Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-12
Christina Taylor Convicted.
END OF THE FISHER MURDER CASE.


returned with a verdict OF "Guilty as indicted"
Ihe OLD woman, for she Is some seventy years OF
age received cd the sentence I 40
jury says you did it, but we will stick by YOU"
The counsel. Messrs. Browne. Murray and Koock-
egey, asked that the sentence be not now imposed,
and the court answered that they had four DAYS
to file such motion as they deemed advisable
The Patent Stone Case.
FURTHER HEARING IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY.
The hearing was resumed in the Police Court
thls afternoon In the charge of conspiracy brought
rem C. Stone, and JAS A. Thorp for conspiring to
defraud him (RerdelD out Of $1,000 in stock
transaction In connection with the "Un tied Amer
and paint company"
MI: MerrIck continued the argument for the
Rerdell was put on the stand again and Stated.
on e-cross-examination, that he lad advised Mr.
Wise, ,n member Of Congress, against buying
letter from Messrs. Hall Garrison to Witness
was read, to the effect that they were engaged in
ton failed the Defendants would be prosecuted in
New Jersey. The witness said it would be graft
fication to them to see the defendants sent up,
because they (the defendants) had Swindled Them
He also stated that he was not connected with any
rival stone company.
represented to Rerden that certain payements
were laid by this company. They had offered Rer-
oel TWO houses lor his stock, but he refused.
SENATOR MITCHELL AND SENATOR Don CAMERON.
There Is a good deal of talk in political circles
OF Pennsylvania, to the confirmation OF Jackson
for revenue collector at Allegheny City, This ia
one OF Senator Don Cameron'S appointments and
IL Is said Mr.. Mitchell has determined to antag-
onize the Cameron influence, not only in this mat
ter, but In all other affairs relating to Pennsyl-
vania politics. 1t is said that Mr.. Mitchell has
Deen very conservative and cOnciliatOry, desiring
20 avoid any issue that would tend to disrupt his
party, but that he has concluded that this sort OF
policy Will not do. The talk is that Senator
Mitchell viii head the half-breed element ia his
state as against the Stalwarts led by Senator Don
Cameron.
REAssIGNMENT OF Rooms AT THE GENERAL P
o. BuILDNG.-The commission appointed TO re-
assign the rooms vacated by the money order
division OF the Post Office department and or the
sixth AUDITORS ONCE have made the following dis
position OF the same. The whole OF the third
rooms on the 9TH street corridor, to the sixth
auditor; also. six additional rooms In the base
ment The corner room, on the floor, vacated
Dy Dr. Mcdonald, was assigned to Major Dallas,
adjoining to the first assistant The financial
division OF the third assistant to the rooms on 18th
street corridor, opposite the auditors of1ice
The equipment division Is changed to three
rooms on 7th street corridor. The. stamp division
gets three additional rooms In the 9TH street cor
rldor Col burnside gets three rooms at the eth
and streets corner, first floor. The next room
VIII De occupied by the free delivery, and tho next
oy the POSTMASTER Generals clerks. On the 6th
street front an additional room Is given to the
inspectors division, and the chief inspector, lIs
Parker, IS assigned . room next to Gen Myers, on
tn0 TN street corridor second door These are sub.
stantially tue changes made. The sixth auditof.
rooms IN exchange, is dissatisfled with this ss.
rangem0n5 and VIII appeal 70 the Fuatmasler Ge0-
erbl uom tn repWe ~ TIA cQmmtznon.