Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-22
Condensed Locals.

eStlnRu at 3:l5 am
nicely dressed white lady passing the cor
Der of l1th street and Pennsy lVaIta avenue yes
terday afternoon, walked up TO boot black,
ana. presenting neatly ooote1 foot, requested
IN shine The boy soon recovered from his
establishment and proceeded TO polish the bot
tines in style.
r. B. Henshaw, young stranger from phi,a-
delphia. reported to police headquarters yester-
day that at the National Museum he fell in with
three three card-monte men. who took him
around TO see the sights. and while at the
relieving him Of s90-all he had-and. giving
him back S., left
Mr.. P. X. Evans, road master and superinten-
dent OF bridges of the Virginia Midland railway
from Alexandria to Charlottesville. has been
appointed roadmaster from Alexandria 10 Dau-
vile and Franklin division narrow gauge rail-
road.
The grand jury yesterday made an official
visit to the new jail. the almshouse &c, which
they found in good condition. They also visited
the Schuezen park, with view to examine the
target range there; said visit being the result of
the killing OF man In slaughter house half a
mile away by An accidental shot from the park
some days SiDCe.
The Medical Society last night discussed In
secret session the prevention OF druggists from
giving medical advice to customers at their drug
St res.
The light batteries of artillery which arrived
here ana are Quartered at the arsenal grounds
are Companies and B from Fort McHenry
me trains for Richmond and Alexandria
which lett at 1:l5 a. N. and II a.u.. respectively,
leave On ard after to day at 40 and 1l:l5 IN.
See advertisement.
Chief OF Police Pender, of Plttsburg, Pa.
arrived here this morning, hav ng In charge a
colored boy named Singleton Jones, who was
arrested February. 1879 for grand larceny. b.
detective McElfIesh, and jumped his bonds
te!ore he was brought before the Police Court.
He was locked up for trial.
Last night the officers Of the 4'h precinct
station West End) arrested a clored mau
IaIntd Richard Taylor in Union alley between
18th and 10th and and NJ Streets In per-
fectly nude condition and q raying lunattc He
is at the station house on street waiting for
a medical examination prior to sending him TO
the asylum.
A party OF twenty-five p,cyctsts passing
00"n pennsylvania avenue in uniforms and
mounted On their carriages attracted much AT.
tention this afternoon.
party Of about sixty emcrants from the
mountains OF North Carolina came In this
morning over the Baltimore and Potomac road
and took transfers 10 the Baltimore and OHIO
railroad depot on their way 10 Palestine, Tex
Most OF them were young men.
Battery |, I'd artillery, Major Graves com
msEdtng, arrived this morning from Fort john
son, near " ilningtOn, n. c., ard proceeded to
their new quarters at the Arsenal.
The JOhnSOn-J0 hnsOn yFu rider Tr5al.
CHARGE OF JUDGE JAMES,
Yesterday, in the Criminal Court Judge
James. the trial Of j. S. NJ. johnson, the young
white man charged with the murder OF James
L. johnson, colored. on March goth OF last year.
was resumed-Messrs. Corkhiii and Perry for
me government and Messrs. Cook, Williams aud
Fails for the defence. AS stated Ia yesterdays
STAR, Judge James at q o'clock proceeded TO
charge the jury. He stated that they could
nhder the Indictment find defendant guilty as
INDICTED" guilty of manSlaughter'' mot
guilty or mot guilty by reason OF insanity
He referred to the rules OF law that a prisoner
Is presumed to be innocent, and the burden OF
proof is On the government to show thai the
prisoner Is guilty. They were to consider only
the evidence and the presunptIons of law. The
coGI.. Ie,errlng to his notes, gave the law as
notes. at the same time cautionlng the jury
that they were to decide On the facts. at con.
Siderable length the court gave the law as tt
appned II the deceased was the aggressor, and
as IL applied II the defendant was the az.
GTesser, aid as IL applied II the defendant was
LOT OF sound mind. On the latter point, he
said, the jury were to consider: lst. Was the
prisoner insane IN the degree that he was IN
aole TO distinguish right from wrong? Cd. IL he
knew the difference between right and wrong
" as ne deprived OF power over his actions By
Insanity, he believed that there existed dan
ger to his life?
The jury retired with the case at 3:45 O'Clock.
WAITING FOR vBRDICT-AN0THsR SICK JUROR
This morning at 10 O'clock Judge James came
into court, and Mr.. Perry stated that no to
that hour the. jury had not agreed. Judge
James stated that When they agreed upon a
yercict. II a message was sent him he would
come down and take Ii. Shortly after this il
was reported that the foreman Of the Jury, Mr.
Daniel Smith, had been taken Sick, the long
col f1nement or over four weeks having been
too much for him. His son, DR.. Thos. c. Smith.
was sent 1oT TO attend him. During the Jriai
Mr.. w. \. Cook and Mr.. Corkhtll, OF the coun-
Sci, have been sick; Jas. Divine was Ill from
cry SlT as, and Juror NeCk6r from nenral,a.
Juror Mitchell cut his hand severely, and now
juror smith Is sick. one OF the principal Wit
nes.es for the defence, residing in Pitl5bIrg
VINO made q deposition in CONSEQUENCE ~ S,nE-
ness. has since Gted.
From indie }ti0ns at O'Clock this afternoon
lhe jury viii Ding In no verdict tonight.