Daily Republican., 1885-08-21
Philadelphia Items,

Philadelphia Items.
PnH.ADELPnlh, Aug. u, 1sS5-An ir
ieresting story is told in libel in divorc
filed in the Common Pleas Court vester
day hy Maxwell Stevenson, counsel fo
Ella NJ. MosB, an actress, against d
Witt Moak, a member of Duprez 4
Bened!ct's Miustrels Mr.. Moak is nov
living on Carpenter street above Fourth
The nomin4. residence Of her husband Il
at Is Dill street, Auburn, N. Y. He il
well educated, and is u connection OF III,
distinguished New York family of ID,
| Witt. Before ~ Went on the vaudevill,
stage he had read iAw and been admitted
| TO the bar
His wife first met HIM while ne wa:
playing an engagement here. She had
Just left school and was cap.ivated by his
dashing manners. He was introduced to
her by common friend. paid her at
entions, and on July -, 1874. rs averred
in the Libel. he married her, They went
to Auburn 10 live, taking NJ their resi-
dence on Genesse street, They afterwards
came back to this city and lived at 1918
Callowhill street. About three Years ago.
as alleged, Moak went away 70 fill AN en-
gagement and did not return. He has
persisted in his desertion, it is charged,
until this time. His wife says she cannot
account for it, except on the simple basis
that he had " grown tiredp Of her.
Special officers Carpenter and Ecks sein
yesterday arrested colored man, giving
the name of James Wilson, claiming Ia
live in Gloucester, N. j. on the charge of
nj tat nj fn1p
The same officers appre4ended the priso-
ner three years ago tor SS}iecting money
which he claimed was for building d
church aud he was sent to the House OF
Correction. This time he was soliciting
subscriptions for " Jefferson Rigby,
Gloucester, who was burned out by fire
in August, 1888, and is now i'll with
asthma, and absolutely peuniless. throue h
the forest fires A book found on the pris-
oner shows collections amounting to SIS.
" Who is Rigby - asked Magistrate
Smith, before whom the accused was ar
raigned.
"He's an uncle o. mine, al I'se Jess
gadderin' in little fur him. was the
reply.
My opinion is that you are fraud, !"
observed the Court, and I'll hold you in
$500 bail.
James Warren, the carman who has
lain speechless at his house, 1852 Patton
street, since Saturday evening, when he
was brought home suffering from what
was conjectured to have been a violent as
sault, died yesterday morning. The cause
of his death, according to the statement
OF DR.. f, j. Mcoscar, the physician in
attendance, as verified last night by q
post-mortem examination, was not
violence, but pressure Of b'ood on the
brains, caused by the rupture while the
man was engaget in loading goods from
the V. Quarre Company, at l2l North
Ninth street. There is d possibility that
the mans life might have been saved had
he not hesn turned away from the Pensyl
vania Hospital on the ground that he was
the subject of " jim-jams.
The old bell of the steamer Major Roy
bold was lost in the cyclone, Yesterday.
Captain W. Eugene Reybold, the COM
mandcr OF the vessel at the time of the
disaster. and who SO narrowly escaped
death, went in the tug Hamilton Disston
to locate for the divers the place where
the bell likely lies. The steamboat com.
pany has offered large reward to the
finder, The bell is highly priced for its
quality, and especially by the Reybold
family, ii having been cast in 1866 at
Troy, \. y. by order OF Major Philip
Reybold, one OF the first steamboat men
Of the Delaware.
Business at the office OF the Supervi-
sing Examiners of the Pension Depart
ment, in the Post-office building, was
brought to close yesterday, and the
work OF removing this records to Wash
ington was begun. 7. j, Shannon,
formerly in charge Of the Office, will re
port in Washington OF Monday. Under
the recent consolidation OF the twenty dis
tricts into five Philadelphia merges into
the Hudson district, which includes the
New England and Middle States and
part of Maryland.
Martha Fitzgerald, of Eirkwood. n. j. -,
was walking along Seventh street, below
Walnut, last night, when she was ap
preached by man, who struck her. Her
screams attracted the attention OF
policeman, who captured her assailant.
The latter gave his name at the Nine
teenth District Police station as John
Mariner, of III Goodwater street. His
hearing takes place this morning.
Some boys saw woman throw a
bundle into the Scnuylkill, in the Park,
above Girard avenue, about O'Clock last
nlgnt. lhey WcTe curious anu Hsileu tne
bundle out with pole. II was the body
of still born child and was given In
charge Of the Park guards, who removed
it to the morgue.
Mayor smith. with r. NJ. McWade
and Dr. M. S. French, OF the Citizens
Relief Committee, will visit Richmond to
ascertain what assistance is required by
sufferers IRON the recent tornado. The
Twenty fifth Ward Relief Committee yes
terday relieved several cases. 1t acknowl-
edges contributions aggregating S105.
Patrick Msher, aged 10 years, of No.
97l South Front street, fell dead yester-
day in the Market house on Second
street, below Pine.
F0r Reut Chenn