Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-16
The Crow Creek Reservation.

tle east room, Wlere tlPN were received DV the
President, and the usual handshaking followed.
The Crow Creek Reservation.
The Secretary of the Interior has under con-
sideration the question whether the executive
order of February 9th, throwing open for set
tlement the lands within the old Crow Creek
ana Winnebago reservations in Dakota, shall
be revoked or allowed 70 continue in force.
Committed Suicide I'm Baltimore.
TRAGIC FATE OF A WASHINGTON WOMAN IN
THE MONUMENTAL CITY.
The wife of w. Ii. Bean, q machinist in the
navy, living at No. 523 9th street southeast
disappeared from her home last Wednesday
She had been suffering from mental alteration.
Mr.. Bean was notified by the police Saturday
Of the death in Baltimore OF woman supposed
to be his wife and Immediately went with his
woman as his wife. The deceased went to the
house of Mrs. w. H. Brent, who keeps q board
Ing house on Eutaw street, Baltimore, last
told Mrs. Brent that she was from Washing ton.
Saturday she was found in her room in a stu
por., and she died about halfpast three O'Clock.
At the inquest the testimony elected from Mrs.
Brent and other witnesses was to the effect that
the deceased went out Of the house Thursday,
and was noticed to be under the influence OF
liquor when she returned. Mrs. Brent spoke to
her on her condition. In the conversation that
followed she said she was married to a
ill-treated her and had threatened to conflne
her in an insane asylum. EARLY in the week
she had been examined at her residence in
Washington by physician sent, she presumed,
by her husband. After he left she got ready to
leave Washington, and on Wednesday came to
Baltimore. She said that she had no children
of her own, but stepson Of her husband by his
first wife lived in the house. This young man
remarked TO her when she told him she was
@ mns Wsky sending sas
drank freely Of it. She did not make her 'i ap
pearance at the dinner table that day. The
ladies of the house went to her room and found
tion, which continued through the evening and
night. On Saturday morning she was still In
This continued stupOr so alarmed Mrs. Brent
that she sent for Drs. Claggett and Wiley, who,
upon examining her, said she had taken NOR
her bosom, showing that considerable portion
had been used. Efforts to restore her were una
vailing, and she died about $3.50 pm. The body
bruises
The jury decided that the deceased. whose
name was then unknown, came to her death
deceased was woman of handsome proper
tions, oval face, dark complexion and pretty
f 6issk Eyes MI Bean upon learning Of the
had been cruelty treated, and ascribed her state
ments to the disordered condition of her mind.
She was, he said, addicted to drinking, and he
supposed the bruises on her body were received
from falling. Her maiden name, he said was
Laura Feltner. The deceased was buried to-day
ID Death OF FATHEs EoRryNES.,Intellgenee
n thS o fhe az mis-
Tenn, of Father NJ B. Fortune, who for mum,
Der OF years was pastor Of st. DominIcs church,
phis about five years ago to take charge Of a
church there during the time of the yellow
visit. He died of pneumonia.
THE MAN WHO SAVED FRANKLIN's LEDGER.
ger Of the Sixth Auditors office, and who pre-
lin from the fire at the Post Once department,
tentiy stated in Saturdays STAR, but Mr. W.
w. Cox, who left the department IN 1873, and
was engaged IN the real estate business here
until his death, the 18th of January last.
The photographic copies of the ledger left by Mr.
Cox are Inherited by his children, Of whom he
left several.
RoBBERIEs REpoRrEp.-Mr. T. A. Kirwan, of
Harpers Ferry, West Va, while at the Balti-
gold watch worth $50. The watch was re-
covered in Baltimore.---J A. Ross, lola Penn
sylxania avenue, reports stolen rom hat rack
worth S2O.-Mls. Agnes Heron, 512 I'd street
northwest, reports stolen from her house on the
Elizabeth Varney, 1913 18Th street. reports
stolen from the house silk skirt valued at SO,
Miss Clara Wright, 1926 10th street, reports
stolen three-stone diamond ring worth $40.
SHOT Boy WITH PARLoR R1FLE.-Sat-
urday morning James F. Wadsworth, who is
sixteen years old and lives in the Vicinity Of
Goth street and Massachusetts, avenue, went
out to Rock creek with some companions TO
While returning the rifle was discharged while
in W adsworths hands, and the bullet entered
hoe sn Mhn re OF Mm % Teier
who was out walking with some companions.
WadSworth was arrested and charged with
assault and battery, and the case was continued
in the Police Court this morning.
THE PROFIT CA sA CAsEs-In the cases of
Wallace Elliot & Co. and Howell & Co. against
Francis Profit, John Quinn and jeremiah Quinn
We're before Judge Cox on Saturday-Messrs.
piainti Messrs H. Davis or the o 5Si 1ne
and L. Tobriner for Mr. Profit. When Mr. Profit
was arrested last August upon a capias ad
him with having fraudulently disposed of his
property, writ of habeas corpus was sued |
out by his counsel to test the legality of his
arrest The matter came on before Judge Has- |
ner for trial, and he refused to proceed unless |
trial was had in conformity with the statue |
Profits counsel refused to accede to. and he was
to Jail. few days later Mr.. Profit was |
again brought before Judge Hagner, and he was |
lance Of $1,000 with the Qainnss as : sares h
conditioned on his appearance at the SUISSE |
to be framed, or in default the payment Of the |
judgments. On the LIST day of the October term |
the plaintiffs called the defendant, PROFIT, and |
u
sci. y0 on the sureties to show cause why the |
judgment should not be entered against them,
The sureties having filed demurrer to the sci |
fla. Judge Cox on Saturday last, after argument |
sustained the same. He held that the statute |
summary trial immedi- |
in the case was taken without authority |
of law and could not be considered |
a voluntary bond that the forfeiture of the |
bond was totally irregular, inasmuch as Mr.. |
Profit should have first been tried, and the sci /
ia. could not be issued upon record similar tn /
the one in the cases before him. The PLAINTIFF
A WOULD-BE FEMALE ADVISER OF THE |
Saturday there arrived by |
the Midland railroad train Sarah A. Hereford, \
OF BristOe Station. Va, whose mission here was |
to see President Cleveland and help him ar |
Of age. Somehow she brought up At the nth |
precinct Lieut.. Arnolds) station, who gave her |
lodgings and this morning introduced her to |
police headquarters, where, learning that the |
no need Of her services, she concluded to return
to her old Virginia home.
An INSANE soLDIER.-This morning the Conn |
Endicott, Secretary Of War, requesting the ex- /
animation of James L. Williams, an alleged |
dangerous lunatic, who visits the War depart |
ment. 1t is found that the man is q decided /
him about SIS ,OOO,O 900 for military service dur
ing the war. He will be sent to the Insane asy-
lum. u
Criminal Court to-day an italian laborer, VIM
cenzo Leone, was tried for an assault with In /
tent to kill John I. Hawkins, q colored laborer,
on December 10th last These parties were en-
aawt
ine. The defendant claimed that Hawkins at