Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-06
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TM DEAD BODY FOUND ON TEE CONDUIT ROAD
| report was made to Major Brock Of the police
Myers. doing duty in the county north ana west OF
TINS place, that the body Of man was found by
Lucy Harper, colored, about O'Clock THURSDAY
| afternoon on the farm OF Ignatius Belt {stuated
| on the Conduit road, about a quarter OF mile
| above the reservoir in Montgomery county, Nd.
The body when found was in a nude state with
| the exception OF a common wooden undersh
ana that rolled up to the elbows The man was
sandy mustache, fair complexion and was about
Feet or 9inches in height Justice OF the Peace
Robert Robert Davis OF Potomac p O.. MONTGOMERY
when he empannelled jury, who viewe1 the re-
| mains and found a verdict that the deceased un-
friends While under an insane sway ns
becoming exhausted, laid down and died from
| exposure. The deceased was buried at VIM.
Pyle's farm in his private burial ground. Major
Brock states that he is OF the opinion that the
| body is that OF Resin Ferguson, white, about IS
9Th Street southwest While out o Of his MIND
and has not since been heard from. He left on
THE CoNcERT at Mt Zion NJ E. church
| here last Wednesday evening under the
| auspices Of Mr.. A Dorsey, musical director,
the most ever gwen at tSa
church, and handsome sum or money was real
Ted lie from it The invited singers were Miss VIC
! let TibbS, Miss NJ Randolph, Miss Mary Jackson,
| Mr.; William Lane Mr.. John Lane, Mr.. Albert
Butler, Mr.. John Waters, Mr.. Ralph Parrot and Mr.
| executed their music they were enthusiastically
| applauded by an appreciative audience. Messrs
Dorsey and Turner deserve great credit for their
conduct OF the concert Many requests are already
| In for repetition.
PERsoNAI--Mr. Henry Weaver is lying Ill at his
residence, on High street. north Of Road street..
Mr.. Louis kengla has completed and moved into
his line new residence situated on High street
road above Magazine Lane. MIR. Duvall, who
| lives at Clifton, on awaking yesterday morning
found an OpoSsum in bed with him, which he cap
tured.
THE GRAIN TRADE-Arrived boat Ruby with
$500 bushels wheat-Sold after Change yesterday
| at 14S. There were no arrivals OF grain and no
offerings on Change to-day:
agents 49, 600 behring's sold at "a to S. per thou
sand; 600 taylors at so to rs cents per hundred
1000 Shad at 50 to $15 per hundred.
HIGH TIDE.-May 9TH, 10:49 am, II :15 p. m. May
| 9Th, II 40 am.
in the Criminal Court John Donohue, convicted OF
manslaughter in killing Mrs. Catherine Bailey on
FEBRUARY 18th, OF last year, was brought before
Judge Cox for sentence. DOnOhue is young man,
born and raised near the upper end of eth street,
and it was charged that In row at the house Of
Mrs. Bailey he Struck her with brick, causing
her death. On May 10Th last he was indicted and
convicted OF manSaughter-the government not
pressing the charge OF murder-the jury recon-
mendfng him to mercy. He was defended on the
motlOn Tor a new trial was entered, but was not
finally decided till March II, 1882 Mr. Moore asked
that the court make the sentence as light as is
possible. District Attorney Corkhill said that in
view OF the character Of the house where the hon.
lcfde took place. the character the prisoner had
dat1on OF the jury the government would be salts
fled with a moderate sentence. Judge Cox there
upon imposed sentence of three years in the Erie
penitentiary.