Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-30
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
Wife Sues for Divorce-Inquest Over
Remains of Ex-Sheriff Mullican.
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specal Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE. Md. August %, 1904.
Mrs. Josephine R. Jones Of this county
has through her attorney, Robert B. Peter
OF Rockville, Instituted suit In the circuit
court at this place for an absolute divorce
from her husband, Clarence M. Jones' the
netition alleges that the couple were mar
rled November 8, 1895. and that In August.
1901, defendant deserted plaintiff and has
since resided in New York. The plaintiff
also asks the custody Of the couples only
child, Pauline Louise Jones. aged six years
Mr. Arthur ]. Nixon and Mrs. Mary Page,
both of Washington, were quietly married
this afternoon by Rev. Thomas II. Camp
bell pastor Of the Baptist Church In Rock
Vile The ceremony was performed In
the parlor of the Montgomery Hotel In the
presence of Washington friend OF the
couple and several others.
Justice Of the Peace John B. Brewer.
acting as coroner held an inquest In the
courthouse here this evening into the death
of ex-Sherifr Salathiel T. Mullican, who
was killed on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. a short distance west of Rockville,
shortly after noon today. Mr.. Washington
Hicks was foreman of the jury, the other
members of the body being Messrs: W. w.
Welsh, John E. West, John L. Dawson,
Lawrence Flack, Aaron R. Hewitt. William
E. Welt, Charles w. Owens. Clarence L.
Hickerson, Samuel B. Haney, William p.
Trail and Harvey Z. FaWceCt. A numDer
of witnesses were heard, the only eye wit
ness to the occurrence being colored man.
James Hill. The jury decided that the de-
ceased had been struck by B. and O. train
No 8: that the train did not blow for the
crossing where the accident occurred. but
that the testimony did not show sufficient
criminal negligence to constitute charge
of manslaughter
Cora Butt the Washington woman who
was arrested here several days ago for an
alleged assault upon Mrs. Ada Ricketts,
Donaldson, also Of Washington, appeared
before Justice Of the Peace Brewer here
this morning to answer the charge. Before
the trial began, however, the accused and
the prosecuting witness held a consulta-
ton with the result that 1t was agreed to
compromise the case, the accused woman
agreeing to pay the costs of the prosecu-
ton This arrangement proved satisfac-
tory to the states attorney, and the case
came to sudden termination. Howard
NJ Butt brother of the woman, was also
charged with assaulting Mrs. Donaldson.
and this case was settled on similar terms
Lindsay Edmonds. the fve-year-old son
of DR.. and Mrs. George L. Edmonds of this
place had narrow escape from drowning
Yesterday afternoon. He accompanied his
father and mother into the country to
gather flowers and. unnoticed. slipped some
distance away from them. His father dis
is known as Little Falls two miles
from here, and just as he called to him to
"be careful the little fellow lost his foot
ing and fell into the pool below. DIR. Ed
monds went Immediately to the childs as
sistance and plunged into the water after
him. Just as the Httle boy arose the sec
ond time DIR. .Edmonds grabbed him. The
was with considerable difficulty that father
and son reached the land in safety