Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-17
A Nero Desr,era 60.

| WHILE UNDER INDICTMENT FOR SERIOUSLY
| CUTTING A MAN, ne sAVAGELN ASSAULTS
| HIS WIFE. ANOTHER WOMAN, AND ms STRIP
| DAUGHTER.
James Price, a colored man who is under in-
| dictment for seriously cutting George Harris a
colored saloon keeper llth street some
months ago, was called. i'm the Criminal Court
| for arraignment Saturday morning. and fail
| ing to answer his recognizanco was for
| ielted. saturday afternoon. about 4 O'Clock
when Price went home, his wife, Carrie
| Price, the clairvoyant, told him his dim
| ner was ready. Not being a. "A good hunur
ne refused the dinner and said lac had come
| home To clean the house out. Mrs. Price took
| no notice of what her husband SAID and started
| 10 take the dinner OH the stove when he dealt
| her "A stunning blow on the head with his list
which he followed up with three more blows.
! his blows did not have the desired elect aud
alter throwing two lamps at her he struck her
with a chair. Mrs. Huldah Embrey Who was
| up stairs sewing rushed down stairs and AT
| tempted TO separate Price ana his wife and he
| struck her on the head with "A chair iniicting "A
| painful wound across the top OF her head. Iie
| also struck his steI-daughter on the hand with
| a chair. The two women and the child man
| aged To get Price out the door. which they
locked and refused Ia let him in again. Price
renewed his threats and threw several bricks
| through the WINDOW, one oi which struck ii rs.
| Price on the leg. He then threw an axe through
| the window and tried 10 force the door o.en
with pitchiork, while the women guarded it
on the inside and threatened To brain him IL he
| entered. Failing TO get the door open, Price
left the premises and cyaded the police until
| about O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when Ser
| geant Salleii, with Officers Shanl1s and Huys-
| man, arrested him in pool room nj the corner
/ OF L tn and Pstreets and locked him up AZ lha
| second precinct station. This morning Prics
was surrendered Ia the marshal an attach
ment from the Criminal Court.
1 In the case against Price Tor intent 10 Kill.
pending i'm the Criminal Court, from whence "A
| bench warrant was issued saturday, the for
feture was stricken out to-day, and he was com.
United 10 JAN In the Police Court lac
charged with assaGlting his wife and Mrs lin-
brey, and the cases were continued Indefinitely.
Affairs i'm West Washington.
DEATH OF Mr.. a. III. HERR.-Mr. Abraham
| IL. Herr, the wel-known miller, died yesterday
| morning at his residence in this place. after !.
somewhat prolonged Illness. ia the seventy
second year of his age. Mr.. Herr native
! OF Pennsylvania, ana was educated as "A pnysi-
clan, but before entering upon the active du-
| ties OF the profession he associated himself an
| the commission business with las brother At
Baltimore, aud displaying great aptitude, lac
| soon went to New Orleans and took charge u
| 4 branch house u the Baltimore firm. In {, few
years he Went To Harpcrs Ferry and Success
| fully managed a large houring mall which he
! built at that place. tie married and made his
! home there. At the close oi the he came
| here and with his partner, Mr.. Wclsh, cst.ll-
| iisled the Pioneer mills, which he conducted
until compelled by his falling health 10 retire
from business. He succeeded 10y his son,
| Mr.. Austin Herr. During his long ana active,
business lie Mr.. Herr established a character
not only for business saSacity, but foT integrity,
that remained untarnisaed, ana he has left ~
his family the precious legacy of IA good name.
The funeral viii take place tomorrow afternoon
from the chapel Oak Hill. MIR. Herr was a
vestry man al 81. Johns 4. l.. church. ri West
Washington, Tor sixteen years past, and
also {. director OF the New York steamship 90.
and Inland Seaboard Coasiing Co., and also
vice president OF the Corcoran Fire Insurance
Co.
