Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-27
shaw. the Condemned Murderer.

| Among the cases on the docket for hearing at
| the General Term is that OF Charles Shaw, con-
| vcted a few months ago OF the murder OF his sis
| ter, Susan Ann Carter, and under sentence to be
hanged on January 10Th next Messrs. Howard c.
| Clagett and A A. Lipscomb were assigned by the
court as his counsel These gentlemen now take
the case up on exceptions, being conndent OF OBJ
tanning new trial and saving shaw's neck Shaw
has been much exercised TO the final disposition
| OF the case. few days ago he wrote Mr.. Clagett
| as follows:
"Nr Clagett ft is with grief I address you these
| few lines. My mother was down To see me today,
and can't see how will get out or that. Please
tell me whether you can get me out or not for be
Cd d. m IL can stand this You know what you
was telling me on the 29th or June. / going 10
do it as sure God is in heaven for II there amt
| want you to work for nothing and can't pay YOU
| l am got to die, and that Innocent don't be-
| lieve can get out OF IL. Please answer and let
| me know what you can do II you don't think you
| can do anything towards getting me out OF that
hanging don't be afraid TO say you can't, for mean
business for can't stand 1t any longer for can {
| read. write or sleep no time, and l just want to
| know; SO please tell me the fact Please come or
| answer either Now, II you don't think you can,
| say So"
THE RAINFALL.-The rain which has fallen con-
| tlnuously for the past two days has not been so
| disastrous in this section as in the north The
| total amount OF rainfall reported is 1S3 inches
| inch fell. AT Norfolk, for the same time. nearly
two inches fell. The rain last night was very
| heavy in the south. There is clear weather re-
ported in the New England states but the pre-
vailing northeast winds give promise OF more rain
to-day, and possibly continuance tomorrow
YEARS TRADE on THE RIvER-During the
year ended June Goth, 1882. there arrived at the
river front In this city, s51 tons or hard coal,
5S tons OF soft coal, 17144,000 feet or lumber,
701i6 tons tte 97S7 tons stone. IL 657 cords wood
2,00o barrels cement, 1855 900 shingles, S5a4O0O
laths $50 bushels gllano 33l 6G9 bushels oysters
2,325 bales hay, 2l6 2Is melons, 1,400 boxes canned
fruit 400 barrels coal oil, $500 oak piles, and 1900
sacks salt.
THE GARFIELD MONUMENT FAIR.-The board of
| nt rh.af ~,
| evening at the Eobitt house. Mr.. John W Thomp-
son In the chair, and adopted rules setting forth
| or donated exhibits, must be made on or before
the 1st day OF November, 1882. Transportation
and insurance upon all art exhibits loaned Tor the
occasion and transportation upon all articles do
mated will be at the cost OF the board Of direction
An entrance fee of 50 Will be charged for the entry
OF all exhibits made for the advantage profit of
| exhibitors. The Ohio board OF commissioners WAS
In session last evening and disposed of consider
able business of routine nature There viii be
a meeting of the board for the state of Maine this
afternoon at O'Clock and for the states Of Penn
sylvania and Kentucky In the evening.
STEALING Books FROM THE Y. NJ. c. A.-The
officers OF the fifth precinct were recently notified
OF a robbery of books and other articles from the
Young Mems Christian Association building, at
the corner of 9th and d streets This morning
Sergeant Boyle and PrivateS Jones, Daily and Hen
| kle arrested two colored rag men, named John
| Simms and Allen Carlbert, with push cart loaded
with books, that they were in the act oS selling at
| secondhand book store on 7th street The pris-
| oners with the load OF books, were taken to the
| station house where it was learned from the rag
| men that they bought the books from man
named Dorsey Swan. Swan was subsequently ar
| rested On inquiry being made at the Y. NJ. c. A.
by MI. Spencer OF the Spencerian Business College,
| as a servant. and while in this capacity he bor
rowed key from the Iantor OF the building on
the pretence that MI. Spencer wanted 1t, and had
| a fac-simile made from it, by means of which he
could enter room containing large number OF
ready been about 125 OF the books recovered and
about the same number located In junk store.
