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

fo BE CLOSED AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
The Commissioners to-day issued an order that
hereafter the District Offices on Az street will be
closed at O'Clock until further orders.
THE HACKMEN TOLD TO sMovE on"
The Commissioners to-day issued an order that
hereafter the hack stand on street northwest,
between Louisiana avenue and Pennsylvania
avenue, shall be confined to that portion OF the
said street included between louisiana avenue and
c street.
CONTRACTOR JONES' CLAIM.
Mr.. John II. Clark, by F. w. Jones, attorney, has
put In claim against the District OF Columbia for
balance due for services in collection OF garbage
1881, under contract 105, for s.. 225.S6.
The health OFFICER recommends that instead of
paying anything additional to Mr. Clark, the sure
ties be held responsible for the loss accrung to the
District
MURDER CASE POsTPONED.-To-day, in the
Criminal Court, John Murphy, charged with the
murder OF Thomas Fitzgerald in June last, was
postponed. 1t Will be remembered that after an
alteration between these parties the body OF the
deceased was found in the river, and witness
Susie Carr testified before the coronefs jury that
Murphy threatened to silk" the deceased. This
witness not being in the city the government was
not In position to so to trial this morning and
hence the case was postponed. The bail was re-
duced to s. ,000.
Frolick and Mrs. Sarah E. Abbott, both OF Prince
George1 county, Nd; w. B. Cox and Maria j. Ver-
tOngen; Abraham Garges and Leona Waldo; James
Htnry and Ida Branson; BAIL S. Ringg0ld and
Carrie E. Scott, Of Baltimore; Randolph Gasktns
and Fannie Carter.
A CHICKEN THIEF CAPTuRED-Edward Powell
alias Collins, notorious cOlOred thief, was charged
in the Police Court this afternoon with the larceny
OF thirteen fancy chickens valued at ~ each, from
Mr. John B. Wiikberger's hen-house, ia the county,
above the Soldiers Home, last Friday night.
Onicers Slack and Fifield testified that after the
larceny had been reported to them, they discov-
cred. Saturday morning, that two persons had left
Mr. WIKI bergerS place, one or them wearing
ladies', shoes and the other large shoes Shortly
afterwards they saw the defendant ana his eight
vear-old son together, and the boy had on girls
Shoes When they were arrested the boy stated
that his father stole the chickens The boy was
put on the stand. and stated that his father took
him with him Friday night went to this chicken
and his father put him to bed and then went to
church. The ofieers stated that POWELL after
coming home about O'Clock with the chickens,
then went to church. The case was continued to
give the prisoner time to get witnesses.
A MoTHRR-IN-LAw CAsR-In the Police Court.
this morning, a white woman, named Mary Leh-
man, was charged with assaultfng young man
named Chas. Mitchell, who stated that Mrs Leh-
man came to the place where he was employed
and struck him In the face. Mrs. Lehman stated
that this young man was her s0n-in-law, and
that she took her daughters baby and went TO ask
him II he intended to leave his wife and child with
her, or what he intended TO do with them. He
cursed her and struck her, and the Child fell from
her arms TO the ground. The court released her
on her personal recognfxanca
ACQUITTED william Butler and Red1y white.
who were arrested for fobblng Jaa 81. Robinson OF
So were put trial IN the Police Court today for
Qfslnd larceny and dfsfnae60x