Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-13
The Robbery of Archer's Store.

BOYS OK TRIAL FOR HoUsEBREAKING
This morning in the Criminal Court, Judge
Macarthur, the case of George McCauley Chas.
Foulke, Henry Foulke and VIM. Molair, in
dicted for housebreaking on the Goth of Janu-
ary, by breaking into the store of Andrew Ar
cher and taking away hardware, &c. valued at
S125. was on trial. The Molair boy, through his
counsel Mr.. c. s. Moore. pleaded guilty and
was accepted as government witness. The trial
proceeded as to the others, Mr.. F. P. Phelps for
McCauley and Mr.. Nelson for the Foulke boys
4 ,sNrsArcher testified that the amount of goods
taltelfwas about So worth, and identified the
sBefaetiye Carter testified rs to the robbery
and arrest" Witness arrested Molair and had
a conversation with Willie Riley as to the bur-
elary. Harry Fonfke told him that all the boys
intended to plead guilty.
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST LIEUT. AR
MOLD DIsMIsSED.-Lieut. Richard A. Arnold Of
the fifth precinct station. charged in the
Police Court this morning with asSaultn@ Il
testimony showed that on the 4th inst while
the lieutenant was keeping the crowd back at
the corner of 9th street and PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue.. he accidentally strr,clS Smith i'm the head
with his baton. The judge said that there was
no doubt that the complaining witness was hurt
but the question before the court was whether
the defendant was guilty. of an assault. Persons
must not on such occasions put themselves in
the way Of the officers. The officer was doing
his duty. and if the crowd refused to obey him
he had n right to use reasonable force. The
court dismissed the case.
ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGE OF MAN
SLAUGHTER. afternoon the Jury in
the case of James Queen, indicted for man.
SLAUGHTER s I'll, IN killing his brother. BENJAMIN
verdict of not guilty.
T.hbift house. rerorts stolen from him on the
Ath of March a gold watch, valued at $780,
from his person gold watch and chain. ain valued
at S12o.-S1mOn F.. Moot had stolen from his
ticket office in the St Mare hotel, silk um-
building, had stolen from him two pairs OF
silver spring door Jams. Searle's ffeld-book and
engineering, and other articles of value.
WALDRoN's INJURIES PROVE FATAI.-Mrw w.
Fl. Waldron, who, the Baltimore american of
$50 and a black onyx seal ring in a BOARDING
house in this city on the night of March L,
died at the residence Of his brother, 90 south
last night. Mr. Wa;dron's physician had but
little hone of his recovery when he was first
taken h9me He could give no account Of the
thing he remembered was calling for glass of
lemonade. tits supposed that he was struck
married.
THB FUNERAL OF R. X. ELL1or-The funeral
rom his home in Hyattsville Nd, Rev. A. r.
Steele OF st: Marks P. E. church. Canitol Hin,
ttn ana hrx: T Mr.; Williams cf Hyattsvile of'cia-
?; 4. Carter Judge V: S. Cox, Senator Black.
s. Davidge;- DR., D. B. Clarke, Senator A. p.
German. OF Maryland, and W.B Webb. The
acttve pall-bearers were: Messrs F. Rives, r. r.
]. 4: Roberts Richard Smith, A. T. Bradley
and Wm Fuller, OF Hyattsville The bar of the
District was largely represented, the bar asso-
citation attending in body. At meeting OF
the bar association yesterday afternoon Messrs.
Davidge, Webb Worthington, Perry. Johnston,
Ashford and Fendali were appointed q commit
tee to draft appropriate resolutions