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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
POLICE OFFICER ON TRIAL.
Richard A. C0rbey Accused of Steal
ing Watch.

The trial of the case of Policeman Rich
ard A. Corbey of the sixth precinct who
is charged with the larceny of watch
and chain valued ct SIG from Miss Flor
ence OCallahan in June. 1885, was Begin
shortly before noon today in the United
States branch of the Police Court before
Judge Kfmball and jury. The wife of
the accused occupied seat at his side at
the trial table, and he was defended by
Mr.. Tracy L. Jeffords. The government
was represented by Prosecutor A. r. Null
lowry al
AS stated in The Star sstofore, corbey,
at the time of the alleged sobbery. was a
member of the fire denart1ient. and dur
ing fire at the Owen Hotise where Miss
O'Callahan was check &erk a watc,,
and chain disappeared. Thiswas the prop
erty of Miss o'Callahsn. AZ few days ago
the timepiece was, it is aAserted sold by
Corbey, who claimed % have bought it
from man whom he I'D not know on the
street.
Miss Florence OCallahan. who was the
first witness. gave an account. of the fire,
during which her watch was taken. She
was rendered unconscfous,$ she said by
the smoke and had to-be carried out of
the building. She positively identified the
watch shown to her by Mr. Mullowny as
Fireman William J. Seitz of No. Com
pany said to thei best of his knowledge
Corbey was at the fire in question. He sa W
Miss OCallanan watch Lying on the
bureau. and did not know how 1t disap-
peared from the place.
George Goldberg identified the watch
shown one for which he had traded a
silver watch with Corbey. and detailed the
conversation he had with Corbey in refer
ence to the transaction.
Detective George Boyd said he recovered
the watch from Goldberg and took it to
headquarters.
Inspector Mattingly. chief of the detective
bureau, said that, after the watch was re-
covered by Detective Boyd, he sent for
Corbey, and had a conversation with him
in reference to the watch. Corbey told him
whom he did not know in November last
in Cox's alley, the latter getting it at a
dead letter sale.
Policeman Thaddeus Bean denied that
Corbey had ever told him, as the latter
claimed, that Corbey had bought the watch
and chain for 81. This closed the evidence
for the government "a
Precinct Detective Hartigan. first witness
for the defense, said Corbey was man
of good reputation.
Lieut.. Kelly of the sixth precinct said
Corbey was regarded by him as a good,
faithful and honest officer He gave him
an excellent character
Sergeant Lombardy testified to the same
effect as did also Foreman Charles l.. Boss
OF the fire department and others.
Corbey made a statement in his own
behalf, in which he claimed to have pur-
chased the watch from a red-headed man
whom he did not know. The case was still
on trial at the time this report closed. A
verdict Is expected during the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
An Aged Man Missing.

This afternoon the police were asked to
look out for Frank Brown. colored, who
disappeared from his home, No. 453 1 street
northwest, about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Brown, who is more than eighty years
cd, has lived in this city for many years,
and had a host of friends and acQuaint-
ances. He was a cook, and worked in this
capacity at the National and Metropolitan
hotels for many years. Because of his adj
vanced age his health has not been the best
during recent months. and he has frequent
ly talked of ending his life. His friends are
very much alarmed over his disappear
aHce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
SUPPLYING THEIR OWN POWER.
capital Traction Managers Furnish
Electric Current for Two Lines.

The Capital Traction Company began
tocay the operation of their Pennsylvania
avenue and 14th street lines by electricity
from the new power house OF the COM
pany- The service supplied by the Poto-
mac Electric Power Company has been
discontinued. and air. Dunlop. the yresi-
dent of the Traction Company. has writ
ten to Mr.. Crosby. the president of the
Potomac Company, expressing the satis-
faction of the railroad officers with the
excellence of the service rendered and the
disposition manifested at all times to ex-
tend every facility.
There are three engines available for
service in the new power house of the rail-
road company. but only two are needed to
operate the road, the other being held in
reserve, in case of accident.
In the course of the next ten or twelve
days 1t is expected that cars on the 1tn
street line will be operated by the under
ground system. 1t is believed that the
business of the company will justify the
payment of a dividend in July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
Installation Of omcers.

