Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-06

Serious Charge Against = Policeman.
| OFFICER LOTUS ACCUSED OF BRUTAL As
| SAULT ON A WOMAN.
Officer Dennis LOTUS, of the South Washing
| ton precinct was placed under arrest this morn
| Ing on warrant sworn out by Sergeant James
| Smith, charging Officer LOTUS with assault and
battery with intent to commit rape on an
| elderly woman named Mary j. James, with
several aliases, living at No. 335 q street south
| west.
In the Police Court this morning Assistant
| District Attorney Thomas read letter from Dr.
S. A. H. Mckim, police surgeon. DIR. McKim
| states that at the request of Captain vernon ne
visited Mrs. James She said she had been as
| sauittd by LOTUS. On her resisting MIN ne
struck her and otherwise treated her in most
brutal and cruel manner, infiicting painful In
woman's body showed Signs of the correctness
OF her statement, as did other general symP-
| toms.
| Indefinitely, and that bonds be fixed at $1,000.
| MI Campbell Darlington, who appeared Tor the
officer, asked that bail be fixed at $500 He
said defendant was present with Witnesses 10
show that the charge was false.
The court continued the case indefinitely, and
fixed bail at 81 900, which the officer furnished
Officer LOTUS said to q STAR reporter that
about D O'Clock yesterday afternoon young
| lady came to his house and complained that
Mrs. James, otherwise Busch, was in her house
creating a disturbance. He went to her house
and tried to quiet Mrs. James, but failed; He
| and refused to go to the station. She was then
/ put in a coal cart, driven by a colored man
mar Io9n Mne LOTUS was ,ei ing
escape. He denied any knowledge of the
| charge. Policeman LOTUS has good reputa-
| ton in South Washington.
The baltimore NJ. e. Conference.
THE oFENING OF THE ANNUAL SESSION IN
BALTIMORE YESTERDAY.
The Baltimore annual conference Of the
ST EnfScCDaI chr ifS at SOS.
| sion yesterday morning in Eutaw-street NJ. E.
church, Baltimore. Bishop Randolph s. Foster
of Boston, Mass, presided. The Sun says:
Among the visitors present were Rev.
DR.. Chaplain McCabe, missionary secre-
! tary of the church, and Rev. DR..
Buckley, editor Of the New York Christian Id
rocafe: Rev. Elon Foster, of the New York con-
ference, and Bishop Wayman, of the A. NJ. E.
church. One hundred and twenty-fOur preach
ers answered to their names Rev. G. G. Baker
was unanimously reelected secretary, and MIR.
Baker named as his assistants Rev. Joseph r.
Wheeler and Rev. j. w. Cornelius. Rev. W. NJ.
named as his assistants Rev. Page MlIbnrn, w.
l.. Mcdowell, Howard f. Downs F. G. Porter,
w. r. Stricken, FL: Il. Savage, T. E. Peters and
X. kolb. Rev. ID. H. Carroll submitted the re-
port of the trustees Of the education fund of the
Baltimore conference, showing principal. re-
ceipts S130O994, income receipts 49, 1871,
income disbursements SS.159.11, assets, cost
value. S1II,237 o. market value 81 80, 231 80.
After considerable discussion it was determined
during the past year are to be published as GEN.
tennial contributions.
The Washington Conference.
THE BODY NOW IN SESSION AT EBENEZER
CHURCH-THE FREEDMAN'S AID SOCIETY AN
NIvERsARY.
The Washington annual conference of the NJ.
f. church began yesterday at Ebenezer church,
East Washington, Bishop Merrill presiding.
This conference represents the colored NJ. E..
churches of Virginia, Maryland, portion of
Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia
There were 1876 members present. Addresses
Were made by Bishop Andrews and DIR. Hunt,
OF New York, secretary of the Freedman's Aid
society. Rev. L. W. :. Peck. Of Baltimore; Rev.
S. Il. Hughes, Washington: Rev W. T. Harris,
Baltimore, and Rev. Mr.. Griffin, of Frederick
City. Md. were elected secretaries.
The anniversary meeting of the FreedmanS
Aid society was held last evening in the Ebe-
nezer church The speakers were DR.. Frysinger,
president of Centenary Biblical Institute, Balti-
more Nd who spoke in the interest of the edr-
cation of the cOlOred people, and DR.. Mckabe
and DR.. Hurst, who spoke further ON the subject
TO-DAY'S SESSION.
This mornings session of the conference was
taken up with the routine questions prescribed
in the form of business. The conference will
continue in session till next Wednesday, when
the appointments will be announced.
Knives and Pistols in a Snnctum.
AN ATTACK UPON EDITOR JOHN Q. THOMPSON.
Yesterday afternoon there was an exciting
scene in the office of the Sunday Chronicle
on 9th street. Mr.. John @. Thompson, the edi-
tor and proprietor. had had q dispute regarding
an uncollected bin with ]. G. Wright, who had
been engaged as advertising solicitor on the
naper. Yesterday. it Is stated, a friend of
Wright's named Sims came into the office with
a note inviting Mr. Thompson outside to settle
the difficulty. Mr.. Thompson, however. declined
then to leave his business tn attend to such q
matter Wright. ii is said. thereupOn came into
the office with a knife in his hand, and adj
w
Thompson drew a small revolver and fired sew
rrI shots at his asSailants, but without effect.
neck rom the blade of Wrigit's knife. and his
OvercOat was cut in two or three places. The
foreman of the office, Mr. Samuel Simms. who
CAME to Mr.. ThomrSOD'S assistance was cut on
the wrist. The be!l@erent intrrIders were finally
elected and we're arrested last night on war
rants sworn out by Mr.. Thompson. They said
that Mr.. Thompson fired at them before they
assaulted him.
IN THE POLICE COURT TODAY.
j. c. Wright and Robert F.. Sims, who is a
brother of Capt. Sims, of Danville, Va, were
both charged in the Police Court this morning
with assault and battery with intent to kill
John q. Thompson. editor of the Sunday Chro,,-
icte, and the cases were continued indefinitely;
bonds. 5000. Asst. District Attorney Thomas
stated that Mr.. Thompson was severely cut
in the back, and was therefore unable to APP
pear.
Mr. Wright was seen by n STAR reporter and
he stated that he was employed by Thompson
as a reporter and solicitor Of advertisements,
for which he thompson was to pay his board
and commission, both of which he failed to
do Yesterday morning he says he went to the
Chronicle office in company with his boarding
house mistress. and asked Thompson to make
a settlement which he refused to do. AS they
were leaving the Office Thompson said 'you are
both d frauds. when witness turned and
told him to be careful, that ladies were about
and that he would send friend to see him
lmeaning Sims. In the afternoon he and
Sims went to the office. where Sims took in a
letter from him Wright to Thompson, which
demanded either an apology fight. Then
the scuffe occurred.
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.-Henry Scott. a cOlored
man. fifty years old, WAS charged in the Police
Court yesterday with relieving Mr.. John Wright
of Havre de Grace. OF gold watch valued at
S25. Scott pleaded guilty and added that he
got the watch from the man who stole it, The
judge told him that he Just bad as the
thief, and gave him six months in jail. o
A Conductors MARROW ESCAPE FROM IN
SLANT DEATH.-Benjamn +. Dennis a conduc-
tor on the p. w. and H. railroad, on Wednes-
day evening fell from his train and was badly
injured. His train left this city at two O'Clock
with portion Of the inaugural crowd On
rounding the curve below Newport Mr. Dennis
attempted to step out on the end of the plat
form To look III the signal lights ahead were
right. He missed his footing and fell headlOng
TO the ground, striking the left side of his
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