Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-10


The Commissioners are I'm receipt OF a report
from Dr.. Goidng, in charge or the insane asvIum,
stating that there have been fourteen inmates adj
| mitted into that institution from the District of
Columbia during the month OF OCTOBER and nine
discharged.
SERIOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST A POLICEMAN
The Commissioners to-day received a communt-
cation from VIM. Heine, In which he says:-.'I am
farmer In the county or Washington. and had IN
my employ hand named John Sargent who
served me for thirteen years faithfully. He was
temperate man, and last Tuesday when driving
my team frow Brightwood towards my farm, vas
taken Ill suddenly and fell from his seat into the
wagon. the team continuing homeward. The DO
Iceman on that beat came up, and, without in
quiry, inferred that Sargent was drunk. trans
ferred him TO the police station on Gth street.
above Boundary, placed him In cell and there left
MN This Was between and 10 o'clock am.
The Ill man remained there neglected until towards
3ociock pm, when he was discovered by some
one 10 De In an apparently dangerous condition,
and was transferred TO the Freedmen's hospital
In the meantime learned OF his condition gnd
wherea bouts, and Immediately sought him. and
was transporting him TO my house: bur. regret
TO say that he not only died on the road but that
l Was informed by the physician who saw him
that IL he had received proper care when first at
tackled; II, instead of being arrested for drunken
would In all probability be alive to-day. l call
your attention to this sad affair." not In any spirit
Oh ill-wlil to the policeman. out protect others
against such gross careitssness, which may en-
danger ma ny lives and bring disgrace on the ai-
mlnatration Of irs or the District of Columbia" 4"
commissioner West to-day referred this coininu-
nicatlQn To Major Brock, With Instructions to
make such Investigation OF this case as It's very
serious and Important h.racter demands.
LIQUOR LICENSES
New applications for liquor licenses filed with
the Commissioners to-day: Dennis OConnell,
MyleS Gibbons and T. Roessle.
The Commissioners to-day approved applica-
lions for liquor licenses from 4. c. Knight, Tim
othy Cannon, David R!ordan, NJ. I. Br.dwell,
Charles Berrens: John Campbell, John Deuckas,
Franklin Gerry. Michael Keane, Mrs. Alice Kelly
Daniel Lane, Murphy and Hammersly, Alex auder
Peterson and Patrick White.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Ent wise: L. G. Huth, erect a
two story dwelling, corner 9TH and streets north
west; s:r0.
MARRIAGE LICESSES.-The clerk OF the court has
issued marriage licenses to Charles Ii. Paige
and Margaret E. Faunce; Winston W. Williams
ana Betty A. L. Green; otto SchIueter and Kate
Schretzeumeyer,
zones, lndicted for an ass ut and battery with in
tent to XIII Charles j. Guiteau. In November last
was on the calendar of the Criminal Court to-day,
but went over TIL next week.
UNEAsINEss ABOUT MISSING MAN-The friends
or John s. Wilson are very much alarmed by his
sudden and mysterious disappearance He was
employed In the Boston store and had been In this
city but short time. AS he was native OF
Bradford, England, it is thought that he has gone
home. But others are inclined to believe that he
was made melanc holy by his poor health and re-
last seen OF MIN In this city was the 9th of Octo-
Der.
THE CLERKS FEEs.-The Court In General Term
made an order to-day directing the National Bank
of the Republic to pay to the clerk per cent on
$S24, 4,S020, the amount deposited In certain equity
Cases by order OF the court made October 2 1873.
The PASTORS SALARY CAsE-The trial of the
case OF Scott agt Stewart ct al, trustees OF EnOn
Baptist church, for balance OF salary, resumed
In the Circuit Court Judge Macarthur, this morn
ing, and verdict was rendered for defendants
THE WILL OF Thomas Shailer. executed on No
Vember 9TH, was to-day filed In the Probate Court
and fully proven He gives sumner ShaiIer OF
New York. his watch and chain, and appoints w.
G. Shatler executor, expressing the desire that he
s,0OO, as given him, and bequeathlng auy property
he may have in Haddam, Conn.,, u Davis L.
Shailer.