Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-05
The Case of Ferdinand King.


while making arrests. Ii the arrest is not justi-
fed the courts will look after that part OF the
case. This case is dismissed"
The Case of Ferdinand King.
To BE HEARD IN THE POLICE COURT NEXT
| FRIDAY.
| Yesterday afternoon after the arrest of Mr. Fer
| dinand King, secretary ofthe Eleventh Building
| Association, (of West Washington on a charge
| OF forgery, he was taken to police headquarters
where he was held for about an hour, when his
| father, Mr.. William King, went his sons secur-
| ity i'll the sum of $1,000 and the prisoner was
released. This morning IN the Police Court,
| MIR. w. ID. Ca>sin, the defendants counsel,
| called the attention of Judge Smell to the case
and said he had arranged with the district "a t.
| torney for the case to 20 over until Friday and
| his client was ready TO renew his bail. His
father was required TO furnish his tax certificate
which he went after and the defendant was
| turned over 10 Deputy Marshal Gait. The
tax certificate being furnished, Mr.. King was
again accepted as his sons surety in the sum
| OF $4,000 Tor his appearance next Friday, and
| he was released from custody. The witnesses
named Oh the warrant are Fanny Lowry, $40
| street northwest; Robert f. Frey, ex-treasurer
of the association; John Leitch, eX-president of
the association; Daniel Donovan. the expert.
| who examined the books of the associations;
Edgar Frisby, 3OO6 street; and William
Clabaugh, president of the association.
! THE WASHINGTON CYCLE CLUB.-At the
annual meeting of the Washington Cycle club,
1O21 18TH street, last evening, the following
board OF directors were elected: President, Z.
I. Pettingili; NJ l.. Croxali, vice PRESIDENT w.
6. Coburn, secretary; DR. j. H. De Merritt,
| treasurer; j. c. V. Smith, captain: VIM. Much
lesen, LIST lieutenant, and III. HI. hammond,
Ih Mepssrs m p pp9ned
mani, W. c. Babcock and j. Howard Fishback.
Sheiiabarger live stock car company in this city
/ las: evening, the organization was completed
ton; r. f. Basser, 3. K. Bolinser' Glen 'i Rocs.
Pa: DIR. Charles A. Davis, Z. e. Duncanson, w.
", Heron, 9; $: mi Mixter. D / Murphy, Daniel
White, Washing tOn and DIR. n. L. Willard, Tor
quay, England. Officers, n. Il. Seltz, president;
second vice PRESIDENT; VI. ". HERON, secretary:
Daniel Ramey, assistant secretary; Jesse b.
Wilson, treasurer.
THE DROP-GAME CASE IN BALTIMORE.-The
| two men, Andrew l.. Hand and John BURKE
charged with grabbing $50 from deposilor
IN "a Baltimore bank ON saturday, by what is
|, known as the drop game was arraigned be-
lore "A justice in Baltimore yesterday, and held
Tor the action oil the criminal court. George
Carson, who was arrested at the same time,
and was suspected to be the man that robbed
MIR. Dick in the National METROPOLITAN bank in
this city on Friday last, discharged as
there was 10 evidence duplicating him. A
telegram was received by the Baltimore au-
thorities yesterday from Chief OF Police Wal
ker, OF this city, follows: District attorney
says we have no case against Carson and
Others" The Baltimore marshal ordered Car
son TO leave Baltimore on the first train for
New YORK.
THE WoMEN's FOREIGN MISSION WoRK.-At
q meeting Oi the WOmen'S Foreign Missionary
Society OF The NJ. T.. Church at the Foundry
church, yesterday afternoon, collections for the
last quarter from various churches were re-
ported, amounting to S6I1.52; total tor the
year, 81 ,565.26. Mrs. >. IL. La Fetra presided.
Mrs Ira II. LIZ. Fetra gave an account OF the
missionary work now being carried on in Chilli
anu Peru.
