Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
The FitzxeraId Case.


OF the Indictment AS to what Mr. Ingersoll said as
to false pretense concerning the law not being a
false pretense in criminal sense, MIR. Worthington
urged that the defendants in this case advertised
themselves e1as as pension attorneys particularly
Skilled In the pension laws, and he thought it q
hard case If, when they wrote to woman in the
country who knew nothing of the pension laws and
m1sstated the law in order to induce her to pay a
fee they could not be reached by the law. He said
seminate these lies in order to induce poor people
| to send them their money, and they were gather
Thought If the courts Of the United States could
stop this business, it ought to be stopped. MI.
Ingersol closed the argument
PAYNAsTER WATSON, OF the army, who is under.
going sentence of Imprisonment for defalcation, is
endeavon4 to secure his release representations
OF 1rregularity in the courmartia which sentenced
him.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO NAL. HoRSEs.-Mr Henry
Bergh, president Of the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals, said In an interview in New
York, yesterday, that the society had tried many
times to prosecute Mr. Otis, the contractor for car
rying the malls in New York, for 1nhumanity to
his horses, but had found it impossible to convict
He intimated that Mr.. OTIS political influence
saved him. He said he was coming to Washington
In day or two and should take occasion to Law the
matter before the Post Office department 1t is
charged that Mr.. Otis uses unSound horses In the
service and makes them work so hard that i'm some
cases they have fallen dead in the streets.
AN ENTERTAINMENT AT BRIGHTwoop-The B. w.
N. club, OF this city. gave its second soiree at
Brightwood hall, January Goth, which was very
successful affair. The following committees acted
for the occasion: Committee of arrangements
g. Paul, j. Everett Keene and VIM. A. Fidler; mas
ter OF ceremon1es-L B. F. Greaves; floor mana
ney, E. c. Wineberger and John N. King Among
those present were MeSsrs T. s. Brooks, A. r. NC
Chesney, VIM, Mayse and Lemuel Roby, Of this
Miss Carrie White, Misses Lydia Gleason, Edie
Shaw, Annie Miller and Fannie Shaw, DR.. H. Darl-
ing and wife and Henry Lchau, of BrightwoOd;
fSS
Marion BeaIl the Misses Fiddler, Ed Bean and C. B.
Graeves, OF Md
A Row ON A STREET CAR--In the Police Court,
this morning, Thomas H. Dorsey was put on trial,
driver on the Washington and Georgetown street
car line. on the 6th OF last month, Mr. Thomas for
M an suH ", the est Of the
PENDANT. After heated discussion between coun-
sci and the court, the case proceeded to trial Mr..
was driving along Pennsylvania avenue on the 9Th
OF last month, when between 9Th and 9Th streets
the car and LETT the door open, and the rain blew
IN on some ladies in the car, when witness shut the
door, which enraged the defendant, who came into
the car, and, after having some words with wit
ness, he struck witness between the eyes, and q
scuf1le ensued There was no black Jack used De-
umbrella turned inside out, and he stood on the
rear platform to fix his umbrella, and then started
TO 60 into the car when the driver pulled the door
against him and held it. He then went into the
car and paid his fare and asked the driver about
pulling the door against him, when the driver as
saulted him wi tn q black jack. After other teSd-
mony the case was continued until Monday next
certificate Of Incorporation OF s'the Alpha club,
an organization for literary, scientific and social
Improvement, was nled to-day The trustees named
are T. Oliver Hills, Frank w. StOckst1ii Harry d.
Cochran, T. Howard Boteler and J. B. Hills
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN
Yesterday, Raub administrator, agt Masonic
Mutual Relief association; argued and submitted.
CIRCUIT CoURT-J,dge Hagner.
YESTERDAY, Kelley agt. Cfimmn vol(1ict for de-
fendant- Shea agt. Duncanson; verdict for de.
PENDANT
PROBATE C0URT7Judge Goa.
Yesterday. In re William G. SmOot order aDpoint-
Ing him guardian to infants OF Frank Herns; bond
8 900 In re Barbara Nieman, order appointing
her guardian to Lena Phillips Estate OF John 81
Motley, order directing administrator to pay c. C.
Willard s115.66 Estate OF Cornelia A. Dikeman,
order allowing executor 10 per cent commission
WIN and Godlcil OF Charles sioussa, filed Estate Of
Jane T. HasWell, viii admitted to probate and
letters testamentary issued to Frank d. Orme
bond IS, CO. Estate OF Mary G. HarTfS administra-
tor given authority to sell pew In St. Johns church
CRIMINAL c0uRT-Judoe Fvlte.
Yesterday, W. H. Brainard and Richard Harris,
gaming table; not guilty.