Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-17
ELEVEN JURORS SELECTED


In the case of Louis Karcher, who was indicted
for the murder, the 21th OF March last, OF John
W. Grimes, the alleged paramOur Of Karchers wife,
the work or completing the jury was resumed be-
fore Judge Mac Arthur IN the Criminal Court this
morning at 10 O'Clock. District Attorney Worth
lngton and Assistant Coyle for the government,
and Mr. I. j. &acley for the defendant
There were p taleSmen drawn yesterday, and
they were called this morning., II answering.
With the exception Of two or three challenged
nearly all the others had formed opinions which
would require evidence 10 change.
The court directed that forty names be drawn
1fom the jury box to be summoned for Monday
morning There is but one vacancy to fill, but as
The government has the right OF challenge and the
CcfeISe quite a number OF challenges there may
De considerable change in the jury.
THE JURORS SELECTED THUS FAR
are f. \. Shuster, dry goods dealer; II. Fl. KIM
Eell, dyer; Richard Riggles, carpenter; Lewis FL.
McDade, wheeiwright; Thomas F. Bell, clerk; w.
X. Daley, grocer: Nathan Janney clerk; Solomon
j. Fague, District claim agent, &c; James b.
Nourse, farmer; Irving G. Ashby, bank clerk. and
John Moran, dealer in stoves
A vycnnn Charged Witt, Enabezzle-
inenf.
MRS. ELIZABETH BARRETT, OF BOSTON, HELD IN
S2GG0 BAIL
Yesterday U. S. Commissioner Bundy had before
him Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett, Of Boston, who has re-
Gently been travelling in California and Arizona,
and who is charged With enlightenment She was
held to bail in $4,000 for her appearance in Boston,
Wallace Chapman going on her bond. Mrs. Barrett
IS the committee Or guardian of her insane BROTHER
Who has been penSioner at the rate of $72 per
month since 1868. and 1t is charged that she has
regularly received the pension. but has paid over
only SIS per month on her brothers account, and
has misappropriated the balance. The Pension
Office agents have been investigating the case, and
she having arrived here on sunday was found by
Mr. Searle, of the marshals Office at the National
MOTEL Thursday night and taken IN custody.
The City Post Office.
THE QUESTION OF A SITE STILL UNSETTLED.
Nothing has yet come OF the proposition before
the public buildings committee to erect new city
post Office building in this city, but the only Q0eS-
ton against the proposition is that of Site
Some of the members of the committee
acknowledging, as they all do, the neces-
silly OF erecting the building, want to put it
on some corner of ground already owned by the
government. Others do not approve OF this be-
cause they have failed to find site OF this kind that
would be properly located and large enough the
purpose. Mr.. Mlliiken, one OF the members Of the
subcommittee having the matter in charge said to
STAR reporter that he thought the proper thing
TO do vas to select site suitable that could be had
for a reasonable price and buy IT. Tie committee
he said. had not succeeded III finding plat of pub
lie land In the city large enough to accommodate a
building that would be large enough TO meet with
the requirements OF the Office or twelve years
hence. IL certainly would be folly ne sai1 TO erect
abuilding that could not do service for at least
s years In % years the growth of this
to take an interest in the capital of the nation in
way they never had before and the prospects We're
that the growth and beauty OF the city few years
hence would be something that we could not now
conceive. For this reason public building should be
erected with the view OF meeting the requirements
CT decreased business. "Congrcss," he said "votes
large sum OF money to be dumped into the Mlssis-
s:ppi river to be washed out to the gull, why
should they refuse TO spend some money where it
VIII DO some permanent good. Why should they
not appropriate sufficient money to meet public
need, where there would be something to show for
the expenditure"
ALLEGED LARCENY OF BILLIARD TABLE-A
Saloon keeper named George W. Landon was ar
rested last night by Detective Mattingly. on the
complaint or Ben Cooley, who charged him with
the larceny OF billiard table. IT is alleged that
landoa hired the table from Cooley and sold II to
Mr. Andrew Beamer for s125 IN the Police Court
this morning LanGon was charged with obtaining
money under false pretenSes AID gave $500 bali fer
his appearance next Tuesday.
RoBBEIIEs REPoRTED.-JaiQes Cation, OF 209 a
street u. reports lot OF sonecUtterS tools stolen
from him valued at $40. which were to-day recov-
ered--Nrs. f. Boudinot reports The theft OF three
silver spoons valued at 81, from her residence, &33
NJ street, yesterd2y-Calvln Z. 1nnHn, OF the
schooner John J.Ward, reports that the night Of
the 10th lie lost had stolen his gold hunting
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