Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-22

Each house b 10 fees 'front.' and has two stories
and basement The cost - $4,000 The con-
tractors are Mandley and Thompson.
The two houses erected for NJ n T. Bird
well. on n street, near ~ southwest are nearly
is the architect, and Graham Thomas the con-
tractors The same architect has designed for Mr.
IN OF on the rss rs
contain nye rooms The cost win be $500 J. II.
E1elen Is the contractor
near the corner OF 10th and III streets They will
be three stories high, with q basement the int
rior to have hard oil finish The architect is s.
Turner and the contractors NsssrS Mandley
and Thompson.
Mr.. Chris Warner has begun the erection OF a
store s ana Dwelling on 7th street. between and
and VIII be three stories high, with a back build.
Ing and cellar 1t will have all the modern i'm
Turner Is the architect and MessrS Graham ana
Thomas the contractors
MI: z n. Smith win shortly Begin the erection
OF house on 18th street, between U and v. 1t
wiz be three stories high, with a basement and
the front OF pressed brick; win be laid In black
mortar Mr.. s. K Turner is the architect
HANDSOME IMPRovsxRNrs.
Among the houses that have been finished this
week are Mr.. Otis Biselow's, on P, near 18th;
Mrs Dayton's on N, near Goth; Lieut. Trains, on
connecticut avenue near r, and the Rochester
hats, on II, near 18th street
The following improvements are nearing com.
pletisn: Three house for J. C. Hfl!yer on Hillyer
avenue, near Connectlcut avenue: Gen. Lppett's
house, on Goth, near N; a houae for Mrs Lfppstt,
on Jefferson Place, near 19.h street, and four
houses for Mrs. P. W. Page, on 18th, near r
Major saxton is building lne house on School
street, Mount Pleasant in the rear OF his present
Mr.. l. q. Schneider Is about to build handsome
house on Iowa circle. The plans, as made BY MI
T. FSchneider, architect, provide for building 2s
by 50 feet, three stories and basement, with half
HufUmelS-
town brownstone and terra-co,ts trimmings
The house Will be finished throughout In hard
wood. The cost will be $4,000
Conflicting Testimony i'm an Assault
Case.
Mr. FRANCIS g. LONG BROUGHT INTO COURT By MRa
oDLUA AND MRS CHARLOTTE SMITH.
In the Police Court to-day Francis c. Long was
charged with an assault on Mrs Catherine Odlum
Mr. Cahil appeared for the defendant Mrs
Odlum testified that few days age when she was
occupying rooms In u, 18th street the defendant
came to her rooms and ordered her out and showed
her and drew pistol on her daughter, Mrs Char
lotte Smith, ard ordered two colored men to come
up and set their things OUT, but they refused to
obey him. On cross-examInation witness denied
that Mrs Smith drew knife.
MRS CHARLOTTE SMITH TESTIFIED
that Long came to her mothers bedroom and said
he wanted them to leave the rooms, and then com.
menced to move the furniture out, and she ordered
him out and he drew pistol and presented 1t to
her head, when her mother ran between them and
he violently thrust her aside: witness then grabbed
a.water pitcher and Said "You cowardly scoundrel
On cross-examination the witness stated that
she was born In New Orleans. had lived In Phila-
deiphla. Chicago and st. Louis; was a married
woman but did no. know that her husband Was
living; had been alone for ten years; her means OF
Sppo.. "eio III VI ans eAeIciSeu IN Writlng; was
correspondent; had lived here three years; had
no knife in her hand.
Mr.. LONGS STORY.
MI. Long testified that they procured rooms In
his house by inadvert nee; tn At on the 9th OF Au-
gust he had notified them to leave by September
LIST; that they had insulted his family; that on
account OF their conduct he shut OF their gas and
water; he had loaned Mrs. Smith some manu-
script and went to ask about 1t. when she said she
knew nothing OF II; he then told her to leave and
MrS smith struck him with mucllage bottle and
Mrs Odlum came to him; Mrs. Smith had knife
and made at him, ana he then drew the pistol but
Old not point 1t at either OF them.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
James Osborn, colored, testified that he went uu
stairs with Mr.. Long. The young lady had knife
and acted like she intended to cut Mr.. Long. Mir.
Long did not strike either one OF them. Mrs
Smith also threw bottle at him and came near
striking him.
Lemuel I. Butler, living at 436 Massachusetts,
avenue, testified that he would not believe Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Ollum on oath. On cross-exam-
nation witness said that he had had difficulty
with them.
Mr.. j. j. Calvert, janitor OF the Corcoran build
ing, gave similar testimony.
THE CASE DISMISSED.
The court said that there was no charge as to
drawing the pistol. and the whole question is mar
rowei down as to whether Mr.. Long was justified.
Mr.. Long denies that he assaulted the parties and
he Is corrobOrated by the colored man. The burden
is upon the government to make the case, and be-
yond reasonable dOubL He was not quite clear
that the case was made out, and It seemed to him
that the injuries to Mrs Odlum might have been
accidental As there were two witnesses on each
side, and as the injuries could be accounted for he
would dismiss the case