The officers of Minnehaha Lodge, I. O.
G. T., were installed by H. R. Stewart l..
d.. last night Henry F. Smith,C. t.; Miss
Ada McHenry, v. t.; Miss May Martin, r.
s.; Mrs. Mary Lewis, assistant r. s.; Miss
Ida E. Bryan,aC.; Miss A. D. Roach, D. NJ.
A. N. Garfield. F. s.; George E. Pittman,
ehas. N. Good. M; T. D. Mulhern, G.:
WILDER Mechanics, s.; 8. w. Russell P. C.
T.
The regular business being finished, Mr..
Frank Ford presented the following pro-
gram: Vocal solos, by Mrs. Carrie Smith.
Miss Ida Bryan. ard Mr.. N. z. Nell; hui
morous reading by Mr.. H. F. Smith; re-
marks by H. r. Stewart, r. A. Dinsmore,
A. N. Garfield and s. w. Russell.
Miss Bessie +. Bush and Mr.. Win Nc
Henry were the prize winners in the
guessing contest.
There were present Mrs. s. e. Garfield.
Mrs. Mary Lewis. Mrs. Emma 8. Seacals
Mrs. c. c. Smith. Miss Bessie E. Bush
Miss Lola NJ. Ellwocd Miss Ada McHenry,
Mrs. R. A Dinsmore, Miss Ida E. Bryan
Miss May Martin, Miss L. NJ. Cox. Miss A.
d. Roach. Miss Ada Martin, Messrs A. N.
Garfield. John G. Smith. s. W. Russell
George E. PittMan, r. A. Dinsmore. H. F.
Smith, H. r. Stewart. WILDER McDaniels.
T. D. Multern. Frank Ford, C. T. Pittman
C. W. Good. c. ]. Peckham, N. q. Nell and
George F. Potter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
Graduates in Pharmacy.

The commencement exercises of the
National College of Pharmacy will occur
at the Columbia rheater. Tuesday even
ing, May H. 1888. The following named
graduates will then receive the degree OF
doctor of pharmacy: Edward A. Duckett,
Barron r. Franklin, Charles L. Griffith.
Kirk Holmes, Preston c. King, Lucretia
b. Lacy. Charles A. McAvoy, Z. l.. Mason,
Salvador d. Moore, Alphonsus A. ODono-
ghue, Frank G. Purdum. Frank r. Rich
ardson. Isaac Scott. Andrew ]. Sheridan
and Lloyd T. Tayloe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
Civil Ann0infmenfs

The Secretary of War has decided that
the second lieutenants who are to be ap-
pointed to the army from private life shall
be not younger than twenty-one nor older
than thirty years and that they shall I'M
dergo a quite rigid examination. The in
crease in the army will make necessary
about 200 such appointments. and there
are many applicants for the places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
Presentation Day,

Presentation day exercises at Kendall
Green today attracted a large and fashion
able audience that filled the chapel. where
the orations of the members of the gradu-
formal program DIR. and Mrs. Gallaudet
held reception at their Residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
oMcial oraeFs ksued.

i The District Commissioners have ordered
that tie engine room. cellar and yards. Or
the 9Th street engine house be paved with
concrete. estimated cest. si40.64 work to
be done BY c. BuflaR = Son. 1T the rate Of
Sle3 per square yard, under District speci-
hcations. Alsc, that an asphalt block drive
way be laid IN front OF said Uhilding: eesti-'
mated cost. $170
Ihat the sewer along the east side OF New
Jersey avenue between Ivy street and North
Caroiina avenue be replaced; estimated cost'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
A BRANCH DISCONTINUED.
Order Affecting AnacOstia Railroad
k

Judge Cox, in Equity Court No. 1, today
signed an order authorizing the receivers of
the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
Company to discontinue the operation of
that portion of the road known as the I'd
street southwest branch.
The receivers have been further author
lied by the court % sell, either at public or
private sale. the horses used in the opera
ton of the I'd street branch of the road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04

The result Of his examination was reported
to the coroner, who may possibly hold an
inquest tomorrow. The police of the fifth
precinct are also making an investigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04

Every American
soldier and every
American sailor
should carry the
best American
watch.
The original
American watch
was a Waltham
watch. Waltham
watches are now,
as they always
have been, the best
American watches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04

1t matters little what 1t Ia that you want
whether a situation or a servants want
ad. in The Star will reach the person who
can fiu your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-04
Seafi to- rrustee,

g. G. g. Sloan 8 Co.. auctioneers. sold yes
teraay at public sale the house l42s s street
TO W, H. Saunders, trustes. foasa $50.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
Written for The Prison Mirror.
QUESTION OF WEIGHT.

