Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-06
CAPT. GRIFFGN'S SUCCESSOR.
Capt. smith =. Leach. u. =. Eng inccrs.
uS be- Detailed tor Duty as the Di.trics
msnissiOm Office.

fnenCeO 10 the secretary W war tnat capt smith
r. Leach, Engineer Corps be detailed TO duty Al
The ONCE OF the District Commissioners to perform
the duties OF Capt. Eugene Grinin. who has bern
granted six months leave OF absence This recon-
mendation VIII be sent to-day Ia ten. Bene, who
Is acting Secretary IN the absence OF secretary
Endcott and Will undoubtedly be acted upon
favorably at once. This order. when issued. win
take eject April I, and after that date Capt.
Leach VIII have charge OF all surface improve
ments in the District. There seems now TO be ~
doubt but that capt Grifiin intends or desires 10
he relieved permanently from this duty, and he
has intiiaate1 that b" PROPOSES 10 resign soon and
engage IN business In Boston.
Cant. Leach was .classmate OF capt. grimm,
having graduated frOm West Point June lei. ls-5.
lie was at the head OF his class of forty nye men,
bers, while griffin was number three.
Capt. Taylor, ordnance secretary 20 Secretary
Endicott, said 10 "A STAR reporter this morning
that IL was rather odd that these two men should
now come together Ia this manner, as they used
70 SIT on the same bcnch side by side while he
was oae OF their Instructors at the academy.
Capt. Leach Is SAID 10 be "A most efficient officer,
ana has made a good record IN his corps. sine.
January T. lSs5. he has been In charge oi the nrst
district or the Mississippi River, secretary ami
disoursing officer OF the Mississippi River I'm
proyemeDt, and a member OF the board or en-
gineer officers on the building and repair OF leyees
capt. Leach was recommended 20 the Chier
Engineer by Maj. faymond for the position.
capt. Leach IS very good man, said the major.
sand admirably su1ced for the place"
WHAT CAPT. GRIFFIN SAYS.
"An have TO say" said Capt Grimm. when
asked by THE STAR man what he thought OF CAPT
Leach, sis that n the District gets him they Will
never regret IL. He is thoroughly suited for this
class OF work. and my predictions are that he Will
however, that he won't come here, continued tho
captain. HE is al present secretary and dis
pursing onicer OF the MISSISSIPPI kiscr conlmls-
sion and there is great possibility that he can
not be spared"
W. q ,A ann
TIE TESTIMONY IN THE TRIAL OF THE CHARGE ov
sLANDER AGAINST john Rooney.
Yesterday, ia Circuit Court No. I, Judge Hag-
ner. the trial OF the case or william and Eliza
Williams agt. John Roney, for 10000 damages
for slander In calling Mrs Williams thief IN oc-
tober. 1856, was continued. Mrs. Williams daugh-
ter Miss Ada Ashton and MIS-. susan Came ron
corroborated the plaintiffs testimony as 20 her
work a dressnaker falling on aDout the time
OF the alleged slander. A deposition was read ol
Daisy Mcdonald, OF Baltimore, who was visiting
Mrs.. Luckett's at the time, cSrOboraiing Ms
Williams as 20 the remarks made by Roaey. Mrs.
Martha Luckett testified that she rented her house
from MI. Eoney, ami that the dliilculty occurred
In her house m september, lss6. Mr.. RoDey called
10 collect s. she owed HIM for rent. and gave her
seven days notice TO move; quarrel aroSe be.
owed by Mrs. WOLF 10 the IormeT. Al parties
were angry, and she heard Mr.. R0aey charge Mr>.
Williams with making her living by che ttlng and
robbing the girls ana OF stealing CLOCK from Mr..
Wolf.
THE TESTIMONY ro-DAY
The defense put on the stand this morning simon
stearn who testified that he had seen the plaintiff
in one OF the houses in a disreputabe neighbor-
hood.
Another witness was called, and the court asked
II it was Tor the same purpose.
Nr. Davis answered that n was
The court SAID Mrs. Williams Ind not denied
having been 70 such houses. IL was necessary
that people should so 10 such louses. doctors
go, lawyers may, and ministers ought togo 70 sucn
houses, but lawyers should not 20 for Improper
Florence shreve testified that she had employed
Mrs Williams, but had ceased giving her work,
Annie Wilson testified that she had known Mr..
Williams about fifteen years: she had come there
for worn, and during Christmas times she came
there with her husband and took tea
THE DESCENDANTS STATEMENT.
The defendant Mr.. Roney, stated that septem-
tember q 1886, at I2o7 c street. he called for tho
rent OF the house from Martha Luckett: that
Mrs. Williams and Miss Mcdonald were there.
Martha Luckett said she did not have the money.
give her notice 20 leave. Mrs Williams said That
ars Wolf was not good pay herself. Witness
asked n she owed her anything, and she replied.
"a dosiar." Witness did not say that She was n
thief; did not know that she was thief. After
the conversation witness walked out lie denied
that he ever had such a conversation on the side
Miss henrietta cook and Mrs nm testified as 10
statements made 10y Mrs.. Williams, that she en-.
tered the suit TO get even with MIS-. Wolf
TESTIMONY N REBufTAI-
Mrs. Williams was recalled In rebuttal and de.
MED the statements made by defendant and his
witnesses She admitted that she and her hus-
Dand visited Miss Wilson when she was on e.
street. between 18th and 18th. She was then
renting rooms. and had in her house Mr. Richie q
member OF Congress-, an ofi1cer OF the Navy aud
several Others. Witness had sued Mrs wolf for
SANDER
A Fight with Base HBall Daas.
aow A coLoRED SALOON KERPERs ARn VAS
BROKEN ~ AfFRAY.
Henry Coleman, coored, was tried in the Police
Court this afternoon. charged with asssulting
Archibald Hayes, also colored, In the latters
saloon, corner OF LIST and streets southwest the
assault grew out Of refusal by Hayes 70 sell Cole
man one cents worth OF tobacco. Hayes testi1ed
that be elected Coleman for using bad language.
night followed, and the defendant struck him
with stick and broke his arm The DEFENDANT
testified that Hayes struck him with base oaii
bat and was attempting 20 strike him again when
the defendant struck back at him with the psc
The court took Coleman's personal bonds es the
ARRAY appeared 10 have been begun by the COM
plainant
0ogNo 10 81. LOUIS n GsEAr sryLE-Ihe New
YORK l0ar states that both Tammany HAL ano the
crnfic Convention AZ ST. Louis I'm q style eclpsing
INV previous trio. Although the convention VIII
rot take place for three months several OF the dis
[ricf assocdatfons ana committees are ALREADY a.
EorI There will be sent from both OF the great
yemOcratic bodies between 1000 and 1000 men.
Ehich have determined 20 attend the convention
ts,r M the regular Org and tho