Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-11
As TO the Legality or Supertntendese
POwelrs Appointments.

WHAT COMMISSIONERS EDMoNDS SAYS.
A STAR reporter called the attention OF Com
missioner Edmonds TO the communication of
..Citizen," i'm The STAR OF yesterday, i'm rela-
ton to the violation OF law I'm the recent sp-
pointment of Mr.. Powell as school superinteud-
ent from the fact that he is a nonresident II
the District Mr.. Edmonds said that the act Of
the Legislative assembly creating the Offices for
the District of Columbia enumerates a superio-
tendent of public schools for the city OF Wasa-
ington and In the qualifications for these officsrs
states that they must have exercised the priv
ilege OF suffrage i'm the District OF Columbia. A
subsequent act created superintendent OF pub
lie schools for the city OF Georgetown, and an.
other for the county; but this qualification,
pricatege ct sUrdge, was onit,ed M ia ootn ca,ses
three school Jurisdictions being consolidated by
the Commissioners under the act OF Congress ~
1874, creating new form OF government issr
the District and a change OF the system, which
carried with it the annulment Of the old rules.
Eleven Prisoners Arraigned.
SOME PLEAD GUILTY AND ONE SENTENCED
AND THE OTHERS PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
To-day the dock OF the Criminal Court con-
tained eleven prisoners for arraignment aud
they pleaded as follows: VIM. Tippett, assault
with intent to kill Lucretia Tppett on Apral
29th, pleaded not guilty: Oscar Turner, house
breaking, pleaded not guilty; William Jacksoh,
petit larceny. second offense, pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced TO Is months I'm the Albany
penitentiary; William Dickson alias Winfield,
-
jackson alias simpson, assault with intent W
kill Benz. simpson on May Sd last, plea of
not guilty; Charles King housebreaking In tlse
night May 14th at the premises OF Fritz
1s ceny Of fe horse @ from @ Nay Howard on May i5tl
plea OF not guilty; Charles johnson, house
plea of not guilty; Samuel II. Cant alias Jenny
Cant, assault on Officer Skidmore on May 70,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced TO one year
in the Albany penitentiary. Michael Greeh
and George Briscoe, assault on Police Oficss
Hogan on May 30th- Green pleaded guiitys
Briscoe not guilty.
CONFESSION OF CONFIDENCE MAN..Robert
Morgan, alias Stanley, alias Jones, who was
arrested Tuesday night In Willards hall, o<
Private Detectives McDevitt and Finder ano
Lieut. Arnold, was charged In the Police Court
this morning with being q notorious thief ana
confidence man and having an unlawful puss
pose I'm view at the time OF his arrest, 10 Wit,
the obtaining certain diamonds Of Jacobs broa.
by means Of false represent ntafions. Lieut. AT.
mold described The arrest ana c9niessson nj OF tbs
dence man, and that he lived on his wits; that
he never worked and never Intended TO. Mr.
az Soa coPpenc any Sr tns
and thought IL was better to get the prisoner
out OF the city, and thought he would be very
Judge. Jug fhe prisoner sat smiling si the jadsss
remarks, knowing that he would be able 20 fur-
nish bail and keep from wearing the striped
sum OF $500, and in Default 70 be committed %
the chain gang for three months.
CHARGED WITH CRUEL TRrArxxwr ov
CHILD.-Mary Law, who lives q 214 7th street
southwest was charged In the Police Court 20
day with violating. section Sd Of the act Sor
an eleven-year-old child. which she claims 10 .
her own. although the police say that it vos
ls sr With s1a her oy ssosnsr Pson TIE esss -
ants personal reoQgnisanos Wa taken ~ -
appearance.