Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-26
Sergeant MasOnsD COumnel.
HI PILES SUIT FOR q, 500 FOR HIS SERVICES IN By
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i sergeant m09Om'0 CO000eI.
HI PILES SUIT FOR g. 500 FOR HIS sxRvICks IN BE-
HALF OF MASON
Mr. j. @. Bigelow, counsel for Sergeant John A.
Mason, who when q soldier OF the I'd US artillery
was convicted by court martial OF shooting at Gui-
| teau, the assassin OF President Garfield to-day
! filed bill In his own behalf against John A.
Mason, Bette E. Mason and Riggs Co. asking q
| judgment against the sum deposited with Riggs
Co. for 81, 500 or such sum as may be decreed as
| just and reasonable for his services He sets
| out that the legal residence OF the NaSonS is
0range county. Va; that on septemb, r I1tn 1871
lery was ordered from the Washington arsenal to
the .; s jail for guard duty. the occasion
Cnas j. Guiteau for the crime OF assassinatlng the
PRESIDENT on July 81 1881 that afterwards he was
war by dischar9inR his masket thromgh the w 0
dow OF the cell occupied by Guiteau, ana was tried
0y court-martial convened at Washington bar
Racks, February Goth, 1882, and sentenced to the
Albany penitentiary for eight years, where he Is
now confined; that at the request OF Mason petit
TONER defended him; that during the trial the
and at compliments instance subscriptions were
started not only to defray the necessary and Incl
dental expenses but to test the courts the legal
lily OF the conviction and sentence and to provide
for the pressing needs OF his wife and child, and
Witch 'h sn,n anS1s 'as 1 a1s On was ss OF
Riggs & Co He then recites the action taken
under the petition for habeas corpus in New York.
g.. and states that besides his time and labor he
his expended in travelling expenses, printing, &C.,
$500 OF his own personal means.
EASTER SUNDAY IN THE CHURCngs.-The atten-
dance at the churches yesterday was large The
music, as Indicated by the programs published In
saturdays STAR. was very important and beau
tiiu feature of the observance Of the day. The
floral decorations in some of the churches were
class OF twentv-siX young people were con-
flrfaad 5y Bishop PnAney, assisted by Rev. Chas.
the AFTERNOON, at the Church or the immacnlats
Conception. Master John Mccarthy West ana Miss
kenecca Waters Parker We're Christened by Rev.
Father Ryan. The services were quite interest,"
ing AT Mcken1ree and Grace NJ. E. churches the
day was SftsnalZed 10y the advent OF the newly ap-
pO pom bed astors rssneetiyely Rsx W. S Edwards
services at st. Matthews, yesterday, was so large
that crowds unable to gain admit ,nce waited on
the pOrtfcO and steps, where they could hear pOr-
ton. OF the music. Rev. DIR. Chapeile preached
an eloquent Easter sermon.
A SERVANT STEALS A HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL
This morning In the Police Court q cOored ser
want in the CuAer house, No. 2ea 81 street, named
Jordan Cieaver, was put on trial for the grand
larceny Of 800 bill from VIM. ii. JACOBS of
Lowell, Massachusetts, Mr.. Jacobs testified tn at
tine defendant makes the fires In his room, an Il
Saturday night witness missed the bill from his
vest pocket Officer Sicily testified to recovering
the money from under the carpet In the house
where the defendant said q girl had hid it. The
girl denied the charge. Cleaver was committed for
the action OF the grand jury in default OF $500.
SOUTH WASHINGTON s. s. US1oN.-The regular
monthly meeting OF this union was held In the
dresses OF most interesting and instructive char
acter were delivered by the Rev. George o. Little
and Ghafes N Sy es sbe MI the
Foster sang solo, which highly pleased The audi
enee, and the Fifth Baptist school sang with good
effect beautiful selection. The church was
crowded TO Its utmost capacity.
