Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-09

fused to do. This aroused suspicion and
the case was given to Mr.. A. W. Roome.
special examiner Of the bureau. who went
at once to Thompson Min. FauQuier coun-
ty, Va, and found the person who had ap-
piled for pension to be colored man. He
arrested him and sent word to Mr.. Hunter
son to write to his comrade, the real Geo
w. Taylor. at Fruitvale. Cal, which he did.
In response, he received long letter and
the pensioners photograph. The court sub
poenaed Hunterson to appear at the trial.
and he Will be a witness against the pris-
oler.
The papers and correspondence. it is said
are in the prisoners possession. Among
them is a certificate under the safe seal of
Pennsylvania of service in the Sd Pennsyl-
vania Cavalry. This. of course. belongs to
the real George w. Taylor, and will be sent
him when the trial ends.
General Matters.
When the members of the 9TH Georgia
Regiment of the confederate army visit this
city on the 22d instant they will be re-
ceived by special committee appointed by
R. E. Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
consisting of the following: Messrs. ]. c.
Miburn, G. William Ramsay, Thomas
Perry, f. j. Davidson. K. Kemper Edgar
Warfield, J. r. Zimmerman, w. A Smoot
A. c. Wyckoff and Commander e. c. Ora
ham and Adjutant S. c. Boush.
Mrs. Mary E. Ryan, wife of j. 7, Ryan.
residing al 713 Wolfe street, died last night
at the family home. She was thirty years
of age and was a daughter of Mr.. Thos.
Haslett. She was native of Phila delphia,
but had lived in this city in recent years.
The funeral will take place from the resi-
dence tomorrow morning.
The funeral of Harvey Prettyman. whose
death occurred yesterday at the home of
his father, Mr.. David Prettyman, 112 North
Pitt street, will take place tomorrow af
ternoon at $50 clock from the family
home. Mr.. Prettyman was twenty four
years of age. He had been employed in the
shops of the Southern railroad
Miss Elizabeth Wilson and Mr.. Frank P.
Hamilton, both of Washington, were quiet
ly married yesterday at noon in the par
sonage of the First Baptist Church. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR.. Geo.
L. Hunt, the pastor
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson imposed a fine of SO on a young
man named Ernest Mills. charged with as
saulting William L. Mullen. 1t was tes-
titled that Mullen, acting as a special Off
Ger at the wharf, attempted to quiet some
disorder which had occurred when he was
assaulted by Mills. The two men clinched,
and it was some time before they could be
separated. James Fegan was fined $40 for
assaulting Gertie Golden.
The second days session of the United
States district court opened this morning
at IL o'clock, Judge Edmund Waddill pre-
siding. Matters of minor Importance occu-
pied the attention of the court Yester-
day afternoon a final decree was entered
in the case Of Leach against the Fidelity
Building and Loan Association of Wash
ington, which involved a large sum of
money and had been in litigation a long
time.
Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith Of this city will
have forty-five entries at the Manassas
horse show July IS and II. Prominent
horsemen from New York Maryland and
Kentucky have made entries Considering
the number OF classes the entries for the
fair are said to be surprisingly large. One
hunter class has over fifty entries, and the
others have nearly as many.