Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-03
4 Pension Shark Caught.
A BOGUS OFFICIAL WITH MANY ALIASES cosEs TO

GRIEF.
For the past eighteen months party calling
himself Capt. J. W jerks alias Moore alias Hun
ter alias Owel alias Thomas, has been travelling
through Tennessee, Kentucky. Ohio. Indiana. Hi
noiS and Penn yly.inil in the glI.se OF special
examiner OF the United States Pension bureau.
and collecting money from soldiers who are pen
sfoner5 or applicants for pn5i1n also from soldiers
widows and orphans. His moiuS ODerandi was to
| pretend that the commissioner or pensions had
specially detailed him To hunt up soliers doserv-
| Ing OF an Increase OF pension, and he would
demand fec OF from - to $50
White the operations 81 the captain with many
| aliases have hot been violations OF any United
States law the commissioner OF pensions dctcral-
ined TO bring him 10 justice and protect the soldiers
OF the late from This shark. and with that end
in view the special examiners Of the Pension Office
all over the country were instructed by CHIEF f. g.
Rathbone to keep loOh out for the rascal He WAS
run to earth last week at Marietta. Pa. where he
viii be held until reluiStion can be obtained for
his removal to New Jersey. where he is wanted on
tWenfy-four charges OF obtaining money 10y false
pretenSeS.
jerks carried a certificate OF an s'exhorter- in the
Methodist Episcopal church, claimed to have been
missionary for twelve years in India. and every
where he went managed TO lecture on sunday on
the Holy Land. He would buy ticket a certain
station but never go there. either paving to the
conductor hisfare farther on stopping of before
hand His route OF travel was very crcuitouS and
hence the delay I'm his capture.
The Commissioner Of Pensions desires to inform
all persons having business Will his Office that
one Is authorized To collect money for his services
MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have
been issued by the clerk OF the court TO J. p.
Glen and Elna Wood: Eugene Carol ana Rachel
Jackson; Mansfield Carter and Sa,lie Ann Jackson,
Of this city; CHRISTOPHER simpson and Rosa W.
Simpson, OF Fairfax. Va: George w. Wcsiy. OF
Prince Georges county. Nd. and Louisa Kuhn. of
Biightwood, ID. C; ". NJ: Zimmerman. of Hagers-
town. and Jessie f. BIlrch; James II. EliaSon and
Jennie V. Ma9il; Anthony McIiaie and julia Barry
both of Baltimore. Md; James Canayin and Jane
Rooae; Solomon Contee and Nancy Peek.
CHRISTMAS DINNERS FOR THE Poorly unani.
nous vote the children OF St Andrews p. +.
SUNDAY school. corner 18th and CorcOran streets.
yesterday morning determined to give MP their
Christmas tree and attendant festivities this year
10 the poor children OF that section OF the city, In
the afternoon children's Xmas club was formed
Mr.. X. Ross Perry was elected president. Masters
Lewis Thompson and Howard Gibbons. with Misses
Katie Burden and Oracle Avery, were chosen as
Vicc-pienidentS. An executive committee OF twelve
was ordered to be selected by JOS Burden. esq,
superintendent and Rev. j. r. Perry, rector to be
announced neXt sunday afternoon, when eref2e,ody
connected with the sunday school and church, fr-
respective OF age or sex, are expected to join the
club. The membership fee was fixed at ten cents.
All donations TO be purely voluntary. over $50
were given yesterday, and the success Of this I'M
dertaking Is assured.
SUIT AGAINST A RAILROAD CoMPsSY.-The Cir
cult Court. Judge Macarthur. to-day resumed the
trial OF the case OF Patrick Hassett agt. the H. and
O. X. u for damages for the loss OF leg. alleged TO
have resulted from the plaintiff being knocked or
pushed from car at Ivy City in 1850.
NOT A GAMBLING PLACE.-Late Saturday night
Detective Block, with Officers Harlow Coyhfl and
Costello. raided saloon at No 20 street north
west, and arrested Thomas Sullivan, as proprietor
and several PLAYERS as witnesses. In the Police
Court to-day Mr. Sullivan was charged with per-
hitting gaming table TO be set up ia his premises
but the case was dismissed. it was hot shown
that playing for money was permitted
AN IMPORTANT DECISION IN BANKRuPTcY-In
the case of Hoffman agt. Haiglt, decided to-day in
the General Term of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict. the plaintiff sued the defendant on prom
iSSOry note for - 000 In bar OF the claim the de-
PENDANT plead his discharge In bankruptcy. The
plaintiff replied that his claim was not placed on
the list of creditors and claims filed by the bank
fupt, and that consequently lac did lot have notice
OF the proceedings in bankruptcy The defendant
therellpon demurred On argument the court s,s-
tanned the demurrer and held that a discharge in
bankruptcy releases the debtor from all liability on
note, though the debt not listed on the
schedule OF the bankrupt and the holder OF the note
qua not make himself party o the proceedings
unless the omission OF such Claim from the sched-
utes was willful orfraudulent G. f. Hamilton for
plaintiff, j. SayleS Brown for defendant
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chief signal
officer to-day am. ESQ; II am, 353 pm, 800.
Maximum, 1916; minimum, ss3
News Briefs.
from three cents to two cents
Fire in the Office OF the Chicago Evening Journal
Saturday night caused a loss OF $4,000. |
Samuel Hayes who has been asked to resign rs |
postmaster at st, Louis, has discharged his assist
ant, Mr.. Bennett, because, as it is alleged of a |
feeling OF jealousy. Mr. Bennett is candidate for
the place
Action has been begun in Philadelphia against |
Miss Mary solomon, OF Brooklyn, who some time |
ago married wealthy New Orleans merchant, Mr. |
Belan, and then ran of and married hotel clerk |
Simon JOhnes. The action is for bigamy.
Julius Payer, the Austrian Arctic explorer, is |
dead.
MIS- Mary Guy Miller. propr1etress OF Guys
hotel, OF Philadelphia, died yesterday.
A Protestant procession was attacked at Newry, |
Ireland yesterday and several persons were injured
but not seriously.
Lord Edward George Fitzalan Howard OF Glossop
England, father OF Lady GwendOlen, Marchioness |
of Butte, is dead.
The face OF Mrs Minnie Hanks, OF Cleveland
was observed to be flushed with color while shelay
In her coffin during the funeral ceremonies These
were stopped and efforts are being made to reSus-
tate her.
Peter Hollohan aged 9years was accidentally shot /
and Killed yesterday By Peter Carney In Baltimore
Margaret Hazard, the young divorced wife OF |
Charles NJ Reid. OF Philadelphia, shot him danger