Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-31

The Star Route Cases.
THrRsDAY NEXT FIXED FOR THE HEARING OF THE
MOTION TO QUASH-PROCEEDINGS IN THE CRIMINAL
COURT THIS MORNING.
Prior to the converting OF the Criminal Court
TINS morning, the appearance OF Robert G.
ingersol, Jer. Chandler, Jere Wilson, Enoch
rotten and others known to be of counsel In the
star route cases, with Mr. J. r. French, one OF the
defendants, made ii apparent that something was
up. BY the time the court convened there was
fulI attendance of interested spectators present.
Mr.. TOtten, addressing the court, said - Ii
your honor please. on Saturday last we served
formal notice on Col. Cook hat we should come
into court this morning and ask your honor to Tx
day on which TO hear the motion to quaSh the
information which was filed some weeks ago In
also notified the District Attorney (Mr. CorkhilD
that We should ask the court to fix time for hear
ing argument on that question. We are all here
this morning, and ready to go on at any time that
your honor may designate: but are here with
out any adverSlrieS. With the exception OF the
District Attorney, there is counsel representing
now, tomorrow, or the next day. and we are
anxious to have this motion disposed OF at the
earliest possible moment. called at Col. Cook
Office this morning and found that he was out of
the city,
The COurt-DO YOU know when Mr. Cook will
come back?
Mr. Torten.-No sir; do not
VII C0rkhill.-I desire to state as / have done
once before, hat any notice in regard to the "Star
route vestgations should be served on Col Cook,
as he has charge Of them. / understand that Col
Bliss, Who has entire control of these cases, in
might have notified him. Col Totem informed me
yesterday that he intended to make this motion,
and beyond that / know nothing Of the matter.
but nope your honor will not set Il time to hear
this motion until the counsel for the government
are heard from. When the matter was up before,
IL was the understanding, / believe that when
Col Ingersoll returned to the city from New
Mexico d day should be fixed, and counsel should
be notified 10 be here.
MIR. TOtten.-I understood that Col. Bliss was in
the city. but | did not have the honor OF per-
sonal acquaintance with the gentleman, and did
not know where he could be found or should have
notified him. did net know whether he was In
the city or not But, ii your honor, please, we
would like TO have some disposition made OF this
matter.
The Court-If you can catch Col. Cook and bring
him here. will fix a day.
Mr. Totten.-He is pretty hard to catch. We do
not wish TO wait too long, your honor.
Mr. Corkhill-Col. Bliss informed me that the
government was exceedingly anxious for prompt
hearing of this motion, but he did not know that
Mr. Totten.-If your honor should fix the hear
ing Tor next Thursday that would give US time TO
notify Col Cook by telegram.
Mr. Corkhill.-I do not think we ought to fix any
time until Col. Cook or Col. Bliss is here.
The Ceurt--If you can make that arrangement
satisfactorily with the counsel on behalf OF the
government, we VIII fix Thursday next
AmHsements. &c.
FORD's OPERA HOUsE.-The reconstructed Tour
lists Will open at the Opera House Tonight for a
week. The entertainment is as good as that fur
nished by the old Tourists, but in all essentials is
company. are names which guarantee the very best
Of entertainments.
NATIONAL THEATER.-This evening Emma Alb
bolts new company, which is the largest and most
expensive combination She has yet had, opens at
the National Theater in Olivette. Emma Abbott's
rendition Of "The Countess" has been highly
praised. She dresses 1T with an entirely new
Partisan wardrobe; Julie ROSewald takes the part
OF Olivette; Castle as Valentine, and George Olmf,
the handsome basso. is the Merrimac. Fra DiavOO,
with Abbott, Castle. Maurel and Comfy, will be
sung Tomorrow evening, and on Wednesday eve
rentO. will be performed for the first time in
America.
LINCOLN HAL1--The concert at Lincoln Hall this
evening. in which the leading vOcaiiStS, musicians
and elOcutionists in the city will participate,
should not be missed. The entertainment will
conclude with Ofenbachs comic opera, ''The Rose
OF Avergne"
\ PLEASANT HOUR may be spent this evening at
MarinIs Hall, she occasion being the puollc
dresses will be delivered by DR.. j. C. yelling,
Prof. Beall and DR.. Toner.
Oneida Noyes, Opinion of Guiteau.
NOT INSANE, But BORN WITH A SPECIAL GENIUS
FOR MISCHIEF.
Mr.. j. H. Noyes, the head of the Oneida commu-
nity has written the following letter to Guiteau's
attorney, and it is published in the Niagara Falls
Gazette:
Il see in the papers that you have named me as
insanity. Perhaps it viii save you trouble and
expense If inform you in advance that l do not
believe in his insanity, and that recollect no act
or symptom Of insanity in his life while under my
observation. Probably have more reason than
any other man to know and detest his wickedness;
but that is not insanity in any legal sense. l
think that he was born with a special genius for
mischief, and has had real Inspiration for it all
his days; but that is not saying he is insane,
unless we also call natural genius and inSpira-
ton for good things, such as invention, music &C.,
insanity. / understand insanity to be unsOund-
that Guiteau has that any more than bears and
lions have it. agree with the old hymn that such
beasts grOWl and fight because
1t is their nature to.
With these views and the memory OF my sore
experience with your client am afraid / should
have TO testify strongly against your main plea,
and perhaps should be the means OF sending him
to the gallows, which should sincerely regret on
many accounts, and especially because his father
notify you that my regret would be mostly for my
personal agency in the tragedy"
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:-
Dennis Fogarty TO Jos. e. g. Kennedy, lot ID, in
sub OF , lots B. II Is and nd Is $50 So Az Same to
to H. EnOs. part lot s. sub so. IT, 81 300. Nathan
W. Fitzgerald to John T. Birch, lots 49 and in sub
Anderson, pts II and IL, So. 1879; 1896 % c. A.
Williams TO Octava Williams, pts Sc and so 1863;
sl.2663. Annie NJ. Williams to same, same property
49, 81. AS; $1,000 w. L. Asgin, trustee, to Laura
H. Lane, pit IS, So 400; 81 go L. V. Dovelliers to
r resr lot MtfS p. So bas no mary COX TO
Cox to p. Cox, do; do. p. Lydecker to c. Shfpley
$50 acres prevention, &C.; $4,000 S. j. Bowen
to George McGOwes, az acres ''NOnesuch;n 1915
RETURNED TO THE PENITENTIARY.-Frank Will
lamS, alias 'EbOld," cOored thief who 1t will be
remembered was arrested in this city few weeks
ago for Snatching pocketbOOk from a woman In
Albany, New York, {he having but few hours
previously been let out OF the penitentiary where
he had served term for larceny in this city, has
had his trial In that city and sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary.
THE POTOMAC-COLUMBIA RACE-In the four
cared shell race arranged to take place at four
O'Clock this afternoon between the Potomac and
Columbia clubs, the clubs will be represented by
the following crews: COlumbia-Wallaeh, stroke;
kintner, No. 3; Mute, No. 2; Brace, bow. POtO-
mac-McKinney, stroke; Morgan, No. 8; Bailey,
No. 2; Wheeler, bow.
FOUND DEAD IN A RESTAURANT.-A man named
Lewis Oliver was found yesterday lying dead In a
restaurant at 1905 9Th street south east kept by
Catherine Myers. 1t was aScertainad that the de-
ceased became Intoxicated in this saloon Satllr-
day. and when cOlOred emplOYe shut LIN the nj ce