Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-14
rnANsTERuEDr 10 Nh. WmEArLEY.
The building inspector viii ne G.ongss
Report Co Tel. LudlosS.

10 NH. WHEATLEY.
TAe Building Snsp-cssr win ne I.ensss
Report 90 Tel. Lsdlew.
The District Commissioner &C their meeting
yesterday Afternoon made an order assigning 70
Commissioner wheatley the once OF the In
spector OF buildings HERETOFORE the inspectors
once has been under the Engineer Commissioned.
Cot Ludlow.
The order transferring the building inspectors
ONCE TO Mr.. wheatleys charge has been. H Is
stated. under consideration Tor several days The
cousmlssioners, e Is said. have come 20 the con-
ton Of Distr.et an sirs had under The Old assign.
U %sse se'0iyS 10. me fS
many matters 's he an Ia. s Some i ,nse the
province OF the civil ocmmissaonersl lie has
pairs to school buildings engine and station
houses though the administration of the schools.
and the nre and police departments was IN the
hands Of the civil and not the Engineer Commits
aoner; The ONCE was az one time an indepen-
dent bureau. responsible 20 the whole board Of
commissioners Under Major Twining u vas
transferred TO the engineer department, where it
has slnce remained. The fact that all the appro-
pustions Tor The once are made under the engi-
neer department may lead 20 some confusion The
commissioners were engaged to-day In correcting
the form OF the new District bill 10 10 provide
Tor this change
Arraigumenss in the Criminal Court
To-day, IN the Criminal Court, John Ltanord. III
dlcted for an assault with intent 90 XII JOAN Har-
RS, on the nd OF october last pleaded not guilty;
James c. kliasan embezzing letters trom the Pcst
onice, pleaded not guilty. Also the following:
THOMAS Williams, second oifense peti, farccIy;
Juhn stewart, housebneaking; Elizabeth alis>
BESSIE MORRISON. grand larceny; Charles Cammacs
ana larceny OF a horse; Michael Meany, grsls
'afVehs; James berry, housebreaking.
ssts Two wives Plead for Him.
HARVEY, THR BiGaNIsT, SENTENCED 10 Two rHAKs
II ALBANY fENlfEsuaRr.
This morning In the Criminal Court the bigamiSt
VIM Harvey, IT., gcod-looklng man, about
lhirts-nSe Years old Indicted Tor blgamy, was ar
raigned, aud pleaded guilty. lie MAS indicted for
having on November ~ lssal al Kansas ,rty-
Mo-, married one Martha Trayers. and on June ~.
1904. while thu frst named was living married
one Minnie l. Barnard, has cousin, IA this city.
The District attorney moved for sentence STAT
ing that this The case IN which poIh the wIyss
had written letters asking that the court LIE
lenlenL lie had no objection " the minimum
Mr.. J. 4. Tuslen read brief appeal on behalf a
,he prisoner who ACKNOWLEDGE his gullt and prona-
The accused stated that be was from Kans.s
cry, NO.. that he married the second vile after an
acquaintance OF ten day and lived with her about
nNe months and then went back 20 hls rrst wife al
scranton, Pa lie could only explain his second
marriage by the term mutual infatuaIIonS HIS
second vile came with her mother ana two detec-
lives and they took him back ne had worked
three years on the ID. L. and W. RaiIroad and
other railroads as conductor.
The court said IL was a very serious offeuse no
less than the destruction OF a woman, but In view
OF what had been stated and that he was really
contrlte, he would impose the minimum, Two Years
In the penitentlary at Albany.
A COMMERCIAL AGENTS MYSTERIOUS Dn,rFs,s-
ANCE-frlehds OF +. X Hale, a commercial JraV-
eier, Who represents an Indianapolis firln. have
reported 70 the police that MI. hale Was in tins
city ON the .sgth of last November and has not
II said In bD nf n ..
oldest travelling men In the business, and has q
brother Ia Philadslphla- lie has been travelling
aDout from place 10 place, and his mail was all
returned to his employers place OF business lie
was out OF funds but expected a remltta nce and
build, with brown hair, and wore a checkered SUIT
and a gray ulster. HIS relatives and friends are
very anxious about HIN.
