Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-19
"Rroohs.,, tie Colorea smtndIer.


Brooks the COiored SwindIcr.
BOLD AND ABBOTT OPERATIONS IN CORN.
An instance goirg to show how a country
man Vas biiksd by sharp practice on the part
Cf a city negro occurred IN this city on Thurs
day Last. thusly:-BroOks il the name of the
cOlOTCd nar-st least, so he calls himself; pos
sibly he may be connected with CROOKS of
SHE he'd" He noticed about Market space on
that morning geOd supply of corn, brought in
by The country men, and finding upon inquiry
That the MAJ ket prics was IS - per barrel, he
vert L. Jones feed store, on street, between
11th and 18th streets. and b1rgained with Jones
10 sell him al he (BrOoks) had at So % per bar
eel, TO BE- delivered hight away. Jones agreed
10 take it. 1hereuTOn Brooks hurried TO Mar
ket space ana approached a cOuntIyman from
Prince Georges county, Nd, named Samuel
Godfrey, Il itiDg that his mistress had sent him
ito buy corn for The horses, and that che wanted
none but the best. Godfrey thought he had
found
GOOD CUSTOMER
and showed him his stOck-three wagon lOads
of A No dry corn, two of the loads belonging
To himself and one 10 neIghbOr of his Who lad
tePutized him 10 sell it. The corn .'just
snits =" and Brooks took the entire lot, agree
ing 20 psy S3.I5 per barrel for it, the country
man 70 deliver II at once where he should di-
rect Brooks directed that II be Driven up TO
jOrCs' feed store, located above It ated. where
he said his mistress desired to have il stored so
list she could send for il from time to time as
ocossion required. The teams were started off,
BrCoks lesCiDg The way, and after backing up
In front the unloading commenced without ANY
wCIds- Jones keeping the tally with Brooks.
and cbuehlirg over his good bar gain while the
ffree wagons were unlOsd5d, all counting TO
upwards of twenty baIIels. Jones then asked
Brooks INTO a rear Office and paid him over the
cash, amounting 10 $3.50, while Godfrey was
CCLveTsiTg with some OF Jones men in trent.
Brooks having carefully put
TIE MONEY IN his POCKET,
walked CTOiiy out, and mounting one Of the
wagons, directed Godfrey 70 drive him to his
nistIesS' bOUoe where he would get paid for
bis cOID- They started OF. and when in the
neigh q hood Of 9Th aId d streets, Brooks
q : had
to get bundle in one of the dry goods
stores for his mistress. The driver refined up
ard Brooks Jumped Off the seat and hurried
around tie corner, Temarking that he would
return IN second or two. The cOuntryman
waited. The seconds grew into minutes, and
10 Brooks appeared. After waiting half hour
lie yentuIed 10 inquire in all
The sTORKs "AROUED THE CORNER"
for bis man. hut 70 enc had seen HIM. He
thought it strange, and at the expiration OF a
halt hour, during which il more than once
ha,hed through his mind that something was
wrong, he turned his team about. and returned
TO Jones feed store 70 Inquire where Books
lived. Jones could not tell him. Brooks was a
total stranger, he neveE having seen him until
he puTehased tbs three 10 Is Of corn from
him Godfrey stood & moment aghast and
finally demanded biz corn back, bat Jones
Couldn't zee it Ia chat light; lie had Brooks re
oeipt for the money, SCI 50, which lie produced.
After :. UseesS waste OF words not veTy com
piinentsry 10 each other, Godfrey
TBRKATEsED TIE LAW on JONES,
and sought TIE relief OF Lieut.. SkippOn at the
Central guard house, then az Squire ClaTk's
Gree On 18th street. The Squire convinced
linn that a. tie Law stood his only remedy az
10 first hnd Brooks, when lie could proceed
against him in both cTtu.ina. and civil action,
and sdvised him 70 report the case TO bet act.ye
CisSyoe, which he cd, and the officers are On
the alert for the shsrpeTs- After spending the
day in vain search Tor him GOifres reluctantly
Stated on his way 70 Prince G e9rge county,
wiser and msCdGT man. How be explained the
ease when lie arrived there il rot known. Mr.
JOn-s states that lie purchased the corn and
paiC Ter u IN coed faith not dreaming there was
anyihirg wrong, only wondering why Brooks
Offered II ~ cheap.
