Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-10
4 Shot in the Head,

coLoRED MAN FIRES HIS PISTOL. AT A WHITE
MAN WHOM LIE SUPPOSED To BE A BURGLAR.
Between IL ard IL O'Clock last night as Off
GERS ClawsOn and Mailman were patrollIng
their beat in the ncighborhood OF 9th and q
streets northwest, the report of two pistol shots
attracted their attention. ana fastening in the
direction of the reports the officers met stephen
W. Johnson, coioTet. who told them he had
shot white man, who had attempted to enter
his house, No. 1889 9th street by breaking in
the window. The officers went to the house
with Johnson and found the wounded man.
Who proved To DC Albert kendTick. The bullet
had struck him ON the head above the right
temple ana passed through the skin. Johnson
and the injured man were both taken To tile
station, where Dr. George y. Leech dressed the
wound, saying II Was not dangerous. The in
tuTcd man under the influence of LIQUOR
ana IL l. stated that he thought he was az his
own home. johnson stated that he was awak-
ehed rom his Sleep and Locating the sound at
the window he fired two shots through the glass
With the results stated
THE NATIONAL USIoN.-"Exchange, Conn
Gil OF the National Union was organized Satur-
DAY evening In the scottish Rite sanctuary on
" street, 10y Senate Deputy Teeple, with about
slA,y gentlemen connected with the banking,
f;isi!rsiIsce and rea! estate interests The FOL
ioW:nS officers were elected: President, j. p
president. W. III. Barstow; speaker Gale Sher-
inal'; secretary, John Z. Athey; financial secre-
, ,afy, u ;. Emery; treasurer, VIM. Mayse;
usher, w h. Ellis; sergeaii-at-arms, IL. ID.
Green; doOr1ecper, Robt. Greer, tr; trustees,
John y. Prescott. y. X Williams, j. Z. Lang;
d l..
alternate, L. 3 Emery.
y PISTOL SHOT IN THE FAcE.-Aboat six
O'Clock last evening, III u house on street, be-
tween 9th and 1th streets northeast while two
young co.Ored men, Vim. Frayne and Walter
Brow We're footing with d loaded pistol Fray ne
struck Browns arm and the pistol was accideiI-
LAZY discharged, the bullet entering Frayne's
Race near the right eye and lodging over his
NOSE Brown was arrested by Officer Ellsworth,
anu the injured man was removed To his home
Oh street. This morning in the Police Court
charge OF assault against Brown was con-
N.1ed, ana he was released ON his personal
bonds.
RAJ. ESTATE SALEs.-Thos Kirby has sold
u " H. r.. Mclean, tor $4,000, "A residence
fronting nineteen feet on the west side of 10Th
street, between Corcoran and streets.
Rudolph Goldschmid has sold to Della l..
Stacey, Tor 1000, residence at northwest
corner OF 10th and h streets.
THE GERaAN-ANERICAN BANK CASES Posi-
PoNED.-TC-day, IN the Criminal Court Judge
Mac Arthur. when the trial OF John Hitz and
Charies T. Prentiss president and cashier, re-
bank, was called, Mr. Davidge, for the de-
PENDANT, stated that Mr. Wilson expected To
gonement until tomorrow, promising If JUDGE
ilson could not then go on that Others would
proceed.
HUSBAND CANNOT TESTIFY FOR HIS W,YE
IN CIVIL SUTr.-The Court in General Term
Today decided the case OF Robert U. Holtzmall
ueienGs.nt produced George Wagner as /, Wit,
hess ana he WAS objected To on the ground that
hc was the husband OF defendant, and he was
not allowed ~ testify, and this ruling was ex
copied TO. Judge Cox delivered the opinion o
Tie court affirming the Judgment below.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage license:
nave been issued by the clerk of the court u
james Williams and Francis Patterson; Ed
ward Craig and Clara W. Wilson; John
Thompson and Lucy Francis; Chas. s. W I'LL:
and Florence l.. Femme, OF New York city.
JURORS ExCusED.-The May term OF the Cir
Cult Court begun to-day, the jurors wer,
called and the following were excused: H b
Otterbaeh, sr, 4. Earnshaw. w. l.. Cherry
George d. Trunneil, n. b. Garden, Il. +. Steisei
and K w. Walker. The court directed thai
seven names be drawn from the box.
THE SALE OF ENGLISH BOOKs.-Thoma,
bowling will sell Tomorrow evening at hi.
eaesrooms, commencing at 7:30 O'clock a fine
1ot OF English wor,ss in all the departments o
literature The bO,&s are now on exhibition
and the catalogues are ready.