Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-14
The SOteldO Case.

WHAT TIE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS.
The testimony taken at the ceroner's Inquest In
the Soteldo case yesterday was submitted to-day
to the district attorney, and the case will poabably
be submitted to the grand jury soon. The district
attorney said to-day that the facts proved at the
inquest would constitute case OF murder against
young SoteldO. II do not believe" remarked the
district attorney, "that a jury could be found,
however, to convict him of MURDER
st. Valentines Day at the Post Office
STACKS OF LOVE MIssIvEs AND TENDER SOUVENIRS
DOUBLE DUTY FOR THE MAIL CARRIERS AND
CLERKs-ALL ON ACCOUNT OF CUPID
"The whole Post Office department is I'm the ser
vice OF st. Valentine to-day" observed Superin-
tendent of Delivery Bell to STAR reporter this
morning as the latter gazed over the stacks and
stacks OF fancy envelopes and fat paste-board
boxes, all suggestive OF the dainty bits of lace
work and highly colored prints within. 1.-The
work OF the Office is fully doubled On ST. Valen-
tines day. said Mr.. Bell In reply to question.
81: Valentines day is one on which love-sick
SWANS have license to say sweet nothingS In
anonymous communications without giving
ohense or without rendering themselves liable to
breach OF promise suits. The love-Sick swains OF
Washington have loaded down the mails to-day
Rather than impose too great a strain upon the
brains OF these amorous gentlemen Prang and
other publishers provide soft nonsense by the
wholesale, embelliShed with all the finery of paper
lace and the art Of color painting. All OF the VAL
be inspected in the Post Office So as the reporter
looked at the nimbe-iianded maniDulators of the
mails. revelations Of beauty kept coming up before
his eyes. New and then a souvenir worked on
tintedSflk or love token, garnished with genuine
lace OF the richest description, would come to
hand. The extravaganza shown In these little
things is taken as a Sign that money is plenty.
"a dealer told ne the other day." said Mr.. Bell
THAT this card business is about playing out. Ii
has reached the highest point and Will now die
away. The highest art is bestowed on these
cards"
THE OTHER SIDE OF ST. VALENTINES DAY.
Tables Uttered with unsealed envelopes OF
cheap kind told the story ot the other side OF st.
Valentines day. The genius of the comic valen-
tine always hovers about the little bow and ar
rowed god. like the clown In the pantomime. 1t is
day when license is given to pasquinading as
Well as to anonymous l0ye-making, and thousands
OF col6red caricatures, with their attachment OF
dogger2l rhymes, were sent out to-day by those
Who either have got over the love-sck period OF
HE, or who are able to entertain the genius OF
love and the genius Of SATIRE at the same
on which rough record is kept. showed that be-
fore II O'Clock this morning the local or city mail
their next trip" said Mr.. Bell 'they win bring In
loads OF them. Most of this matter will be dis
tributed to-day" On last st. Valentines day the
local letters that passed through the hands OF the
city delivery department amounted to Sl52 so.
equal, it is estimated, to about laOOO pieces To-
day, 1t is thought, the total will be much greater.
SUIT TO SET ASIDE DEED.-To-day, Leonard
MackalI ct al, by r. N. Newton. filed bill in
wife, to annul conveyance made by the late
Brooke Mackall. The complainants are the heirs
and devisees under the will OF the decedent, and
charge that while he was sick, the defendant,
Brooke Mackall, kept his relatives from him. and
persuaded him to make the deed which they now
prior to the death of the testator January TO- 1880
during his entire Illness he was Incapable OF Der
forming any valid deed or act, and almost con-
tinually under the use OF narcotics; that two
weeks after the commencement or his Illness the
defendant, Mackall, forcibiy removed him from a
comfortable room on the second floor to a small
apartment on the third floor and kept him under
surveillance, and resorted to deception and arti-
flee to enable him to accomplish his ends-the pro-
cureMent OF the DEED TO DEFENDANTS real estate.
DEFACING PUBLIC PRorERTY.-A colored boy,
lice Court yesterday with destroying public prop
erty. Mr.. John B. StubbS, superintendent OF the
Capitol grounds, showed the court large piece of
carved stone, which. he stated, had been broken
OF the wall that encloSeS the Capitol grounds the
stone that the piece Was broken OF having cost the
government S100. The case was continued for
further testimony. The case was called up to-
day, and several other witnesses testified to see
ing the defendant break the stone. The court re-
art, about the public buildings, should be severely
punished, and he would i'm pose line Of 500 or 90
days in the workhouse in this case.
THE STRAW BOND CAsEs-After delay since
Thursday last the hearing OF the cases OF S. q.
Cabell, j. n. Minnix and {. II. Dickson, charged
by Judge Smell in the Police Court this afternoon
MeSSIo bllSSs SOOk anu OiUSOn were present TOT
the government; Messrs. Wilson, Williams, Oliver
and Brown for the defendants. After a cOnsulta-
tion the hearing was continu ed until Tomorrow at
12k o'clock
A Pluclky Detective Shot by q Burglar.
NEW YORK, February H.-For some time past
Detective TOoker, OF the 10Th precinct, has been
looking for Thomas aiiae 'sHump" Hennessey, who
Is wanted for burglary committed on the store OF
James j. McCanerty at No. AS lst avenue, on the
ID inst This morning as ToOker was passing
along first avenue he saw HenDesSey and made an
attempt to arrest him. The latter darted down
the avenue pursued by the officer. After chase
OF several yards ToOker was about to place hts
hand on Hennessey, when the latter drew q revol-
yer from hts pocket and fired, the ball striking the
officer In the center OF the forehead, and gIancing
to the right coming out at the back OF bis head
just above the ear. Tooker, however, succeeded
In arestfng and diSarming his man. and gave him
into the custody OF another ofcer, who arrived on
the scene The wounded officer was taken to the
hospital where his injury was pronounced very
serious one, and Henneseey was locked up. Hen
nessey lives In Brooklyn.
Tm DtyoRc. Sur OF Lucy Y. Fanis against
Allen II. Farris, nlNd Juno g, 1850, and which has
lain dormant Gnco September 3. 1850. Was to-day