Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-31

THE DELAY IN CARRYING OUT HIS SENTENCE
EXPLAINED


EXPLAINED.
The fact that Benjamin +. BigeiOw was sent
TO the state prison al Concord, n. H., last Fri
day, nearly two years after he had been con-
victed Of embezzlement and sentenced by
Judge Wyfie, in the Criminal Court here has
caused some comment The question hereto
lore frequently asked, why such delay in carry
ing out the sentence, is thus explained: Upon
points made by his counsel the case went to the
General Tern, which, on June 22d, 1884, gave
decision affirming the judgment below. The
sentence was imprisonment at hard labor in
the Concord, New Hampshire, state prison,
the time shortly afterwards the contract ex-
pared, and the contractors working the prison.
srs there having failed. a law was passed by the
New Hampshire legislature which, it was
claimed by many here, made the prison one of
solitary confinement, and therefore Bigelow
could not be sent to it. 1t was also claimed by
some of Bigslowss friends that the sentence
was without authority of law, as 1t prescribed
labor These questions were recently acted
that the sentence could be carried out by send
Ing the prisoner TO Concord. and he left on FRI
day, as stated in THE STAR Since his incar-
ceratlon In Jail he has been sick, but had recOy.
ered, and was In excellent health when he left
y WFE-BEATER SENTENCED.-Patrick Hur-
ley; a milk peddIer, who resides near the corner
OF III and l4th streets northeast, was placed on
trial before Judge Mills in the Police Court to
Gay, charged with assaulting his wife Cathe-
rlne, whose eye showed evidences of q hard
oaow Catherine testified that last night she
oOSot bdii-pdSt blut OciOck. and IL
was nearly ten when Pat came in. He came
INTO the bed room and said that Mcdonald was
IN trouble and had three charges against him
she sale she did not care, and he then came to
her, and vi bile she was still in bed ne choked
ner, and she said she going down stairs
PAT said IL she did he would XIII her Pat then
went and looked out the window To see IL anv.
pody was about, and while he was at the win
dow she started TO run down stairs but Pat
her three times in the face She said She had
oeen abused by Fat for eighteen years. He was
sentenced sen % 80 days in jail and fined s25, or
KNIeHrs OF LABOR COMING TO WAsHIxc-
TOD A -; Knights of Labor, of Richmond.
Va, Will visit washington next Sunday About
l,2oo h nights are expected They will arrive
IN the morning and spend the whole day here.
The knights of Labor of this city are arranging
10 make 1t pleasant Tor their Richmond breth.
rem.
CAPTURED WHEN ABOUT TO BArHE.-Yes-
teroay afternoon a party of nine white men and
Sax coiored boys were disrobing themselves pre-
p:.ratoryto going in bathing. near the south end
by several c0lored constables who placed the
entire party under arrest. Two colored bows
anu one man escaped. but the remaining
Twelve were marched off to Waterloo near the
Dnck yards, and taken To a frame shanty where
aeolored magistrate held court. They were
charged with trespassing on Green's farm and
the magistrate fined each OF them ss. makinS
SSo In all, which was paid.
AA&~AoE hat Is called
NHIaee caInp-meeting WAS commenced YES
tsrday, under the auspices of the A. NJ Z.
county, MO- There " u large Ient erected i'm
which the meetings are held, and there is only
Ooe other tent upon the ground Rev J. M
CarsnhI OF this city, pseached In the evening.
kEEPING UP THE WAk-Robert Jones the
eolored messenger in the Patent office recently
fined, Was before the Police Court today cbaruaaS
with using indecent language and making rSS1s
remarks 10 Alice. Witnesses were heard on
Doth sides, and The case was dismissed
COUSIN OF COLEMAN F1NED.-Wm. Cole
man, o1aorsd. who b said to be a cousin Of Ad
Shee hans pistol, was arrested yesterday In ths
section OF South Washington known as .Fre1i
s...s Ior dsordceiy conduct. A large
hence. Coleman WAS taken to the Polire Con-
this morning and fined $tO or sixty DAYS on
the farm
THE LETTER CARRIxRs.-ro-morrowt the let
ter carriers of the city viii resume their dutie,
according TO the old schedule, which was m od si
NED at the beginning Of the hot term in order q
give the carriers as much relief as possible with
out seriousfy impairing the service.
TIE EXCURSION TO ericsson SPRINGS ad
vertised by the Pennsylvania railroad Septem
able tips ever offered 70 the Washington Dec
PIE The rate tor the round TIP, which In
eindes one fnu days board at the famou
the reach Of al. At this time Of the year Ga,
trip through the country sraversed by tn
Pennsylvania railroad Is particularly attrac
tive. Observation CARS viii be attached TO "a.
train, from which an unohgtructed view of u
weird and fasusnAsang scenery Of the Alleghen,
mountains can be enjoyed. The special trail
viii leave q $50 q IA. reaching Cressoo 6:3a
p N: The tickets are good to retnrn withiI
Ten d1yA Special races At tie Mountain Houo
can be obtained by th0e dest1Ang to remAis
there. representative q tie Company VII
10sts OF the party.