Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-04
Charged with Murder.

GAREr GArNEs-How JvIIa GRIMES MET HER
DEArH.
| Margaret Gaines. the colored woman charged
with the murder of the colorei girl. Julia Crimes
on the 3lSt or last December, WAS nut on trial in
| the Police Court this afternoon. Dr. Puryis. who
has charge of the FreedmenS' hospital testified
that on the Sist OF December n was called q at
tent the SIR, at No 9.o New YORK avenue and
/ tolll rISgnC on the nno-. bleeding aud uncoD-
SciouS. Mrs Gaines stated that the girl had a MT
! up stairs. and ici down the STEPS. Witness had
her removed u the hoSirt "A, wnrre she GicI in
twenty hours after her arrival. ANA an eNaIni ma
ton OF her mead showed TINT her skull had been
her brain, caused by blow
Or j. I. Johnson testified "a attending the de-
ceased, ana sew hg un The wuurfl. though he no.
tlced no fracture. Fanny R'>> colorcd, who
sonnet mos works FOR Mrs. Gaines stined that
Julta was sending some dishr, doan on the dumb
walter. aud broke butter dish, with some butter
In II, wheTeupOG Mrs Gaines said something about
! Julia breaking all her dishes. and then
went up stairs. Witness alter that heard
Gaines subsequently came down, holding
her head, and said that that "stinkiuC julia had
struck her on the head. MIS- Gaines told witness
10 go out and bring julia In ANA Shut the door 10
Keep the white people from hearing the noise.
witness went out and found Julia lying on tie
Vim. Blanket, a young colored man. testified at
the time OF this occurrence he WAS employed at
thls house 10y Mrs Ganes.w who was acaterer. This
witness corrobOrated the Statement OF Fanny Ross.
and In addition stated that he heard the girls
heao strike the bricks. and on going out 'und her
lying on the pavement, and Ms Glnes ODD him To
go for doctor, and say that the girl hagan.
THE DEFENDANTS STATEMENT
The defendant took the stand and testified thai
she Is caterer ut Mrs. ColIyerS, No $40 New York
avenue. and Julia Grimes WAS in her employ ana
on the evening in question Julia broke n butter
dish, and witness went up stairs ana found her
acting strangely, and she attempted 10 take the
girl down stairs, and when they got TO the stairs
Julia got through witness legs and fell down the
stairs and drove a hairpin into her head. Witness
never had any trouble with deceased.
Alter further testimony, Mr. Moore statHlpthat
the evidence for the government was weak, but
the circumstances OF The ease dema nded investi-
CATION. ana he would leave the matter 10 the court
10 dispose o. it,
THE CASE SENT TO THE GRAND JURY
The court said that there was not sufficient
evidence TO prove that any crime was committed,
ID 1t WAS it was manslaughter. and the grand Jury
was the proper body 10 investigate the matter,
and he would send the case TO the grand Jury and
release the defendant on her PERSONAL recognizance
In the sum of Sl,GoO To appear before the grand
jury.
The GARFIELD HoSTITAL FUNp.-Treasurer GIL
Milan to-day received the following subscriptions
To the Garfield Memorial Hospital Washington
Socley. New Jerusalem. Washington city, SIC; A.
NJ. SOteldo, il, Washington city. 81: Thos. J.
McLain, Jr., Nassau, y. T., Bahamas. SO; ". II.
Hester. p; NJ, Central, \ e, IS: I. J. Maxwell,
stafford. Kansas, 81; g. Aylvn p. NJ, Atlanta,
Idaho, -; ID. Saunders, l.. NJ, Nalterhoro', S.
c, 81
ment Is informed taat Capt 3 T. FerrioS, attn in-
fantrY, died 1t Port u. A. Russell, wyoming, this
| morning, oi acute gaatrltls 6,
TIE REVENUE MARISE SERyIoE.-Reports re-
cevcd at the Treasury department show that an
unusually large number al vessels Ia distress have
this winter been relieved by revenue M rne cut
tiers: The revenue N irinc s r'ice is doing good
work liz This direction.
LIEUT. DASF,SUoWFR ORnKRrn UoNr Secret nv
Hunt to-day sent tie following dispatch TO Lieut.
DanenhoHer, OF the lost Jeannette: lowing To
diton Of your heaita the order to remain and
search for survivors, OF Jcannettc is revoked. Re
turn home, bringing lhNdllS with you"
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A DEATH From SuAII-Pox.-Chsrles Spencer
Gray, the cOored child six years Old who WAS re-
moved 10 the smallpox huspit IL a few days snse
from 1Il7 street northeast, died to-day Of the
disease. No new cases have been developed nor
any reported.
CHsEGED WITH NIoLATIsG THE POSTAL LAWS
To-day, Detective McDevtt sweTe out a warrant
before L. 5. Commissioner 5. {. Mills, charging the
commence man S.!otles IA wilson, VINO Is now
confined in the cells al police heldlu rters, with
violation 81 the postal Laws, in making Of the
post onice 10 further his Swinding schemes. De-
| tectives McDeyit and Noss took Nilsson before
Commissioner Mills this afternoon. and he was
conhlttcd 10 jail for the action ol tc grand jury.
SUIT FOR DsMAGEs.-Hanuah Kealcr has hled
suit against the District of Couabia for 5000
damages alleged to have been sustained In collSe-
qu'uce "a the excavation Tor the Boundary street
sewer in April, 1873.
THE Snow STORM doesnn seem to Interfere with
the train, to or frO.A the north. With but
ceptons they have on hota roads been on, or near
~ Ga time The trains from TIE south have been
delayed, some OF them bsinS Two hours behind
time.
AN AssIGNMENT.-W. NJ. Brown and EesgssaA
Clagett, dry goods Dealers today ma ie iGss,sx-
Ilent TO W IA. n Yates.