Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-11
Struck by a Locomotive.
INQUEST OVER THE UNKNOWN MAN KILLED AT TEE
LoNe BRIDGE

Lone BRIDGE
| At TWO O'Clock this afternoon Coroner Patterson
! he'd lid inquest. II Lee, undertaking establish.
nc1.. over ths body OF the upk nown nan who Wa,
sup noscd 10 nave been killed "Wednesday ate noon
by railroad train near the Lon. hIii.-. The Jury
Was composed OF IessTS WIZ Rogers. James ".
! Dunn. George C. Burchard, Wm- kO,nauce. u. Lee
| and David kbberts.
| Nr. George W. Phillips testified that he saw the
man just after the O'Clock train had passed. de
heard something strike the platform and he went
Out and saw the body, which had been thrown
/ about y or 30 feet. The SHOW was falling pretty
| rapid at the time. The man was on the south side
OF tue track There was no path TO walk on, but a
! Mr j. H. Setzey TESTIFIED that he saw the MAJ
strilcI he was going towards Alexandria Ia the
same direction the cars We're running, and was on
the side OF the track when the locomotive struck
hun. The cars were going from fifteen to twenty
miles an hour at the time ms engineer WAS on
tne hight hand Of ni: engine and tbs victim Oh the
Tue Del was not runs. but since the accident it
has bsen ringing
| David Wagner and Riahsrc Brown, who witnessed
| the accident. gave similar testimony.
4r. james L. DAVIS, tie eugineSr of the train.
testified that he knew nothing OF this affair until
bis location ON the train In Oh the right or the
CINE. and the maj, az it appears. was the len.
he Wa. running 10 said At ths rate OF six or seven
Patrick Luddy, the fireman Of the train, gave
similar testimony.
District Gcvern,n aat Affairs.
coMmittse consisting Of hr. james 3. Barbour,
Horat.o Srowning and several ether merchants
waited on The District Commissioners tlls after
nooa 10 regard t. the nsw license bill.
The Commissioners have notified Prof. r T.
Greener as attorney, that such portion o. the prop
erty belonging 10 the Vt PSJs.h church a. |. u.ed
for Religious purposes has been cancelled from the
taX-bo0As. IN conformity with the report OF The
WHAT Mr. onTESsTsrN FOUND N TIE TRuNk-
Mr. Louis 0rtsnstsp. 4o6 c street a w. rsportsd to
the major oil police to-day that white man, about
3s years Old, feet 10 Inches high. SANDER build
long light hair, has been roonling at ls house for
three weeks past. and has faiiei pay bis as
agreed re sent him away on the 9th. and held his
trunk, which was opened by hi. (Ortensteins) wife
thlS morning. and found that IL contained nothing
OUT lot OF newspapers, large Stone. and d Joint
OF siX-inch sewer pipe. Tie delinquent ro0mer
Claimed 10 be an intimate nend or Judge Reno.
ana sidd he was doing some writing Tor Senator.
FIND FOR BUYING A STOLEN Notwithstanding
Merritt, good loos1ng Young girl. wss charged In
the Police Court this morning with the larceny OF
watch worth e2o from her aunt. Miss Clara FTeer
OF 9l2 street sou invest Ni.s Freer testified that
the defendant acknow ICED taxing ;ne watch and
selling II TO Nrs- Thomson Tor s.. As She said
she vas not daAirQus or prosecuting the girl wuoal
she intends TO send 10 Baltimore next wesh. the
court took the defendants peH.onsl bonds. Mrs II.
Thompson OF 1910 stree, vas hen charged Wit
receiving stolen goods Josephine Merritt testified
that she soi1 he watch 70 Mrs. Thompson f0r 3
Detective NattlIgiy testified that \ r. Thompson
a1tsr being arrested .jid. that II they would leave
the room sne would produce the W iten which was
done. She produced fl. ana said that she bought Il
from the little girl The defendant testified that
the girl Said that her mother wanted her 70 sell the
watch and buy another larger one 10 wear on the
Opera House stage, where she was TO be employed.
and thereupon her husband bought the watch for
5. Miss Lizzie Baker testified that ths girl some
time ago offered the watch for sale in johnson 5
dining rooms, and told the same story that she
told TO Mrs. Thompson. The court fined the de-
PENDANT $40, ana took her personal bonds
The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN
To-day, Austin sEt District OF Columbia; On
hearing.
CIRCUIT CorRr-Judoe YacA rthvr
To-day, EmbIy agL Allan; on hearing.
PROBATE CoUhT-Judge Jamss
To-day, win Of John flaming died EXempEfsd
copy Of win Of w. G. CONNIE filed Estate OF Al
bert y. Perrottst; inventory OF personally re-
turned Estate Of John j. Meyers: order OF refsr-
ence to commissioner and deposition OF Mary IL.
Meyers died. Estate OF A. A. Humphreys: viii al.
united 10 probate and letters granted TO ReDecca
\. Humphrsys.bond OF $4,000. Estate or Russell
Brace; final notice Estate or Juliet A. QuacKen-
bush; ordsr OF publication Estate Joseph A.
Coburn: motion requiring executor to rls new bond
rows; order OF publication. Estate OF Richard
Vige; rule on ADMINISTRATIVE Estate CT Ida K
Davis; executor ordered 70 distribute household
ordered to pay over TO widow certain moneys from
bensvolent associations in i've days. Estate Amos
A. LazenDy; order sgpolnling =: {; yOcksbss guar
Alexandria Affairs.
! Reported for TIE IvENrNs sIAR.
UNITED STATES CorET.-The United States dis
trict court engaged in the trial of the suit OF W.
r Clair AGt Geo &. Fox. an action In which the
plaintiff Claims $4,000 for services In connection
with the WhitRhsl gold mine In Sportsylvana coap-
y The case engaged the entire session Of the court
to-day.
| Tn. PBAYKB ABKTINos-Ths week OF PRAYER
draws large congregations 70 the Second Presbyte-
rtan church. The meeting last night was led by
| Rev. Nj Tredway, and devoted to prayer for the
| church OF Christ Tonight intsrceslon will be
made for the nations, and Rev. Dr. Hippo, VI tie
Baptist, Will lead the meeting.
| MDIcTNESN-The grand jury OF the United
States district court has presented the following
indictments; VIM. Hunter, colored, robong the
post Office at Garfield, In Fairfax county; Thomas
Hardy and l. Hayes, for robbery OF ThOA Hayes at
Fortress Monroe same, for assault on Ihos. Hayes;
same for larceny OF $40 The cases will AL be tried
| this term.
NoTKS-Ths only prisoner at the station HOUSE
| this morning was JAS. Beach, arrested by Oflcer
Franks, charged with disorderiy conducL--Dxnlel
Cullen, young man, well-known here, died last
night at his home, on Cameron, between Royal and
| Pitt streetA Mr.. Cullen had lost one arm many
years aGo.-Coal has been sent down TO Quant,co
by railroad for the OF of the river steamer
lying therS-Ihe Hydrauion =. +. 4. company
meets tonight TO recommend Q driver for the
choice OF the wardens-kaJor Geo. Duffey, CON-
missioner Of the revenue, II now engaged In maang
/ his annual aSSc6sm6nt-JudgO Hughes has is
susd discharges IN bankruptcy Ia The following