Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-22
The Sayrc Family Troubles.

TIE WIFE SUES FOR A DIVORCE.
To-day Mr.. j. Parker Jordan filed for Sarah E.
S1yre, 6 BIZ for divorce from VIM. Sayre These
we're the parties to the recent habeas CORPUS case
in which The complainant charged defend ant with
ta@lle H<E three children, which resulted fin her
reeCEeTy or the youngest child. The petitioner
states that they Were married in June 1873 ant
they lived together until 2b1ut six months aro
N1ch DEFENDANT deserted her and took up his resi-
decce Permanently "Gt the house or a negro
woman, NAMED Mary AuoInCrata, and lived Win
her. claiming her his wiIe;n that prior 10 this
ne comInlitei adultery with said negro woman:
IAat tpr the las: ten months he has not supported
complainant. She further states that She has
three children and she IS willing and able TO s,Ip-
FORT them and charges that her husband f. a bad
man, uGflt u have their custody, and wi,haI Is a
ccDJucAed and confirmed druukard; that IL the
ei,:df"n remain with his mother, whore two of
lieFeioTe pr"yS a divorce with the custody OF the
CHILDREN. and that she be decreed 4, reasonable
amount OF money to prosecute the suit anu ali
AlJny.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have
De"n Issued by the clerk OF the court 10 Charles
J. SulS add Martha T. Frances. both OF r. G. Co,
Nd: Charles Stewart aud Henrietta Virginia
h&;!e. CT Sussex Co, Va; John Battle and Harriet
Parker; C. E Bc2le and NJ f. Clements. of Mont
Ecai'ry Co., Nd; j. ". Carter and L. a. Peed.
S1lh OF Richmond, Va; Sandy Meeks ana Mary
Sophia f. d. Busswan. both OF Baltimore.
THE SUSPENDED PKE.cHER--Rev F. II Burd.ck.
tse pastor OF the Sixth Presbyterian church, re-
crafty Suspended from preaching By action Of the
,. Z
irS Hast nlght. He made a short address, In which
~ sol ne took the action OF the presbytery as
ch2s'isement justly deserved He sud he would
rem In In the city, and hoped next October to
:sgain preach 10 them, better and stronger man
fer what had happened.
The FCSERAL or COL d. W. BAILEY-Tbe funeral
OF CO.. Davis W. Bailey, who died suddenly OF heart
Disease On :, Baltimore aud Ohio railroad train
near Rockville, NIL, last Wednesday, as stated In
TIE STAR, TOOK Place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence On T street. Rev. DIR. Patton, of
afsl. tod D..
Was 10 have cffciated, being confined 10 his house
oy hiIess- Prof BischOn and members OF the
, cue OF t9e Congregational Church contributed
u, ~ sNI.ii part 81 the services = poem trans
!aied IRON the German by DR.. Rankin was read.
AFTER ine ceremony the remains were sent to
Situate, Mass, where the ina! rites Will be held.
DR. RANsiS's ILLsEss-Dr. Rankin got ready
70 preach last sunday morning, but found himself
unable, and President Patton occunied the puIpit
Since then he has been confined TO the bed but
DE- GFoot, his physician. regards him improving,
ana DR.. Rankin hopes to administer the commit
mon next Sabbath morning. The doctor and
family mean TO leave for Deer Isle, Me- next week.
SERIOUS RUSAwAY ACCIDENTAL runaway &C.
CURED on street this morning which caused
anG little son were driving In 4 light wagon on d
street, between 6th and yth, one OF the wheels
c.tshed down the street Both the occupants
were thrown out and narrowly escaped being
aiiled: The wagon passed over the boy, and both
were considerably bruised. The frightened animal
free1 himself from the wagon, and, with the
sh2fts cling1ng 10 him, ran down street ana into
u wagon unloading paper In front OF the post
Sluoe lie was then caught, but was found &c
n.sse been seriously injured.
\ WILL Nor PROPERLY ExEcrrEp-Yesterday
Dsiofe Juise Macarthur, In the Circuit Court the
case OF McGraw agt. McGraw was tried THE
Case was sent from the Probate Court on issues
involving the validity OF the VIII OF James Me-
Cav, executed in 1879 The allegation was that
undue influence had been used and that the viii
had not been property attested; and it appeared
That the attestiny witnesses did not the tesla
tor sign the will. nor did they sign It at his re-
guest The jury found that the viii had moi
been properly executed. The property Is located
near the corner OF LIST and streets northwest