Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-13
Edwin c. Mason Indicted for Libel.
THE LETTERS TO AND ABOUT MRS MARY z. HILL ON

THE LETTERS TO AND ABOUT MRS MARY E. HILL ON
| WHICH THE PROCEEDINGS ARE BASED.
Among the indictments reported by the grand
jury today WAS one Charging Twin c. Mason with
libel 1t is set forth that Mrs Mary E. Hill. widow
| OF the late F. p. Hill, lojg.d at the Dunbarton
| hotel, 62' Pennsylvania avenue, for one month
prior to Narch 18th last, and during that time one
Dc Witt Stelrns, otherwise known rs Judge
Stcarns. citizen OF NV Mexico, lodged there,
| ana was an acquaintance OF Mrs Hill. Mason Is
charged with having maItciously: with the nten-
ton TO iefame Mrs. Hill and to bring her into
public scandal. on the day set forth composed and
wrote certain false, scandalous, malicious, AMI
| Gef;matory libel OF and concerning Mr.. Hill.
[Ghe letter on whc! this count Is based is too In
The second count sets out that Mrs. Hir lodged
at the Dunbarton three months prior TO Nay 81
list. and judge Stsarns also lived there. ani Jason
at this late wrote to Mrs. Hill letter in whicn he
| says: III you had come down stairs the other
| night just after l saw You Kiss the juig, good
night it wcnld have been better for You th'n send
Ing tnat Sucker When you shake him will let
loage: AMI kiss him in the parlor when you think
| yon are alone you are wrong. Have Your Jun with
me Judge now, Just as You do with every sucker
| you can kiss that T .xas sucker farewell. He is
going to have some awful truths toll HIN soon
widow OF the late F. p Hill. OF the fremont house,
residing ut The fremont house, and that Mlson, on
the 17tn of May. wrote libel on postal card and
S mt 1t to Dewitt St'arnS, rs follows: "Judgc, saw
| the widow In Harvey's tonight, drunk. Take bet
ter care OF her with dummy. Yours truly, s.
The fourth count sets forth that Mason on May
dn ADDRESSED her postal card Gontainlng lice.
Harvey's, 1880 pm S. B."
1t Is charged that these publications have caused
Mrs Hill the greatest publicity and disgrace. and
| that they were made for the purpose OF tnjurin.
| her. The witnesses are Mrs. Hill, Dewitt Stearns
and George W. Bunker.
On the presentation OF the Indictment in court
| the district attorney asked for bench warrant
| for the Indicted man.
| Wreclxapc In, the Ea<ter,, R-amch
AN EXPLODED TORPEDO AND The REMAINS OF
BLowN-UP VESSEL
The workmen on the large government dredge
| that Is used In deepening and widening the chan
mel o: the Eastern Branch OF the Potomac, who re-
Gently brought up two monster tOcpe 1oeS from the
bed or the river related In THE STAR, across
another OF the same description day before yester-
! day. 1t is in the shape OF huge cylinder, about
| three and half feet in diameter and the same in
| length. It is made OF light boiler iron, and seems
! but there was no doubt about the identity Of the
| torpedo. as the Cooperative attachments for ex-
poi1ng IL by electricity were found attached to 1t.
The wreck OF the bark that was blown UP by tor
p6dOes by the naval authorities as an experiment,
under the supervision OF Col. Colt the inventor OF
| the famous Colts revolver, many years age, was
| discovered by the workmen yesterday. It was
large vessel, and was sunk in about twelve feet OF
| water on the edge OF the channel. The dradge is
one OF the largest and strongest In the business,
and consequ ntly the bark was soon torn apart
and the fr.gnsats oatng around the river the
Wreckage ashore for f1rcWOOd.
Washington Marke:s-Rciail Prices
MEATs.-Beef, porter house, 2Oa25c. per h.; sir
loln, Is zoe. per IT,; rib roast. Isjsoc per ID:
do corned, sa1s7c: per ID. DO. area, CSC: per ID;
Lamb, Is 30. PER h.; veal 12k zoe. per 10. NUT
ton lOal5: per h.; pork, al5c. per ID bacons-
h.; shoulders, 1lalaHc per TO- ;cut-Isxai5,
per IT,; mialing, Tube per h.; cut-l5alSc. per
FRu,r.-Apples, 4Oa5Oc. per PIX. cherries, 5s1o,
per qI; currants, salOc. per qt; lemons, 20a35c.
per doz. oranges. so;.asl per doz, gooseberries,
Ct; PEACHES s. Per PIX pears, 555si per- p $s
bananas, a5a50c. per d0z-; cOcOanuts Sll0c each;
pneapples, 10 t25c each; water melons, 75ls1;
| cantaioupes. sn15c.
=, BUTTER AND EGGs.-Philadelphia print 4o,. per
To- Western creamery. 35c. per ID: New York soc.
per TO-; roll a,,so, per H.; cheese, per h.;
per bancn tayior 15 per r.; trout i5e per per- b.
sheep1 n 2oc. per TO-; salmon, 35e., pei 10;
esl ? p hado siscN 49, Rr but
E0c per H. sea bass, 15c. per To-; mackeral (Uay},
2Sc. per h.; lobster 15c. per 10. crabs, 25c per
! doz
VEGETABLES Asparagus. 10c. FER h.; heets, &c.
Per bunch; bans (atrinsl zoe per PIX ea5bagH "a
aoc.each; cucambers doe per COZ ;cyml'ngs ,a5c
per doz egg plant, lOa15c. each; lettuce, 3l5c. per
head; onions 81 40; per PIX; do sprns s.st per
per PIX. rad!sh, 3a5c. per bunch; spinach, aO per
PIX tomatoes 80 :75c. per PIX. corn, 25a20 per doz
P0ULTRY.-Chickens Qve), S1aS1.5G per pair;
chickens (sprng) 75casl25 per pair; duca, 75c.as1
per pair.
MARYLAND REQUIsITION FOR EDWARD lilly
| This morning 1t Baltimore officer arrived here, and
with Capt. Vernon called on the district attorney
| In the criminal court with a re1usit1on for FL
| ward Lilly, who was convicted and sentenced to
months in Jail by Judge Wylie yesterday. The
district attorney stated that the charge on which
based was the larceny OF $3.50 from party in Bal
timore, and they thought they had plain else
against Lilly. He supposed that the TcQuisitlOn
could not be honofed low, as the sentence had
been imposed here. The court said he could not
act upon 1t. an: suggested hat the officer retain
It, The district attorney thereUp0n handed thC
document TO the officer, telling him that when
Llly's term is closing here would be the time 10
present IL.
The Courts.
EQUITY CoURT-Jtdge James.