Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-06

SEVERAL WIDOWS CLAIMING AN ESTATE Wort
S150.000.

SEVERAL WIDOWS CLAIMING AN ESTATE WORTH
Sl50O00.
For some time Mrs. Caroline Neagher OF this
city. has been preparing TO institute proceed
ings in Philadelphia to annul decree Of divorce
granted by Judge Brewster of PHILADELPHIA. in
1857, diyorcing Chas. j. Neagher from the bonds
OF marriage with her. Mrs. n states that her
maiden name was Geiger and that i'm February
1883. she was married to Neagher i'm this city hy
Rev. X. 5. Hough, of the Methodist Church
South: that In December OF the same year he
went to Australia to better his condition and
was absent within few months of seven wears
during which time he kept up a correspondence
with her as his wife; that he returned i'm July,
1865, and after spending some time with her i'm
this city left for Philadelphia, but did not return
again until June, 1861; but his sojourns with her
became briefer, owing TO the incom-
patablllty of their dispositions. and
she with her daughter supported her
self mainly by keeping a millinery establish
ment in this city. On May 2. 1880, his daughter
was advised of Neagher's death by telegraph,
and accompanying her daughter to Philadelphia
she learned that one Henrietta Bramley had
taken out letters of administration on the estate
OF the deceased. which was valued at $50. 600.
as his wife. aud then for the first time she learned
of the divorce. in which adultery was alleged.
1t is stated that in her investigations il has been
discoeered that there are several other widows
living. But little is known of the parties here
save that they formerly were engaged i'm busi-
uSSo Ou N SlIcel. near flll Slfttl IDTIflNesI.
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THE KIDNAPPED BALTIMORE BAKER-Mr III.
ID. P1eil makes the following statement i'm regard
to the connection he had with the KiinZg case:
when Mr.. kunzig came with the policeman to
Justice Taylor's office for the warrant. neither
the policeman or Justice TAYLOR could UNDER
stand his broken English. / acted as interpre-
ter for him. Mr. X. got his warrant placed in
the hands of the policeman and left the office.
The next day X. came TO the Office to see me;
said he had heard that HiltZ was at a bakers
headquarters i'm Baltimore; he would pay me
$40 if would 90 over there and find out and
secure his arrest / did not profess to sympa-
thiZe with X. any more than any decent citizen
should, and it was only on his earnest solici-
tation and much consultation with the police
that consented to go at all. l went to Balti-
more made search for HiltZ and could not find
him. left Baltimore at 12:15 pm, having first
left with private detective description of the
man wanted. assuring the detective that if the
man was found the finder would be suitably re-
warded Upon my arrival i'm Washington | went
on the WILL excursion and knew nothing OF
the kidnapping until my return from the excur-
siOn."
CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-A white man named
John Scanlon was charged in the Police Court
to-day 10y Mr.. King. special agent of the s. +. p.
U. &. L. A, with being the owner of a horse and
allowing him to be cruelty treated and over
worked Mr.. King testified that he saw a coll
ored man driving this horse near the Aqueduct
bridge with full load OF wood on the cart and
himself and his son riding on top of the load,
and he was trying to drive the horse up very
steep hill. The horse had very sore back and
was suffering great deal. The Court said this
was a clear case of cruelty, and he intended to
break up this overlooking and Overworkng OK
animals if it was in his power and would mako
an example Of this case by imposing fine OF $50
or so days.
Busy TINES ALONG THE RIVER FR0NT.-Har.
Dor Master j. r. Sutton reports the arrivals at
the river front yesterday as follows: Schr. Pho.
neer, Capt. Bell with wood for Messrs. Clark D
Given; schr Three Brothers Taylor, wood for j.
o. Carter; schr. Edward. Waite, $50 tons ice FOE
Independent Ice company; pungy Mabel Simp.
kins, wood for ii. L. Bscoe: long boat j. II. ID.
SmOot Main, woodsfor Clark q Given: long
boat Uriah HOrner, Webster, wood for George
Sheriff: schr. Enterprise Jones, IS tons stone
for j. Miller: long boat VIM. ID. Clark Nash.
wood for j. o. Carter; long boat Purdy, Nash,
wood for j. H. johnson Bros; pungy NJ f.
Massey, Woodland, wood for same; long boat
Cora Smith. Williams, wood for same: long boat
Caroline, Mothershead. wood for same; schr,
Sarah Louise. Callan. coal for same; schr Susan.
Ellen, coal for C. IL. Fitzhugh; long boat Rising
Sun. Dunnington, wood for ]. o. Carter; long
boat Five Sisters, Knight, wood for markets:
schr. Ann Bell, McCracken, wood for ]. o. Car
ter; long boat Anna Munson. Douglass wood for
market; long boat Sally, Jordan, wood for mar
ket; long boat Gettysburg, Dean, wood for mar.
ket.
BoY BADLY HURT.-About 1920 o'clock
to-day Charles Hineline, aged 10 years, son Of
Policeman S. 7. Hineline, Of second police pre-
cinct, attempting to jump on the front platform
Of car No. 107, Washington and Georgetown
railroad, at the corner of 7th and r streets
northwest, fell and his left leg was caught by
the front wheel and terribly bruised from the
knee do~n- He was carried into Fowler's drug
store, corner 7th and r streets, and attended
by DFa. Latimer and Winters, both Of whom pro-
nounce the wounds Of . serious nature, tbG1GA
the bones Of the leg were not broken. He ~
Gfreek by NJ Policeman Hfne11ne.