Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-06

the autopsy, said to-day: "The action taken by
Or Lamb was mere assumption on his part. He
| had no authority in the world TO make q report
|
The Addicks Divorce Case.
A PETITION FILED BY THE DEFENDANT YESTERDAY.
| In the divorce suit OF Joseph T. Addicks against
Helen /. Addicks. the defendant yesterday filed a
petition for alimony counsel fees etc. She denies
| ever having struck her husband, and states that
| he came to this city the last OF June 1851 He is
| a passed assistant paymaster In the United States
| navy. On coming here, his accounts having been
| found about sl1,0 600 short, his pay was stopped
| and he and the petitioner reduced to very small
means to meet their expenses. His pay
| remained stopped about eight months, and
| during that time she had eSome little money
OF her own, which was used TO pay her board
and she also sold number OF small articles which
she had brought from China, and used the money
| about the middle OF February. 1882 During the
summer, fall and winter OF 1881 her husband, on
wished she would go back to her home In Great
| Britain. Her husbands brother procured pas
sage for her. and the reason OF her going was that
her husband suggested it on the ground OF econ
omy. He promised TO pay her $50 month while
away. She visited the ofTtce OF Charles Thompson,
| esq, counsel for her husband, February 49, 1882
/ for the purpose OF asking him concerning certain
scandals, which she had heard he had been
stating about her, and he denied ever making such
statements. But she says that Mr.. Thompson In
formed her that lie told her husband that he could
not obtain divorce, as he was not entitled TO It.
hio "tto III 81 ever HtdTU nef husband
Gonlemplated divorce. She denies that Mr..
thompson told her that he intended to commence
| such proceedings on behalf OF her husband, and
| says that Mr.. ThompSon's statement In that re-
| spect Is not true. After leaving Mr.. Thompson's
Office she took her child and to the depot ac-
companied by her husband, and he purchased her
| ticket for Philadelphia. She asked him there con-
cernlng his consultation with Mr.. Thompson, and
said that II he was going to try and obtain a d.
| vOrce she would not leave the country and he
told her that he did not intend TO do ANYTHING of
tue kind. She left on the train, ana the next day
saxony, to study painting, and thus as,
sist sto, In ., support supporting herself She wrote
answer, about the last of March, 1882, she wrote
to the Navy department, asking that the depart
ment would make him send soIne allowance TO her
TO support herself and child. She did not know
any divorce suit had been brought until April IA
lSs2, When she received private letter from a
friend Informing her OF that fact She tmmedi-
ately wrote TO counsel I'm this city asking advice
she drew draft upon her husband for $50, and it
was returned protested. few days afterwards
sulflc1ent TO take her TO London. and there sne
borrowed sufficient from the American agent 10
return her to this country to defend the suit She
was compelled to sell her clothes to assist in sup
porting herself and child, still owes about $50
I'm Dresden
Judge Hagner made an order directing the
plaintiff TO pay her $50 for counsel fees and $40 per
month alimOny.
THE WILL OF Margaret II. Byrne, which was
nlel today, leaves all her personal property TO
her ne husband In trust, with power to mortgage lot
81, square t3i, Tor the purpose OF improving the
same, and at his death 10 revert to her stepsou
Patrick j. Byrne, and his nephew, Edward T.
Byrne.
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to James
NJ. Saunders and Druey NJ Fairfax; VIM Shorter
and Annie Myers; Julius Nelson and Julia Brad
ford; w. Wtllett Trego, of Philadelphia Pa. and
Mary T. Schneider; Henry Simm and Caroline
Thompson.
A BITING WOMAN FINED-Sally Dudley was
charged in the Police Court this morning with as
E..,r, 7
cas-, who told the court that about 80 O'Clock last
Sunday evening Sally Knocked her down on 7th
her on the face She showed the court two ghastiy
cuts on her face, which, she said. Sally did with
her E teeth. The testimony showed that the inju-
ries were of such nature that although she had
medical attendance there was some danger OF her
bleeding to death. The prisoner told the court
that she was going to church at the time with the
young man and Emma struck her with a brick
ana she Cwitness) picked her up and threw her
down, and don't know what she did afterwards
She was fined $50 or 20 days In jan.
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR HIS FUN.-A young
man named Henry Olive was sentenced to six
months In jail by Judge Smell this morning, for
assaultlng an old coored man named Henry Col
nearly covered with fiour. His ears, eyes, and
hair were full OF flour and tar. He told the court
that he went to the store this morning TO get
sugar and meal, and Mr. Olive nearly smothered
him with flour. and then threw some tar ON his
lair, which got into his eyes and nearly put them
out The defendant did not deny the charge ana
the court disposed of the case stated.
Mr.. l.. P. SHERMAN, internal revenue collector in
Iowa, and brother OF Senator Sherman and Gen.
Sherman, met with an accident. yesterday, that
will probably result fatally. fire caught In the
roof of his house Tuesday and burned through be. 1
fore 1t was extingushed. Yesterday while super
intending the work OF repairing. and when IN the
act OF ascending to the roof the ladder slred and
M Sherman fell He struck upon his temple,
making deep indentatlon in his skun. and badly
brulSlng his left shoulder The shock rendered
him unconscious The physicians In charge pro, i
nounce the Injuries serious and probably fatal
Mr. Sherman is Is years Of age.
THE READJUsTERs GET CONTROL OF THE PETERS
BURG, Va. TREAsURY.-The existing deadlock in
TALLY broken yesterday by VirginiuS Johnson, late
city treasurer, Surrenderng the papers and appur-
tenances OF his office to Emmett Couch, the read
juster treaSurer-elect The readjusters claim this
as victory, It gives them entire control OF the
city funds and enables them to pay the officers
elected by them while warrants issued by the
auditor elected by the outgoing council will not be
honored by the incoming treasurer, and hence
bc paid with funds OF the city. Mr. johnson dellv-
cred the papers, books, etc, or his Office to Mr. F.!
Couch under protest, as his counsel will apply TO
the supreme court on the eleventh OF this month
for mandamus.
SuLLIvANs OFFER 70 TUG WnsoN.-On the 4th
OF July Billy Madden deposited $3.50 with Harry
Hill, making the amount now up 81 900, which Sui
livan is to pay over IL he fails TO knock Tug VII
son out In four rounds, at the Madison Square
Garden July IN Y. S,ara, today.
THE MURDER OF EMMA RoDGERs.-In Philadel-
phia, the coroner held an inquest yesterday In
the cas- of Emma Rodgers, twenty years OF age.
who died at the Pennsylvania hospital On Sunday
from a gunshot wound at the hands OF William
Kelly. It was. shown that Kelly fired the fatal
Shot at the husband OF the deceased, and the bull
let missing him. struck the wife in the left side
After beng taken TO the hospital she gave prema-
ture birth to child, and died In short time The
prisoner " as committed TO await the action OF the