Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-16
The Boy Burglars.


To-day in the Police Court the colored boys,
Edward Powell, William Tibbs and William
Robinson, arrested on suspicion of robbing the
residence OF Eben N. Glpln, 1915 18TH street
northwest We're charged with housebreaking
In the day time. Their counsel, f. NJ. Hewlett,
entered plea of not guilty. MIR. Gilpin testi-
fled that during the absence from the house OF
nis family week ago his house was broken
into ana robbed of a large quantity OF articles.
Witness said when he Went into the house he
iounu tnat everything IN the mouse nad been
upturned and large number OF articles
had been carried of. Airs. Whitney, colOred,
testliIed TO buying a portion of The goods tIon
Robinson. She said the defendant told her he
Was selling the articles for his mother. Maria
Pinkney, coiOred, testified that She met Powell
last .uesuay night and bought breastpin
from him ior five cents, which was afterwards
ldentified as belonging to Mr.. Gilpin. Witness
said she washed clothes for Mr.. Gilpin. Oiicer
Brlce testified to The recovery OF portion Oh the
articles and 10 the arrest OF Robinson. VINO con-
fessed and told where some of the goods could
be recovered. The other defendants, he said
were subsequently arrested, aud they also add
miLted being implicated i'll the rObDery Tue
case was he'd Tor the action OF the grand jury; /;
bonds $500 each.
A WRIT OF CERTIoRARI.- To-day Messrs.
Birney d Birney filed petitions tor j. Harrison
johnson anu MatIida V. Church against the
District OF Columbia, an application ior writ
OF certlOrarl. They state their ownership OF
property in squares 433 and 41O, fronting the
public space At the intersection Of Maryland
anu virginia avenues ana " SLrect, ana they
aliege thai contract was made in April, 1875,
" pave Maryland avenue from TN 10 14tti
streets. anu IL Was partia,ly performed, and lien
certhcates Tor the cost have been issued against
their property. They allege that Mary laud ave.
nue does not abut their properly; that the SO.
caileu extension contract under whlcn the Ger.
tihcates were issued is vOid; that the assess
menL was not properly made; that the assess
nients made relate 20 supposed improvement
which was not made They uSk that the writ
issue commanding the District authorities 70
send the papers to court. Judge Hagner direct
ed that tile writ issue.
AN OLD SOLDIERS BIG PENsIoN.-A dis
patch from W est Chester, Pa, Nov. 15, says:
United states government TO u soldier was NJ :
lowed to-day IN favor Of Josiah BrlEard, Ol
Spring City, this county. the check being draw q
late war and, besides being totally blind, has
no use of his limbs. A few years ago q spe.
cial act Of the state legislature granted him q
has Deen his only means OF support. He has q
vile AND several ch,idren. For twenty years
he has been blind.
special from Laredo says: 1.-The Mexican gov.
ernment, Through Its consul a. this place, Dr.
rivera, mas been taking testimony ior iorty
nient OF Capt Rafael Penaies, q MexicAn citi
Zen, in the Laredo jali by virtue OF an indlc.
ment Iound by The grana jury OF Webb county
| in Inc Case are that in 1873 Capt. Penaies
while commanding q COMPANY OF Mexican
Infantry IN New Laredo, fred upon and
killed y aeserter from his company ai,eI
the man had reached the Texas bank OF the Rio
Grande. The Mexican government Will prOba-
bly, claim damages in sum that will offset the
| damages Claimed by Cutting ~ Ia Paso. The
notoriety given his imprisonment, while Capt
Pcnales and his government nave made bul
little noise' but viii present q very strong case