Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-12
Two Divorces Granted.

To-day Chief Justice Cartier in the Equity
| Court made two DEGREES of divorce. The first
was in the case of Pauline Matilda Powell agt.
| William Powell. They were married by Rev.
James \. Buck, at Rock Creek church, Janu-
! ary 10Th 1881, and lived together till April
10th following when she had occasion to come
| to the cNy, and called on her mother She
charges that during her absence the defendant
where they resided, ceased to live with her.
She was given permission to use her maiden
name Mr. Cook appeared ior p Ialnti11. r. n,n
nington agt. W. w. Huntington. In this case
the parties were married April 5th, 1883, and
she charged him with cruelty and neglect, and
that he left her to rely her own eXertions for
living and to the kindness OF her mother.
WIFE HAS A RIGHT TO HOLD HER HUs-
BAND BY THE CoAT-TAIL.-James Jones, a
young man who claims to have been married at
the point of pistol, was before the Police Court
to-day, charged with assaulting his wife, Mary.
who is separated from her husband. She testi-
fled that on Monday she went to her husband s
mothers house and inquired for her husband,
who was not at home at the time. She waited
until he came, when she caught him by the Goa t
tail and inquired, what do you intend to do?"
He answered, intend to suit myself" He
then choked her until her tongue came out.
The judge said that young married woman
has right to hold her husband by the eoat.tai
This was family affair, and the court took his
personal bonds.
ALLEGED Policy MEN ARREsTED.-Between
five and six o'clock yesterday afternoon near
the corner of 10th and F streets, Detective Raft
took into custody man about forty-five years
old named AlOnZO King, on suspicion Of back
ing policy. King refused to go without war
rant, and during q scutfie which ensued several
hundred persons gathered around the corner.
Lieut.. Arnold, who was also looking for King,
came along and assisted detective Raft in get
sing his prisoner to the station, where he was
locked up, but was subsequently released on
collateral In the Police Court this morning
King was charged with backing policy and the
case was continued. John +. Brooks, colOred,
was seen to hand King a book, and he was
arrested as writer. His case was also con-
tinued. A quantity of policy paraphernalia
was found in Kings possession.
day afternoon as Mr.. III. s. Wapie was driving
his buggy along + street northwest, near LIST
street, where the railroad crosses street, the
horse got frightened at the noise of the moving
trains and becoming unmanageable ran away
and dashed through the gate at the crossing,
falling in front of the approaching locomotive.
feet just in time TO avoid the engine, and dashed
along the track up to G street northwest, where
it was caught and taken to Mr. Gnsiek stable.
nately escaped being killed. although severely
injured. The buggy was badly wrecked, and
the friend, who was riding with Mr.. Maple,
escaped with some slight injuries.
ARREST OF MARYLANDER-Ambros NJ.
Brown, a young married man, 10 years old, who
lives at FOrrestville, Md, was arrested yesterday
by Ofhcer Thompson, OF the eighth precinct, and
turned over to Detective Cox, VINO wanted him
to answer charge of embezziing an organ
worth SO, which belongs to Francis Aldrich.
He is also wanted to answer a charge of obtain
ing S12 under false pretenses from Geo. Fowler,
at the Center market. He was committed to
jail in default OF $500 bail.
THE STEAM YACHT "DIxIE' will be peremp-
tOrly sold at auction tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock, at the 7th-street wharf She is thor
Oughly fitted up for use, and those desiring
such boat should attend this sale. See adver-