Evening star., 1895-08-28
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
One Of Oo1ey's Army Arrested and Turned
Over to the Maryland Authorities.
Mrs. Wilmot's Attempted Suicide
Falls r.. r. Comslany-Notes.

man unprepossessing in appearance,
ragged, unshaven eEd disagreeable-look-
ing all around, was brought to the station
yesterday by Officer Murphy. The fellow,
who gave his name as Joseph Newell, is
suspected Of many petty robberies, all
committed beyond the District line. At the
station he practically acknowledged his
guilt. He had no right to work, he said,
there were enough mules In the country
to perform necessary labor. While he could
get 81 or IS worth of goods daily, lie didn't
intend to overwork his muscles. His body
vas given him to develop and make more
like his Creator's-not to wear and tear
away. He said that he was a remnant
of the Coxey army, and had been stag
gfng" 1t about the country since his advent
last May.
Newell being en- offender who comes un-
der Maryland Jurisdiction was turned over
to Sheriff Green of Montgomery county.
He dicn't seem to care much, and re-
marked that he wouldn't have to hustle
now for food. 1t would be brought to him
by the servants of the people, the prison
attaches.
A Right of Way Secured.
The legal controversy that has been
pending over the efforts of the Washington
and Great Falls Railroad Company, repre-
sented by Stilson Hutchins and Jacob P.
Clark, to secure right of way through
the Green Springs property, owned by
Messrs. ]. B. McCaffrey and VIM. II. Ma
nogue. was satisfactorily settled yesterday
through an amicable agreement. legally
bound. made in Mr.. Manogue's office.
Through the agreement the injunction and
all other proceedings now pending against
the company will be dismissed. The WASH
ington and Great Falls Company purchased
outright from the Green Springs owners
$500 square feet. paying for it $2,25O. AS
this sale. however, cut the Tract In two,
from the road, Mr.. Manogue secured in re-
turn from the Great Falls people an ire
vokahle right CT way over the decided piece.
This preserves to the owners Of the bal
branch. formerly used for milling purposes.
An entire right Of way has now been Sc
cured by the company from the George
town to Great Falls terminus.
There Is a big force at work on the road
and an early completion is looked for.
An Attempted Suicide
Shattered health and an impaired mind
were the causes which induced Mrs. Ellen
Wilmot to attempt suicide last night. Her
effort.though. was discovered before fatal
ity resulted. Mrs Wilmot selected lima
ment as her agent. Only prompt attendance
kept life open, as to a woman of her dis
organized constitution a whole bottle of
the burning stuff taken internally meant
death.
For some days her husband has been
watching her. and when she disappeared
from the room at aboutn7 o'clock, and he
heard her moment later violently vomit-
Ing and groaning withspain, he rushed for
the doctor, after a moment Of personal in
vestigation. Drs Ritchie and kleinschmidt
came. They worked long and finally sue
cessfully upon the woman.
When seen last night Mrs Wilrnot could
for her Cha ho
knew not what made cher drink the lima
ment She said, thoughY her health had
been miserable since rhci birth of her last
child. She has seven Fchflirer-aM small
Mr.. Wilmot is a blacksmith by trade. No
other cause than temporary alteration
could be assigned for the attempt. The
linament takea contained a large proportion
Of aconite. <cs:'
ObscrvatienHas asrsrcailin9. 7sto
The loves Paseientes" sSociety, designed
to develop the art of observation and to
preserve newspaper and other information
which, without special attention. would be
lost to posterity, is spreading its member
ship here and in the Maryland towns large
ly through the -untiring energy Of the
promoter. pr. Rufus Choate Of this place.
"Observations" are coming in already. even
from distant states. Today DR.. Choate,
as father of the movement, received let
ter from a North Carolina observer" ad-
dressed to THE Revealer of Ancient
Egyptian Astrology.' Through these OBJ
servations a heretofore unnoticed corre-
spondence in nature, the knowledge Of
which promises to be of vast importance
to the world, will exhibit itself, the doctor
says. Several of the observers are devot-
ing certain hours daily to uninterrupted
scrutiny Of nature and correspondence.
Notes.
The special religious meetings at the
Baptist Church in Tenleytown are still
going on. Tuesday night Lawyer J. D.
Habbick made an earnest address. He
spoke on the healing of Blind Bartemus.
Other addresses were made by Mr.. John
son, Mr.. Nicholson and Mr.. Hilton. The
church was well filled with earnest listen
ers At the close of the meeting several
seekers expressed desire to be specially
prayed for.
The Misses Della and Katharine McGirr,
after stay at Colonial Beach, have re-
turned to the city.
To conform with the grade Of the ex-
tended Washington and Georgetown tracks
the District government has decided to
raise the level Of the sidewalks on upper
NJ street fourteen inches.