Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-09
The Condemned Isoy. shaw


Charles Shaw. the colored boy who was sem
fenced 20 be hanged on Friday OF next week u9th
inst) for the murder OF his sister, Susie Ann
Garter, In January last, has given way In spirits
percept1oiy and has now lost his appetite to such
an extent that he can relish nothing but beef tea,
ana that III small quantities He mas some little
hope, however, left that the President VIII grant
hiIn a Communication OF sentence to inpri 5on,nent
for life. but evidently he does net have more than
mere impression that the President may tie per-
shaded to interfere. His counsel. Messrs. ii. L.
tlaggett ana A. \. LtpScomb and his spiritual
adviser. Rev. Father Hurley, OF st. Augustine's
CATHOLIC church, VIII present the case to the
President in a day or two, with q petition
aahlns Tor communication OF sentence
MAKING CHANGE FOR A FEED DEALER.-James
Cru'0r, a colored feed dealer in West Washington.
was put on trial in the Police Court to-day On a
rath.r novel charge OF larceny; A colored man
". Ofutt, stated that the defendant came into the
store yesterday and asked witness to change 81
mote 1 for him, and witness gave him two IS cent
was 10 cents short, and after some '.jawing' wit
ness gave him 10 cents more, and he then walked
change for-taklng advantage or the excitement
caused 10y the dispute to get out with all the
money y yage c sne S Sa o ne onht he got the
IS and order restitution of the s1.10
Under sUsPIcIoN.-About 1855 O'Clock last night
Ofncer Breen, OF the fifth precinct, took into Gus
tody white man about forty years DID, giving his
sion, and which he had been offering for sale a
black satin furlined ladies' circular the fur being
OF white and mouse color, ana apparently new.
liz seems To be very fine article and proba bly
cost from $50 to 500. The charge OF suspicion is
Put against the man and he Is detained at the sta
ton house.
STEALING FROM THE NAVY. YARD.-Yesterday
afternoon, when the workmen in the navy yard
We're going out after working hours, colOred
labOrer, named Sylvester Thomas, who Is employ ed
IN The storehCuSe, was stopped by Waterman
NSpp at the east gate on suspicion Of having gov
eminent property concealed on his person. his an
pearance indicating that he had. the Waterman
called the corporal OF The guard who Put Thomas
under arrest and took him to the main gate, where
he was searched. II was found that h had forty
four and half pounds OF sheet lead concealed
under lis clothing, and held in place by an 1ngen-
Ious h1rnesS, he was placed In a Matchbox and
policeman Howell was notified and he took the
prisoner to the eighth precinct station-hOuse. In
the Police Court to-day he was charged, under the
statutes, with stealing fOrty-;Our and half pounds
OI lead, the property OF the United States. His
sent the case to the grand jury under $500 bonds.
BOYS IN THE POLICE CorRr.-Th's morning, In
tne PO!lce Court. SIX Boys, named VIM. Mann,
Chas. Parker, Frederiok Hager, Jos. Boston aud
Robt. Larkin. were before Judge Smell. charged
Keeper or grocery store, stated that last Thurs
day night the boys almost mObbed his store. An
cid colored watchman stated that they tried to
run him away from his post. During the trial OF
the. case Mr. o. s. b. Wall, colored lawyer.
walked across the room to where the boys were
Ing TO the prisoners The court told him he could
not interrupt the proceedings OF the court by talk
Ing IN win crowd OF boys In such a tr!htng case.
u claim the right to consult with my clients"
persisted the lawyer. 81 shall not grant It," re-
Piled Judge Smell "Well them" continued the
counsel, II VIII not appear in the case" and he
retired Boys" commanded Judge Smell, '.take
the stand IN your own defense III you have any,
thing to say. l think you are as well without
couLo sci as otherwise il a case like this" The
boys took the stand and presented their side of
,he case pretty inteligently, and Hagcr and Lar
kin were discharged and the others were fined the
usual nne-S5 OF Is DAYS
MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have
Deen issued by the clerk OF the court to Nelson
Miller, OF Alexandria, Va, and Hettie z. Brown of
Baltimore, Nd; willard =. Smith, Of Fairfax
VIM. E. Gr!ndell and Mary j. Douney; Isaac To!,
son ana Alice Nice Ciaggett; W. NJ Evans and Mamie
chaTe sot eoT on M anS "a
Prince George county, Nd; John Harrison, Of Of
Va; Orlando Briggs. Of + New York 81 city and nd
Re6ecca Washington; Henry Thomas and Mary
sooha
| OF Baltimore. Nd. and Fannie Nicholson, OF Gin
cInnati, Ohio; Gilbert J. Fowler and Annie s.
and Minnie Guy; Wilson Smith and Mildred Cole,
man; W. II. Salisbury and Mary E Allen; w. T..
Addle NJ. Beaman; Clement s. Perry and Mary l.
| Wallace.
RIVER TRADE.-Harbormas!sr Sutton reports
arrivals al the river front as follows: Schr Daunt-
less, Lnttrell. 600 bushels oysters, market; schr.
Anna Laura, Davis, 400 bushels do, do. schr w.
Brewster, 60 bushels do do; barge G. S. Price,
Blank, cord wood, stephenson Bros; schr. Pilot
Day. cord wood, II. l. Biscoe; schr. B. A. Cum.
ininSs, Blank, cord wood, market; punSy Carpen-
yer, Ma1naduke, 500 bushels oyster, market; pungy
John Francis, Evans, coo bushels do, do; schr.
Charlie, herbert, 400 bushels do. do schr. VIM.
E. Ward. Russell, 400 bushels do, do.
BANK ELECTIoN.-The following named persons
were to-day elected directors OF the National
Metropolitan Bank: Jno. w. Thompson, Jedcdiah
Il. Baxter, VIM. Thompson. Nathaniel Wilson
Henry A. Willard, james E. Fitch, VIM. r. S.