"Say, you're just the man 1 want a
few words WITH" said one of the in
mates to the writer on our last holiday.
"Can you explain to me what sort of a
machine the scale of justice is? Here's
paper that says about man being
tried and after they got through talk
ing, the case went to the jury and that
his life now hangs in the balance.
Now l don't profess to know every
thing. l was raised on farm in Kan
sas, and the people down there seem to
act more sociable and generous than
they do up in these parts. Down there
when we meet man we hit him a
slap on the shoulder and it's hello,
stranger, accompanied with a hearty
shake of the hand. Up here everybody
goes around with their heads erect,
hands in their pockets and act about
as friendly as telegraph pole and as
chilly as an iceberg. Their ways of
life don't agree with me-"
"This is rather strange" remarked.
"Y on have been raised in Kansas and
never heard about the scale of justice.
Did you ever here of Mary Yellen
Lease?"
''NO jOshing, now. This is a serious
thing with me. l never heard of such
thing as the scale of justice. They
didn't weigh me when was arrested.
Not until / got over here, and then the
fellow that done the weighing said
something to another who put it down
in big book. That's all there was to
it,"
"What! Do you mean to tell me that
precedent was ignored in your case %
1 asked.
"That's what they done. The judge
appeared to have things all his own
way, too. But he never said word
about the weighing business; every
thing was about society. l should
think he might have said something if
the blamed thing was broken. l was
out of work and had lots of time and
might just as well have waited until
the thing was fixed. But, no; the gen
tleman whom the judge appointed tc
look after me, advised me to plead
guilty. l did so, supposing that would
finish the business"
"Say, stranger, just keep this thing
quiet. There is technicality in your
case that looks rather suspicious. ]
will look into the matter and see il
anything can be DONE" JASPER.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
Written for The Prison Mirror
USING ODD MOMENTS.

1t is safe to make the assertion that
the average person wastes enough use
full hours in yawning and trying to
skill time" to make smart man of
himself and by the same token kill
time more effectually without suffering
ennui.
Stephenson, the inventor of the loco
motive, taught himself arithmetic while
working in an engine room on night
shift. In his day, it must be remem-
bered, there were no books gotten up
especially for self-instructiOn. Learn
ing from a school arithmetic without
the assistance of teacher was very
hard work, but by showing an indOm-
liable spirit what at first was severer
labor than firing his boilers became
pleasant task and was the means
to his great end in making possible To-
comOtiOn by steam.
Elihu Burritt, the Yankee black
smith, became one of the worlds great
est linguists by the utilization of his
spare moments while earning a living
by hard manual labor at the forge.
Burritt became master of eighteen an
cient and modern languages and
twenty-five European dialects. He
was an extremely modest man and
hated to be alluded to as a genius for
he knew that, to use an expression
given later by President Garfield
"Things don't turn up in the world un-
til somebody turns them up" You
never hear of an unsuccessful genius
only the man who courageously persists
until success is assured is called a
genius and this latter word he knows
only as a synonym for earnestly applied
energy.
Numerous instances might be related
to show that the honest economy OF
time and the use of odd moments have
been the entering wedge of success in
the lives of many prominent men. Oul
own John Quincy Adams once said
"Time is too short for me rather thar
too long. If the day were forty Eight
hours long, instead of twenty-four,
could employ them all, if 1 had but
eyes and hands to read and WRITE" II
is true that if Mr.. Adams had been ir
a prison at the time he would not have
had such a Jealous desire for the
lengthening of the day. But it mus
also be said that it is men of thi.
stamp who are able to make the time
pass rapidly, and without any idl,
l"killing" at that. J.L.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
resurrection, pagan metempsychosis or
the Buddhistic doctrine.

