Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-23
UNDERGROUND WlREx
Major Ray0eWa Bessre shs Msuss
Subco@mtseee.

The Engineer Commissioner OF the District Wa
yesterday summoned before the subcommittee OF
the House appropriations committee Who pro-
posed the District appropriation biil and are the
conferees on that measure. 70 give infornatioo IN
regard 20 the practcahiity Of placing all the teie
graph. Telephone and electric wires OF the District
anderg round. In the District bill as passsi
the House there was provision requiring al wires
20 be placed under ground a. soon as practicable;
but IL was stricken out IN the senate 90 the ground
that no definite plan Tor underground wires ca
listed. sinoe the cutting Of telephone wires by the
safe DEPOSIT 90. the House subcommittee seems 20
have concluded that somethins ought 10 be done
In The matter. Major Raymond gave the suocom-
mittee the facts concerning the cutting &C
the wires. and IN reply Go questions impaired
considerable intortnAtlon- he said that telegraph
and telephone wires can be placed under ground and
electric wlres also but greater care Is reqn rcd IN
sinSins the latter. He promised % sehd . ne
Committee, In day or two treatment % tbs
subject In writing, from a scientific standpoint
and &c Is probable that IN conference some pro.
VISION VII be inserted IN the District bill
John y. sullivan Sentenced.
ONE YkAR II THE fEsIrgSuaRY foK KulSpQ
HENRN Y. Lrsooks.
In the Criminal court to-day, John r. sui
uvan, convicted OF manslaughter In having
on November last caused the death of
Henry I. Lpscomb was called Tor sentence The
court had previously denied the motion Tor neu
trial. Mr.. A. r. Williams, sulliyans counsel,
asked for a moderate sentence, rcoiung the facts
thc thst, hil Aus AntNfN lual OtltuuAut W AZ
assaulted IN bis own house. and claimed tnst his
only tault Nas that the defendant used too much
toroe. he called attention 20 the fact that de-
lendant had wife, two children, aud mother
depending upon him, and 70 his previous good
character.
Mr.. sullivan, in answer 20 the court said thar
MS wife had been insulted by Llpscumb; that hs
thIediened him and had followed him up at
tacAlng him and that he endeayored 10 keep ous
oil Lipscombs way, but he come % his house.
The court said that IL Was a peculiar case, bus
There Was no need OF the brutality. IApscomp
should have been pitched out lie Csullivanl had
allowed his temper 10 get ahead OF him. ana he
had literally kicked Lipscomb 20 death. lie could
mol suspend sentence IN this case, tor he had tos
the Time oeen convert q into a demon. HIS con-
duct could not be overlooked lie sentenced him
10 one year In the pententtary and u uBe OF $50
The defendants mother. wife, and children were
present and were frantic with grief when the
sentence Was announced.
OVERCOME BY THE llEAT-Police Oricer slater.
who Il detailed at polce headquarters Was over.
come by the heat to-day while AT his desk and
was removed 70 his home In tue ambulance.
TAKEN Ill WHILE AT MoRk.-wm. Newman. a
colored laborer IN one OF the stneet-pavng gangs,
Was taken With a severe fit Of cramps AT about 4
O'Clock on Connecticut avenue, between n and 4
streets. lie was taken W Emergency Hospital by
the patrol wagon.
RANGE oP TIE THERMOMETER following
wefe the readings Mt the signal once to-day; a
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