Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-05
Shocking Outrage on q Child.


Maryland avenue, q, Sd and AZ streets south,
west, with a friend of her mother, who takes
in washing. She has been for some months
making herself useful to her friends by going
errands, and on Sunday morning last She was
sent to the room of a man named johnson. i'm
the building corner Sth street and Peunsyl-
xanl ma avenue, with some clothes. Her story
IS too disgusting for publication, and may
Johnson seized her and by keeping i his hand and
on her mouth, prevented her from making
the bed clothes, accomplished his villaniouS
purpose. He then urged her to say nothing
ABOUT the matter, and she with some difficulty
made her way to her home where becoming
quite sick, DR.. James X. Riley was called in on
Wednesday last, and found that she had been
badly bruised and was also diseased. Under Dr..
RS treatment she is recovering. The case
coming to the knowledge of officer Josiah
Lewis, of the first precinct, he immediately
satisfied himself on the subject, and getting
clerk of the Police Court for a warrant, but
being unable to give any other name than that
OF johnson, warrant was refused him.
ARREST OF JOHNSON
About noon today, after Officer Lewis had
ialled 10 procure a warrant, a lady living in
the neighbOrhOOd brought the child to the
Police Court, and Officers Lewis and AmiSs
determined, II she could point out the man, to
arrest him. The little child, walking with
dlIlculty, was taken to the corner of Sth street
and Market Space. and looking down to the
Gerry, with slight tremOr said. There he ISL
The party with her asked her if she was sure.
and she replied she was certain. The officers
ness, and he quietly submitted to arrest The
officers did not inform him of the cause of his
arrest, and took him Immediately to court. He
gave the name of Nicholas johnson, native of
Greece, 81 years OF age and was locked up in
the dock.
In the District Attorneys office the girl
stated the particulars of the outrage She is
aged about years, she said, and her mother
henrietta Flneberg, who formerly stood in
the market, selling tin ware, about three
months ago was taken sick and was obliged TO
go 10 the Columbia Hospital. The girl having
no friends, was taken in and cared for by a
cOlored woman in the alley, with whom she
has been Living: This woman washed for
Johnson The girl then related the particu-
lars OF one assault. stating that Tuesday week
ago, she went 10 his rooms i'll the upper part
OF the building at the corner of Sth street and
market space. to get his clothes and he then
attacked her, knocking her down and placing
pillow over her mouth. She then gave an ac.
count OF the subsequent assault on Sunday
evening as above.
AS the officers took the prisoner to the court
there was much conjecture on the part of the
public as to the cause of the arrest and il is
safe to say that had it been known that the
dlmlnutlve child, limping along behind them
scarcely able to walk, was the victim of the
man the officers would have had some trouble
III reaching the court The accused was com
mltted to jail in default of 5000 bail for
hearing on Monday.
THE POLICE COMMIssIoxERs'metl last night.
The report of Lieutenant Vernon. chief of the
detective office, was read showing 10 rob-
DerleS. with loss OF S5.i2L75 during month of
March. Fifty arrests We're made during the
month, and S?,4D.lO were recovered. At the
request of large number of citizens of the
northeastern section of the city, the cOmm1S
SlOnerS agreed to recOmmiSSiOn the sixteen
special policemen who were appointed several
months ago to patrol the streets for protection
OF women and children from the brutal out
RACES which were of so frequent occurrence
Joseph HELEN submitted proposition to rent
his building, corner of Louisiana avenue and
ON street northwest, to be used as Police
Headquarters. at an annual rental of 81 800
The president of the board was authorized to
make necessary inquiries. Mr.. BrittOn stated
mat me committee on telephones had ascer-
enected by placing telephones in all the sta
llon-h0uSeS. At present it costs 800 to keep
ne telegraph instruments and wires in order,
but putting in telephones and repairs to same
would amount to only $500 per year. He also
stated that the committee had made the neces-
sary arrangements to have them placed in
pCSltlOn at once. A number of special police
men were appointed to do dutyin the navy
yard and the county. The board agreed to
transfer liquor license from one dealer to
another, at 3i3 PENNSYLVANIA avenue. The
board went into secret session.
- MORRIS. PRICE, THE MISSING MERCHANT
Inc cOnIluued mysterious absence from his
home OF Mr.; Morris Price, whose disappear
ance from his home was noticed in Yesterdays
STAR, has been the source of great deal of
anxiety and trouble to his family and friends
Nothing has been learned of his Whereabouts,
although Vlgilant efforts are being made for a
clue. There was, as before stated no cause
known Ed1e TO ms friends for his absenting him
sell, and fears are expressed that he NAV be
SUFFERING from temporary insanity. He is
represented as being very domestic man and
very fond of his wife and children. with whom
rounded with the best OF friends. His buSi.
ness, though dull OF late, has been generally
g0od, and he has been moderately prosperous
The night before he left he stated to his wife
that he had received a letter exhibiting one
in his HANDY from his sister in Baltimore re-
guessing him to go over therei to attend to
some private business but not giving any
OF 1t until his disappearance became known.
A message from the sister states that she had
sent him no letter and that he had not been
there.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATIoN.-This will be the
son, of this city, (see notice elsewhere who
holds the opinion that industrial occupations
should be taught in the public schools of our
country, thereby giving all the children fair
opportunity OF acquiring that kind of know
ledge which shall enable them to earn their
own living by useful work. So far the teach
ing OF our schools has been theoretical. 1t is
system of public instruction will thus become
symmetrical. Mr.. Wilson fully believes this
can be done, and will bring a carefully pre-
IoiSu Ill SuiueHt tO support MS views. The
lecture will be Illustrated by samples of work
from the Imperial School of Technology. st.
PeterSburgh, Russia, and the Massachusetts
Institute OF Technology, Boston. Hon John
Eaton, I. >. Commissioner of Education who
1eelS 4 deep interest in this subject will mike
brief Introductory address.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows
Albert Brown to +. Y. AdamsOn ct al, trus-
tees: $50 lots 10, Il, Is, So. SO: A G. Hall
to Nj. ID. CrOwell. $780, sub. p so. 1924: f. A.
McIntire 10 b. III. Warner, s. lot g. So III:
M. d. Crowell to Campbell Darlington, loo:
sub. -, 81. 1884; j. F. Straub to Louis Beau,
regard, $50, part 26 Beatty & Hawkins addi-
ton TO Georgetown: A. w. Heath to A. E.
May, s, part 3. So. 453. VIM. AshdOwn to
I: A. King, 5000, part s, so. 1876. Margaret
Flynn to Jeremiah O'Connell, s., part +, so.
20: Thomas Bayne to George McClelland,
$50, lot q, SO. 9S7. o. C. Green to j. E. Ken.
dali, s., lot 6S, so. l52. II. Mcintosh to L.
Nj. Saunders, 500, sub. II, So. 1858. S. r. Bond
to Thomas Lewis, 81 ,G6i, lot Is, So 635. w. W.
Burdette to J: G. Bright ct al, $500, lot p and
part q, So. 4i9.
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