Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-06

DETECTIVES CHARGED WITH BREAKING THROUGH
DOOR

DOOR
IIatact,reS Raj and Block and Watson ". Ed
giGr- and Wallace kirOy were charged, In the
fgAce Court today, with destroying private prop
erty. III. BE- l3Iuin Crowley, ole Of the persons
charged, forfeited collateral. Mrs. Ruberta Ed
ridge, wife OF Tie defendant Eldridgc who lives at
IL I1h street northwest, stated that she has not
lived vita ler husband for nsar!v two years; that
last SATURDAY night She saw Ben. Crowley watch
iaE her from tne oncr side Of the street. ana she
became reTvOus am asked lT. Chas. Alexander TO
stay III IL house To- protect her, ana tnat ABOUT II
O clock the defendants came TO the house, broke
The door and came upstairs She said that Mr.
alexander mas STAYED there several nights at her
request, and had boarded with her some time be-
iOrs THIS: that when the defendants came in there
last saturday night Mr.. Alexander was in the back
ruifa aLd S}- tOi him II go OFT on the balcony
which he di!. When m" defendants Game up Mr..
Eld-l1ge vent cut on the balcony and brought Mr..
Alex l1ier II: there y As no violence used She mas
seen Zen Crowley watching her house several times
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper who owns tie house, testi-
led tbat SIZE never gave any person permission TO
D--ak III her door.
TESTIMONY OF Mr. ALEXANDER.
Mr.. Charles Alexander testified that he Is en-
pl0yed IN the Treasury department as a clerk, and
has known MS Eldridye for several years; boarded
with her before she lived on 18th street, and has
STAYED st her house on that street several nights
since, at her request, because she was nervous and
wanted protection. He was there last Saturday
night when the defeulants came. The officers
showed no warrant or badge, and said LOthing
about who they We're. Witness had all his clothing
ON When the officers came except his white shirt.
TESTIMONY OF VI. EI.DRIDCE.
Mr.. Eldri lye. husband Of the complainant, teSti-
fed That lt has been common talk about the city
that his wife living in adultery with MI. Alex
antier. Witness has not lived with her for nearly
two years. but has been paying her $40 month for
her support, until lie heard this report. about two
months AGO. when 10 offered TO nav her S45 a
month"; which She refused. Witness went to Lieut..
Austin iIst saturday nit ald procured two OH
GERS. ana. III company With the other defendants,
went u the house and asked TO he admitted. Which
was refused. and he knocked the panel out OF tie
door. ana theV entered. When he went up stairs
he SelTcEed both rOofIS and then went out On the
balcony, and there he found Alexander, and brought
him IN the house and say that he had his coat but
toned over his body. only having Oh al. underShirt.
Witness has heard persons who watched the house
say that Alexander went in there at time sat
UTtt6y night and did hot come out until Monday
morning, and has frequently been seen 10 carry
beer In there in The eV ming and stay all night.
Witness had Ia take his boy away from her because
she allowed him to run line streets Witness alone
broke in the door, and there Was no violence used
inside
Judgment was suspended until Tomorrow to
settle the question as 10 whether the defendants
had right 20 enter the house.
Alice Oates GA the War Path.
To the Editor C TIE EVENING STARR
ALEXANDRIA, VA. Dec. 9th. 1899.
In Tuesdays edition OF THE EVENING STAR you
published specill dispatch from Philadelphia to
the New York World regarding Alice Oates. the
''bUresGue 'Q2.e~s.'" There Is not the cfiC,, lest
otfurred. Mrs. Oates only imagine that il orig
mated from The diseased Brain of drunken editor.
whose Just reward should be a ''cotrhide.n
FRANK DOBsON,