Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-14
The GALES Woods Outrage.
JONES SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS In THE
PENITENTIART.


JONES SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN THE
PENITENTIARY.
Langdon JONES' the colorcd boy indicted for
an assault with intent To outrage the person Of
Elizabeth Ruthmuler i'm Gales woods, on May
18th last, was called in Criminal Court today
and he pleaded guilty. The girl made state
ment 10 the court, and "A sentence of five years
in the Albany penitentary was Imposed, tho
court remafking that he could give him no
longer sentence under the law.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk OF the court To
Gaiely and Mary Burns; John Robert Cooper
and Sarah Fowler; John IL. l.aufieI. of West-
moreland county, Va, aud Effie A. shepherd,
OF Decatar, H.; Patrick II. sutherland ana Dora
l.. Hamilton, both of Richmond, Va: James
Cordny and Rosa Tharp, bouh OF Richmond, Va;
John Cornelius Cabeil, OF Chicago, H., and
Georgianna Higgins; Forrest j. Mitchell and
SaraE j. Rose, both of Richmond. Va; Edward
NJ. Prather, OF Prince George . county, Md. and
Sarah NJ. Adams.
RoBBERIEs Observation-Disclosures Davis, New
Hampshi avenue, between and NJ streets,
reports "A silver hunting case watch stolen nom
him idayaiternoon.-Nm IN. Berry, 1900 10th
street, reports "A gold watch, valued at s15,
stolen from him Saturday.-Sarah NJ. Jack
son, 1II5 18th street northwest, reports that
between and 10 O'Clock saturday She lost her
hand satchel containing S31. 25.--Samuel
Brunswig, 80 y street northwest, reports that
his house was entered Saturday night and =
breastpin and earrings and "a i'm money stolen.
a.
reports that his house entered saturday
night and robbed OF "A silk umbrella, "A pair of
trowsers and hat valued at sl5.-A. Il.
Windsor, 800 Pomeroy street, reports stolen
from hen-house six chickens worth S3.---Dr.
T. :. Verdi, sI5 llth street, reports stolen from
his house within the past month quantity Of
clothing, valued At $50. 40.
A CASE AGAINST THE DISTRICT DISMISSED.
The case of j. Il. Johnson against the District
for trespass was decided in the Court Ia General
Term to-day, the chief Justice delivering the
81 $50 for plaintiff), demanding the case and
directing IL be dismissed. The case grows out
OF the sewering OF Slash run, which the chief
justice said was constructed by the Almighty
To carry of the water that the property, before
this was done, was inaccessible; but the Dis
trict, as it had right TO do, covered IL up
The Fisheries Troubles.
cANADA's POSITION NOT SUSTAINED BY THE
HOME GovERNMENT-AMERICAN sCHooNERs
AIMING.
1t is stated at Halifax on the best official
authority that the British government has Is
sued orders TO make no more seizures OF Amert
can vessels, except when the treaty violation OF
1918 is so open and fragrant that il cannot be
winked at so far as learned from the guarded
official utterances here, the imperial instruc-
tions do not sustain the Canadian construction
that the three mile limit does not mean three
miles of the headland.
AIDING NOVA sCoTIAN sECEssIoNTsTs
An American gentleman, now in Ottowa,
says that large sums OF money are being sent
from Boston and other American cities TO aid
the secessionist party in Nova Scotia. He
states that he is personally aware OF the fact
that one Boston man had contributed S25, 900,
which was forwarded the day he left that city.
He also states that the secession movement 1s
looked upon as preliminary step toward an
nexation which would give Americans the con-
troll of the whole Canadian fishing grounds.
The example OF Capt. Herrick In arming his
schooner will be followed by other New Eng