Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-02

HIS ANSWER TO A SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST HIN By HIS
DAUGHTER.

An Old Mans story.
HIS ANSWER TO SUIT BROUGHT AGAINST HIN By HIS
DAUGHTER.
In the suit OF Bridget Falvey against Daniel
FalVey, filed September 10. praying the conveyance
OF sub lot GO and part sub 90 square ST. to her on
the ground that she had bought and paid for the
property, the defendant. by Mr.. j. Parker Gordon,
has filed his answer. He admits that complainant
Is his daughter, and that for some years she has
been employed In the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing; says he does not know what disposition
she Inaae OF her money, but denies that he has
ever received one cent OF IT, that any part OF 1t
went 10 pay any OF the purchase money for the
knows was one dollar or il expended TO pay
Iof the improvements, nor Was there any agree
ment that he should hold the property In trust for
her, and ne charges that every line in relation
thereto Is pure fabrication. He AYERS that he
purchased the lots nearly twenty years ago, when
the complainant was but ten or eleven years Old,
but the grantor not then being Of age the deed
not made then; the complainant did not obtain
employment at the Government Office till she was
eighteen years OF age, and she never questioned
dared TO do 80 during her mothers life nor to
nave suggested To her that she had pald one
years after her mothers death before she
could summon courage enough TO attack the title
now Ae!d by defendant. He admits that he bor-
rowed 500 ON the property TO pay the funeral ex-
penSes OF his VILE, &C., but says IL was with the
complainant'S knowledge: that She went with him
anu ne gave her $780, To be used In support OF the
family. He says tie demand Is evidenced by no
writing and II not within the statute Of frauds Is
barred 0y enlux OF time. He AYERS that besides
her employment ne mas allowed complainant 10
conduct a store in his house and receive the rent
vi the adjoining house. He says he Is u stone
mason; has been a moderate drinker all his nIe;
has had nine children six OF whom are living, and
that during his thirty odd years or married LIE his
family has been well provided for aud clothed:
ana now, In his ''old age, tottering TO tue grave
when his wife no longer lives to cheer and COM
fort him In his declining years, when he knows
and AYERS his LIE 10 have been an exemplary one,
assailed by his oldest child with the charge Of
drunkenness and tmbecility, and as well q das-
tardy feeling upon his part " convey his property
10 strangers In order TO cheat his children Of an
honest support when he is gone Is draining the cup
OF bitterness 10 the last degree Of ngratLude" He
denies That he has ever threatened 10 convey mis-
property, unless II was In q moment OF exaspera-
alton produced b. the strange iagratitude OF his
children, but asserts that DC mas the right TO do
Will It as he pieases especially 'as he is treated
Ike a dog Ny these very children who
seek to get the title, SO when he goes
home not one speaks to him." He says
ne Is allowanced in ais diet, and las to eat his
meals when the family has retired from the table,
and they give MIN small, dirty room TO sleep In
in which he Is compelled 10 crawl alone and "un-
Il the court grants the prayers Of the bill ne will
be turned out 70 Starve, without shelter or home
in which to lay his aching head. He therefore
stabbed More Than a Year Ago.
THE GRAND JURY WILL INVESTIGATE THE sTABBNG
The case Of William Pearson, colored, who died
from the effects OF inJur. es received more than a
year ago, as published In yesterdays STAR, will be
presented TO the grand jury In q few days The
affair attracted considerable notice at the time
Peason was stabbed on h street near Prather's
alley. It occurred late one Saturday night in Au-
gust last year. Pearson had attended a celebra-
tlon In the city and was on his way home, whep
II Is alleged, he met James jackson near the mar
ket NO one heard any angry words pass between
was stabbed, but nfteen or twenty minutes later
he was found wandering about the streets some
distance from where the stabbng took place. He
was In daLed condition and when carried into
the drug store corner OF Massachusetts avenue ana
9TH street, the knife was taken from the wound
Several physicians were at once summoned and
they found the wounded man nearly dead. After
the physicians had worked on him some time he
recovered sufficiently TO be removed 10 the hos
pltaL While taxing him TO the hospital he was so
low that at one time IL was thought that he was
DEAD The officers then went In search OF James
jackson his alleged assailant Every alley in the
neignoorhood where the stabbing occurred was
searched and many persons were compelled 10
leave their beds and give the officers an op-
portunily 70 search their houses. IL was nearly
O'Clock sunday morning when Officer Skidmore
and others found Jackson asleep on a porch In
Prathei's alley. He was arrested and later in
1ured man fully identired him as his assaiiant.
Sales Of Real Estate.
Ebert s Maloney has bought for a. 600 of Jas
j. Shedd, part OF lot Ii, square 28l, II by 100
feet on the west side OF 18th street. between M
and n streets northwest.
Charles W. Smiley has bought for 5000 OF ALL
SON Wilson, pt lot q, 50. $40, % feet inches on
Massachusetts avenue, between 9th and lOth
streets northwest. W. w. Kirby has bought for
$4,000 or X. Ii. Miller ct al. SUD lots "a n ana
as. So 239, So by 100 feet on the north side OF o
street, between - n and 14th streets northwest
Ellen Voekey has bought for $4,000 OF Mary n.
street, between and streets northwest.
the Courts.
- EQCITY CoURr-yudge Cbx,
Yesterday, Plant agI Castleman; reference &c
auditor ordered. Mckee agt Cochrane; time &c
agt Conway; sale finally ratined. Richie All.
Jones; sale decreed, aud Cragin stewart and Du.
hamel appointed trustees 10 sell In re estate
WIN. Ii. Wiley, alleged lunattc; Levi II. BerYnoD
appointed committee
PROBATE CouRr-Judge Cor
Yesterday. estate Enoch kidgway; petition Of
widow Tor letters, &C. Estate Emma Cholet: In
ventorles nled- Estate sarah H. johnston: letters
OF administration 10 Virginia Buckley; bond 500
Estate Lucy Byrne; nnal notice.
POLICE CouRT-JudOe Muller.
Yesterday, Joz Han. Armstead Bailey Walter
bonds or workhouse. WIN sullivan, do. persona
bonds Danl Brooks, fast driving; SO or 80 day
Ada shepherd, VIM. Grimm, John Brown Jos. Carr
Caroline simms, Grimm Burke, Sally GLASGOW
Abraham GLASGOW, VIM. Downey, john kidgeiy
and David Gibson, disorderiy; IS each. john But.
Ter, inJuring tree; e.
Allan Whiteacre, . bookkeeper, robbed The
Hutchinson (kan.) National Bank OF 3, 200 and 4
under arrest.
-sn-eny" Morgan and ..snekyn Burford. canvas
men OF forepaugns circus. were killed BY the car,
at Allegheny, Pa