which swan is supposed to have stolen, among
| them some silver tableware. Swan was commit
mitted by Judge Smell for hearing this morning
| In default OF $500 bonds on a charge of larceny,
| and Simms and Carlbert were committed for re-
ceivtng stolen goods.
| A QUESTION TITLE.-Mr. Charles B. Church,
a lumber dealer of South Washington, was charged
in the Police Court this morning with obstructfng
| public alley In square between and ID and 9th
and 10th streets southwest Sergeant Nokes tes-
titled that this alley is in the rear of row OF
formerly private alley, but Mr. Church sold the
ground to the government, and it was made a ten
| foot public alley, though Mr.. Church continues to
keep the gates at both ends OF the alley. The
court said he would continue the case until FRI
day, and gave the defendant until that time to
remove the gates.
| GAS SToCKs.-Duncanson Bros, sold this after
| noon so shares Washington gas stock TO S. Thomas
Brown. at s4275; IS shares gas scrip to w. II. Tur-
| ner and j. w. Smith, at 1867 and $37; "a shares
| National Union Insurance stock, at $3.50; so
shares "Belt" Line railroad stock to sundry per-
sons, at sss55 and ss4; 20 shares Corcoran Insur-
| ance stock, at s6375.
| A STORMY AuruMN-Persons who habituaIly
stalk about the weather" have for several days
past been blessed with an unusually interesting
phase or that inexhaustible topic. For instance
1t is worthy OF discussion that the rainfall for the
month OF September so far Is equal to One-third OF
| the annual deposit and the greatest since the
Saturday alone is the heaviest for one day that
has yet been noted In this country
| TKN-YEAR-oLD THIEF-A ten-year-old colored
boy named William johnson pleaded guilty in
the Police Court, this morning, to stealing $40
| from the premises OF an Old gentleman named
| Robert Oliver, in South Washington. Emeline
| johnson, the boys mother, was then put on trial
for receiving the $40, knowing it to be stolen. The
| boy was sentenced TO 60 days in jail, and the
mother was released, it not being proven that she
| knew the money was stolen.
A SHARP Enthusiastically, j. W. Fowler, a
colored barber, living on 5th street southeast
that another colored barber named William Peck
had stolen an overcoat, gold watch and three
lor, colored boy in his employ, to his house to
get the articles named for the purpose or putting
| them in pawn. Peck was present when he gave
the order to Taylor, and taking advantage OF the
knowledge he possessed, went out and lay in
wait for Taylor and took the clothes from him and
| went and put them In pawn. The officers under
Lieut. Ecklon this morning recovered the over
coat and watch, and Onicer Middleton arrested
Peck this morning: and he is held Tor hearing.
| BURGLARS AT WoRK.-Burglars are still at work
! in the northwestern part OF the city, taking adj
| vantage or the absence OF moon and gas light.
| Between and 6 O'Clock this morning an attempt
was made to enter the residence No. 1924 L street
northwest, by cutting the blind and forcing the
window; but the entrance was not accomplished.
| At the next door an entrance was made and about
seventy-ye to one hundred dollars worth OF silver
ware and clothing carried of. At the next door
| WeSt-No. 133u-an entrance also was made, but
| nothing OF importance taken. Tue burglar ap-
pearedto be after valuable and portable articles.
THE CoLoRED CHILD TRANSFERRED FROM THE
| PRESCOTT SCHOoL--The school board at its meet
ing last night, having referred the matter OF the
Prescott school trouble to the local committee OF
| the sixth district, Mr.. B. H. Warner, one OF the
trustees OF that division. to-day transferred Prof.
GregOry'S child to the cOlored school, In his note
to Miss Nichols, the teacher, he says: '"This
transfer Is made on grounds OF public policy The
school must not be broken up or its growth re-
| tarded by any one child or its parents" School
trustees it is held by members OF the board. have
| a right to make transfers OF scholars where they
deem 1t for the public good.
The REVENUE SERVICE CoMMIssIoNs.-In addi-
ton to the New York board, the Secretary OF the
Treasury has selected the following named gem
tlemen to constitute commissions to examine INTO
| the need0 of rpypn;le service. the NUMBER OF