A Boy SrABRED.-About . O'Clock this MORN
ing two colored boys, named Samuel Thornton
and Emanuel Dodson, got into a dispute over
the possession OF "A cigarette, Ola VI, near SD
street, when DoGson stabbed Thornton in the
let breast with a shoe-kniIe iuflcting painful
but not dangerous wound. Dr. Snyder rendered
medical aid.
WIRING OUT A CHURCH DEI:r..- Father
Kelly, pastor of Trinity (CatholIc) church. an
nounced AT the services yesterday that the
recent festival at Forrest hall ia aid Of the
church debt realized, = tar returns In,
Sl,o73, and the amount will probably reach
Sl,6OO, thus leaving only $500 oI the debt 10
be paid. He congratulated the congregation
that they had IN the past three years SO nearly
eXtinguished their debt OF $4,000. Some of
the congregation think Father Kelly himself
entitled 10 large portion OF the credit Tor this
NoTEs-A dead colored infant was found on
= street, between 3oth ana BIS; streets, early
| this morning by Onicer Brown.-Oiiicer
George Edwards OF the third precinct, has been
detailed for duty at the W hite House.-ofiicer
Jones is suffering from a stroke OF paralysis.
Temperatures AND CONDITION or WATER
AT A. M.-Great Falls, temperature, co. coil-
dition, p Receiving reservoir, temperature,
| o.; condition al north connection, 2: south
| connection, %. Distributing reservoir, tenn
perature, 62; condition at inhuent gatehouse,
.; condition at eiiuent gatehouse, 8.
RoBBERIEs REPoRrED.-John Bigal 1856
Madison street, reports that about two O'Clock
| Saturday a colorcd man snatched from has
| sons hand, while in front OF the Treasury. "a
satchel containing So. Joseph Ludeke, 3249
| N street, reports stolen four revolyers, worth
$40. y. A. Poole reports strayed stolen
| from pasture, near Clark mills, two cows and a
| calf worth $50. Richard Ltndon, 52S 4i1
| street, reports stolen from his house S1l worth
| OF clothing. Patrick Lynch 1000 South Capt.
toll street, reports stolen clothing valued al %.
| Robert Quinn, reports stolen his shop
| shoes and CATERS valued at $50.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon III. l.. Law, ordered
| TO the receiving ship Wabash; Pay Inspector +.
&. Cosh as Inspector OF provisions and clothing,
| Portsmouth, y. H, navy yard, June lst Cadet
| Engineer Vim. Il. Webster, To the Atlanta;
| Commander ;. w. Terry, detached from COM
mand OF the jamestown and placed on walt
ing orders; Lieut. Commander T. l.. Amory,
| from the Alliance and placed on sick leave;
| Lieut.. III. L. TreHlain, from the jamestown and
placed on waiting oroers; surgeon j. A. Haw "a,
| from the Wabash and ordered 10 he In rea Al
| ness for service; Chief Engineer J. L. Mo-
| Nary and p. A. Engineer j. Brown, from the
Morgan iron works aud ordered 10 the Atlanta:
| Passed Asst Engineer j. A. Is. smith, from
the Franklin and ordered to the Atlanta;
Asst Engineer H p. Norton. from the Morgan
! iron works and ordered TO the Atlanta Capt.
| j. NJ. Bunce, ordered 10 command the atlanta;
Lieut. X. N. Berry. ordered as executive Of the
Atlanta; Surgeon Geo. Il. Winslow and Pay
| master A. w. Bacon, TO the Atlanta; Lieut.
Chas Bowman aud Ensign H. Taylor, detached
| frum the naval observatory and ordered 10 the
Atlanta; r. "A. Surgeon, A. L. Hsfnnger. from
| the Portsmouth, N. H., navy yaru and ordered
| TO the Atlanta; Lieut. r. A. Fisk ., ordered 10
the Atlanta; Lieut.. VIM. +. Clason. from tt1