Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-14
The Three Gard Monte SwsnaIe.

The Police Court room was largely attended this
morning by 'three card monte" men, TO witness
the trial OF King, charged with sw.ni!fng a cCun-
tryman named Norman. tlS stated in the first
edition starr The story OF the "unveiling OF
Gen. Lees statute at Arlington getting old there
has been lately substituted Tor Il Tie 'SCene where
MIS-. Surfatt wa. hunr at the arsenal. They Ass
probably, think that since their friend IIanihleton
got lve years III the Alexandria courts thatthe
District is saIer place To work their
sane zane. than Arlington, az none of the Ar,
here. The rest of the story is the same as usual
and was so we'll known to everybody in court that
wie1 the victim Norman was telling hi, pit ful
tale the points or the game were antiaip It'd
and laughed at by tboSa present. the prisoner
laughing heartily several times, although he tried
to restrain himself
The victim, wm F. Norman. stated that he
lives in Louioun county, Va, and Went 10 Balti-
more to sell some cattle, and arrived in this city
about O'Clock Monday night While walking down
the Avenue. near the Capitol vest rday about noon
he was approached by the prisoner, who asked him
the name Of that lot tnfa ming tie Botanical gar
d2n, and witness replied that he did not know, as
ne was a str tn5er here. The prisoner told him his
name was jos King, and he was stranger also.
but VS. going u meet friend who had promised
TO show him the SIGHTS. The stranger walked
with witness until they got t. the monument 1t
the foot OF the Capitol, and they met Z gentleman
who the stranger introduced witness to as his
friend, Mt Harris MIR. Harris said he WAS EN-
pioyed IN The Treasury. AMI would show witness
! through the Treasury If they wished to 20. They
started In the direction Of the Treasury, but before
! they got there Mr. Harris said he would take
| them down to the Arsenal and show them the
pace where MIS-. Surratt WAS hung. Wien they
arrived at the Arsenal Mr.. Harris shovel them a
tree. which he said marked the spot where Mrs.
S'lrratt was hung, ana while they were talking
about the h ,n2in%. a gentleman came up and said
he was Kentucky drover. and sold his cattle in
Baltimore yesterday, ana lost Sl00 at a game OF
cards, but he got the cards from the fellow that
get his money. He then pulled cut the four cards,
one OF which had a woman on it, and Harris
then proHee to SLOW how sW he los. his noneS
ana Harris bet and lost So The Kentuckian then
bent the corner OF the card and then offered TO bet
that they could not draw 1t. and Harris told wit
ness TO bet. ami he finally laid down 500 note
and lost il, and just at that minute a man pre-
tending to be constable. Jumped IRON behind a
tree and said he was going to arrest the whole
crowd Tor gambling, and in the excitement Harris
snatched 500 note from witness hand, making
$9OO OF his money that they then had. They all
ran, and he had the prisoner arrested.
KING SENT TO JAIL.
The court said that it Was not necessary to hear
any other witnesses, and sent the case to the
grand jury. and the prisoner Was committed i'm de-
fault OF 81 900 bail
RULES For WHITE HOUSE VIsIToRs.-After some
consideration it has been determined by the Presi-
dent to continue In force the old rules regarding
the reception OF general visitors. On MONDAYS
Wednesdays. and Thursdays the public will be re-
Ceiyed rs OF Old. from 10 to O'clock. Tuesdays
and Fridays being Cabinet days, OF course no wis.,
tors Will be seen. and Saturday the President
claims for himself.
The LATE CARIILE P. PATTERsoN.-An informal
meeting Of friends of the late Garlic p. Patterson,
former superintendent OF the coast and geodetic
survey. WIS held this morning at the rooms OF the
committee OF appropriations OF the House OF
OF views as to the proper steps to be taken in
recognition OF the great services OF the deceased to
science and the government. ADMIRAL Porter
presided and General Cuts acted as secretary.
Senators PendletOn and Hale. Representatives
Kelley. Randall. Robson. Atkins and Kasson,
General ". i. sherman, Admiral ID. ID. Porter,
e, /
pointed a committee, with Colonel stevens as sec
Rotary, TO formulate plan OF action, TO be sub.
United at an adjourned meeting at the same place
next Saturday.
SHARP SHOOTING IN THE ARNY.-The General OF
the army, in general orders No. s.. announces TO
the army the results OF the contest held during the
past summer in each Of the several departments
for positions In the teams of the three great mill
cary DIVISIONS, as well as the score made by each
lndiN idual member OF those teams, and says: The
exhibit is very gratifying. and is accepted as
assurance that at the great contest to be hela next
year for the "Arny Prizes" the members al the WIN
ming team will not only practically demonstrate
their claim as skiliful marksInen, but reflect much
credit on the army OF which they are members.
THE WHITAKER COURT MARTIAL PAPERs-Judge
Advocate General Swain to-day forwarded to the
the Whitaker court martial, accompanied by bis
revision OF those papers. They go from the Secre-
tary OF War to the President for his final action.
DEATH of AN ARMY OFFICER-The War Depart
ment to-day received Information OF the death at
Buffalo, New York. or 1st Lieut.. Alurcd Lar1e,
company F, 10Th infantry. His death occurred
this morning, and resulted from congestion OF the
lungs Deceased was from England, and appoint
ed from Wisconsin.
ARMY CONGRESSIONAL Lieutenant Benjamin
F. Ha ncock. 2d infantry, now at Governors Is
land. New York Harbor, Will proceed to Dayids
Island. New York Harder, and report to the COM
handing officer OF that post for temporary duty.
The following board OF officers Will meet In st. |
Louis Missouri. to inspect cavalry horses, pur-
chased under Instructions from the qtlartermaster
general: Major John Green, LIST cavalry; Captain
Vim. c. Rawoiie, 2d cavalry. and First Lieut. Rich
ard A. Williams, Sth cavalry.
USING OFFICIAL ENVELOPES FOR PRIVATE PUR- |
POSES-In the case OF the Pension Office clerk, John
Z. Sullivan, mentioned in The STAR few DAYS
ago, as having been charged with using OFF, /
cial envelopes for private purposes, warrant has
been issued charging him with the above ofIense |
On account OF tue non-appearance OF the defendant
the case was not tried in the Police Court to-day
HEARING p0sTFoNED.-The hearing OF the charge /
Of assault and battery with intent to kill against
John Newman, c0lored, of No. s, Goat alley, for
seriously aSSaultfng Charles Brown, whom he /
claims he found In his wife'S r0om IS again post
poned by the government in the Police Court To- /
day, on account OF Browns injuries preventing
him nom appearing at court
Death of q stBnsiness,' Manager.
NEW YORK, December lA-Hon Thaddeus Crane
Banks, the business manager OF the Ney yar-