronomers as q rather remarkable fact
that both the sun and moon at the date OF this
observation will be at their minimum distance |
from the earth. In this District the solar orb |
Will De nearly One-half in shadow as it rises |
above the horizon. According TO the current |
calculations, the phenomenon will not be Wis |
1Dle at all at any point west OF the Mississippi
river, While at PASSPORT Ne. the obscuration |
may be observed nearly from the beginning OF |
Tue Immersion The area of complete visio.I,ty |
conn rises a section OF the North Atlantic, the !
west OF Europe and the northwest OF Africa, /
lte central point being Csc north latitude and |
longitude 49o 80 west. AT this point of CEN |
frafy the solar orb will be about seven-tanths |
In shadow and the duration several hours.
A MARROW Observation-Disclosures morning |
while colored boy was carelessly handling a |
pistol IL was accldently discharged. the ball |
raising through the clothing of a white boT |
named Elrick Henrick, years Old, living at |