resurrection, pagan metempsychosis or
the Buddhistic doctrine.
Christian morality is the one com.
plete answer to this quandary in all its
phases. "There is vacuum in the
soul of man which nothing can fill but
faith in God" Everything in this
world hinges on confidence or faith.
1t is the confidence that we have in
our fellow men which is the founda-
tion of the satisfaction that they find
in us or we in them. Our knowledge
of others can not be exhaustive. What
we know about them simply furnishes
basis for our confidence as to their
characters which time may or may not
verify. If man does not believe in
us, distrusts our motives and miscon-
strues our actions, it is impossible for
us to take satisfaction in him. The
very condition of fellowship is want
ing. We may go farther: the man who
is not willing to make large and gener-
Gus differences from what he knows
about us, and demands that before he
places any faith in us we shall rigor-
ously demonstrate that he is running
no risk, can hardly be called friend
That may be business, but it is not
friendship. 1t is our faith in God sup
plemented by our faith in one another,
not justified, perhaps, by legal evi-
dence, but by the high and fine intui-
tions of the soul-out of which happi.
ness and the sweetest joy and charm
of life are woven. G. j. w.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
Written for The Prison Mirror
CHOOSING A VOCATION.

What occupation, what profession,
by what vocation can 1 gain most hap
piness and success-make livelihood
for myself and render valuable service
to fellow men? are some of the con-
siderations that constitute one of the
most important duties young man
ever has to perform. 1t not only af-
fects him personally, but it most
gravely affects those who may become
dependent upon him for support or
education.
The difficulties i'll making wise
choice are greatly multiplied by the
fact that it must be made at period
of life when neither the person him
self nor those best acquainted with his
mental and moral organization can
possibly discover the latent germs
within him, or discern the hidden de.
ficiencies that slumber in his unde-
veloped and untried constitution; or
who had entered on choice, in which
he failed or become the victim of ill
guidance and disgrace;. thus also carry
ing blemished reputation. A wise
choice in the matter is itself fortune;
an error in it can hardly ever be re-
called, and nearly always involves
losses and pain for which no good-for-
tune afterward can make amend. The
chief obstacle is the lack of self-knowl-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
Written for The Prison Mirror,
THE SOCIAL INSTINCT.

All creatures have the social instinct
to considerable degree. Lordly man
is not by any means the only admirer
of brotherly (or sisterly} fellowship.
1t is unreasoning folly to claim that
isolation or segregation is good for
man or beast AS temporary pun
ishment isolation is very effective
upon occasion. But, like other cor.
rective medicine, it must be given in
proper doses. Any woman knows that
favOrite spring medicine is good for
the children when given in teaspoon
full lots, while the same medicine given
wholesale would have disastrous eff
feet You may take dog and punish
him in way that he will remember by
chaining him in the woodshed for a
day. If you keep the same dog locked
up continuously you will make savage
brute of the erstwhile pet, for even the
dog has intelligence enough to discern
that his continued isolation is wrong
full punishment and his nature must
revert to its original wild state.
The first of the human species may
have come into the world with a COM
plete assortment of the social graces;
if so it is positive that at some time
his kind had family disruption and
some repaired to other pastures with
regal, rustling swish of igleaf drap-
cries. That the wild state was at some
time the condition of our ancestors
can not be gainsayed, and it is further
proven by the ease with which some
still return to that wild state, most
forms of which are now honored with
jaw breaking names provided by lun-
acy commissioners.
When the larger part of the human
family was again brought under SUBJ
lection and made sociable by the rein.
ing influences of time it was found
convenient to make laws by which to
punish the derelict. The punishment
then provided and which continues to
the present day was that isolation
which our removed ancestors
dreaded much on account of it's re.
semblance to the wild state of their
progenitors, and which when given in
overdOses was known then, as it is
today, to have the same unhallowed
effects on any creature possessing a
naturally acquired social instinct.
| L. j.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
TERms.J $1.OO per year, in advanc
Six Months so cents.

being born into crowded world. If
those who point at certain occupations
as crowded to suffocation would only
point us to other occupations where
the competition is less, and a comfort
able livelihood more certain there
would be force to their argument, but
until they can do that their advice to
shun is hardly worthy of consideration.
The fact that keen competition con-
fronts one should not deter us from
entering, for competition in all trades
is intense The fittest will survive no
less in one occupation than in another.
Nature has enacted that law for all
alike, no matter where they toll or
what they do. 1t is no worse to fail in
one than in another. Because one man
has failed in certain undertaking is
no valid reason why another should
not try to succeed in it. Because one
is overpowered by competition that is
no reason why another should decline
to compete. If we hope to escape the
universal law of struggle for an exist
ence we must withdraw from this
world.
In conclusion, therefore, the thought
tul young man should consult his own
tastes, his aptitude for the work he is
to undertake so far as he can discover
it, and choose that occupation or pro-
fession where, in his judgment and
under his circumstances, he can ac-
complish most, irrespective of this
question of relative competition. Lux
ury and ease are not promised-the
best man wins. RUDOLPH.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24
Written for The Prison Mirror
WHAT WE LIVE FOR.
sssnssssssusssu

