Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-14
Will Resist PROCEEDINGS.

with her fine nervous organization and
cultivated intelligence what DR.. Richard
son pronounced mere melancholia would
soon be converted into raving and incura-
BILE madness if she were placed in an in
sane asylum. To avert that l will exhaust
every resource a my command, within the
limits of the law.
When Mr.. Mackey concluded he with
drew, and his wife stated that the reports
of her husbands cruelty to her were ut
terly false. She related a pathetic story Of
her troubles.
The present difficulty, she declared, all
arose from the opposition Of her family to
her marriage. She told of having married
Mr. Mackey in opposition to the wishes of
her relatives. They, she continued, never
! became reconcled to the union. Worry
over this unfortunate state of affairs Mrs.
Mackey went on. so oppressed her that she
became nervous wreck. She stated that
her health was now gradually improving.
Will Go to SuIlivan's Island.
Mr.. Mackey again entered the room. He
said it his intention to remove his wife
in few days to a summer resort Sui
livan's Island, off Charleston, S. c., his ma
tive city. He alluded to the place as being
beautiful and attractive, where Edgar AL
len Poe laid the scheme of his celebrated
story 1.-THE Gold Bugs" Mr.. Mackey re-
ferred to his record confederate SOL
der and also to his term of thirteen years
as judge of the South Carolina circuit
court
House Robbery.
The house and store of Mr.. J. w. Varney
at Del Ray were entered by burglars Sat
urday night. The burglars succeeded in
getting nothing in the store, as all the
money had been taken from the cash
drawer the previous evening. Making their
way to the bed room occupied by MIR.
William Varney the robbers stole two
watches. one gold and the other silver, and
pocket book containing a small amount of
cash. Mr.. Narney has no clue to the
identity of the men. The matter has been
reported to the police and will be investl-
gated.
Victim of SOmnn III bulism.
While in state of somnabulism Henry
Brawner the fifteen-year-old son of Mr..
William Brawner, walked from the second
story window of his fathers residence, No.
1916 North Fayette street, yesterday morn
ing falling twenty-five feet to tho pave
ment below, and sustaining serious injuries.
1t is supposed the boys injuries would have
been fatal had he not struck the window
blind on an adjoining house, thereby break
ing the fall. DIR. Hugh Mcclure. who was
summoned. found his left arm was frac-
tured Internal injuries were also 1ndl-
Gated.
Primary Declared on.
Owing to the presence in the field of only
| one democratic candidate for Congress, the
primary election which was to have been
held during this week for the election Of
delegates to the congressional convention
| IN Alexandria July Is has been declared off.
Representative John F. RiXey now has the
privilege of naming the eighteen delegates
| from this city. The delegates will be APP
portioncd follows: Three from the first
| ward. three from the second, seven from
| the third and five from the fourth.
Hearing Postponed.
Mandamus proceedings in the case of
| Frank c. Spinks against the board OF police
| commissioners, which were to have been
had before Judge Norton in the corpora
| ton court today, were postponed until the
| latter part of the week.
Mrs. Prudence Emerson, widow of John
p. Emerson, died yesterday afternoon at