Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-03
Politics ana Cold Cash,


$3.50 FROM A. A. THOMAS By FALSE PRKTEHsEs.
Yesterday j. A Owenby was arrested by on
Ger Hughes on the charge OF obtaining $50 from
A. A Thomas by false pretenses, In representing
that he had been authorized by senator Plumb to
collect 1t. Mr.. Thomas learned that Senator Plumb
had given no such authority, and made the COM
plant
The case was called in the Police Court about
noon to-day, Mr.. Joseph Shillington for the Gov
eminent and Mr.. j. j. johnson for defendant
Ny. A. A. Thomas testified that Owenby came to
him June Is and said that senator Plumb sent him
to him to get the money-$150-as he had to go
Chicago for the Senator. Witness had seen
Owenby about Senator Plumb's rooms, and, be-
lieving the money was for the use OF the senator,
he gave the cash TO the defendant.
l. A. Lindsly testified TO hearing the converse
ton In the office about the money.
Senator Plumb TESTIFIED that he gave no author
ity TO Owenby.
The defendant. owenby, testified that he went
plained that there were some political matters
he desired to attend to; that he expected
as soon as certain title was issued he would have
g. 800. but was apprehensve that it might not
come soon enough, that he directed Thomas to
see Frank Flanagan as 10 the political matters he
was on, and then ask him II he would, II necessary
fndorse his note. On the day In question he called
on Capt. Thomas and asked him to indorse the
note and said TO him: II have no claim on you,
but your funds are my funds" Capt Thomas said
that he would loan him the money, and made the
note which he signed and got the money, paying
the interest. He denied that he said that senator
Plumb had sent him, but only stated that he was
going TO Chicago on political business, TO AID In
preventing the nomination OF certain parties and
accomplishing the nomination OF Others. After
his arrest ne went to capt TAomas and told
him he was surprised. Mr.. w. p. Williamson was
seen and he had some talk with him as to settling
the case, and then defendant was taken TO the
station. Mr.. Williamson called again ON the sub
1ecL.
In the court defendant said he had been
had reason to believe that money would
be placed to his credit at Riggs & Co.'S.
on this occasion he only asked his Endorsement
The court said that he had considerable doubt II
the prisoner could by held
Owenby had suggested that he see Mr.. Flanagan.
The decision was reserved TILL tomorrow, the
defendant being under $500 bail
THE ESTATE OF ROBERT RosE.-In the case OF
Robert Rose who died in 1871, and left q small
Court here has been asked by w. H. Marbury, OF
Alexandria, for letters for further administra-
ton on the estate. When Mr.. Rose died his estate
over the Choctaw claim has developed the fact
that he had claim OF about 81, 900 In II. The
usual citations have been issued.
The Courts.
POLICE CoURT-Jud0e Mills pro tenn.
To-day, Maggie smith, vagrancy; bonds or
brown. do; 40. aouie Jsrpoe and SOPHIA NC
Mary Dabney and John Stewart do; do. WIN.
workhouse. VIM. E. Brooks, disorderiy conduct;
sonal bonds. Frank Smith, vagrancy; worEhouse.
Joseph Paul, vagrancy; do.
A Plague Of Moths In Tive Cities.
THEY COMPEL THE CLOSING OF HoUsEs-cAuGHr BIT
BUSHELS BY THE GLARE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Butterflies by thousands new around the sixty.
four electric lights In Easton, Pa, wednesday
night, Lit on tbs carbons and then dropped dead
in the globe. There were found In the morning
two quarts OF dead butterflies in each globe, be-
sides those on the ground. These butterflies are
the kind that lay moth eggs
Reading, Pa, had a similar visitation. Myriads
q snowstorm. Saloonmen were compelled to close
their front doors to keep out the pests, which were
attracted to the bar-rOoms by the bright lights.
The doors and windows OF dwelling houses had
also to be kept closed to keep them out Local
scientists pronounced them cotton moths and
they evidently came from the South. They are