Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-26

RULE AGAINST ANOTHER ALLEGED POLICE COURT
"CAPPEK. To-day, in the Police Court. Assistant
District Attorney 4homaS presented petition ask
Ing for rule on James Young, an alleged "cap-
per-" TO show cause why he should not be punished
Tor contempt. The petition states that Alice Boor
5 In the court this morning looking TO aiding and
assisting her Siet.r, Ella Hale. who WAS charged with
threats against Mary Howard, by paying the fine
that might be imposed; that While or the portico,
near The court rCoIn she was approached by Young,
who asked her business. and She told him her sr-
rand; that he then told her he had her SISTER.
and She would not tell him anything, and asked IL
she (pettlOnerl had IS 10 pay him 10 start the
In the event OF his paying lawyer, so he would he
relmburSed the Iuoney advanced. She further
states that Young endeavored To induce her TO en-
ploy lawyer for her sister, and he also approached
her sister, Ella Hall, for like purpose, while she
was locked up In the cell. She therefore asks a
rule be issued. &c The court granted the rule re-
turDable on the 2Sth.
DISPUTE ABorT HEN.-A young white lady was
summoned TO appear before the Police Court this
morning, 70 answer TO charge OF larceny OF old
hen from one OF her neighb0rS The chicken was
taken under a claim OF right, and yesterday each
claimant had hold OF the fowl and the tuSsle the
hen came out worsted, its legs having been almost
pulled OF and its body left almost bare. AS The
attorney refused TO prosecute and the case was
nOlle pressed. The case was afterwards compro-
missed by Detective Block being promised the VIC
tim OF the sQuabble for his dinner.
A Chapter i'm q Romance.
WHY FRED. BURKHART SENT HIS YOUNG WIFE ACROSS
THE OCEAN.
From the New York World.
Three years ago, in a small German town, Fred
Burkhart won the affections OF pretty Pauline
Andre, an ignorant girl OF eighteen, s'whose face
was her fortune" His parents, who are wealthy
people, frowned on this attachment. and when he
informed them OF his intention to fulfil his promise
OF marrying the girl his father threatened to dis
inherit him. This did not weaken his love- and the
young couple were secretly married two years and
half ago and lived happily together until within
few months. Then the old gentleman learning OF
this and mistrusting that it an Illicit attach
ment that had been continued since his interference
in the love affair." again threatened 10 cut of his son
II he did not leave Pauline. Therefore Burkhardt
whose love OF money was greater than that for his
wife, told her that they must be parted for a time
He told her that In America every one could find
home for the seeking. Seeing that she must be
sacrificed the young wife submitted TO his argu-
ments and, sailing from Hamburg on the Geuert
arrived In this city yesterday with her child year
and half old. She was found to have only about
$40 in her possession and, when informed at Castle
Garden that unless she could find friends who
would care for her she must be returned to the
Fatherland, she was greatly astoniShed. "But NV
Fred will come for me In two years." she said
land can live here till then.' But notwfthStand-
ing her protests she Will probably be returned On
the Gellert