Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-03
A Criminal Libel Suit.


THE SERIOUS CHARGES MRS POWELL MADE AGAINST
ANNIE N. BOSTON, A COLORED SCHOOL TEACHER, THE
BASIS OF THE ACTION.
Mrs Julia A. Powell, of No 1923 Madison street.
light mulattO woman of middle age and good
| appearance, was brought into the Police Court
about noon to-day by Detective Carter ON a war;
rant for criminal libel, sworn out by young COL
ored woman, teacher in the colored schools
| named Annie NJ. Boston, OF No. 1701 street.
Prosecuting Attorney Moore said he was not pre-
pared to try the to-day and would ask that It
be set down for hearing next Saturday, which
was done.
The affidavit of Annie NJ Boston sets forth that
on the 11th day OF September, lSS3 she then being
married, and woman of good fame. and employed
as teacher In the public schools OF the said Dis
trict, zone Julia A. Powell of said District, with
force and arms, wrote and published to one John
H. BROOKS, trustee OF said schools, the libelouS
writing, In substance, as follows:
"WAsHINGToN, D. c., Sept. II.
Mr. Brooks, Sir:
Pardon the liberty taken, while feel it duty
owe to you and to the school and to myself,
though IT pains me to make this statement In re-
gard to Mrs. Anna NJ Boston, from her conduct in
my house led me to say she Is not tit subject to
be IN an any rs school, @ The facts viii give when called
her mother is the most untruthful persons
have yet to meet In that particular. It would be
wei to call upon Ms. Smith Wormley. on L street,
and Mrs Hannah Peck, Of NJ street, the sister OF
! the teacher, Mrs Spencer, where She boarded.
Yours, very respectfully.
"The afiant further declares and says that af-
terwards. on the 1ith day of said September, the
Brooks. as such trustee, that the conduct charged
In her said writing against the af1ant was the act
of adultery with Mr.: King in her house and in
! In writing to be used against the afiant. I.
| Fur ther thereby meaning that she was unfit bv
| means OF misconduct In the house OF the said
Julia, to be retained as a teacher OF the public
schools OF the District and that she is UNANIMOUSLY
| an untruthful woman and guilty Of falschood."
A1,nnf Nrfn fr,f !, At.
warrant Mrs Powell was charged before the Police
Court with disOrderly conduct and forfeited COL
lateral It was stated at that time that If the
case was tried that Mrs. Powell would make
| sensational statement about young woman. The
names OF the witnesses on the back Of the war
| rant are Nathaniel 3. King. John Ii. Brooks, An
| ME NJ. Brown and Mary A. @. Wilson.
"A STAR reporter called on Mr.. II. E. Davis, of
the law firm OF Riddle. Davis and Padgett, who
has investigated the case and preparedit for the
courts: He stated that Mrs. Boston has been tenn
porarily p, suspended by the trustees pending In
| Powell on her personal bonds in the sum OF $500
| THE STRONG CASES AGAINST THE DrsTR1cr.-The
cases OF Samuel Strong against the District OF Co
| lumOla IOr work done On sewers and underpinng
houses in Georgetown, which has been before q
board OF arbitratlon-Messrs H. e. Paine, W.Penn
| Clarke and Edward ClaTk-since May last, are
nearly completed, the plaintiff having closed his
testimony some days ago The District has put
IN the testimony for the defendant taken on the
in no more. Messrs. Cook & Cole ana F. T. Brown
ing are the counsel for plaintiff, and MessrA Rid
| die and Miller for the District
| A DIAMOND PIN BUT NO HACK FARx-A stylishly
| dressed young man, named Salvln r. Dougherty,
with an elaborate diamond pin was in durance
| vile at Judge Snells court this morning, charged
with hiring hack and refusing to pay the legal
fare therefor. and also with being profane on the
street. colored hackman testified to having
been engaged by the defendant last night to take
him to place on Capitol Hill, near the Capitol.
ana that Dougherty refused to nav tho fare,
amounting to $3.50. The court Imposed flne OF
S or 10 days for the profanity, and ordered him
additional In default Of the fnes he was sent
| down.
MEETING OF THE MEDICAL AssocrArIoN.-The
regular meeting OF the Medical association OF the
District was held last night at the new rooms,
| corner OF 9Th and streets Dr. Kleinschmidt was
elected vice president in place Of Dr. Ashford. de-
ment to the constitution providing that all men,
| bers OF the association who enter government
positions as clerks or In other capacities shall lose
| ciate members. thus deprtvng them OF the right
| OF voting and holding Of1ce in the association.
This amendment was laid over, under the rules,
sbs 5esn
Geo. w. West, c. j. Osmun, Geo. G. Ober, Louis K.
Beatty and John B. Hamilton were elected to
membership
| THE UNION SOLDIERS ALLIANCK-The Union
Soldiers Alliance has elected its ofIicSrs for the
year 1884 as follows: John s., Crocker, president;
second vice president; W. Gibson, third Vice pres
assistant sec!etary; s 3. Loyejoy. treasurer; onaa
rades Harrison Dingman. Samuel McDonald and
w. A Short as the committee on the banquet at
the annual reunion: \. N. Brooks, 8. A. Johnson
| s. T. Thomas0n, w. r. Seville and Chas 81.
BroWn % the committee On printing.