Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-15
Mrs. Potter's Stolen Diamonds.

Mrs. Potter's Stolen Diamonds.
MOTION FOR a NEW TRIAL FoR JAMES BROWN.
In the case Of James Brown, alias Buck,
alias Hunt, convicted On Tuesday In the Grim
inai Court Of the larceny Of Mfs. James Brown
potters diamonds, his counsel, Mr.. G. Caring
ton, MED Q motion Tor new trial to-day.
The Station. House Site.
How II WAS PAID fon-rnH sTATENxHf MADE ~
M VILLA
Asstated in Tn srAn yesterday, Mr.. n. Lwel-
Ter was before the House District committee and
gave the committee the facts in his knowledge
respecting the purchase BY the District Com
missioners Of the site for Q station-house on
9Th street northeast. TEE SrAl, in its con-
densed statement of what Mr.. Weller said,
which had to be obtained from per.
sons present in the committse-room, 40
reporters were excluded, said the check
returned to Mr.. Jno. F. Coz by Weller d
Repetti was for S32S.A. This sum included
SIS, refund Of deposit. and s32 oue-hak Of the
hrms commission for selling the property,
which was divided with Mr.. Cox. The re-
mainder, s266. "A, was the amount Of profit made
The statement by The srAR Of MI. Weller's
testimony was substantially correct, except
that Mr. Weller's name was used instead Of
that OF his partner Mr.. Repetti. II was with
Mr.. Repetti that Mr.. Cox had his dealings.
property was made was as follows: Mr.. Repetti
received power Of attorney from d. 8. Pick
rell to whom the property was Transferred, to
collect from the District the amount paid
ostensibly to Mr.. Pickrell for the property.
Mr.. Repetti collected this amount which was
81. 400, and then gave Mr.. Cox the check for
sS23.A.
ASKING THAT SALE OF REAL ESTATE BE SET
As1DE.-To-day Geo. Taylor, by Messrs. shella-
barger Wilson, fled o bill against Tyler d
Rutherford, W. B. Moses ct al. to restrain the
execution Of deed from the trustees to Moses
as the purchaser of part sub lot 48 and sub lots
40 to go, square 2lA. The complainant states
that he had given q deed Of trust on the prop
erty to Tyler Rutherford to secure $50, 600 to
the Girard insurance company, of Philadelphia,
and the property was sold on the It'll inst. to
Mr.. Moses for S97, 800. The bill charges that
the sale was an unfair one; that at the sale the
bidder was seated in q closed carriage and was
unknown to the other bidders, and the result
was that property worth $175.0O0 was sold for
S97 800. He also states that the amount re-
quired-S66. 0O0-could have been realized from
q less quantity Of property, and he prays that
the sale be set aside.
Masonic E1Ecr1oS.-St. Johns lodge. No. II.
F. A. A. NJ, last evening elected officers for the
ensuing year as follows: Clement W. Bennett,
w. M; Andrew w. Pentland. 8. w.; Harry
Standiford, ]. W.; Chas. J Watson, treasurer;
John c. Fill, secretary; Jessie W. Lee, IT,,
trustee; delegates to the Masonic board Of re-
lief, VIM. h. Douglass and Andrew w. Pent-
land.
An AssIaNMRNr.-Isaac A. Rosecrans. dealer
in plumbers supplies at 9Os 10th street north
west, has made an assignment for the benefit
Of his creditors to W. Preston Williamson.
Performances 40 10 A Ghorvvon *.
N. Bickford, s125, and F. NJ. Lewis, s495.
DIDN'T Know IT WAS LOADED" WITH THE
Usual REsULT.-The perspiration was visible
on VIM. Jones' face this morning when Judge
Miller was giving him a severe reprimand for
shooting Chas. Henderson near 18th and
Boundary streets a week age. Both are young
colored men, and the shooting was accidental.
Didn't know it was loaded, with the usual re-
Suits" remarked the judge. II can't do any
thing with you because the shooting was scci-
dental; but wish I could. Why didn't you
point the pistol at your own face2 I am sorry
that can't punish you, for you deserve it; but
you will have to be let go this time. The case
is dismissed.
The SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CoScERr.-Nearly
every seat in Congregational church was filed
last night by one Of the finest audiences ever
gathered in the edifice. The entertainment
provided by Mr.. Gericke's orchestra and Mr..
Baermann. the pianist, was, it is needless to
say, entirely worthy Of this fine assembly. The
four numbers on the program were rendered
in a manner that even the severest musical
critics admit to be almost faultless and in every
way worthy of the noblest creations of the great
composers. Mr. Baermann, the pianist left the
impression of easy mastery by his quiet method
of work, which in no degree distracted the at
tention Of the auditors from the beautiful COM
position he made again to live in all its power
and sweetness
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITrEs.-The board of
managers Of the associated charities held a
meeting last evening at the central Office, 707 G
chair, L. 8. Emery, secretary. Among those
present were DR.. NJ. D. Peck. Rev. T. 8. Wyn-
koop. Rev. Geo. o. Little, Rev. Geo. Elliott,
Rev. ]. H. Bradford Fred A. Gee, W. h. Gun
nison and DR.. j. T. Sothoron. The secretary
showed number Of calls since Oct. 26, 1885, at
were white and 80 colored; applicants for work,
IS white and ~ colored; applicants for aims,
Ill white, and II colored; aided by the central
Office to food, fuel. clothing and assistance in
paying rent, 81. Contributions since last meet
ing were received as follows: Mrs. 8. F. Cairns
S6.75; Edward Clark. IS; Miss o. r. Seward
Is; Caledonian club, through Mr.. Jardin, Sec
rotary, IS; H. B. Zeveley, IS; Mrs. Walter
Pitkins, IS; H. C. Strong, $40; Miss Eleanor
LOSERS class in public school, groceries and
cash. S5; Walter 8. Pitkins, IS; c. II. Heaton,
jr., IS; Fourth Presbyterian church, Gil. IS; St
Pauls Lutheran church. S1l.67; other sources,
&17.s2. Packages of clothing we're received
from Lieut.. B. r. Green, Miss Blackwood. Mrs.
Danforth and Miss Billing, and three dozen
hats from Stinemetz q Son. 1t was decided to
hold the annual meeting on the evening of De-
cember %.
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER FOR ROCKVILLE,
MD.-At q meeting Of citizens Of Montgomery
county, ed, yesterday at Rockville. a company
was organized to publish a republican news
paper at that place. The following officers
were chosen: Arthur Stabler, Sandy Spring,
president: W. w. Wright, Forest Glen; b. H.
Warner, A. T. Britton, Of Washington. d. c.,
vice-presidents; J. Vance Lewis, Takoma Park.
treasurer; and Thomas Dawson, Of Rockville,
secretary. The directors Of the company are:
Benjamin 81. Miller. G. W. Halcomb. Jno. T.
DeSellum. John Mcdonald and Joseph Hicks.
The new paper will be conservative in its poll
tics and aim to promote the material interests
OF the county. 1t will appear about January
Is, 1889.
TIE REpPArH LYcEUM CONCERT at Albaughs
yesterday afternoon was not the success il
should have BEEN in consequence Of the en-
haas Of H. kal