Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-20
The Case OF Strider.
CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER ON THE STATUS OF PARDoN
CRIMINALS

CHIEF JUSTICE CARTIER ON THE STATUS OF PARDONED
CRIMINALS.
The case OF Hugh Strider, convicted some months
ago for petit larceny, second offense, and SEN
n. Y, which case was recently argued in the
Court in General Term, was decided Today the judg
ment below being affirmed. The Chief Justice
delivered the opinion, holding that the onense was
properly set out In the Indictment and the point
raised that no orense existed in consequence OF a
previous offense having been pardOned, he said
the Executive had said to him while In prison Ego
out" and by legal reasoning it might wipe out past
for himself, "an that pardon does is to wipe out
the prospective consequences OF a crime; 1t could
casualsts that the Almighty cannot blot out a
fact, and at any rate President elected for
four years could not do It"
A SERIOUS AND PAINFUL. ACCIDENT happened to
the enyearold son OF Mr.. A. II. Patt, residing at
1G7 East Capitol street while on his way to school
near the school house, (Peabody) holding ON to an
iron fence to help himself along, his feet slipped
row heads. The point Of one entered his neck and
came out OF the lower part Of his cheek, decorating
iId IN a, dreadful manner It came within frac-
near to assist him. he struggled to his feet and ran
home distance OF several squares, holding the
Ford attended the suffering child, and made him
as comfortable as possible
THE REGISTERED DRUG CLERKS ASSOCIATION
The Registered Drug Clerks association, whose
organization o few days ago was noted in THE
notorious fact tnat the pharmacy law Of this Bs
trict has been. and is berg. daily violated. We
propose to give the commissioners OF pharmacy
all the aid In our power TO secure strict cOmplt-
ance with every requirement of the law. And in
insisting particularly that only registered phar-
poisons we feel that we are not only doing our
selves tardy act OF justice, but protecting the
public from incompetence and ignorance"
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THE NATIONAL WoMAN's SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATIONS.
The fifteenth annual Washington convention will
be held at Lincoln Hall, commencing Monday eve
"Zekles Wi1e." and continuing Tuesday, Wednes-
d y and Thursday, with two sessions daily, at 2
and 7:ao Pm The program on Monday evening
Rachel 6. Foster Of Philadelphia, Pa; zekleis
Wife, gn costume), amy r. Dunn, Indianapolis,
Prayer: opening address, why we come to Con.
grrss by Susan B. Anthony, vice president at
targe The R,;o Work Of the Yea BY Rachel Eos
port, by Jane H. spofrord; the Lesson Of the Ne
braska Campaign. by May Wright sewall. India
1t a Crime to be Woman? by Lille Devereux
Blake, New York city; and A Woman Without
Country. by Phoebe W. Couzins, ST. Louis, Mo.
The program for the other days is OF interest
ARRANGEMENTS IN THE CRIMINAL CouRr.-To-day,
In the Criminal Court. Judge Wylie, there were
several arrangements and sentences. Lewis DOd-
son alias DOtson, second offense petit larceny,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the Erie
county (N. w penitentiary for two years George
Simmons, house breaking in the night, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to the Erie county peni-
Tertiary for five years. James johnson alias Hall,
petit larceny, second ofrense, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to the Erie county penitent1ary for
two years. Charles Montgomery, indicted for a
similar onense, pleaded guilty and received two
years at Buffalo. James Carroll, petit larceny,
second onense; Carrie Ager alias Ackers alias
Rudd. grand larceny; Elias Brown alias "Keeter"
Brown, assault with intent to kill, and Joseph
Harbour, receiving stolen goods In six cases, all
pleaded not guilty.