Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-23
The Masonic Mutual Relief AssOcia.

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AT the regular meeting OF the board OF directors
OF the Masonic Mutual Relief Association, last
night the nrSt meeting after the annual meeting
OF the memoers,, A. Gardner was chosen president,
5. Norris Thorne vice president, stephen F. Gil
secretary, and B. q. Fuller treasurer. Mr. Thcs.
the organization OF the association. declined re-
t h ME Gil received the unanimous vote CT
tine The following constitute
a. X. Williams, John A. Foos, Thomas Bowling,
=; GaTdner, E. II: Chamberlin, Martin r. Thorp,
n: Parker, Q. T. Thompson, Samuel c. Mills John
Gibson. j. NJ. Wilson. W. Mertz, John E. Herreli,
G. MauSs.
THREE CHARGES AGAINST HIM.-A shoemaker,
named James E. Sherwood, was in the tolls at the
Police Court yesterday to answer three charges.
The hrst charge was disorderly conduct, to which
he pleaded guilty, AMI got IS days In DEFAULT OF S.
Ihe next charge was using obscene and indecent
language In the street. He got 80 days more for
this in default OF $40 fine. The last charge
personal violence. she told the court that she
mas LETT him, but he gets drunk and follows her
ana threatens to take her life Tuesday he broke
down the front door OF her house, and made vto-
tent threats to herand she escaped from the house
and had him arrested. He told the court that his
VIE WIZ, IS setting him crazy by keeping him away
from her and by living in disreputable neghbor-
no0i Inc court required him TO give $500 bonds
to keep the peace. He was committed in default
OF bonds.
UNDER THE SURVEILLANCE OF THE POLICE.-A
young colored man named Thomas Davis was be-
lore Judge Smell yesterday, on complaint of Jenny
Davis, his wife, who stated that she left him some
time ago. and Monday night she passed him On the
street. and because she failed to speak to him, he
threatened to kill her with a razor. Judge Smell
told the defendant that when man talks as he
had done, he is murderer in his heart and he
would now take notice that he is under the
surveillance OF the police. He was released on his
personal bonds.
RIVER TRADE-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front follows: Steamer Nor
iolk, Snropshlre merchandise for j. H. johnson
Co; barge omega, Crow, l19 tons SOFT coal, Inland
steamboat company; schr. Carrie Hall, Pierce 300
tons coal, Acker & Vefghmeyer; steamer Five Sis
!crS, might, cord wood. j. II. Carter: pungy Cora
McKenny, Mckenny, SEQ bushels oysters, market;
punSy Independent, Harding. 400 bushels do,
same; sloop Strong, Lane $50 bushels do, same:
pungy John Henry, DOdson, 500 bushels oysters for
market; PUNCHES John Williams, Salonan, Emma,
Ihos. FRANKLIN, Martha Washington, Five Brothers
bushels.
REsENTING AN INSULT TO HIS MoTHER.-Anthony
Grammar and VIM. Dangerl1eld, two colored
youths, were before Judge Smell yesterday for as
sauitng colOred man named Levi Jackson. The
testimony was to the effect that Jackson insulted
Danger1leld'S mother, and he and Dangerfleld I'M
dertook to chastise him for it, and Grammar DIS
charged pistol at Jackson Grammar got six
months and Dangerield was fined one cent.
DEFEAT OF LOUIS NAPoLEoN-ANoTHER SEDAN
Lawson Matthews was charged by another colored
man named Louis Napoleon, before Judge Smell,
thlS morning, with having assaulted him. Louis
told the court that he and the defendant work
together crushing stone, and Matthews SAID that
ne could take more stone away from the shute
than any otner ii IN on the works. Witness con-
tradictet him, and he said he could "handle more
stone, llLt more. run faster, jump further strike
harder and fight more than any other man on the
WORKS. and especially witness, and he (witneSs>
~neya think he Was good man because he
groWu up TAIL" Witness refused to measure
Ia hon
he pulled off his coat and knocked the skin Off
witness nose. Witness was then pursued two
an officer. The defendant denied the assault, and
said Napoleon began the fight, and nearly worried
witness TO death to fight him. Other testimony
showed That Napoleon was assaulted and beaten
by the prisoner. The court imposed tine OF $40
or thirty days In jail.
SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN ERIE PEs1rES-
TIARY-ThlS morning, in the Criminal Court,
Judge Wylie, the motion for new trial in the
case OK Robert Davis, convicted Of burglary and
larceny ION an Indictment in which James Taylor
was charged with the same offense and acQuitted)
was argued-Mr A: A. Lpscomb for the prisoner
and Assistant District Attorney Taggert for the
government. The grounds were principally newly
discovered evidence to the effect that Davis re-
ceived the goods from Taylor. Judge Wylie said
that While mere posses sion OF goods was not evil
dence that the party was guilty OF burglary, yet it
AFFORDED strong presumption that he was TIE
character OF the affidavtS entities them to but
little consideration, and the character OF Davis
house Is SNOWMAN designation house. According
10 MS own evidence he received the goods, and it
is clear 1t was house OF prostitution and house
ot reception for stolen goods. Then there was no
reason why the parties making the fiji avitS could
not have been on the stand. 1t OOl il the par
ties waited for the result or the trial to find what
was wanted and to swear to it. He WAS sorry that
Taylor was not convicted. and would override the
motion for a new trial The court imposed SEN
tence OF three years at the Erie county NY) penl-
Tertiary.
THIRD CHARGE OF SELLING LIQUOR WITHOUT
LICENSE - James d. DOnneIly, of 14th
and streets, against whom the second
conviction for keeping an unlicensed bar