Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-26
LOCHIEL HOUSE EJECTMENT.
The Evicted Tenants Suing for S15, 200
Damages for 1respass.

The controversy between the owners OF the
Lochiel house property, On 9Th street between
and f, and the tenants again came to the
surface today. This time it is in the nature of
suit filed by s. I. Thomas and A. b. Duvall
for Elizabeth Cannon aud Jane Smith against
John Paul Jones, Frank n. Carver and Michael
Shea for $4,000 damages for trespass They
charge that October the defendants, with force
and arms, assaulted and beat the plaintiffs; that
with force and violence they seized, lald hold
Of rudely, and wrongfully showed, pushed,
expelled and elected them from
house No. 5l2 sth street northwest,
known as the Lochiel house, OF which they (the
plaintiffs) were in lawful possession; that with
great rudeness, force and violence the de-
PENDANTS rent, tore and damaged plaintiffs
clothing. &C., by means of winch unlawful acts
they we're greatly frightened, hurt, bruised,
wounded, Inundated and disgraced, and in
consequence were made sick, sore and lame,
and suffered much anguish OF mind; were
prevented from attending to their ordinary
business. They also charge that September l6,
with great body Of men, with picks, shovels.
&C., they broke into the house, took possession
Of the furniture (twenty sets), and engaged in
tearing down the house, remaining in posses
sion during two days. That on October 2 they
again entered the premises and forclbly
elected the plaintiffs, and they claim that their
business was broken up and they have a sui
fered by the Illumination, &C., to the amount
stated.
Arrangements in the Criminal Court.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery,
today number Of prisoners were brought up
from Jail for arraignment The following
plead not guilty: James WILLOW, larceny of
watch and chain from w. b. Sullivan; Hiram
Smith, larceny Of SIS from the person Of Bessie
r. Mahon; BENZ. Foster and Samuel Berry,
robbery of Horace n. Lobdell; Mary Gordon,
assault with intent to kill her husband, Frank
Gordon, September %; George Jackson,
assault and battery on Charles Orange, Janu-
ary 6, 1855; Henry Pryor, larceny of sIOO from
Caleb j. Taylor, September Is; David Williams,
housebreaking at the residence of W. S. Bran
son, September 20; James Il. Robinson, assault
with intent to kill Arch. Brown, August "a;
Martha johnson, larceny of $40 from Dennis
Brown, September l9.
Lewis Dodson was arraigned for housebreak-
ing on seven counts-at the stables Of q. w.
johnson, May IL; J. ID. Kitch, May "a; II. @.
Browning, June 2; E. @. Wheeler, June IA; d.
Q. Harvey, June q; J. F. Harvey, June ~; J.
H. Hilmon, June 2s; A. J. Fisher, July IL. He
plead guilty on the FIRST count and not guilty
as to the other counts.
TWO YEARS IN THE PEyrrEx1rARy
John E. Brown alias George Nicholson,
charged with the larceny Of watches, jewelry,
&C., from the residence of Horstio Browning,
plead guilty. The accused was employed in
painting the house and took an OPPORTUNITY 70
rob the dressing case. He was sentenced q
two years in the Albany penitentiary.
PLEA OF GUILTY SET ASIDE.
John Kelly, for horse stealing and larceny.
who had plead guilty on one charge, was called
up for sentence. When he stated that he did
not remember when be took the property the
court directed that the plea be set aside.
Painful Accident to Mr.. James Eiverson.
At the Pennsylvanis railroad station We'd
nesday serious and painful accident occurred
to Mr.. James Elverson, proprietor OF the Phil
adelphia Inquirr. As Ar. Elverson was step
ping from his carriage, which was necessarily
some distance from the curb owing 10 the
rough condition Of the gutter, his
foot failed 20 reach is Destination,
which threw him violently upou the
curb, dislocating his left shoulder. He vss
conveyed In cab 70 willard's hotel. vhere
medical assistanes vas sunmoned Dr.. Sewers
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