Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-13
Guiteau and His Trial.
To the Editor Of The EVENING STAR:

To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
While as one of the "curiosities of the law"
it may have been worth while to print the ar
tcle on the question of jurisdiction or response
bility in Guiteau's case in last evenings STAR.
doubt whether it will pay to devote any more
time or space to that subject. l venture to say
that the question is one about which the lawyers
need not worry" themselves or the people.
who. in good time. and in their own way. will
be very apt to see to it that that miserable
wretch shall not escape at least degree of
punishment whatever may become of the ..ju-
risdictiOn'' in the case. Mean time move that
sergeant De promoted. Yours. etc., A.
THE DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL FAIR As
ISOLATION met last night; present, Messrs Will
liam E. Clark, Reuben I. Baker. Levi Wood
bury, W. H. Clagett w. S. HOge, w. H. Morri-
son. and Colonel Joseph McKibben It was de
cided not to charge exhibitors for space in any
of the buildings at the approaching fair. the
main purpose being to secure varied and cred
liable display. The price heretofore has been
50 per square foot in the buildings. The state
ment was made that although many applica-
lions for space had been made by manufacturers
through the north and west, thus far only two
merchants in the District had applied for space
1t was stated that Messrs. Cridge & Co. had
bought the auction pool privilege for the rum
ming meeting alone for "a 600. Additions are
being made to the water supply at the fair
grounds. A force has been employed for several
WcchS Ill Clearing up anu preparing the grounds.
Bids for the privilege of the wheel of fortune
have been received from nearly every city i'm the
Union. A company of ladies of Providence R.
l., have been allotted space in the main build
ing, where they will manufacture artificial
flowers from fish scales in imitation of wax
flowers, and space has also been given to a troupe
OF Bohemian glass blowers. MesSrs. Blackburn
Mckibben and Clagett were appointed a COM
mttee to wait upon the District Commissioners
to arrange for the cutting down of the hill on
parlsen avenue, SO as to make the approach to
the fair grounds more easy and agreeable. The
pool privileges for the trOtting meeting have
been given to Mr. Frank NJ Herdic
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Mary G. BOrland to Harriet B. Coolidge. ut. 4.
So. 1871; g, 800. Albert 7. Shurtetf to James T.
Bradford, undivided half lot 16, so. 157; s.. 800
W. Webb to same do; S2.995.62. Hannah Flan-
agan to George F. Eberly pit. 3, so. ia; $500.
L. Williamson to Anderson W. Shields, pt S, So
4l6; 81, 435 Heirs of r. OBreen to w. B.
Dinsmore ct al, pit. l, 50. 46S; $4,000. Han
nah c. Snodgrass to Joseph Anthony, pit. 8. So
559; StOO. |. Irving, trustee, to Owen McCabe,
pit. 4, so. 416; S444. l. l.. johnson to Florence
I; koones sub: 4, So. $50; $3.50, and pit 3, SO.
s25; 1873; a; H; Cragin to Fernando Farrar,
undivided half lot 9, So 762; S236S. James D.
O'DOnnell to W. B. ODOnnell, pts. and 80, so.
O4; $3.50. W. 7. Snyder, trustee to Susan
Pasco, pit block 20, Old Georgetown; s. W.
Pettibone to c. ID. Gilman, sub. 8. and ut. 4.
. f.OU
THE CAPITOL HILL Posi- OFFICE.-The citizens
of Capitol Hill are delighted. for notwithstand-
ing the law which prevents the rental of build
lngs without authority of Congress, there has
been found way for the establishment of the
branch post office Corner of Sd and East Capi-
tOl streets). Mr.. Bradley. the owner of the prom
erty, valves the right to exact rent for the pres
ent; COL Anger, the postmaster, is therefore
making his preparations to take charge of the
building and open the Office on October 1st
After this date (Oct. 1st) there will be an extra
collection from the boxes in East Washington
and West Washington, (Georgetown), which
VIII enable the main office to deliver local let
tiers, &c, deposited at night with their first de-
livery the following morning
A CAUTIOUS WITNEss.-A colored witness
testified in the Police Court TO-DAY against a
man for selling gin without license and on
being cross-questiOned by defendants counsel as
to what kind of a house it was that he got his
gin in, he said: Technically speaking, it is a
frame house, but as l is not quite positive, not
being there very frequently, and therefore,
would not like to say, for sure, whether it was q
frame or brick house"
THE EMMA BAKER POISONING CAsE-Judge
Cox, in the Criminal Court to-day made an
order for the payment of witness fees, at the
rate OF 81 per day, to Henry Shepherd, colored,
amounting in the aggregate to S219. Shepherd,
it will be remembered was the man who was
coffee, by Kate Hoover, for Alice Rupp and
Emma Baker, confined in Jail for passing cOun-
terfet money. Shepherd, according to direc-
lions. took the basket to Bicksler's gallery, and
shortly after Baker partOOk Of the coffee she
was found in excruciating pain. This case not
having been acted on by the court it was ended
to-day by the release of Shepherd.
A SPECIAL POLCExANs UNHAPPY Lor.-This
afternoon, in the Police Court, a burly negro,
named Robert johnson, was charged with as
saulting Benjamin Klopfer, special policeman,
in the Division" KlOpfer testified that about
l O'Clock this morning he attempted to arrest
johnson on street. between 18th and 18th
streets, for disOrderly conduct. johnson took q
large society badge from bis pocket, and said
t ina: ne would put him (KlOpfer) under arrest
Witness got him about q block toward the STA
tion house when johnson kicked him In q very
tender portion OF the body. johnson denied the
assault, ana the court fined him 31O or so DAYS
i boisteroua conduct. -