What will make a man cOntented
with his lot upon this earth or give
him peace of mind? When the CLAM
our of youth is past and melancholy
old age is fast closing, what is life
worth to one who lives it without an
abiding moral purpose?
For many, life on this earth means
continual struggle against adversely;
fight to keep alive. If they do not
cherish the hope for better things, here
or hereafter, if they know not the
blessedness of social, benevolent or re
ligiOus affections, the desOlateness of
their daily life will inevitably lead
them toward despair. What sustains
those whose hearts are chilled by social
isolation, or who suffer from hunger
or cold? What else, but hope of a
which will be felt when an inspiring,
uplifting aim or purpose is lacking 1?
What for them is pleasure but an oc-
casional diversion of their minds from
the misery or vacuity of life? The
greater their intelligence and fancied
knowledge of the meaning and pur-
pose of things about them, the less
they know of real happiness. The
more they think they know, the more
despondent they become and the less
content with their lot. Faith of some
kind that promises hereafter of COM
pensation is necessity for all who
suffer and think.
Without the consolation of faith
in future life as a basis of hope for
better things, would the mere physical
instinct of self preservation be suffi.
cient to save men from self destruc-
tion? For the mere animal, the pres.
ent life appears to be well worth pre-.
serving. Despite his instructive love
of living, it is not always so with man
yet an inexorable provision of nature
makes the common normal and human
mind when once enlightened, slow tc
give up this expectation of perpetuity
in some shape, be it through Christian
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-03-24

hain't got no religion whatll make you jump
and scream;
Idon't go much Oh shoutin' nor have visions in
dream.
Wife thinks am tco scrumptious cause can't
lead out in prayer,
But when it comes to earnest work 1 try to do
my share.
am strong believer in the good old golden
rule,
'Tis lesson 1 remembered since child at
Sunday school.
''Do unto others as you would that they'd do
unto yOu''
Is rudder that you'll always find III steer you
safely through.
When stranded on the shoals of life neigh
Dor is distressed
i don't pull round the other side and shout
'The Lord be blessed"
helpin hand
To aid my fallen brother man to reach the
frmer land.
When man is full of mis'ry an his stomach S
full of need,
You can never stop his hunger with a dish of
wordy creed.
When Christ was here on earth he gave the
lOaves and fishes first
An know that his example will not lead us
to the worst.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-09-10
Saturday, Sept. II, 1898,
Order of Court
eth Judicial District Court-S'ate
Of Louisiana-Parish of La
fayette.

Sessions of cour, will be held in the par
;sh OF Lafayette the second " o:,'!ay OF
September, 1898: fourth Monday of Octo-
bcr 1893; fourth Mcriay of November,
1893: fourth Monday of December, 1895:
second Monday OF February, 1890; second
Tuesday of March, 1899: fourth Mon lay of
April, 17oe; and the first Monday Of June,
1899.
Sessions of court will he held in the parish
Of Nermilion on the first Monday of October,
1908; second Monday of November, 1893;
second Monday of December, 1898; third
Monday of January, 1899; fourth Monday
of February, 1899; first Tuesday of April,
1900; third Monday of May, 1899; and
third Monday of June, 1899.
1t is further ordered that this fixing of the
sessions of the I7tb Judicial District Court
shall not affect the authority or duty of the
Judge to set at any time in any OF the par
is!1es of his District when the public inter
est may require it.
Given in open court at Lafayette, La
on this eo:h day of August, A. ID. 1893.
(Signed) c. DEEA1LLoN,
Judge 18TH Judicial District of Louisiana.
I hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy Of the orr
pinal order on file and of record in my Of
flee.
Witness my official signature and seal OF
Office al Lafayette, La, on this goth day of
August, A. ID. 1898.
ED G. VOORHEES,, Clerk of Court