Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-01
The Shooting Of Wrs. Conner.


! This afternoon Mr. A. b. Williams. for Nicholas
Miles, committed to jail the verdict Of the coro-
nerS jury on the body OF Mrs. Annie a. Conner.
who was shot at her residence last saturday
night, filed petition for writ OF habeaS corpus,
and Judge Cox granted the writ, directed to Gen.
CROKER. making ii returnabie on the 4th inst at
| 10 o'clock.
Miles In the petition. states "that he is entirely
| innocent OF the said charge o. being in any way
| Instrumental in causing the said death, aEI has
no knowiejse concerning thesame."
| THE SCHUETzES-VEREIS BaLI~-The annual ball
| of the WASHINGTON Schuetzeu-N -Nerein. at Abner's
music hail. last evening. WAS largely attended.
| The arrangements wer" fn charge of McSsrs.
william % HeIlnus Chr. Ruppert, Ed Abaer, John
| L. Nogt L. f. Cannon, Emil Holar, Ernest Schinid
Messrs. Charles Ebel, George Walker, Joan L.
WAS in the hands Of MeSSrs George MottS, Ferd.
Rockar, j. Cato, William Klein and Chris.
| Abn2r.
! SALE OF FINE BUSINESS PRoPERTy.-Me5srs.
Thos: j. Fisher Il Co, real estate brokers, have
! sold for Gonzaga College 10 Mrs. Mary A. Coyle,
for $4,000, two handsome building lots on the
north side OF street, between 9Th and 10th streets
northwest. 1t Is understood that Mrs. COyle con-
| templates the immediate erection Of two large
stores with rooms above them to be used offices.
To THE GPn. ND.-AbOut 10 O'Clock this morning a
white man named S,n. A. Thomas, living at 1881
9th street northwest, are poy ABOUT Six.een
avenue. between 1st and 2d streets Soathweot,
While at work on a scaffold On building Or y. De-
tween 18th and 2Gth streets northwest, belonGin-,
to Commander Kellogg. fell to the ground, dis
tdnce of forty feet, and were severely injured
Thomas receiving fracture OF the right leg above
the ankle, and injuries about the spine, and Tru-
saws right arm being broken below the elbow,
and he also received severe cuts On the head. The
latter was taken home In an inSenSible condition,
ana Dr. S0thoron was summoned to attend him.
Mr.. Thomas was removed to Mr. kinny's house.
southwest Goth and streets, and the police
ambulance afterwards took him 10 his home
CHARGE OF VOL ATING ISTRRNAL REVENUE LAWS.
Jos. /. Gordon, restaurant keeper at the corner
OF Pennsylvania avenue and 1St street northwest,
was charged in the Police Court to-day with
violating the internal revenue laws. by selling
cigars that were not properly boxed, and on
which there was no internal revenue stamp.
There Is another person charged in the warrant,
named Edward Muidoon, who is a cigar maker,
who has not been arrested. The case was con-
tlnued
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been sued to Alfred
;. Robinson, OF Wilmington. Delaware, and Helen
May Bennett, OF this city: Robert f. johnson ana
Emma Jane Tenney: Jos. Tanning and Maggie c.
Armour: Elijah Cleveland and Hattie C. Sweeney.
both or Fairfax county, Va: Andrew +. Ball OF
Fairfax county, Va, and Mamie T. Reed, OF this
city.
A CASE OF SUPPOSED SMALLPOX was reported at
the health Office to-day, on Valley street. between
18th and 18th, and s and streets northwest
DR.. Mead was at once dispatched TO ascertain the
truth OF the rumOr and had not returnedat 230ock.
No other cases were reported to-day. The work
men are busy repairing the hospital, and orders
have been issued for refurnishing it as the
carpenters shall have finished Every thing is
being done that can be for the prevention OF the
spread OF the disease, and no apprehension is felt
by the health officer Of an epidemic form of the
disease cOlored child, seven months old, sent
from Drapers alley some days since, died there
this morning: also, James Washington. twenty
six years old, sent there from the same neighbor-
hood.