Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-05
DEADLY BLOW WITH A STONE.
Man Seriously. Perhaps Fatally, I'm.
tured This Morning.

Jno Eglin, colored cook twenty Eight yearsold
was seriously and perhaps fatally assaulted about
O'Clock this morning by a colored newsboy
named Jno. Weems, seventeen years old. The
assault occurred near the corner OF 9TH and
streets, just across the street from the Center
Market weems struck Eglin on the head with a
stone, and knocked him unconscious From what
the police could learn OF the case 1t appears that
the parties to the assault had some trouble at
7th street wharf yesterday morning which was
renewed at the market this morning, with the
result stated. The injured man was picked up by
On1cer Jones and removed to the Emergency Hos
pital. Weems escaped, but was afterward ar
rested at his home, on ID street, between 3D. and
AZ streets southwest, where he was found by Offi-
Ger Henry. The injured man was attended by Drs
McKone and Gill at the hospital, but at 3 O'Clock
he was still unconscious suffering from conclusion
The prisoner was formerly employed as second
cook on the steamer Jane Moseey, and the injured
man at one time held the same position on the
Excelsior.
STATEMENT OF THE PRISONER
When seen in his cell this afternoon the prisoner
told STAR reporter that he struck Eglin in the
back of the head because he had been told that
the latter had revolver and was going
the 7th-street wharf he was talking to
friend about the bad weather and their
needs, as neither OF them had any work.
He said that he was not IN need OF any clothing,
when Egin call him "a liar" He said "YOure
another" and they had some words. Jno. Bell,
he said interfered and PreSen od light This us
(Eglin) could get what he wanted out or him.
The latter told him to ego on p and threatened to
job and went in the market. A boy
told him that a man named Emery had given
Eglin a revolver, and when he walked out OF the
market he saw Eglin standing on the corner.
Fearing Eglin would shoot him, he said he picked
up large stone and struck him. At the hospital
Egiin was seriously injured, but it was Impossible
to tell what would be the result. The prisoner Is
held at the first precinct station.
INpIcr1aEHrs-The grand jury to-day returned
to the Criminal Court the following indictments:
petit larceny; jos c. Eliason, embezzlng letters;
Chas. Cammack and VIM. Wilson, horse stealing;
Jas Berry houssoresking in night; Tnos coxsSI'
They also ignored the cases OF Jno. <. johnson,
grand larceny, and Carter collins, assault with in
RANGE OF THE THERxoMRTEk-The following
were the readings at the Signal once to-day: a.
m. 80; g p. m. 43; maximum. 43; minimum. b.
Little Change I'm the Reading Strike.
MORE INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS GRANT THE MEMS
DEAANDs-ArTEMPTED rRAIN-wRscKING.
Last nights dispatches show no material change
in the Reading strike situation. A dispatch from
Shenandoah says that seventeen individual col
lieries In the shenandoah and mountain district
were working, and more are likely to follow. All
have agreed verbally 20 pay the present wages
may make. The Cambria Company here and the
Mil Greek Coal Company at New Boston grant d
the advance and work was resumed. At P0ttsville
q meeting OF business men was held to name O
committee to seek conference with President Cor
bn with view TO devising sOmeSmeans OF averting
the inevitably disastrous consequences OF q pro-
tracted strike The Pennsylvania Railrod miners
train, carrying fve hundred men returning from
work was wrecked at Shamokin last night Asill W;
wedged on the roadbed. This 10 The third attemp.
to wreck the train. The miners are very angry
and threaten vengeance. No person was seriously
injured The miners riding on the train were all
Knights OF Labor working at mines paying their
price.
SUNG A MATRIMONIAL A0ENCY.-Suit has been
begun In New York by Miss H Gui0n against
Henry b. Wellman, keeper OF matrimonial agency,
for 81. 600, which man whom Wellman introduced
to Miss Gui0n borrowed Of her, and disappeared.
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The French vintage win be N, O00O 600 liters less
than last year, owing TO damage BY mildew and
phylloxera.
jas walksley, yoa. Lynch ana Chas johnson, Of
New York, called on Mayor sullivan at TullamOre
jail, Ireland yesterday. He thanked them for ex-
pressaons ofsmypathy nom America
The pope yesterday said the Roman question did
not a6ect Italy alone, but had universal charac-
CONFIDENT OF q settiement In. accordance With
District Attorney Fellows says the nrst Doodle
case he win Try WIN be that q sharp.
The Toronto Gt0oe, In an editorial headed seMr.
Chamberlain knlig3ffned" saysi s.If the United
states Congress would sdopt the ButterworJh bin
it 10 extremely unlkgv that even the tory govern
ment q Canada would dare refuso the pfonered
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