Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-18

ASSISTANT EXAMINERS on TRIAL.
In the Police Court to-day Perry 3. Pierce,
chief examiner Of the Patent Office; William H.
Chadsey and william H. Chapman, assistant
examiners, were charged with assaulting Thos.
A. McCauley, an inventor, from New York city.
w. Peirce Bell. tor the defendants, pleaded not
guilty.
McCauley testified that on Tuesday he went
Information. Mr.. Pierce made no reply to the
inquiry, but asked witness if he was ready to
make. Pierce gave him two minutes to leave
the room, and witness not leaving Immediately,
Pierce struck at him several times Witness
arm was badly wrenched. The other defend
ants assisted MIR. Pierce to put him out.
On crosS-eXaminatiOn witness said he had
previously complained to Assistant Commits
ana remarked that the conduct OF Mr. Pierce
had been that of trickster and liar Wit
hess supposed that was what Pierce wanted
an apology for.
Mrs. Augusta d. Hutchins testified that Mr..
Pierce walked towards McCauley with his hands
open and pushed him towards the door. They
had some trouble and Mr.. Chadsey stepped In
as peacemaker. Witness did not see MI. Chap
man take any part in the trouble.
THE CASE DISMISSED.
After hearing testimony by Mr.. Pierce and
others, the judge dismissed the case.
Some Large transactions i'm Real Es.
tate.
R. o. Hoffman, within the past month has
IL,
square 1913, east side of 10th street, between @
and Corcoran northwest for BENZ. II. Warder
of Ohio for SIS, 794. Lots ITO, Ill, 112 and
113, square 1S1, southwest corner of 10th and
streets northwest, to Capt. Geo. E. Lemon. for
southeast corner of 18th and @ streets north
west, 25 feet front by SO feet IL inches deep,
improved by threestory brick house, for John
side Of 10th street, between X and s streets
northwest. for e; Francis Riggs. to Mrs. A. F.
$3.50. Lots Is and "a square is, west side IS
of 10th street, between r and streets north
west, for Mrs. Cecilia Howard, Of London, Eng
lane. to Mrs. John Hearn, of Erie. Penn, for
$7,7OO. Lot part Of Is, square 321, west side
of 18th street. between and streets north
pest SO feet wide BY ao9 feet nsees
IL, square 1914, southeast corner Of 18th and Q
streets northwest, tor Mr.. BENZ. n. Wardsr, OF
there has been more property sold here the past
spring than ever before since Washington be-
Robert f. Morris has sold 10 VIM. B. Hibbs.
for % 600, property on the south side Of Massa-
chuseIts avenue, between 9th and 10th streets.
VIM. B. Hibbs has sold Robert E. Morris, for
$4,000, twelve two story frame houses on Me-
ridian Hill.
AN AWAKENED CoNSCIENCE.-TheU Us. Treas.
urer to-day received sixty-five dollars in an
envelope postmarked Cincinnati. Ohio, June
10th, with the following note: IAN overpay-
ment, forgotten absolutely for fifteen years, now
returned"
FEMALE EMPLOYEES DIsMIssED.-Misses L.
r. Fletcher, X. p. DUNCAN and A. A. Elder
have been dismissed from the supervising
architects office, Treasury department. upon
the recommendation OF supervising ecohatset.
The positions do not come within the civil
service rules but they have not yetbeon filled.
Mr.. WEILER, chief Of the loan division, Treas
ury department, with four expert clerks nom
the treasurer's Office, IL in Boston engaged in
making the customary annual examinat1on OF
the assistant treasurer's office in that city.
GOVERNMENT REcEIPzs.-Acting Secretary
Fairchild, in letter to Representative Brock
enridge, of Kentucky, in regard 70 the ssti.
mated receipts and expenditures for the next
fiscal year. says that the receipts for the next
fiscal year, although given rs estimated at
S3I5 OOO,O 600, will probably amount TO $685.
100000 according 70 the ratio Of tncFease dur.
ing the present fiscal year.
IT 70 PnoDADLE that the RTeatdsat viii sign
the shipping bul, but In doing % be may ~
commend the passage Of . supplsmental act
making additional provisions fot the tnapsstton
OF vessels.
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