KSIGHTs OF THE GOLDEN EAGLE.-Monarch
q, Golden
elected officers follows: Z. c., j. c. GOoding:
y. c., L. l.. folsom; " C.. Ill, 81 Schneider: e
H., Ii. W. Sonnenschmidt; III. F., WOolman
Gibson; V. H., j. Il. DaughIon; Nj of r., jesse
L. Gladmon; z. OF f., +. I. English; X. OF f.,
W. C., n. Bunch; Ensign, Frank N Quasi
ESQUIRE, W. b. Cragg; +. G. George w. Heisley
,. u, r. i. SIMPSON L. Z. j. Z. Gooding has
been appointed deputy supreme chief tor this
jurisdiction
BIsCoE GROWING WoRsE.-A dispatch from
Leonardtown says that the physician to the
JAN, Dr. Spalulng, reports that Biscoe, in
prison on the charge Oh killing Capt Dixon is
flowing Ii. WORSE ana ne considers MIN e1 'femely
SALES OF REAL EsrATE-Maria n Thomp
son mas placed on record deed TO her from W.
Z. Hill Tor lots z and =, University Park, 12O
University Places, for S6525 Hon. A. McCue
mas placed on record transfer to him from
james r. Keenan, lots 3, 4. and 5, block %,
on 18th street extended and are 6S7 by an
average OF 21S feet depth.
"A deed has been placed on record from F. NJ.
Page TO T. +. Schneider for sub lots l53 To l5S
square 231, eacn fronting Is feet ON Walach
street, between 4 and aud 18th and l4th
stfeets, by 0epth OF 80 feet, for SS,64O. Also
/ one from n. VI. Reed 10 IL. Z. Harding for sub
lot 124, square $50, fronting 22hs feet on the
NORM side OF street by 100 Ieet ueep, between
Sth anu Columbia streets, for 1000.
| MARRIAGE LICENSES. Marriage licenses
nave been issued by the clerk oil the court to no.
L. Neage and Ada Louise Dou9herty: John Ii
LangIord anu Matte Jacobs q. w. Morgan, OF
Fairfax county, Va. and Minnie Il. kincheioe,
| OF Prince W lliam county, Va; George Brown
and Annie vi. Colnan; Cnas. H. Holcum ana
| Mary T. Beverly; Frank Kane oil Aibuuueraue.
N NJ, ana Alice v. Cailan; uolton A. Matters
and Ellie A. Windsor, botn oil Montgomery
county, Md; b. Frank Gibbs and Ella Fort; f.
| Iaste. OF Urbana, Md; W. Z. Fessenton and
Mary r. Clark; stephen Pudwort aud Martha
fnorniy; George ): Woodgate, OF Derby Line,
| ONE HUNDRED MILLION LOST BY FIRE IN A
| 1EAR.-Ihe september lire loss in the United
States and Canada, according to the estimate OF
the New York Commercial Batteti,,, was SO, 5OO-
| 900, slight decrease from the average Seplem-
Der loss oil previous years. Up TO October lst.
the aggregate flre waste in 1856 is reported by
the bottettn at sss,OOO,O0O, against 81, 800,
QUO ior the same peIIod Oh 1850. So mat with
| october, November and December yet to be
| heard from, there is no Likelihood OF q lower
iigure than OO,OOO,OOO TO be charged Tor fires
| III 1856.
STILErTos TRIAL TRIPs.-The Stiletto, which
| had been lying at Sing Sing since Saturday
afternoon, cs,lne down To- New York city yesicr
| day with her owner and the guests on BOARD
| including Mrs. Gen. Fremont The StilettC
| Will proceed Immediately To Bristol II. /. AeI
owner says that, at tie request OF the govern
ment, he has made three trial trips, all Of
which were satisfactory. The trials were with
! "a view TO the purchase OF the vessel for q tor
| pedo boat II she proved satisfactory. The frs
| trial trip was for speed. and she made twenty
SAX aad one-half knots am hour.
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