Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-24
Held for ouscbreaking.

HOW JOHN W. BECHTEL's HOUSE WAS ROBBED,
This morning, In the Police Court, two colored
men, Quincy McCassey and Charles Fletcher,
were placed on trial charged with HOUSEKEEPING
in the night at the residence OF Mr. John w. Bech-
tel, No. HOS street. They pleaded not guilty
Mr.. Bechtel testified that on the evening charged
he was sitting In the parlor reading when he heard
q noise In the dining-rOom on the lower floor He
at first thought that the noise was made by cats
but when he heard the noise a second time he
went down stairs and found the back door Open
The hallway was dark, and some one rushed past
MIN and disappeared. He found that the thief
had bundled up some articles, but did not have
chance to get away with them. Witness locked
up the house and went out TO look for his wife, He
returned home within an hour and was surprised
10 lind the gas burning. He went In, and, In look
Ing about the premises, discovered that the stats
had been cut from the rear window, and the
house had been robbed not only OF the articles
which had previously been gathered up, but also
OF a quantity OF other articles. Other witnesses
testined TO the defendants having some OF the
stolen propertyin their possession. Officers Hath
away and Moore testified TO the arrest or the
prisoners and recovery OF the property. The case
was sent TO the grand jury; bond $1,000.
From Rockville.
A POLITICAL DISCUSSION BETWEEN RIVAL CANpr-
pATEs-sERIoUs ILLNESS OF Mr.. Il. c. HALLowKLL-
ROW ON A RAILROAD TRAIN.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR
ROCKVILLE, Oct. %, 1888.
Mr.. VIM. w. Anderson. Indian agent at Crow
Creek, Dakota, who came to Washington with the
Sioux delegation, Is spending q short time at his
old home In this place.
Preparations for the political discussion between
Mr.. Louis E McComas and Col. H. Kyd Douglas
rival candidates for Congress in the sixth district
at the Town Hall, this place, Tomorrow have been
competed. The space In the nall Will be evenly
divided between the Two parties. should the
weather prove favorable large crowd is expected
as ILLS Is the nrst discussion OF the Kind that has
taken place In the county for over forty years the
last one being between Abraham Lincoln and
Enoch Lewis Lowe, OF this state,
Henry c. Hallowell, principal OF Stanmore school
near sandy Spring, this county, Is reported as
lying very Ill at his nome at that place.
Mr.. Chas. A. MuShaw, no has for several months
neid the position OF day operator at the railroad
Telegraph ONCE mere, has resigned TO take posl-
tion IN another department Oh the road.
quite lively little ''Scrimmage" occurred on the
Point Of Rocks train this evening on the trim from
washington 10 this place. The parties engaged
We're Nathan Day and Green Beckwitn. both o;
this county. Upon the arrival OF the train at this
place they were handed over by Conductor Brown
TO the snerin, and by him carried before Justice
Morgan, charged with. disorderly conduct and
were held on their own recogniZance in the s,n of
$50 each Tor a further hearing on Saturday nexI
No damage was done, except that Day received o
black eye. IS A. N
TIE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SoCIETY.-The an
Will be held IN the Spencerian College parlOrs 10.
morrow. An excellent musical program has bean
arranged to add 10 the pleasure or the evening.
The ATTENTION OF OUR READERS Is called to the
trustees sale OF ten brick dwellings 18th street
Northwest and seven building lots. The sale takes
place Tomorrow (Ihursday) afternoon, at O'clock
In 'front.' OF the premises. see advertisement
Political Notes.
Consul-Cseneral Waller declines to take mart in
the campaign In a letter To him, Acting Secre-
tary kivcs approves his course, and says IL is the
opinion Of the Department that it is not propar Tor
consular officers While leave or absence In tine
United States 70 take part In any political
A delegation OF sixty ladies, most OF them wives
OF railroad men. OF Terra Haute, called Gen. and
Ma Harrison yesterday.
The American purity has Endorsed Mr.. Hewitt for
rejection as mayor OF New York.
Gen. Fisk, tue prohibition candidate for Presi-
dent, Was attacked BY cholera morbus yesterday
The Princeton College clubs will have O debate
on the tar1n In the gymnasium Thursday. Hon.
mos. ID. Shearinan VIII represent the democrats
and MI Van Buren, Densloa the republicans
Inc seventh district New York republicans have
nominated Chas. n. 1alntor, commissioner of emil
grafton, lcr Congress-.
Ihc democrats OF the first Texas district have
Iehonihateo representative Stewart