Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-01
Struggling for a Horse.
LAWYER WHO TRIED TO ENFORCE COLLECTION OF
FEE.


Struggling for a Horse.
A LAWYER WHO TRIED TO ENFORCE COLLECTION OF A
FEE
An amusing sight was witnessed In front OF the
Police Court saturday afternoon by about fifteen
hundred persons. Lawyer Hewlett, Frank Jones,
Felix Quander and Quander's two sons were strug-
Cling for the possession Of horse. All the parties
colored. The Quander family was struggling against
the other two The animal In question formerly
belonged TO Quander, VINO is about seventy-1ve
years old He resides In Virginia, and the animal
was taken from his place about Two years ago by
the lawyer and another colored man. The lawyer
took the animal as part OF his fee as counsel for
Quander who was then In jail, and, as he claimed,
by authority from Quander. When the Old man was
released from the Fairfax jail he disputed the law
yers right TO take the horse, and the case at that
time attracted considerable attention, the courts
sustaining the lawyer. Three cows were also
taken with the horse, but the old man got them
week he learned that the horse was on the premi-
ses OF Frank Jones, colored, and he swore out c
MaIrant. on W wnicn tne latteI was arrested Jones
made returning the animal 10 Jones When Jones
started from the court the Quanders made an al
tempt to take the horse from him. Lawyer Hew-
lett went TO Jones rescue and the nve men held
the animal Some one struck the animal and the
five men were turned about in the street and on
the sidewalk for some minutes The lawyer then
got the horse out or the crowd, and ran along the
sidewalk Tor some distance. Ihe Quanders soon
Policeman Slack and others arresisted the
Quanders and Hewlett, and charged them with
disorderiy conduct. When the party arrived In
court the old man put his hat down and said:
'Gentlemen, just walt till get a lawyer" The
Old man left 70 md lawyer, but did not return.
1t is supposed that he went across the bridge and
that the only lawyer he was looking Tor was In
another Jurisdiction. As he did not return his two
sons and Lawyer Hewlett were tried lor dlsorderly
conduct, and were nned s. each. The boys were
released on their personal bonds TO pay the flne
this week, and The lawyer paid his S.
Found Floating i'm the River.
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CLEARED Up.
Yesterday morning Mr.. James p. Donnelly was
standing ON the noat in front OF Cumperland's
Doat-house, at the foot OF 26th street, when he
noticed the body OF a man floating In the river
only short distance from him. Taking boat he
went out to where the body was, and found &c TO
be the body OF middle-aged white man. The
body, which was terribly swollen and bruised,
towed ashore. placed in comm by the police and
removed 10 the morgue. From the description OF
Delvert NJ. Covey, VINO disappeared from his home,
No. 620 Sd street northwest, last Tuesday, the
police identified the remains as those or Covey.
Friends OF the family visited the morgue and fully
identified the body. The deceased has been for
number OF years a proof-reader In the Government
Printing ONCE but was discharged some time after
the change OF Administration. After his discharge
he became d. drspondent, and his mind was affected.
He was sent TO an asylum In Buffalo, from where
he was discharged not many weeks ago, as cured.
He returned to his home here and seemed perfectly
happy, but he soon began TO show signs OF mental
derangemenI lie frequently said TO mis- wife, ..Oh
II could only aie." Ais wife became very uneasy
about him, and watched him as closely as possible,
but last Tuesday night he stole from the house and
did not return. His disappearance was reported TO
the ponce, who made vain search Tor him. Moth
ing was heard OF him Till his body was found yes
terday. The coroner examined the body and gave
q certificate OF death. The remains were then
turned over 70 the family and prepared for burial
Affairs In West washington.
A WoRKINGMEN's FRHE CLUB.-Rev. Dr. Regis
f,rvf lQ rb.x~.k
has organized Q Workingmen's Free Club which
Is TO be opened this evening at No 1914 Potomac
viii % sse
THE RoBBERY AT LEvTs sroRx.-Jos. Butler.
dispose Of some clothing. which was found 70 Se a
portion OF the lot stolen from the store OF Jacob
Levi q Ssi street xnSss place was robbed On
confessed his guilt, ana stated 70 the police tnat
he had an acconLlice In John 7. Hopkins, white
punder was discovered In the house OF J. A.
Walker the driver OF an ice wagon. who was also
arrested. He alleges that he had nothing 70 40
with the robbery, and that he did not know the
goods were stoen- Hopkins and Butler were
taken 10 the Police Court this morning. The Of
have met at az and 9 streets southwest yesteT.
day 70 divide or dispose OF the goods To-day, IN
the Police Court Hopkins Butler and Walker
ton waved an examination Tor Hopkins, ana gave
bonds In the sum OF $500 to await the action OF the
grand jury. -.
YESTERDAY morning q coupe, In which there were
four men, was stopped near Pennsylvania avenue
bridge BY colored man, who demanded ride, which
was refused, whereupon he drew pistol which
one OF the party 70 get by grasplng his
arms from behind Omcer Welch was about 20
put the negro under arrest when he broke away
and ran across the bridge. He WAS nnally cap
tured after lively chase, and taken 70 the station
where he was recognized as Burton AcDaniels. an
ASSAULT ON A CAB DRIvKl-wm. Russell q
colored cab driver, was assaulted early yesterday
morning by being struck upon the head with an
iron bar. It appears that he nad driven two men
TO the corner Of 20th and N streets dispute
arose about the fare demanded, and the driver
protested as the two men started 70 walk away
assaulted. The men escaped, ana Russell drove
20 the Emergency Hospital where HIS wound was
dressed
RoSsrxY TINS Monxuo.-The grocery ana pro-
vision store Of Enoch Fowler, corner 10Th and n
streets, vas broken into this morning Oetween 3
and O'Clock, By breaking the gia0 n the front
door. The money drawer was rifed o. about el7a
resented BY nsherrnen 70 be excellent just now.
several and poun0eD were landed yesterday
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