Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-18
Washed Postage Stamps.
ARREST OF 4 WOMAN.

infant III me alley DftWeHn 4ln- btn ana L SIS.
and Pennsylvania avenue.
Washed Postage Stamps.
ARREST OF \ WOMAN.
Yesterday Cara Coleman. a woman well
known in the ''DiylSiOn'' i'm this CITY. was
arrested in Baltimore, on a warrant sworn out
by hieSSrS. Henderson and TidbaIl, specials Of
the Post Office department, charging fraud on
the department by the use of washed postage
stamps. The act is alleged tO have been com
united IN this city. and Il warrant was issued
here for her arrest. but she getting wind of the
affair. skipped over To Baltimore. where the
arrest was made. as stated. II seems that the
letter carriers here had noticed letters brought
INTO The post Office having stamps showing
evidence of having been washed. and traced
them To this locality. They gave instructions
10 the carrier on that route to notice particu-
larry what box they were found in, and on
going his rounds one day the carrier observed
awOmdn come from house No. 1873 ID street
and deposit a letter III drop box he had just
rmpfled. AS soon is she left he repaired to
the box and secured the letter with a washed
stamp on II. The same thing was permitted
10 go on until Il number OF such letters We're
secured from The same box. The letters were
detained for postage. and afterwards sent TO
The dead letter office. where, on being opened.
the authors name WIS discovered and the
matter placed in the hands OF The special
agents VII" arranged for the arrest. The
arrested " Woman is Well known on Frederick
street. Baltimore. where She keeps a house
and some If the letters found by the officers
engaged as 4 pTOcUrC>S. When arrested in
Baltimore yesterday She was taken before L.
= Commissioner Rogers. and ii being too late
to send here for the Witnesses, she was locked
Np, i'm default of 500 bail. fora hearing to-day
THE BOARD or Pole met last night. all the
members present. with Mr.. Britt0n in the
chair. The commission of Special Officer
Cock. ar the Agricultural grounds. was re-
heWed. y request was read from the clerk of
The Washington market. asking IL be supplied
~ iCA ~ NJ iS ON No,
secretary was directed 10 notify Mr.. Smith
that only additional DTiyat|S on fine force are
allow ed police Whistles. besides the police. but
that they would be furnished to the additional
pTIVateS employed in the market. A cOmmu-
nicafiOn was read from +. &. Cate and J. C.
Brown. submitting the names OF six citizens
ITcm the northeastern section OF the city for
additional priyateS. After discussion the see
rotary was directed TO notify the petitioners
that sufficient number had already been ap-
pointed for that purpose. Lieutenant Vernon
called attention TO The insecure condition of
Tie cells at police headquarters, and, on mo-
lion 0f Mr.. Cl>Scll. the necessary repairs We're
ordered to lie made. The secretary was au-
Ih"fHtd IL enter into Contract with Mr.. &.
NJ; Bell for taking photographs for the rOgue'S
gallery ut the lowest rates. The contract for
providing better ventilation for the different
station houses was awarded TO T.. q. Thorn.
Sir- Brltt"n. from the committee OH trials. rec
commended that the charges against Acting
Sergeant SturgiS and Officers Yeatman. Hutch
msOn. James Haney. NOkeS. and ThOS. Mark
wood De dismissed: So ordered. The dppIica-
lion for liquor license of Philip BrOderick was
approved: ana a tranSferWaS given i'll favor of
Thomas Nelly:
jurors Enthusiastically afternoon the
following jurors, to serve at the January term
q %af The Crent Court: Mere raaITEn :,
5T%99io,. p,Sn.hH M1>oh ~t ssi w.
H. SemmeS. 9Th 81. NV: WIN. Z. cambridge
iith =; NV; Willard F. Martin, l1th 81; Sc:
",NrmS :, a' ~ LEetoWm; 1eOrSe Berg
IL I,i entlSS WANNA ave.
Ea.,1,n a. W d., ' 80 Sct9"n Jahlfs
NJ - W. W. -, a"Il''iI' III ST NV L.;
- IT, 'iiiloiII dne. H. y. btireii- ID
P1f,h N - =, NJ '%iion iieS@ni r Il; Jonh
,.tl'h' ii II. IT,: HdHnuei HdudlS, georgia
az r, a, nthiltiatr, 81 NV; Alex. Ten
oC'! SE'uMl Jo>TEIi LIopeS 40. JOhil
st: III. ". Fisher. Georgetown: Joseph Cur
ran county: VIM. III. Faux ner. Massachusetts
ave: VIM. j. Hickey, BladenSburg pike.
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THE LAW SHOULD IMPOSE A SEvERER Pen
AITY.-George H. Farnham. who gave his
name as c. +. Bancroft. was arrested yester-
day afternoon 10y Detective McEllresh in the
act of making an indecent exposure of his per
SON 10 soine girls Who were on their way home
from the SeatOn school building He was
taken To police headquarters and locked up in
49,, S,i iOi LII rarIiIdil Is lIdiIie9
OF PnSIi WHrLS in tE r6Tv gs LiS n;no
and n is aIIrqaI that h. RHS baaS if In
liar acts ON SevrraI nncaSinn III i'S VI Stiil.
ne WAS brnu%bf he for, Imdt S, NJ inS
HEARING The tpStiInony rommantaj 49, 81 ~
enCrmTfv ns Tho a"t I.toiinr n.y. UPON 1he
Ihose beIouoin% 70 The InWest H"' ho.e OUT
conId 6e oiIiItT nj SnrT '''. .ype OF mar
sTCl ar ni,fafv : - acts. he hned hun
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-crpTnr-S CI-TTrSc ArrPIy PrTVrEX IT.I
I.Ne-Two Italians named G3rtano RavnOId
and Rocco NiIomn uof infn am aIterca1iOn last
night i'm a bar room kent Inv A RrepaZZi ON
PrnnSyIyania aycmue neaT III street which
ended in a febt With knives aud hntb .Tnt
S SoLc vi U.s. s"lhaSeu' eSpeciaiIy hay holu
SGiLt eolh pdni4 I VINO We're WIN tnenl, got
iilshtS G., .nu IdIl away anu holihed the po-
nee. Oiilcer NheiiE rushed In ana parted the
a.! men alter ,Hime SiintnitSr Both We're taken
40 the station mouse. where Dr. Merriam
serious nature.
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ASSIGNMENT OF Jt DGES;-Ihe following AS
S,gnInems 81 l1E,iGeS TO me RESPECTIVE courts