Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-09
The Bicksler Counterfe;ting Gases.

bCkS-ERS SESTENCE-THE SENTENCE OF ALICf,
RCPP SUSPENDED.
Yesterday in the Criminal Court Judge Cox.
Thomas ]. Bicksler convicted of having in pos
session counterfeit money. was sentenced to the
Auburn penitentiary for eight years In the
case of Emma Baker, arrested with Alice Rupp
Tor passing the CON- and whose arrest led to
mat oil bcASIcr. noiie pros. was entered on
TIE trisi OF BIckSler, and she was used as q wit
ness. leaving the case of Rupp to be disposed of
To-day Alice was brought up from JAIL and Mr.
A Il. W williams. her counsel stated that she de-
sired 10 enter u plea of guilty" although she
had been only the tool of Bicksler and he asked
the leaieacy OF the court for her. He cited the
evidence in the case of Bicksler as bearing out
his statement. Mr. Perry said that he would not
object to the plea being changed. and the SEN
fencc suspended. but he desired TO caution her
that II she was ever caught in an nfIaction Of
the law she would be brought up for sentence.
The court thereUpOn suspended the sentence
Anu 0rdeied the discharge OF the defendant.
lNCESDIARY FIRE LAST NIGHT on STREET
The alarm at 120 o'clock this morning
from box 13l was for fire in house
No. looS street northwest, owned by
Mr.. John Walter. and occupied by Lang Il CO.
booksellers Tie fire originated i'm the book
b;ndery. Damage to stock. Il 600 and to house
500. No insurance. The fire was the work Of
Gn incendiary. On the way to the fire a hose
Carriage came in collision with the lamp post at
L
and in;uring ore of the firemen.
Real. ESTATE Subsidiaries W. Handy real
estate a1ctiOneer has made the following sales:
For " Carusi. trustee. lot ITO. in Giibert's re-
corded subdivision of square 675 TO Charles s.
Drury. for 1885. For Rutledge Wilson and
Charles W. Handy. trustees. lot 81. in ii. G..
Thysons subdivision OF lot %. square 55l to
same party. for sls5. For c. A. James. trus-
tee. part lot IA. square So. to Ferdinand King
for $l175. For B. U. keyser. trustee. parts OF
lots 10 and u. in Drurys SUBDIVISION of square
80. to George ID. Todd, for 81 ,OOO.' For Watson
j. Newton trustee lots 20 and II and part OF
y, in Uhlinans subdivision of square Gle, to
Matthew Lembach. for $3.50. For DIR. John Il.
Blake and Moses Kelly trustees, lots and 2, in
block 2. 5. T. Browns subdivision of Mt. Pleas
ant. TO Mary n Tchnor. for 81 400, and for NJ.
NJ Rohrer. lot No. 81, square al, to Mrs. Rynex,
for $.
THE Child MCRpERER.-Charles Taylor, the
III year old eolored boy, charged with the MUIR
Der OF Eddie Ford last winter was brought into
tie Criminal Court yesterday, and finally dis
charged Ii was az first intended to send the
iad TO the Reform School. and he was kept i'm
)aii Tor that purpose, but when the case was
Sslnsu yesterday judge Cox said that it was evil
Gent TO him that the child at the bar could not
under the law be held to be responsible for
crime. and that without passing upon the rioht
to send him TO the Reform School under the
statutes OF the District, he would order that the
lad be discharged.
FOUR COLORED GIRLS WHO PAID TO GET Or.
FIcEs AND DID Nor GET THEM.-Four coloret
girls named Jennie and Margaret Luckett liar
riet Smith and Elizabeth Sayles made applica
fion at the Police Court yesterday for warrant
against j. Parker Jordan, an elderly lawyer who
practices in the Police Court. The girls stated
that the man told them that he gets government
positions for persons at So apiece. and they eael
paid him that amount on the Both of last Nav
and he told them that they would get theil
places In a few days, and they have not gotter
them yet and he refuses TO return them the mo
ney. The clerks say that there are many SINH
lar cases that are brought to the court. Ever
IL the charge is a true one, there is nc law fo
redress of such cases.