Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-16


he protested that he had lived an honest life
The court said he was satisfied with the verdict
Of the jury as TO this case, but he had committed
perjury not only as to the papers but on the stand
The penalty was Imprisonment from one to 1ve
years and in view OF the statement that the &C.
cused had no previous criminal experience the
court would impose the sentence Of two years IN
the Albany penitentiary.
The Death Record.
Deaths have been reported during the past
four days - follows: Elizabeth Cannon,
white, 10 years; Marie A. Bawman, white, IS
years; Daisy Lewis white, years months and
days " w. salw nTt,y White g years; James
Jones, white, months and 12 days; Edgar Night
engsle, white, Al years; VIM. Smith, colored, IS
WIN. Taylor, cOlofed, 5 months; Mabel A. Young.
white. 4 years; Hattie D. Dent, white. years;
white, IS years; John Jones, colored, as years;
Helen F. Gibson, colored, 10 months; Mary J.
Tucker, coiored. 60 years; Kate Jackson. colored,
ored, 2 months; Harris Thos, colored. Sc years
white, l day; VIM. L. Clever, white, SO years;
Wensel Ullman white, IS years; Elsie NJ. Daskam,
white, year; Barbara A. Carter, white, "A years;
white, rs years; Jane Austin, white, 40 years;
Alma Atchison, white, months; Mary Cahill
white SsI6 Mary SOlSrsG 80
colored, A years; Mary johnson, colored, year;
Eddie Banks colored, year; Mary Barber, COL
ored. 70 years; Edw. Williams colored, IL years.
STEALING DEMOCRATIC sPEEcH.-wednesday af.
ternoon man was seen tampertng with one Of
itol He picked up several packages and finally
he broke open one and put the document in his
pocket. Mr. Crystal q clerk in the post-onnce.
who had seen him, placed him under arrest and
turned him over to Capitol policeman. He gave
his name as Louis J. Gardner, and said he was an
the %sSe bv n as eSpS
II had been franked by Senator Gray and was ad-
dressed to citizen OF Delaware. Thursday in
the Police Court, in calling the case to the atten-
ton OF Judge Miller. Prosecuting Attorney Shep-
pard said that the defendant was charged with
stealing good democratic speech. II suppose, -
Of whether democratic speech is worth anything
or not" The Information charged that the docu-
ment was worth cents. The defendant pleaded
guilty to charge OF larceny, and gave his per-
sonal bonds to leave the city. He said he thought
That he was taking the paper out OF the waste
basket.
NINETY DAYS IN JAIL-Addison Day, convicted
OF keeping bawdy house, was called for sentence
that Days wife conducted the house. and since
the conviction she had, probably fearing prosecu-
tion lett her family OF four children. He asked
enough. 1t was true that he had prepared writ
OF hapeas corpus TO test the question Of right to
Jury trial in the first instance, but he submitted
question could be raised. Day stated TO the court
that one OF his children was deaf and dumb. The
court said he could not pass over the case lightly,
and Imposed sentence or 80 days in tail. Mr..
Cahill. In short time after Day had been taken
into custody, presented to Chief Justice Bingham
petition for writ or habeas corpus 10 the war
den OF the Jail, and 1t was granted and made re-
turnable In General Term on the 2lst inst The
petitioner states that he is Illegally restrained OF
his liberty, on the ground that he was prosecuted
on Information and was entitled in the first In
stance TO trial by jury. Day was released on
900 bail.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMETER--The following
were the readings at the Signal Office to-day: a
m, 20; pm, 80: maximum, 81; minimum, 20.
SENrENcEs-In the Criminal Court, to-day,
Abraham Harper, colored, who had pleaded guilty
fenced to four months In jail. Samuel Gassen-
heimer pleaded guilty Of keeping a Sunday bar,
and, having gone out OF business, was required to
pay costs only.
RELEASED ON HIS Personal BoNDs.-To-day in
the Criminal Court the case OF Daniel s. Ward,
who was convicted some time since OF obtaining
money by false pretences in which new trial
was granted, was called to the attention Of the
jury had been adjourned and no new indictment
had been found, and he asked the court to release
him on his personal recognizance. This request
the court granted, and Wards personal bonds
were taken, and he LETT the building.
TEE LATE wENsEL ULLMAN-The friends OF
deadin his house on 7th-street road, as stated in
yesterdays STAR, say that the deceased did not
live IN shanty, but In his own two-story frame
residence, and that the body was not partially de-
stroyed by rats as reported. His death was caused
by apoplexy.
the Washington Produce Exchange says: The
tone OF the Hour market is weaker but there is no
change in price. Choice grades Of wheat for mill
ing purposes in good demand. The general
market, however, is lower. Corn and oats
steady and easier In price. Receipts Of hay
more liberal and market steady at quotations. Up
to this time there has not been large accumula-
ton OF butter in our market as in former years.
This Is notably the case with medium and low
grades; Still, receipts are ample Tor demand and
prices have remained about as quoted last week,
save slight advance on strictly fancy creamery.
The egg market has been active all the week. Re-
spring chickens In demand, with larger receipts
than usual. The supply Of old potatoes is very
light and demand for them is diminishing. as new
strawberry season is nearly over other small
fruit Is beginning to come. North Carolina and
Georgia peaches sell well when In good order and
In the Criminal Court to-day, in the case of
James c. Elason, convicted OF abstracting letters
case OF John Cady convicted Of forgery, motion
Thomas Lyons, the negro arrested by Detectives
from Ida g. HILL was nned s25 or thirty days Dy
Judge Miller to-day.
To-day, in the Police Court, Rebecca Johnson, q
colored school girl, was given thirty days In jail
for whipping Eva Allen with her slipper.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
LICENSES AND FINEs.-The fiscal affairs OF the
city are now being settled up. The town had dur
ing the year three mayors-John B. Smoot, Henry
Strauss and EE. Downham Mayor Smoot collected
In flnes about % per day, Mayor Strauss about IS
per day, and Mayor Downham about 50 per day.
The total receipt OF the mayors ONCE for the fiscal
year 1878 were, In nnes 81 14245, and in licenses
H,2l411. In 1887, the mayors receipts were;
For fines, 81. 562.67; for licenses, 81, 4S0.iO.
DEATH.-Mrs. Frances Davidson, the venerable
mother OF Mr. w. A. Davidson, pharmacist, Of
Washington, and Of Mr.. F. A. Davidson, grocer, Of
this city, died last night at her home on Prince
near Royal, where she has lived quietly with her
husband for more thanlhalf q century.
Nora The COrpOratfon Court -IuduA Ct,,arf