Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-12
special Assistant U. $. Attornie..

The number OF special assistant United States
attornies employed In this District is now greater
than ever BEFORE and the fact that the district at
toFney has apparently been ignored in several im-
portant cases causes some comment. Messrs.
George Bliss, OF New York; William ". Ker, OF
Philadelphia and Mr.. r. T. Merrick, OF this city,
are commissioned such assistants In tbs star
route cases. Mr. William A. Cook, OF this city,
formerly IN the star route case, yet holds con-
mission in the cases against HoTgate. Mr. r r.
Perry formerly Of the district attorneys Office.
the German American Bank; anu the last appoint
mebt IS that OF Mr. II. ii. Wells, formerly dfstrc,
attorney, to investigate the jury fixing business
ASSAULTED WHILE COMING FROM PRAYER MEET
ING-a tai iaulatto girl, named Mary Holly. wss
quiet-oCkins coiored woman, named Sarah Shan..-
in, with aSSauiting her. Sarah toll! the court that
tie defendant has stolen her husband from her,
ana last night she caught them together
On the street. and when she reproved her
husban nd for lis unfaithtqlness. the defendant
BRICK on the beey on1 ritih5 sim Ier her WIZ" With
razor. The prisoner Stated that the man they
had the fight about never WAS married TO NJ try
Holly, and that he left her to live with witness,
and last FI1iay night, when he and witness were
coming frem prayer meeting, Mary tried TO hit her
on tle heai WITH bricH. me court imposed
fine of $40 or 30 days on the defendant
THE DECISION IN THE WESTERN BEEF CAsE.-The
decision OF Judge Shell. yesterday, In the case Of
Mr. Hoover is regarded as an important one, and
Is much discussed to-day. The officers conducting
Tue prosecutions IOf Tue enforcement or the license
laws, state that last year, In the case OF James
Cavanaugh, taken to the Criminal Court on appeal
from the Police Court, IL was proved that the de-
PENDANT had bought from the commission houses.
The attorney asked the court to instruct the jury
that the District must show that the same pro-
duce that was bought was sold from his stand in
the Center market Judge James said he would
not so instruct. II 1t was proved that Cavanaugh
had bought produce and sold 1t from stand. that
was the wording Of the law, and all the District
need prove. In the case OF Mrs Margaret McCur-
die, Judge Wyle on the bench, 1t was decided that
all the District had to prove was that the defend
ant bought and sold produce In the case OF
Henry SchrOth, butcher, before the Police Court,
seven months ago, Judge Smell held him, on the
District proving that he bought and sold meat,
and on that decision all the pork dealers paid
license.
THE PRoFEssoR.-The fact of the author and the
actor, Mr.. W. II. Gillette, in the elegant modern
comedy Of ''The Pl esSor," being Yale graduate,
has aided materially In making the play fash
fonabie success The idiOsyncracieS of the absent
minded young student, as portrayed through the
initial character, in TO tn love and business. are
very amusing. The interest it creates, especially
among the young ladies OF society, partakes OF
fascination. For year it was produced at the
Madison Square theater, In New York, and it is
to be given here at Fords next Monday.
THE ALLEMAN-DoMER WEDDING.-st Paul's
English Lutheran church. was decorated with
unusual care and taste last evening, on the occa
sion of the wedding OF Miss Della Domer, daughter
man. OF Harrisburg, Pa. DIR. Domer performed
the ceremony. Mr.. j. P. Melwick, OF Harrisburg,
acted as best man, and the uShers were MeSSrs- q.
II. Ourand, W. d. Mcfarland, Ed. Kaiser, and
Clarence B. Rheem. At the close OF the service
the superintendent OF the Sabbath school, in the
name OF the teachers and scholars presented the
bride with handsome na SILVER service After
immediate personal friends at the residence of
Rev. DIR. Domer, and at $50 o'clock left for Har-
risburg. where they will make their home.