Pension MaSDANUs CAsE-Yesterday Frank
Rose Oh Merrimac Co., y. H., filed petition In
The Circuit Court for a mauaamus on Hon Jobn
{. Black, Commissioner Pensions TO direct hiIn
70 allow Tie petitioner pension VI 80 per month";
he sets out that -hs received sucn wounds In
battle as resulted at the time thereof In the apu-
TALON of LAS LETT arm at the shoulder and right
ieg at The thlghn The question AT Issue Involves
CONSTITUTION OI The pension laws, and Mas or
dered by Judge Cox 10 be heard 10 The rirst M.
stance In The General Term.
SENT TO Jan FOR STEALING MAua.-The
grand jury yesterday ignored a charge VI grand
larceny against Vim. Naylor, cOored, because the
value of the watch charged MAS tltuughI 20 IL.
less than SIS. The watch Is the property OF Nlss
Fannie Mcknight, and WAS stolen from lewelry
store In West Washington, where Il Had been leiS
Tor repairs The defendant Was rs-aIpsied by
Detective Ran and taken Ia the Police Court this
morning and tried for The larueby. The defendant
claimed that lac purchased the watch from Benny
IolllNer, aud produced receipt therefor. The no
ceipt Was dated june 2isi, but the watch IA MT
stolen GHiii eignt days later. lhe defendant was
given siA months la jail.
A HoRsE THIEF sESr TO THE PESITEsrTlRy ros
FIVE hEARS-JohE IatOn, Indicted fOr the graSd
Larceny Of "A Wagon, harness. A., On Ipccemisr
81, from T. r. Cuar0y, pleaded guilty. To Ihe iIs-
dictulet al stealing horse al tiie same time, Ls
said he believed that ~ Was all oid one. s.Dse-
quently he Withdrew the plea TO the Larceny iB-
dlctulent and pleaded guilty 81 The hOrse-sIraIllg
change. The defendant had been arTalgned on q
charge OF grand larceny, Ia wnich he was
pernltted To 70 at large gu his own rcragBllanc.,
ana while out lac cuIAnitted tine new onense. Tue
prisoner said b. had been In trouble before. bay-
ing been tried over three years ago iof bbs isr-
ceny OF a horse and spent twelve months In lslL
He attributed all hs Troubles 10 dI1nk. u seemed
that when drunk he had mania Ior such theta.
The court said that n Was apparent that he had
become a confirmed tibet. lie ala not graIe-
iui Tor the ieairncy which had beeR shown aila.
The court lni'osdd sentence oI i've Years AN ths
penitenIiary.
HELD FOR ASSAULT VITA INTENT TO kuL-Tbs
case Of Barziila Belts, the young man charged
with assault and battery with intent co xii
Frederick stewart, IN Fact Washington. the rat
me asi by ctISg ht% aSogt ,ha Isne ain ~ tp,s s
was tried Ia the Police court to-day, aud BetJs
Was held Tor the action oi the grand Jury.
TIE UNITY CLTR.-The ladies Of the Unity club
have a reputation Tor courage ia facing sIofma
and last evening proved no exception. Mrs Fem
weeks large paTlors. At ana l:sIh streets, were
quite We'll allied, ana there Was a ssason Of much
enjoyment. Prof. IA. IA. hinsley reaC The essay ON
Creations Masterpiece Music aud reCiIaIlols
were rendered hy hiss Ada Townsend Miss MAY
GRIN, Miss salmon, Miss Mary feawlck, and Prof..
Toansend
RANGE OF THE THERNoaETER--Tle following
were the readings al the signal ONCE to-day: 4.
H., 2s; = p. IN, IL; maximum, 40; minimum. a.
DIED.
BLAKFIOck. On January IL, lsss, RICHARD l.
Bl-AhfLOCk, IA the hfty -iirsi year at his age.
The friends of the family Invited attend she
funeral frnla Als laie resieIur q 10 hi4th rfr a