Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-15

all sworn out by Mrs. Mary E. Meem, and charged
| Henry Clay Meem and James G. Meem. her
! DrotherS-in-aw,wth making threats of violence to
| her. There were also other warrants Charging
| Them with distmbi the quiet OF Georgetown.
Mrs. Meem, who is good-looking young widow,
was on hand early to prosecute her cases, and was
accompanied by young lady.
| When the case was called, James G. Meem an
| Swered, but Henry Clay did not respond to his
| name. Prosecuting Attorney Moore said as both
| OF the defendants did not answer he would not go
to trial, because he believed it would be a pro-
| tracted hearing, and he thought it would be a
| waste of time TO have two hearings. The court
| continued the case until tomorrow, and at the
| suggestion OF the prosecuting attorney put Mr..
! James G. Meem under personal bonds TO keep the
peace until Tomorrow.
| A PerSecutcd Telegrapher.
HIS STORY OF THE WOMAN WHO PURsUES HIM AND
| MAKES HIS LIFE MISERABLE.
In the Police Court to-day, Zeta Winters, OF No.
| 1412 Pennsylvania avenue, was charged by
| another well-dressed young woman named Clara
| V. Denney, of No. lob Az street, with making
| threats OF personal violence to her. She stated
| that Miss Winters knew her (witnessD husband
| before she married him and she has made great
deal OF trouble between her and her husband, and
| follows him to his house and threatens to
| have him. On croSs-examination she admitted
| that the defendant had as yet made no threats OF
personal violence, but she the witneSs) feared she
| would commit some violence
Henry F. Denney was then charged by Miss
| Winters with aSSaulttng her. She testified that
| she has been intimately acquainted with him for
| some years. and on the 2d OF this month she went
to his house to get q pair OF sleeve-buttons from
| him that belonged to her, when he knocked her
down In the hall and kicked her, cutting her face
| and head. She showed the court some Slight
! bruises and cuts, which she said were of much
| more serious character on the 2i Of this month";
when the assault occurred. Counsel for the de-
| tense tried to linneach her character. but was
| stopped by the court.
| Mr. Denney took the stand and was terribly
excited He testified that he is telegraph ope-
rator at the corner OF 18th street the Avenue
He said that since he got married. several months
ago. he has tried to keep clear OF this woman but
| she follows him home in the street cars and makes
his life miserable. He denied that he had anything
that belonged to her, except photograph, which
| he had destroyed. She had come into his house
| repeatedly and caused disturbances. and had
| threatened to throw vitriol on him. On the day
| she alleges that he assaulted her she forced her
way into his house about 9 o'clock at night and
| came into his bedroom where he and his wife
were, and refused to go out, and from the threats
! she had made he had reason to believe that she
meant mischief, whether by vltriol or something
else, he did not know. He knocked her~down
with his fist. but did not kick her. The court
disposed OF the matter By putting Miss Winters
under personal bonds to keep the peace and fined
Mr.. Denney only so cents for the assault, in con-
| sequence OF his pr0vOcatiOn. Mr.. Denney, In a
private conversation after the trial, stated that
| MISS winters charges him with some serious
| o1enSeS in Baltimore. which he positively denies
AN ACT of the recent session OF Congress pro-
yideS for the preparation OF classified analytical
and descriptive catalogue Of all publications made
y
cedng government OF the colonies, and all depart
mentS, bureaus and offices thereof from July 4th,
l776, to March 4th 1881. Major Ben: Perley Poore
has been selected by the joint committee on print
| Ing to prepare this work for publication.
| SAD DEATH.-Mrs F. W. Eddy, wife OF the Wash
tngton correspondent Of the New York World, died
at her home, $40 Goth street northwest this morn
| ing under unusually distressing circumstances
Mr.. Eddy is absent from the city, and his wife,
several months il advance Of the time Anticipated
but the second diei, and with its little life that Of
| the mother also went cut. Mr.. E lily viii reach
| nome this afternoon, unaware OF the fearful
! calamity that has fallen upon him.
The Late Virginia Duel.
DAVID GARLAND PLACED ON TRIAL FOR wILFUL
MURDER
The trial OF David Garland before the county
| court, and Malone meeting near by attracted
an immense crowd OF blacks and whites to Lunen-
! burg, Va, yesterday. Although q local option
| town, there was an abundance OF whisky to be
had, evidences of which were seen in the drunken
men about the streets The Jail in which Garland
! IS confined is small brick structure, situated a
few steps from the court house. In the rear OF the
prison, but not in sight of Garland, the ScaOd on
| Which negro woman was hanged few months
! ago for murder. The prisoners few weeks con-
! nneInenC mas reduced him some. and caused his
skin to assume whittier hue. He received quite
a number Of visitors yesterday, mostly his rela-
tiyes and warm personal friends. To these he
was very cordial and talkative. He was somewhat
nervous at times, probably caused by the pain he
| suffers from the wound he received in the fight
with Mr.. Addison and his confinement. In con-
| versation with members OF the press Garland de-
MED the reports which have been extensively cir
culated that he killed man down south, charge
| to which Miss Hatchett probably referred in her
| offensive and angry letter to him which led to
| the fight He says that if he thought that this
charge was to be brought in the trial he would
| summons Miss Hatchett, and put her on the stand.
Miss Hatchett, however. is In North Carolina,
says that Miss Hatchett is very pretty but she
was pleasant and entertaining. Neither Garland
nor IA ADDISON was engaged to her
land walked into the court room with his father.
His wound has healed, but his arm is still very
sore and stin. He was self-possessed, and as he
passed across the room and took his seat beside
ms counsel: he frequently stopped to shake hands
or OF, smile mile In pleasant nonehaiant way to some
bearing and manners were those of gentleman.
He Is tall and spare. and has light moustache.
would readily pass for as or ss Boswell. the pris. %
oner's brother-fn-law, who was present at the
resemblance to ex-Gov. Gilbert C. Walker, formerly
OF virginia. He occupied seat near Garland.
mr.. James A. Roach, who was also present. at the
The grand Jury, on which were nve colored
men. indicted Garland for the murder OF Addison,
and Roach and Boswell as accessories A jury was
OOtalned for the trial OF Garland after exhauSting
K1o r Of IN i
county. When asked to plead, Garland stood
erect, and In clear voice said "Not guilty."
The examination OF witnesses began at about
pm. There are twenty three wltneSseS-Sixtecn
for the prosecution and seven for the defense DIR.
John r. May testified that AddisOn'S death was
caused by shot in the right groin, the ball per-
forating the bowels.
Young Orgain was the next Witness and great
wrangle among counsel ensued as to whether he
should tell what Boswell said to Addison at the
Saw-mill, Garland net being present The defense
opposed the question. Judge Perry said that the
question was premature, the conspiracy not hay-
ing been established At pm. the court dJourned
AS an evidence OF the sympathy felt for Garland
and his father, last week the neghbOrs around
the iatterS farm clubbed together and helped him
to make his crop.
Judge william Levy, OF Louisiana, Is dead at
Saratoga.