Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-01
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two female passengers on the boat, the clerk s
wife and another woman, and during the trip
down they were seated near each other. Sus-
picion was fastened upou this unknown woman
by the husband aud he kept his eyes upon her.
She was noticed 10 cutter closet aud remain
until the boat landed when she emerged. She
walked so rapidly up King street that ln order
not to lose sight OF her the gentleman had to
leave his wife and children. The female mud
ing she was followed, Jumped on street car,
and in a few minutes thereafter the gentleman
was sc ted nearly opposite her. They rode to
near the terminus of the llue, when she lett
.hc car. followed by the gentleman, who de.
mantlcd the paraso, charging that she had
sccralcd 1t about her clothing. This she de
| mied Indignantly, when threats OF an arrest
were made. She decliucd TO parlcy on the
street, but started off at rapid gait. )n
| coming 10 the corner, she started on a run, the
| attempt apparently being to round another cor
ner to escape the observation OF her pursuer:;
In this she was toilcd, for on turning her head
she saw the ulan full tilt behind her. BY this time
! Il large troop of men and boys were collecting,
being attracted by the novel ght OF a loot race
| between man aud woman in the brolllng
sun, the thermometer at IS. Suddenly she
walked up the steps of an elegant mansion and
the gentlemen was at the door, and ringing, To-
uuircd it the lady who had just entered belong
ed at the house. He WAS informed that she
did not, but was q stranger who had asked
permission to uccupi the rear premises Tor
briet space The gentleman explained the
situation but nothing could be done; no officer
was about, aud he had no power to arrest her.
Waiting until the female appeared on the
street agaiu, the pursuit was reue we'd until she
entered auo,hcr house in different part OF the
city. Being worn out by the chase, the gen
.emau concluded to lay his case before the
| police and hunt up his scattered family and re-
! urn to the boat. He finally got them to-
| gether, and IN going down klDg street was
| oycrtaken by Il strange gentleman who had III
| his hand the missing parasol. lie stated that
| he resided next door to the house where this
female first entered and after the crowd lett
| the street 10 trout some member OF his family
had picked up the parasol IN his back yard,
where the woman had thrown it. 1t was re-
stored to the owner, aud at a late hour the lam
| ily arrived home - WASH Star.
POLICE REPORT The following cases have
been tribe at police headquarters since yester-
day:
Charles Beach, minor, for disorderly Conduct
iu house at FiShtuwu, was discharged with a
rcprlmaud.
John Lally for selling produce in the market
space, arrested on complaint OF the market
| master, was discharged with a reprimand.
| Johu English and Thomas Malone arrested
| for fighting on Royal street, We're dismissed as
| the charge was not sustained.
Globe Mason, for abusive language to Mary
Hoskins, was fned and discharged.
\ young mau and some boys for bathing at
the wharves of the city before dark were tned
and discharged.
\ young girl on complaint OF her mother,
who desired to have her removed from house
in which she was living was dismissed IS 1t Was
shown her mother had no home to take her to.
Thomas H. Wilbur for assaulling VIM.
barley; charge withdrawn aud prisoner dis
charged on payment OF costs.
James H. Biggs charged by Louis Schuman
| with diSordery conduct and threatening bun,
was bound over ~ keep the peace.
The two last cases were tried 10y Justice
Padgett.
DRAWING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Last
| autumn an agent for Bartholomew Drawing
Books called on the Superintendent of Public
Schools and urged the adoption Of that SERIES
aud ia reply TO the objection that the teachers
generally could not draw, and, therefore, could
n,t taacb drav;ng asserted that by that sys-
Tam !, ,v,s casv tnr an inrypcrlepced teacher to
Give valuabl. instruction. As but a few cents
Cost to ,acn nupil was involved. the School
Knard was ;nlnccd to grant permission to any
teacher 10 try thc nlan, and on the LIST of Jauu-
arv, Mr., Ficklin iutrod uccl it into the 9Th and
1,h grndes Of Washington School. though he
mad never received any instruction 10 drawing
himsrlf The result was most satisfactory. At
the examination on Monday, drawings were
eXhlOl'eu Nv wh'c'l "ou,u nave uooc cleuI. ~ az.
s ~ L,uso nv IN n"r;cu ar drawn unon various
scales, attracted general attention the cxecu
ton of the work being such as few of our build
crs could give. Mr.. s. G. Neae, one Of the
examiners, immediately promised medal for