SUDDEH DKATB IN ScaoOL-ROOM-Tas
Ieach-rcf CottHtif S-AoCt, az ATiis ton, Dies Of
<JFgierE fts NcA8r'-hJGs s.-Oa Friday after
noon shortly after dismissing the Columbia
scLCOl. at Arlington, Va, the teacher, Mr.. a
IL. EsEsCm, WAS about leaving the building to
80 TO Lew iusvil's, when he was taken suddenly
ID, and con lained OF a rush Of blood % the
hes j. Dr. Benz. Smith was sent for, and be
pronounced 70 aFOpieAg. AMI used all available
NE ars % TCstJre the sufferer, bat without ef-
feet. Tor he died within one hour Afterwards.
Nv Eansotn tsa been teaching school az Ar
HnStOn about four months. While there he
proved Etm=siJ an excellent teacher. ard WA
beloved ~ al h.s scholars. In addition TO the
day sctCol, he zl-O hsd institatsd = singing
school, and l=c about thiC,y scholars, all OF
WON were nSAlIE rapid progress unier hrs
tuition. Tor several yeaT- past lie han been q
Ismbe- fthe choir 81 the PRESBYTERIAN church
A. Lev NE, whEre he had q large circIs OF
friends. Eis funeral sermon will be preached
at Q -CgE tJ-m5TTOw morning, At toe COlQm-
bis school house, ett-r which. his remains sill
be sent g. townsville tor interment. lie leaves
two children, both grown. His daughter, an
ettina5ie young lazy, vac present. when he
died bis son arrived shortly after his dga.h.
IHE TEzATEEs-To-u sht Is the last Of the
opera a. tE3 National ! heater, when the bel
iCES company and Russian ssNtetts Uili appear
n grand Busrcal meianEe-COuccrt and
9pe-a. on M1rGsy tHo~e popular performers,
III aL4 s4r-. watkins ia tueir beautiful play
emitted "JLGsE Two Flags."
n J.. l. Davenport closes his engagement at
Fo,S C2eIa House t1-iisnt win damon aud
INtLla~. Tor tie l-ncn- ~ SyracusiaLs LOfgc.
Ne. 70, X. Of P. UI Monday evening Mr. >. 5
Clarke, tie great American comedian, makes
ms appearance for the tr-t time in rnanv
years, and %iII dOabtIcss be greeted bv the biz
gest house CT tie season.. He deserves n.
List night Ct Buffalo Bill'' ar the Theaser
COIBigue. az the SiGe-aWak management WI!
trOt cut other novelties next week suitable for
tie Christmas season.
TIE FIRE THIS MoRsINs-The alarm OF
NE ~ $50 O'SiOcs -his morning from box IS,
was caused by the discovery OF ire In the shoe
store OF George : Gl0gg, No. liC9 Pennsylya-
aia avenue northwest. The fremen responds
promptly and extipguisbed the flames, thus
sAving dislsirous contiasratiOp probably. 1t
9fieiba'ed IN . hCNOf SavtGst. Loss about $50.
Police Officer Hinkel first discovered the FIRE.
While on the way 20 the IRE, engine No. 4 lost
long with rollers a. each enc, IL reference 20
~hlcG attention. IS called % the advertisement
el-ewbeTe.
ELECTTos or OrEICkRs.-John 2. REYNOLDS
Post NJ {. Department OF the Potomac. a A
r. met az GTsnc Army Hail last night aud
The following were elected officers for ISIS:
Augustus Ridgely, commander; A. NJ. Whit
comb, senior vice commander; Alden Brsdf Ird
-vniCT vice commander; T. h. Sprague, quar-
7sTn 2steT. George =. CCnscn. surgeon; Geo j
Webb. chaplain; Maurice O'Brien, officer Of
the CAV; William NCcrs, officer OF the guard
K T. BFCuHer. cslsgst % department sncanE-
TasLs; c. y. Webb, alternAte; L. II. SPRUCE,
sleiegs.e TO hal committee
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Ix~rgxs1rvg EXERCISES tomorrow are sd
vertiset sl eNhefr Ia ttsdAy's STAR in the fol-
lo~s3g Eartd churches s. Psnls English
Lutheran Church. Willard Hall; FCiends' meet
tBg-houss; E-strset Baptist Church; Unitarian
Church, and Lincoln all.
SUpDEN DzATH--AbOut7a o'clo ck last nj ght
Daniel Le~i-, coiored, died suddenly in GouId q
alley. between and q suc 4 aud Sd streets
northwest. The coroner was notified, but did
no. 6esn, an inquest necessary, Lewis having
did from OAgCrai causes.
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SIK6TEs ard fancy birds at Latimsr & CIea-
Jys. The very thing fos Christmas present.