Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-27
Mr.. Warmers Protest.

CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE Law RE-
LATING TO THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS
THE COMMISSIONERS DECLINE TO SUSPEND ITS
ENFORCEMENT.
The Commissioners yesterday received COM
munication from Mr.. B. H. Warner, real estate
agent, lin which he says: II am in receipt of a
letter from R. P. Dodge, assessor d. Co. in which
he, commands payment of license and filing of
bond, In default of which he threatens to sue
l nave had my bond executed for some time
and and check drawn for payment of the
ton until decision was arrived at in q suit
brought by the District against T. E. Wagga-
man han invoking n the The very point of objection
brokers against paying their license.
Mr.: Waggaman informs me that the delay in
obtaining decision is the fault of your attor-
ney. l know not how this Is, but / suggest
that you take measures to expedite the case
and obtain decision, which is asked by many
fed with the enforcement of the construction
OF the law by the Commissioners. am perfectly
good for the payment of any amount that may
be found due. suggest that no action be taken
which will compel me to appeal, adding cost to
myself as well as to the District of Columbia. I
VIII cheerfaliy comply with any decision made
To this the Commissioners, through Secretary
Tindall, have replied:
permit you or any other agent to carry on the
business of dealing in real estate without a
license pending decision in the Waggaman
case. That case refers to preceding license
year, and the Commissioners being bound to
execute the law until nullified by the courts
must take steps to secure to the revenues of the
District all license fees falling due pending q
future legal decision. Recovery of any money
paid by real estate dealers through an unconstf-
tutional or otherwise defective law would be 4
matter for Congress to direct. AS your check
for $25 appears to have been placed in the
part. that the Commissioners would comply
with your requestfor suspension ofproceedings
oS e
gaInan that there has been remissness on the
part of the attorney for the District in bringing
his case to trial, had not been heard of hitherto
by the Commissioners, but it will be immedi-
ately brought to the notice of that officer The
Commissioners do not call in question your
nnanciai standing gOrreSponsibility. or They find
law 50 plain In Its terms that exception to its
provision provisions Sex excites surprise, and it is their
bOunden duty to enforce It,"
The following additional real estate dealers
have taken out their licenses and given bonds:
X; H., o. chal5as hotaman Duffy Co. Walker vii
Herrill, James ID. Maher, r. s. T. Leopold and
Charles 8. Shreeve.
THE UNION VETERAN CORPS FA1R.-Iast eve.
ming, the Union Veteran Corps fair, at Abner's
hall was oa visited by the members Of the indie
additional candidates have been put on the
blackboard: For the G. A. r. uniform, N. B.
Maggie Osmun; messengers watch, 7. 81. Simp-
SON son; sa, banner, a., Misses Benner and Grassland;
Casey 1ss ssh sF
Mrs.; Rsh; Waterbury lamp, NJ. l. Ackerinan,,
plush cushion, Mrs. Davis.
AN EPISODE OF THE WARRENToN CAMPlThe
trial Of Jas. Hord for murder, which was com.
menced On Wednesday in the county court at
Warrenton, Va, resulted yesterday In the ac.
Quttal Of the prisoner. The I'd United States
artilleIy encamped last summer at the Fau-
quier sulphur Springs. John Ryan, q private
In battery H OF said regiment, on the 5lst Of
August went to store near the camp and there
met Hord, and the two men drank several
mony, made HOrd an insulting proposition con-
cerning his daughter, when Hord drew pistol
and shot Ryan through the left breast. Ryan
was carried TO his regiment close by and the
next day died. The soldiers Of the I'd regi-
ment swore vengeance on Hord, and his where
broke camp, when he appeared and surrendered
himself into custody and was bailed.