Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-23

"eport OF Receivers winship asA
Soshwa-They Ask Instructions.

Messrs H. c. Winship and Victor CushvA
appointed receivers IN the suit Of Brown et al
against me Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pan. on January Is, have fled q report in the
Equity court They state that the aocountA
papers ana books were found in %
incomplete, detective and fragmentAry con-
oiuon as 10 give them but little aid In the
investigation They then give schedules Of
the real property in Washington, Georgetown
and this county, with a schedule OF the water
rents. The latter are as follows. @. W. Cis-
sell 4 Co., 500 inches. 1880; W. II. Tenney q
Son., $50 inches, Sl.675; Austin Herr A. Co,
500 inches. g. 400; Transparent Ice COMPANY.
l25 inches; Ss2a The report saws that thew
the water renters claim that the revenue has
been pledged 20 them by the canal company
for the repayment, OF money advanced for the
repair of the Georgetown level, the amount
being over $4,000 and interest They state
that the water supply is within the state OF
Maryland and the care of the level extends
beyond their jurisdiction; that the expenditure
for repairs made not only with the District
but IN the state, and 10 whether they can
acknowledge and carry out the arrangements
With the water takers they ask instructions
They state that they find other claims of water
rights, among them that Of H. II. Dodge, which
practically yield no revenue while mourning
expense in furnishing the supply. and they ash
II they shall acknowledge obligation therefor.
They state that the Georgetown level 10 in
fair condition for water supply and is now
used also for navigation. After stating the
damage by the freshet they state that the re-
pairs on the Rock creek level will be about
$4,000. They state that Mr.. Worthngton, 80
attorney for the mill owners has asked the
Ratification OF the agreement with the company
and ask instructions on this point They
state further the difficulty they have had
as TO the leases aud ask n they shall
take steps TO obtain accurate infor-
nation. From the best information
they have obtained, the parties occupying the
real property are the Washington Gaslight
Company, Meredith, Winship a Co, and
Biser d Cambria, the land being about 30 acres,
and the amount of rent S3.776. They state
that this sum Is a small rental for SO much
property and that much of IL is occupied by
parties who pay no rental. and ask instructions
as to whether they shall take measures 20 regain
possession of the property.
Seeking TO Escape Death by the Rope.
The case of Lewis Williams. the young coll
ored man convicted of the murder Of ex-ro-
hceman W. c. Alder near Bennlngs on oc-
tober 2. 1887. and under sentence OF death on
May 2, was before the Court in General Term
this morning on exceptions taken at the trial
Assistant District Attorney Lipscomb for the
government aud Mr.. l.. NJ Hewlett for the
prisoner. The defendant was fret tried in De-
cember. 1857, and the jury failed to agree. He
was again tried IN May, 1889, and
convicted on the 2Sth of that month.
June Is last he was sentenced by Judge Brad
ley to be hung on January 81 last but the SEN
tence was deferred by respite of the President
to May 2. The case comes up on exceptions to
the ruling of the court III refusing defendants
prayers, based on the theory of self-defense,
&c, and 10 the charge OF the court. The hear
ing was in progress when The STARS report
closed.