Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-11

MI. GaTTlSOn next reported the Dill to revalue
real estate in the District, entitled ga bill to levy
an assessment OF the real estate In the District
of Columbia in the year 1883, and every third year
thereafter for purposes OF taxation.' After some
lmmaterlal amendments as to verbiage the bill
was passed.
THE CLAIMS BILL PASSED.
Mr.. Neal next called up the bill for the relief OF
claimants in the District, which was passed with
out reading.
LICENSES IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Neal next reported the bill to regulate
licenses In the District. He explained that the
bill exempted from license such occupations, &C.,
as did not require the surveillance Of the police.
and imposed licenses on such as did, and on thea
tiers, places OF amusement, hackney coaches, &C.
Without reading the bill it was passed by yeas
1884, nays23
Ninderman's Testimony Concluded
HE IS CROSS EXAMINED AS TO THE DIFFICULT
TIES BETWEEN MR.. COLLINS AND THE OFF,
GERS OF THE JEANETTE, But HE Knows
NOTHING OF THEM.
The Jeanette board met this morning at ten
O'Clock, and the witness-Seaman Ninderman-
was cross-eXamined by the president of the
court, Commodore Temple. as follows:
Question. estate, if you know how Mr. Col
Inns was treated by the commanding and other
officers Of the Jeanette
Answer. GAS far as know he was ALWAYS
treated like gentleman and officer: and he was
respected by every man on board the ship like
an officer"
Q. estate, if you know, how Mr.. Collins
treated the commanding and other officers Of
the Jeanette"
A. That is question cannot answer; that
Q. did the crew Of the Jeanette treat Mr..
Collins with the respect due an officer? If not.
In what manner was their treatment of him
dfferent?"
A. ''They did treat him like an officer. and he
was respected like an officer"
z. How did Mr.. Collins treat the crew of the
Jeannette in comparison with others in author
ity?"
A. He treated them with the same respect
any other officer would"
=. "Have you any personal knowledge Of any
difference at any time between Mr.. Collins and
any officer of the Jeanette: If so, state all you
know about it,"
A. No. sir. l have no idea; have never
seen any trouble between them"
Q. what is the distance from where the first
cutter landed to the river on which n. Belun is
situated?'
A. Fifty versts, in straight course south
and west"
the judge advocate then began the reading of
all the testimony given by the witness This
will, in all probability, occupy the attention of
the court for several days.
NINDERM.iN AND CAPTAIN DE LONG.
Seaman Nnderman made statement before
the Jeanette board to-day to the effect that on
making the raft on the morning of September
26. 1881. he had little difficulty with the cap
tain. but it did not amount to anything. The
captain put him under arrest for about an hour.
but when they were ready to start again he told
him to pick up his load and to go ahead again
as usual. After that the captain never showed
arI no yl-ifn fho
witness towards the captain.
THE COURT MARTIAL trial Of Surgeon A. NJ
Owens, which was to have been resumed at the
navy yard to-day, was necessarily postponed
owing to the illness OF the Judge advocate, Lieut.
Wainwright, until tomorrow at II a. m.
CURIOUS CAsE.-Last evening young man,
quarters and stated to Detective Officer Acton.
that he had arrived in this country recently from
New Zealand in pursuit of a defaulter named
+. u. Smith, who had charge of large jewelry
establishment at Christ Church. New Zealand,
and about Sept. LIST he decamped, taking with
him money and valuabes to the amount of
Ss25O, Goo Detectives had been sent in every
direction. and he fhe relator, giving his name
as William Ferguson), had followed him to New
York. and so on to this city, and had a clue to
him at the Metropolitan hotel where he thought
the man had registered. Detective Acton asked
him for his credentials, and whether he had any
documents to show that he was authorized to
pursue and arrest this man. He said he had
none with him, having left everything of the
kind in New York but that he would telegraph
at once to have them sent him. An appoint
ment was made to meet him this morning at
police headquarters, but up to II o'clock he had
not appeared and the detectives express the
belief that he Is q false pretender. He appeared
somewhat under the influence of liquor The
police department Of the District has never re-
ceived official notification of such a robbery.
POCKETBOOK SNATCHERs IN THE POLICE COURT
An acknowledged cOlOred pOcketbOok snatcher
named Andrew Harris, was pretty summarily
disposed of by Judge Smell this morning. He
was before the Police Court last Saturday.
charged with tearing satchel from the hands Of
ayOung lady, who could not identify him, and
he was released. AS he left the court room
Policeman West recognized him as a Young
man who had been described to him as having
snatched Atchel from the hand of lady, and
followed him out. When he discovered that the
officers wanted him, he ran, but was Overtaken
by the officer in Judiciary square, and
brought back and locked up. He afterwards
admitted to the officer that he snatched satchel
from Mrs. Mary f. Sergeant. Mrs. Sergeant was
present at court this morning, and positively
identified the prisoner as the young man who
robbed her. She stated that on the 25th of last
month, while walking along Q street, he
snatched her satchel, which contained pair of
gold spectacles worth $l3, $5 note and
number OF other articles. Officer West
testified to the prisoners admitting the
robbery to him, and telling the name of
another man, Ono Mack, who was with him
at the time. Judge Smell said as this was the
second Offense against the prisoner he would
send the case to the grand jury Jno. Mack, the
companion of Harris. was given six months for
q case Of sneak thieyery. In stealing pair of