Mrs. HUME's FUNERaI.-The funeral OF Mrs
virginia RaWlinS Hume took place yesterday af-
ternoon at Trinity P. E. church, Rev. Dr.. Addison
and Rev Dr. Forrest, associate rector, officiating.
died quite suddenly OF apopleXy Thursday night
last AT her residence, on street northwest Mrs.
Hume ne, was born in Cupeper county, va and was
was the moth'r OF thirteen children (among whom
are the Weli-knOwn Washington merchants of
that nancy, and the grandmother Of fOrty-one
church, and lady or most estimable Qualities
and greatly beloved. A large number OF friends
and acquaintances attended the funeral. The
pallbearers were C. c. Duncanson, j. c. Ergool,
George W. Pearson. Arthur Williams, L. G. Hine,
WIN. IL. Beall, Clement Howard and E. g. Davis.
THREATENED WITH INDICTMENT BY TIRE VIRGINIA
AUTHORITIES Alexandria Gazette says that
the grand jury OF that county Will to-day indict
Edward Payne and John Powers, or this city, Tor
resisting an officer In the discharge OF his duty
constable Lomax undertook last week to arrest
Payne and Powers for alleged violation or the
fishery laws In that they were setting trap-nets,
bonTng o tine ine MessFs Prd
The cOnstable's story Is that Payne and Powers
resisted arrest, and drew pistol on him, de-
lesSeeS OF the fishery and the laws of Virginia.
The constable secured the pistol ana two guns
that were on board Paynes vessel but did not cap
ture the men
FINED FOR WASTING WATERING. Chas R. Fal-
len. letter carrier. OF No. 1881 9Th street, was
charged by Inspector Shomo in the Police Court
to-day with wasting Potomac water IN allowing it
to waste in his water-closet. Judge Smell tod the
defendant that he couIi not use the Potomac
water to permanently flush his closet. A fine OF
s was fGpo'ed and execution or sentence sus-
0f GIRO
charged With the Same Offense ana was taxed IS
or IL days John Bresnahan, OF No. 1900 5rh street.
The defendant stated that he had an old fashioned
closet Judge Smell told HIM that he was RESPONSE
street, was charged with the same Offense and q
similar hne was imposed.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MASS MEETING.-The Me-
mortal Qutheran) Sunday schools, together with
the Sunday schools OF the Church OF the Father
land, celebrated Easter Sunday by q mass meeting
held In the Memorial church yesterday AFTERNOON.
The parapet OF the church was handsomely deco
rated with flowers, and the gallery was garlanded
Guilder, OF Springfield, Ohio, DR.. Chickering, and
DR.. Butler, who conducted the exercises had seats
from the infant department OF both the English
and German schools, speech by Dr. Chickering,
blackboard exercise by Mr.. Kinsale and few
words by DR.. Butler, were among the exercises OF
the evening. At the close OF the meeting a special
missionary collection was taken, after which each
scholar was presented with an Easter memento in
oAC ioiu vi u ol WHICH was u Cross,
with appropriate Easter selections
SPRING Shopping, which. according to the call
OAR, sets Ia The day after Easter, Will receive an
Impulse this week from the opening of most
complete amt inviting stock OF new goods by the
firm OF Guinnip Co.. at Nos. 404 and 400 9TH street.
The f1ne stores recently lifted up by the firm will
De thrown open to the public Thursday morning
Tomorrow and Wednesday the doors Will be
closet The stock of goods to be displayed Thurs
day Will be well worth inspection. The newest
and best patterns, finest fabrics, and most rea-
sonable prices will be founl there.
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERM
To-day, French agt CAMPBELL; opinion by Chief
Justice Cartier affirming decree below. Armes
agt Btgelow; time to answer rule extended. Kew
ser. receiver, agt Breitbarth; motion to dismiss
nl-d. Zngg agt srrett; heard In part. Butler
agt Scott; on hearing.
EQUITY COURT--Jud1e Hdgner.
SATURDAY., RlInsey agt. Leib; auditors rcport