The Evening critic., 1882-02-25
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.

PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS'
A LITTLE son of Mr.. ]. II. Richardson
has fallen victim TO wound in tho hand |
from toy pistol.
THE strcet,lamps will mako their last
appearance this month at II O'Clock tonight |
and continue to glimmer until . a. m.
JOHN WEEDEN, alias Weldon, was in
dcted to-day for burglarlzlng the residence OF
Assistant District Attorney raggart, and Norris
Carroll for manning John Lynch.
ANTHONY STEWART, alias Anthony
Johnson. alias Frank Harris, was arralgncd
I'm the Criminal Court to-day on the charge OF
second offence OF petit larceny and pleaded
not guilty.
MARY HARRIS, bright little colored
girl, ahstracted an umbrella from the basket
of Mrs. Clancy, while the latter was asleep at
her stand, in the market. Judge. Smell i'm
posed the llghtost sentence. and Miss Harris
went down below in n Hood Of tesrs.
Mrs. LIZZIE DAVIS testified in the Police
Court today that she was, afraidi OF her nus
hnnd, william Davis, as he had threatened TO
drawn knife and an upllfted chair, The de-
fendant was put under bonds TO keep the
peace.
Mr.. JonN wooD, with the American
Pottery Company, Trenton, was cured by Sc.
Jacobs Oil of an attack Of rheumatism, which
had confined him to his bed for seventeen
weeks, and his case was thought worthy OF
mention by the Trenton N. J.l Gdzette. He
praises II unstintedly everywhere he goes.
Hon. J. AMBLER SMITH to-day, as attor.
ney for John E. Morris, has commenced in the
Equity Court suit for divorce from his wife,
Maria Morris. The parties werc united In
marriage May 3, 1876, and two children are
the fruit Of the union; He charges that she
wilfully abandoned him two years ago and has
remained away from him ever since that
time.
ALoNzo PERRY was tried in the Police
Court to-day for assaulting Mary Kass. The
testimony showed that Mary moved away from
n house In which she had been living with
Alonzo and took his entire wardrobe, consist
ing of two pairs OF pantaloons and u half-peck
measure, along with her. Alonzo went to
Mary's new abode and raised Ha1es, TO an ex-
tent that cost him S3
FRANCES WALLACE, a likely looking
colofed girl, was aiTaigned In the Criminal
Court this morning, before Justice Cox, on an
indictment for the murder Of her infant chill
on thenight of December 81, 1881, by aban-
doning II in the woods, In the cold, to die. She
pleaded guilty to the charge, but the Judge
directed a plea of not guilty to be entered and
assigned her counsel TO conduct the case.
TIE Congressional Temrerance Society
still lives, and Will give evidence of Its vitality
10y celebrating its forty-elghth anniversary To-
morrow, when addresses Will be made by the
president ex-Justlce Strong; Representatives
Dingley, of Maine; Smith, Of New York; Nor
cross, OF Massachusetts,; Miller, Of Pennsyl-
yania, and Updegraff, OF Ohio; Commissioner
Iricc, Comptroller Lawrence, and others.
JUDGE SMELL to-day committed Walter
Contee and Andrew White, two colored boys, to
Jail in default OF $500 bonds TO await the ac
ton of the grand Jury on the charge of grand
the Washington Light Infantry Battalion drill
in front of the Arlington, as stated yesterday,
when her pocket was picked Of n aportemonnaie
containing S66. The theft is confessed by
10th defendants.
THE case of the PhGnx Mutual Life In
surance Co. against A. Grant, involving the
ownership and possession OF certain valuable
property on East Capitol street. has been drag
ging its slow length along through the Court In
Banc during the past week, and a number of
orders has been made by the Court. To-day
the counsel are arguing what is supposed to
be tho final motion, that is for the appoint
ment Of receiver.
MRS. MARY KrDwELL appeared in the
Police Court today against her husband Peter
Kidwell, whom she said had accused her of
adultery and pulled her around the house by
her hair, and otherwise treated her br utally
and made her life unbearable. The Court
asked II she had any means of support and
she replied that she had not, but would rather
support herself than submit to the brutality OF
her husband. The defendant was sentenced
10 thirty days in jail.
THE case of John r. Mitchell, colorod,
an eX-policeman, who has been trial for
ting rape upon his 13 year old daughter, Ella
Mitchell, and who now has child of which
she swears he is the father, was given to the
jury In the Criminal Court early this morning.
Al j 10 o'clock they came into court and stated
that they were unable 10 agree. His Honor
thought that they had not given the case
sufficient consideration and sent them back
10 their room to further deliberate.
THE MOTION in arrest of Judgment in
the case of Martin j. Casey, convicted of as
sault with intent to kill Martha A. Bergevin,
was argued before Justice Cox in the Crimi
nal Court this morning. Messrs. Smith and
Clagett, counsel for the prisoner, raised the
point that the indictment set out the oirense az
a felonous misdemeanor, which, they argued
wGs a crime unknown to the law and cited Q
number of authorities to support their post
ton. His Honor took the matter under ad
visement, promising to deliver an opinion, 4
possible, by Tuesday next.
MRS. CORA l.. V. RICHMOND, advertised
as an inspiration speaker, addressed an audi
fence at Lincoln Hall last night, and repre-
senting herself as under the control of tn,
spirit OF the late President Garfield, said some
very ridiculous things. The alleged spirit o
the dead President was made to predict tina
in the near future the country would do with
out a President; we would have congress o
nations capital punishment would be abol
ished, and many other unlikely things woul,
happen. The spirit was made TO say further
"During the time was sick nobody heard M
utter word against the man who was thu
cause OF my being taken away. He must b.
pronounced insane from the absence Of q mo
tive" The speaker closed with poem.
THE regular meeting of the John Dillor
branch OF the Land League was held last even
ing, the president J. ID. O'Connell, In the chair
and John NJ. Keogh secretary. number o
new members were elected, and the sum o
Messrs. VIM. Ryan and ID. f. Morgan wer
continued as the committee on collections
Immediately after the adjournment of tn
John Dillon branch the central executive con
mittee met, Mr.. Thomas Smith In the chail
and VIM. Ryan secretary. There was length
Interchange Of opinion as to the propriety q
holding the grand union ball ON the 18TH q
March. Messrs White, j. NJ. Keogh, J. /
O'Connell, and others advocating postpone
ment until some time after Easter. 1t wa
finally so decided.
THE appraisers appointed for the pur
pose yesterday returned an inventory Of til
personal estate OF the late William Orne
the Registers office and amounts in a total
s3O1,6O7.3O. Among the property are 40
shares OF the Washington Il Georgetown Raj
road Company, appraised at $1.25 per share
nnd $4,000 In bonds OF the same road Ais
207 shares of the scrip stock OF the Washing
ton Gaslight Company, valued at S0,207 an
$50 shares of the capital stock, valued at $50
$50. Also, AZ shares OF the National Metr
pOliian Bank stock, valued at S5,f60, and III
following Government securities: Unite
States AZ per cent. bonds OF the value OF S77
4O5; United States per cent. bonds of IL
value of $30,SS4; United States 3 per cen
bonds Of the value Of $52,326; United Stat
q per cent. bonds extended Of the value
$1OS00; 40 shares OF the COrcoran Fire i
surance Company, valued nj x2,51O, aud cas-
in the National Metropolitan Bank amountit
10 $l2,03S.50.
Collars, $3.50 COIIars!!