Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-23

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theif return it Is expected that they will render
q decision in that case. Assistant Secretary
about made up his mind in the case, but that
there tad been no conference with his ASSOC
ciates sad It vas impossible TO say what the de-
| New York paper, which purported to give the
glst 81 the decision recon mending the. At
validity Of the Bell patent, he laughed. ed and md
said that no decision had been prepared, and
that the statements were mere conjecture.
| The Beit Divorce Case Aftermath.
PoLicENAN HARPER on TRIAL FOR PERJURY.
The case of Police Officer Joseph Harper, oil
| the fourth precinct, chnrgeu with committing
perjury in connection with the Belt divorce
| case, as heretufore mentioned in The STAR,
| was chilled for trial in the Police Court this
AFTERNOON. and Mr.. Charles 9. Moore, for the de-
| PENDANT, entered a plea OF "not guilty.
Harper IS charged with falsely anu eofruptly
| swearing that during the winter OF 1879 he
saw seYe en ladies' goipg IN and coming out Of
duty On occasions when he was there; that he
was GATED there by Lieut. skippon to find out
was there because It was considered q loose
hoise, and was sept there by Lieut. Skippon to
nnn t9an out that on one occasion he met OH:
they told him that Mrs. Wysong run the house
at that time. Ho fdentifed MS Belts picture
as that OF . lady he thought he had seen at the
mousse ON NJ least one OCCASION"
MT Thomas offered in evidence the record OF
proceedings in the Bel. case in Baltimore city
and inc Maryland laws bearing on the subject
Mr.. W. II. Smith testified that he was sworn
py one OF the commissioners to traly report
IN evidence Wines coaid not e" sav Wnee1
inc deposition was signed or not, or whether It
was read over or not.
given by the defendant, witch showed that ne
did bot pretend te identity the picture OF Mrs.
Godirey, and reported nothing adverse to the
n hrr,
OFFICER Cattell, who was stationkeeper at tie
thlra precinct station during s7S and 1879,
TESTIFIED that he kept the books Of the precinct
during those years and that Officer Harper was
on duty there OF that time. Mr. Benton was
Also in that precinct.
On cross examination witness said he had
been requested by Lieut.. Skippon TO 60 to a GER
tain house and see ii a certain person was
there; he thought the lieutenant mad some
trouble with q member Of his family
the court thought that matter should not be
gone into at present.
officer Lamb testified that he was on duty in
the fourth precinct III the tall Of 1878 and
spring ct lS4 r. Witness said he never saw Mr.
Harper watching house No. 11U6 |. street, nor
a s,n,,d ne ever tel him the name OF any lady;
any conversation with him about her or her
house.
On crossexamination witness said he had
met Inc defendant; had seen him pass through
the precinct; had talked with him, but could
not remember what the conversations were
ABOUT; did not know Mrs: Wysong when he did
A.
Mittor richards, formerly chief of police, tes-
titled to the practices of the department reiat-
to DO duty. Witness always cansidered H arner
an efficient officer.
FALSE REPORT OF WHOLESALE DIS
CHARGE AT THE PENSION UBFICE.-It was re-
ported to-day that 400 clerks and examiners
In the Pension Office were to be dismissed on
the 1st OF January. The Chief clerk denies the
statement, and says that the report probably
and lessening the work Of the office They
cannot, however, get along with any smaller
force, as all the time md labor saved must be
put upon the accumulated work.
Tive SENATORS TO BE ELECTED FROM MIS-
srssIPP1-The legislature which will meet in
Mississippi next month will elect two United
States Senators, one for n fuli term to succeed
Senator George in 1887, and one to fill out the
remainder OF the term for which Secretary
Lamar was elected. Senators George and Wal
thali, the latter Of whom was appointed to the
vacancy made by the resignation of Mr.. Lamar,
will be chosen as their successors, respectively,
without opposition.
THE PRESIDENTS CHRIsrMAs.-The Presi-
dent expects to spend Christmas day quietly
at the White House. de will have no company
with Miss Cleveland. He will probably go out
To drive in the afternoon II the weather is pleas
ant, There will be no church services at DR.:
Sunderiands church, SO that the President will
probably not attend church on Christmas day.
CHRIsTMAs MONEY For THE CLERKs.-The
employees OF the Treasury and Navy depart
ments will be paid their salaries up to date to-
morrow. The State department clerks were
paid UP TO date on the 2Gth inst, and the War
department clerks to-day,
TARDY TREASURY CLERks-There were
seven tardyTreasury department employees this
morning and nine yesterday.
DIED ON HIS BIkrHDAY.-Mr. George Berg
ling, the merchant tailor, celebrated his G3d
birthday yesterday very quietly and received
the congratulations OF his friends. During
pain about his heart. He was taken auiIe III
about 3 O'clock in the evening at his residence,
012 street nortl west, and died very
soon Afterwards. The fatal malady was
paralysis of the heart. He was a
native OF Germany, but had been engaged In
this city over thirty years as merchant tailor.
He was much respected as citizen.
Prohibition by Force Of Arms.
An Afchison, Kan, special, December Dad,
says: The town of Valley Falls has been torn up
for a week by q whisky war, but the people
have at last triumphed and the liquor men are
fugftives. On Monday one Curtis, who had
been driven out of Mnscotah and Topeka, came
TO VaJley Falls and ANNOUNCED his determine
ton OF opening parroQnn and gambling house.
The people arose against him. He WAS arrested
tried and acquitted on the plea that he did not
own tie place. :, he was then tried asa vagFant
o. H4n III,