Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-05-10
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EHE--CHRIsTIANCY DIVORCE
SUIT.
A Damaging Witness Against Mrs.
Christiancy.
ARGUMENT m THE aUlTEAu CASE
COMMENCED.
Discussing the Question Of Juris-
diction.
Bills for the Relief Of Fitz John
Porter.
Bills for the Relief Of Fitz John
Porter.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

NASHlNGIoN, Mdy 9.-LAaliiheA Ao'S
Joy took the deposition Of Stephen Ches-
ter yesterday on behalf of ex-senator
Christiancy, in the divorce suit brought by
the latter against his wife. Witness said
that he met George E. Haight at Iqulqui,
Peru, in the latter part Of July, 1879, and
Hsight told him that he was introduced to
Mrs. Christiancy on the steamer Colon,
going from New York to Aspinwall, and
had intimate relations with her while on
board, at a hotel in Panama, and while
sailing from Panama to Caliao. In Coto-
Der of the same year he met Haight at
africa, and the latter told him of his fire.
uuent visits to the American legation at
that time; that the illicit intercourse was
kept up between them there, at times mar
rowly escaping discovery by Christiancy;
that the hackmen in Lima did not know
that she was the wife of the American
Minister, but took her for Haight's sweet
heart; also, that she openly visited
Haight's room at Callao, and thereby Gre
ated scandal among the hotel employees.
The Guiteau Case in h Supreme
Court.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Argument upon
the bill of exceptions in the Guiteau case
began this morning before the Judges of
the Supreme Court District, sitting in
banc, Chief-Justice Garter presiding, and
Justices Macarthur, Hugner and James.
Colonel Corkhill and Davidge appeared
for the Government, and Reed appeared
for Guiteau. Reed, after a brief opening,
passed to the discussion of the question OF
the jurisdiction of the Court below, argu-
ing that the crime was not indictable IN
this district, because the offense was not
completed, the mortal stroke having been
given here, while the death occurred in
New Jersey. ~Chief-Justice Carter inter-
rupted at one point, to suggest that while
murder was the killing of a person, and
the crime could not be defined as murder
until death occurred, yet the act OF felony
was completed when the murderer had
finished with his victim. Counsel pro-
ceeded to discuss the various authorities
upon the subject of jurisdiction. Counsel
admitted that Guiteau might be indicted
and, if found to be sane, convicted in this
district of assault with intent to kill, bu,
that he could not be tried for murder.
scoyiIIe Hunting for His Wife
New YORK, May 9.-Argument was
heard to-day in the Supreme Court on the
return to a writ of habeas corpus, OBJ
tanned yesterday by George Scoville, com
handing John W. Guiteau to produce
Frances NJ. Scoville in Court this morn.
ing. The Courtroom was crowded. SEQ
--l T~l,
D. Townsend, and near by was Jown W
Guiteau and his lawyer, James Armstrong
The latter read Guiteau's return to the
writ. The return denies that Mrs. SEQ
Vile was in the custody, or restrained by
John W. Guiteau of her liberty, and says
he does not know of her whereabouts, and
therefore could not produce her in Court
Mr.. Townsend then made application tc
have the return traversed, and read an aft.
davit of Scoville, in which the latter still
declares himself of the belief that his wife
is in John W. Guiteau's custody.
Loss of Life by Washouts.
DALLAS (Tex.), May "a special re-
ports a disastrous wreck, caused by
washout on the Waco branch OF the Texas
Central Railroad. On Sunday night
freight train vent through the bridge,
killing the fireman and two brakemen, and
badly scalding an engineer and two other
men. The point is remote and railroad
officials are reticent. A little later, the
same evening, there was another wreck on
the same grade, attended by the death Of
one man and the wounding Of several 9th
ers, which was also caused by the wash
outs.
Terrible Acts of an Insane Woman.
Boston, May 9.-Marie Konie, a Ger
man woman, this morning murdered her
boy, Augustus, five years old, by cutting
his throat with a case-knife. She then cut
the throat of her daughter, Mary, 10 years
old. The wound is not fatal. Alfred, an
other son, has cuts in a dozen places, but
are not fatal. Emile, a boy of II, was
also wounded. The woman attempted to
kill herself. Doubtless she is insane.
Relief for Fitz John Porter.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-In the House yes
terday Bragg introduced a bill for the re.
lief of Fitz John Porter, authorizing the
President to appoint Porter to the same
position and rank in the army which he
held when dismissed, and in his discretion
to place him on the retired list. A Senate
bill was introduced for the relief of Fitz
John Porter, identical with the House bill.
The Result of n Cyclone.
ST. LOUIS, May "a Post Dispatch
W%arrenton, NO., special says: A cyclone
struck Wesleyan College about midnight,
carrying parts of the roof half a mile.
The loss ia $4,000 to SIS, 900. Some of the
inmates had a narrow Escape.
The Army OF the Potomac.
DETROIT, May s.-Great preparations
are making for the usual reunion OF the
Army Of the Potomac on June Ia and IS.
General Grant will be there, also General
Sheridan, ex-President Hayes and others.
A Government Hospital Burned.
LARAMIE (Wy IT,, May "a Boomer.
ang special from Fort Steele says. The
| Gauarn naant Hnsnital hurnad thia morn.