Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-29

toAerEL AED AR
TAIN.
There will be no more squabbling over the
few effects eft behind b Col W. p. Canaday.
al Iea-, not Just now. This morning the courts
took hand in the zomsW VIA. complicated affair
and shortly after u o'clock J. &. Callahan. who
had been duly appointed. relieved Ofticer Light
foot % all responsibility Tor The property in the
ofhcs rooms of 7I2 and IA 10th street Major
Armcs, a owner OF the houses was with MIR.
Callahan when he took posse ssion. other mem
bers Of the PARTY were :. Thompson. jr.. and T..
X. Levy. appraisers OF the Orphans Court
Miss Clagett. who eml loved by Col. Cana
dav. Was sent fo- and a. soon she arrived fhe
identified ths colonel property 1t being
inyentoried. There vas very little there be-
longing 10 any che Gle
"CAPT." uoCGHrOS EARRyD OUT.
Early in the day Capt" tIoaghtOn called
and eudcayorcd to enter but police o:hcer.
who lad beea stationed there for the purpose
OF keeping him out. succeeded without much
trouble in holding the Fort.
The struggle which preceded the detailing of
an officer to do guard duty quite interest,"
ing. Maj ATmes desired TO secure possession
of hi- houses and endeavored yesterday after
noon 20 Dust Capt" Houghton. The prop
erty was leased BY Maj. ATmes 10 Col. Cansday.
50 Capt" HOaghtoh had place in the
transaction. Maj. Armes claimed that Hough
ton wiihoa. the shadow of title to posses
sion because Their. was no evidence OF any real
partnership between him and Col Canaday.
VIII le Captain Houghton was at the inquest
Maj Arncs got into ;he houses and though. he
had inc captain" thut out. When the
captain learned that the landlord
ve-y w-o,h. and he walked around
n great deal in search of n magistrate from
whom h. might secure warrant upon which
Mai Armes could be arrested for
burglar. But the magistrates had
all gone to their homes and
their homes were all very far away tina. the
captain desis;ed and finally went home him
self lie 10 have done his best in the war
rant business this morning. but he apparently
changed his mind
MS TITLE As CAPTAIN oUEsTIoSED.
n Capt" Houghton had not been 80 par
tiealar about his military title on Tuesday
morning the War Department might never have
LeSn put to the troubie of hunting up the
Captain war record.
While in search Of information to Col.
Canad&ys suicide reporter addressed
HoughiOn as colonel and promptly
corrected with: captain. if YOU please.
sir Then the reporter inquired as TO
the "eaPtain's' regiment and was informed
in a hesitating way that the captaincy was IN the
first Vernon; cavalry and afterward in the if
teenth Vermont For a time said Houghton
Il was on Gen. HsncOck's staff.
Gen. l. A. Grant. assistant secretary of war
himself n Vermont soldier of reEown). says
that the records show that John Quincy Adams
Houghton served for nine months a private
Ia the fifteenth Vermont. II other and more
distinguished service rendered the War
Department knows nothing of il.
TROUBLE BETWEEN CANADY AND HoUGHToy.
Vague rumors of frictiozal relations between
Col. Canaday and Mr.. Hough,on have been in
circulation ever sincc the colonel blew his own
bruins out. but none OF these rumors
we're solid enough TO print. Today the
story, much Of it one
occupant Of the Canadav houses can tell. was
rellted 20 . STAR reporter By Mrs. Jones. who,
with her children. occupies tine basement of
No. Tl2.
About three weeks ago last Monday" said
Mrs Jones. there vas good deal OF trouble
between Col Canada and Mr.. Horghton. /
don't know what tkey talked abOut but there
were high words. When Houghton left the
house tbs colonel shut the place up. went into
his Office and locked the doors. After
awhile Holgh;on wanted to come IN, but the
rO.oael would not open any of the doors.
HOuga.oa weat around mo the alley three or
four time and then stood In front of the
house looking up az the windows,
but h did not get in because every
window end door fastened. We though.
Iouzh.oa was drunk. but whether he was
drunk o. no. tn. colonel certainlS was afraid
10 let him come in.
That nigh. ard ;he next day the colonel
looked avfullv miserable. and in nv presence
said. Nobody knows how rear l have been to
blowing my brains out on ACCOUNT Of Hough-
ton"
uOCGHroN ~ THE OFFICE.
The whole trouble seemed 20 be that Hough-
ton wau.ed TO get a room in the house while the
colonel was opposed 20 1t.
That room he calls his Office was like all
the other rooms on that t.oor occupied
by the colonel. ard the colonel used to
complain bitterly Of the liberties Hough-
putting his fee. on the colonels desk and act
ing general. though he owned the whole
Place He never brought stick OF
furniture in here at any time /
asked the colonel why he didn't
get rid o: hiIn. VIII he d;dn have him put out,
but all he said was. i can; get rid of him Il
come down. he said. to lead a regu-
Lar dogs life Every time l limited
TO him about his cutting loose
from HOughsOn he sail il couldn't be done
without trouble and he didn want any trou-
bic. Tbs colonel ALWAYS tIied to avoid any dir
feuity. tie too teHlcr-hearted. anyhow.
for I've seen him give avay his last doua-.
uoUGHroS HAD TROUBLE WITH wFsr.
Then Mr.. Hough;un had lots OF trouble with
Maj West and Maj. West was afraid Of him
Whenever HOggh-on woald come in at one door
Nsj West would go GU. at the other. About
three uoaths ago EO1gn;on came back from
New YORK. and lie raised al awful row.
lie said Wet had robbed him and he cursed
and -wOre and stamped around awfully. We
sCre al afraid there was going TO be murder
done thea That seemed 10 be the beginning
OF all ;h- trouble here. Many night since
then has the colonel walked the hOO- for hours.
lie seemed to he worried iaE as any man
could be aud live.
AS soon as Col CanHday was dead Mr..
Holghton took Possession % the place Just as
though he Wa proprietor. al hough l know
everything here belonged To the colonel
He got the colouels keys. somehow
and has had them ever since. Tie came round
here yestet day morning and ordered the rooms
cleaned up and left instructions For the clerks
~ course BE- had no right to do it. but that's
Just the Kind Of a man he IS
TIE goC0HToS COMPANY.
The ". II. Houghton Manufacturing Com
pany Of this city has been very much ANNOYED
because people have sU!Iosed it TO
be the Hough;on Machine Manufacturing
Company, with which Col. Canaday Mai West
and Capt" HoGgh on were connected. Be
tween the two corporations there Is not the
slightest relationship
30 DECISION TO THE BURIAL
Up 20 this afternoon there has been no deci-
sion reached ~ 10 the time and place II Col