Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-03
THE EIoPEMENT OF IDA MoxLEY.

Not n Case of Abduction
| THE ELoPEMENT OF IDA MoxLEY.
| Mrs. Martha MOxly OF Union street southwest,
| who applied in the Police Court yesterday for a
warrant against young 10 IN named Go Drury,
or T street, between OH ana 10th streets south
| west for abducting her daughter. as mention ed
In yesterdays STAR, was at the Police Court at an
curly hour again this mornng-grearly distres c /,
and her face showed signs of a sleepless night
She told her story to Prosecuting Attorney Moore,
substantially as related in yesterdays STAR. Mr..
Moore came to the same decision as the clerk OF
the court did yesterday and stated that the facts
| would not justify warrant for abduction. swell,
| can't you give me warrant for house -breaking?"
suggested Mrs. Moxlpy, In adespairng tone. "No."
said the prosecutor. ''ln case of houSe-breaking
we would have to prove that he entered with the
| intention to steal. He may have stolen your
dapshne r. but that is MOI such property as
| leave without securing warrant.
DRURY's ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR
Mr.. Campbell Darlington st tied to q STAR re-
| porter this morning that he had been consulted
by young Drlry (whO was then In his Office) as
whatcourse he should pursue in the matter, and
TO defend. him against any charge that might
be brought against him. Drury, who Is rather a
| go0d-lOoklng young man, stated that he had been
| acquainted with Ida Monkey since the 23i Of Aug
u't. 1881, ana Is engaged to her, and expect 8
sometime to marry her. He stated that she hal
| she sent him the following note several days ago
"WAsHINGroN. DC, Feb q, 1Ss3.-Dear George:
III you Will come down to the house tonight will
| go with you anywhere you want me to with you,
| and no one else but you. Yours ever.
After receiving this note 1t was decided that he
would take her to new quarters March 1st. He
stated that he simply walked under her window
tGld him to wait and she would come down to the
door, which she did. He stated that she is safe,
and occupying apartments which he has provided
q IanU hat hG.n
were in West Washington when asked.
COUNSEL SUE ON NoTE GIVEN FOR LEGAL SER
vICES.-Yesterday Fillmore Bpall and Andrew A.
Ltpscomb entered suit against Jacob p ADgney on
note given January 4th TOR $780, Angney re-
tanned the plaintiffs as his COUNSEL lie being
charged with having about New Years day last
committed an assault with intent to kill John H.
N1mott, his brother-in-law. Angney gave bail
raj times in the Criminal Court for arraignmept
but he has failed thu, far TO Tut in appearance
Augustus De Grummond is surety for Angney in
2COo I'D the criminal case. Angney Is now said to
be In Pennsylvania. The bail was forfeited In the
Criminal Court on January 18th, and Mr.. De Grum-
mond has been making efforts to find him since,
without success He received dispatch this week
from philadelphia, stating that Angney would be
here but he has not yet put in an appearance,
victim OF the shooting, Mr.. W1lmot. entered suit
against Angney for tne board of his wife and child,
moved to quash the attachm mt, but were not
successful, and 1T is now said that had they sue
in the note suit
CHARGED WITH WASTING WATER--Water In
| spector John NJ Shomo, OF the water department,
had four cases or wasting Potomac water before
| the Police Court this morning, and Prosecuting
Attorney Padgett stated that there were other
cases to come up for trial next week. In the case
OF William Bergman, of No. 107 Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. the inspector stated that he discovered the
water In the closets In the house OF the defend ant
| running In a steady stream, the lever being
propped up to keep the water running A fine of
IS was imposed. In the case OF Charles McLougnlin
OF No. 221 Pennsylvania avenue, the defendant was
| released on his personal bonds. Joseph Stickles
| of No. l13. and Ben Bates. OF No. 119 Pennsylvania
avenue, were taxed S. each for needlessly wasting
water In their closets.
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF ROBBERY IN MARY
LASD:-Last night Officer Shilling. of Lieut.. Ar
| nold's precinct, arrested Rudolph johnson, a
young Swede, on telegram from College Station,
Prince Georges county, Nd charging him with
stealing suit Of clothes, $40 In cash, a revolver
| &c, from Mr.. j. A. johnson, his employer, for
whom he had been working FOR some time past
line cioth , was on him. and most OF the money
lie is held Tor reQu1SitlOn by the Maryland author.
tiles.
| b. O. r. R-The attention OF the travelling
pubic IS called to the fact that the b. & O. have
! the finest furnished and most comfortable sleeping
cars on all their through trains, and Is the only
road running sleepars daily to ST. Louis, Louis
| vile. Cincinnati, Chicago and Pittsburg without
| change For Information as to tickets and Sleep
i N Gae GG q. apply at their offices
New Jersey avenue and street northwest.
! RIVER TRADE-Harbormaste Sutton reports ar
rivals at the river front as follows: B rye F. L.
Moore. Turner, 200 bales straw, PQsey & Co: barge
G. 8. French, Turner, $40 b lies straw, same rye
| French, $40 bales hay and $50 bushels corn Posav
& Co.; schr. JAS r. Richardson, Wallace, 800
p Rasa 600 oystsrs market; schr Jas somers,
LOCO punches fish, R. A. Golden.
THE BIOLOGICAL SocIRTY.-At the meeting OF the
biological society. last evening" Prof. o. r. Mason
read paper on 1.-THE Human Fauna OF the Dis.
trict OF Columbia" and DR.. NJ. G. Ellzey presented
a paper on "Hybrid Sterility." TIE following gen
sme we6e eee1eS to ~ fss
museum; DR.. w. G. Palmer and Mr.. Henry A.
Jones.
| PUBLIC School. ENTERTAINNENT-The enter
taihment given by the pupils OF the third division
Ruolc schools, under the direction of Mr.. A. IT.
stuart, the supervising principal attracted very
large audience to Lincoln hail last evening The
recltations and musical performances were most
ladies who took leading parts IN the entertainment
were Misses Jessie Hilton, Susie Wilson, Lille
Hogue, Alice Williams, and Masters Tom Clarke
cal director; Miss LettIe Ransom. organistt: Mis-
Ella crystal, pianist
A MANS LEG BROKEN IN AN AFFRAY.-Mr. Johr
NJ Mclaughlin, the livery stable keeper on %
street east, near East CAPITOL became involved in
| ouuculty last evening with q COlOfe0 driver
named Columbus Haines Haines was employed
Smporariiy to drive the carriage Of one OF Mr.
AcLaughlin's lady patrons, the amount OF com.
pensatfon being fixed by the lady When Mr.. Nc
Laughlin paid him Hanes demanded more money
AND became abusive in his language. night FOL
| lowed. and Mr.. Mclaughlin was thrown dowY
against tree box with such force as to cause 6
severe fracture OF his left leg. After Mr. McLaugh
, LIN Tell, Ha1nes, 1t Is stated, kicked him seyera
times In the head, and then made his escape MI
mclaughlin was removed to his home. where ht
received medical attention from DIR. Beale
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