Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-02
The Detective Cases.


Mr. cAHHLs NOTION FOR AN EARLY TRIAL OF
ACToN-REMARKs OF JUDGE wYLIE
This morning, In the Criminal Court, Judge
Wylie, the re were present Mr.. H. II. Wells special
attorney In the detective cases. and Mn. Cahil rep
resentfng ex-Detective Acton MI. CahIu stated
that as Gov. Wells was present he would renew his
motion that the OF Mr. Acton be set for trial at
an early day.
The court said there were so many cases assigned
that he did not know how this case could be fixed
too. He had been told that the gentlemen inter-
eStet In the prosecution had been consulting 70
Mr.. Cahiil had better walt a few days.
Mr.. Cahil said that he was not certain that the
presence OF an important witness could be obtained
II the ease was put off for considerable time.
The court remarked that the rulings in the two
cases already t-ie1 wOulf not he changed but IL
would be better to wait till these gentlemen have
determined what 80 DO. They might In few days
DE- able To ten whether they can hunt up any more
testimony TO support the charges, or whether 1t
would b" better to discontinue all these Cases
MI Cahiii repeated that his anxiety was as to
keening witness here.
Judge Wylie said ihe matter could 60 over for the
present.
DROPPED DEAD IN THE STREEr.-An old colored
man named Nelson MillbUrn, Gr1ver for Lu Thomp-
son. of 1929 12th street northwest was taken sud
denly iii On street, between 18th and nth streets
y,es,eTday afternoon and fell to the pavement He
Gltti before Il pnESiCi3n could be summoned. The
body was taken to the second precinct station.
recorie follows: G. Peter ct al.executors to Eli
Zab"th l. Porter. PIT. 10, 81. %; =. J. H. Porter
e Sssna 81 same IS r[ ~ T. & T So1a,s e
al TO Nancy Douglass, pts. and H. SCI 81 &; 81 OOO
r Miller, trustee, ct al, to j. b. Putnam pit 6, So
%: s3OOo. r. Evans ct al. toe. H. Cragin, sub lot
9, So A. Georgetown; % G50 B. L. Waiker to A. j.
Ovens, pit g. 81 SIS, lots "a to 60 1857; 3, A. j.
Owens, 70 Geneyieve Walker, same property: s..
f. WaggamaD to Eugenia +. Luther, lot l. sub. lots
In So 49, $4,000, and incuInhrance. J. E. Norris to
Lewis Thoinpson lot s. sub 81 sss: T. 500. Same
to Mary E. Recder. lot o. do; 80 SEQ Same to JAS
T. Render, lot %: do; $500. Caroline S Peugh to
Washington F. Major, lot d, sub so. s57; $1,000 C.
G. Martin to C. A. Schneider, lot 49,, SUBJ So. 90;
IS coo.
RAILROAD CHANGES-Mr. John O'IOughlin has
been appointed By Mr. K \. Parke passenger agent
southeastern district Pennsylvania raroad) travel
ing passenger agent for that district, which en-
braces all the coast line states to and Including
Florida. Mr.. OLou yhlin has been connected with
The PENNSYLVANIA railroad for five years past, and
MS promotion is hitting endorsement Of his past
services. Mr. S. ID. Kennedy, who formerly held
the position, has been transferred with headauar-
tiers at Newark, n. j.
RELEssEB-To-iay Judge Smell, OF the Police
on personal bonds the sailor. Hugh Mctilinchey,
who was sent to Jail yesterday for refusing TO obey
his captain Orders, 50 that ne may ship another
vessel.
MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have
l..
Ross and Emma G. Cross; James SNYDER and Mary
West. both or Occoqnan, Va; Lewis Gilbert and
Ela Cook: III. \. Kingsley OF La Crosse. WiSS, and
Cora Is. Webster; John Dyson and Ida POsey.
AN OLEoMARGARINE AGENT ARRESTED. - This
morning detectives Raft and Block arrested d. l.
SchOter. representing a New York firm of manu-
Lecturers OF 0eOmargarine, &c. on the charge OF
DeinG an unlicensed commercial agent. He left
coiiateral ior his appearance in the Police Court
The Officers say that Schoter has been doing
tchsile business; that his order book shows that he
has Hooded the town with oleomargarine
ACoUITTED.-Yester1ay Matthew lawson for
merry iab0rer at the fifth precinct station house.
was Tried In the Criminal Court on the charge Of
larceny OF $1,000 in four and half per cent govern
lnent bonds and $50 in cash from Dennis A. McCar-
thy, November goth, 1882. 1t was charged that
Mccarthy was brought TO the station drunk, and
that While in the cell Lawson robbed him The
court remarked that there was too much doubt to
convict The jury thereupon found verdict OF
not guilty.
FRANCIS WHEATLEyS WHL--The will of Francis
Wnettley, or Georgetown, which was admitted to
probate and record to-day. beueaths TO his da,lgh-
ter. Marion. and to his granddaughter, Martha "
b. Taylor, 200 each. The executors are empOw-
cred TO make 5l necessary deeds for the best inter
est OF the heirs At the end Of five years they are
TO arrange for equal distribution OF the property
among the heirs Letters teStarnentary were issued
to Chas. Wheatley, Samuel Z. Wheatiey and Wal
yer T. Wheatley. upon 1iing bond IN the sum OF
t.U.UD.