Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-09

four days before the dispatch was sent and he
nS In sSs
friends announcing President Barrios' death
Of Salvador. and he had no reason 10 believe
that his dispatches Were correct
GEN. FIrzHUcH LEE WOULD NOT ACCEPT
THE DISTRICT MARsHALsHrP.-The Virginia
democratic Congressman have been comforting
today upon the appointment OF U. s. marshals
In that state. A prominent democrat OF that
state, and an old friend of the Lee family, said
70 STAR reporter: The talk about Gen. Fitz-
hugh Lee being made marshal of the District OF
Columbia, feel sure, is without his assent He
", would not accept the position. Fitz Lee wants
20 De governor OF Virginia, and he viii get IL,
too. He naturally desires to perpetuate the
family name 10 the history OF the state He has
more friends than any man In the state. and
ieve he would take the District marshalship
under any circumstances"
SINGULAR INEQUALITY in the new tariff
laws has been discovered I'm the Treasury de.
partment Formerly the duty on pens was
assessed ad valorem; but, as only steel pens
laws the duty was changed to - cents per gross
on metallic pens. Under this change dealers
can import valuable gold pens in large qaanti-
Ties with duty OF only II cents per gross.
Killed in . Railroad Collision.
An INTERESTING MANsLAUGHTER CASE "A
FLAGMAN ON TRIAL.
To-day, in the Criminal Court, the case OF
John Sullivan, indicted for manslaughter. in
causing the death of Michael ]. Riley. on the
night OF July 18th, 1854, in the collision be-
tween locomotives z and L., Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, at the connection, near the cor
ner OF and LIST streets northeast was called for
triai-Messrs. Z. 2. Philips and Ill. C. Clagett for
the accused and Mr.. Coyle prosecuting. The
coroner's jury found that 1.-The collision was
caused by the cuipable neglect and criminal
carelessness on the part of John Sullivan. flag
man, in not displaying the proper sig
branch OF said railroad" They also found that
the incoming train was running at dangerous
speed In the city limits, and that the Y connec-
ton Is dangerous to life, and it should be aban-
doned.
The following jurors were selected TO try the
case: g. w. Ecklof, w. Mayse. Joseph Turner,
VIM. Ball, John E. Ferguson, w. T. Payne. w
3: Dyer, w. p. Grove, Martin Horne, T.. P.
WEIGH, and c. H. offutt. J. Hodgkin>on.
Mr. Coyie opened the case, stating that malice
was not charged in the case. 1t was the duty of
the defendant to attend the signals. Mr.. Coyle
explained these duties by diagram.
he expected to show that sullivan was
engaged In talking TO a friend till very few
moments before the accident happened, and
then gave the wrong signal. which resulted in
the collision and death OF Mr.. Riley, the engi-
neer.
Mr.. Phelps, for the defendant, said that some
body must be selected the offender; that
Others were responsible for the accident, the
ira II from the west coming into q crowded city
al thirty to forty miles per hour.
THE TESTIMONY.
j. N. Coyle was the first witness called and
he testified TO the correctness Of the diagram,
and explained the locations of tracks, targets
watch boxes, sc.
Arthur ]. Mosburg. conductor OF the western
nncomlngl train, was then examined.