Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04
Suicide OF a WashingtOnian i'm
Texas

The report has reached here OF the suicide at
Antonio, Texas, OF 81. j. Slye formerly a clerk
In one OF the government departments here,
and during the war married to Miss queen,
IN The southeast section OF the city. daughter
OF the former fntendent or the washington
Asylum. He went away from here In lsT4 or
1915 Mr.. Slye was conductor OF the w. a. g.
X. X. for some time, and Afterwards kept a
cigar stand at one OF the hotels.
A Little Girl Shot by Her Brother.
At $3.50 this morning white girl. i've years
old, named Annie MeNaur5e was accidentally
shot In the head by her brother John, Is years
old, while playing with pistol at their home,
in the alley between 2lst ande2d streets and
Massachusetts, avenue and Z street DR.. j. L.
Sothoron was called In, but was unable TO md
the ball. He pronounced the wound very
dangerous one.
PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-A
meeting OF the executive committee OF the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO AMI
mails was held last night, Judge Macarthur IN
the chair. Reports were received OF the work
OF the agents or the society in the month OF
May. MIR. George l.. Douglass having resigned
committee decided TO remove their 1arterS 20
room q. LIE Drot building. The results or the
last public meeting were stated TO have been
the collection OF about $40 and the election OF
thirty new members Two cases OF cru slty TO
children were reported by Major Ill., one that
OF family living oD 2Oth street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue, where the mother was subject TO
violent tits OF temper, when she abused her on
spring In brutal manner the other a couple
now separated, whose child Is on variety stage
IN New York. The father in the latter case
was on the District polics force. but was dis
missed and is now on the Capitol force. A
clerk In the Army Medical Museum was re-
ported as having for the past eighteen months
Kept bis horse exposed Ia neighooring alley
all day long In every variety or weather. Iu
Was learned that the society intend to 90 be-
fore Congress at It's next session 10 have its
scope enlarged so as TO include the protection or
women and children. They Will then change
their name TO the Humane Society or the Dis
trict or Columbia
PARTNERSHIP TROUBLES AND CHARGE OF
THEFT.-Yesterday. Ia the Criminal Court.
Isaac II. LOCKWOOD was placed on trial for the
1t two scarf ps
teen gold rings and watch. Defendant and
w. Pabst opened Jewelry store In Georgetown
uhoer inc nrm hame ai eoIe S @ SS Co. s9d
Lockwood. A judgment having been obtained
against the firm on which the marshal attached
the stock MT; paos6 ST. repteSSned n Se TN rhe stock: MI
ii. To secure Mr. W. III. Craig, who became
Sis bondsman, from any loss. Mr.. Pabst gave
him deed OF trust on the stock, with Messrs.
W. ID. CassiD and j. j. Darlington trustees. Mr.
Lockwood had the entree OF the store, having
bis matchmaking tools there, and on the night
OF the 30th OF last september the articles were
taken from the store, the stock then being In
the custody OF the trustees and suspicion fell
on Lockwood, VINO was arrested.
UNDER SUsPICIoN.--Two neatly dressed young
white men, named Jno. E. Smith and Frank
Curran, were charged In the Police COURT To-
DAY with being Idle disorderly persons, sus-
pcious characters and vagrants. Smith fs one
OF the men who was recently convicted or
assaulting MI. Callahan, Capitol policeman,
and Curran has been before the court several
times charged with picking pockets. On1ccr
Bre en- stated that these men do nothing but loaf
around the " Division" and associate with
thieves; and he received Information last
Wednesday that these men attempted TO pick
the pocket OF Madame Wolfe, in Dowlings auc-
ton store MI. A. b. Williams. Smiths counsel,
to the court that women who follow
Mr.. Wolfe's business never carry their money
In their pocket. The court said that he did not
Know where they carried their money, but 1t
was as much an act OF suspicion TO attempt to
pick her pocket as TO pick any other persons
pocket The case was continued.
WAR on TIE POUND MAH.-Poundmasser
Einstine had another scrimmage ye6tordaY
In attempting TO seize stray stock
at the corner OF Delaware avenue and r etnoet
Dortheast. where he and bis men were Set unon
Dy men ana women and q pitched battle ifol-
lowed. but by Q straget1c movement the nound.
master escaped without injury. Presently the
police appeared and dispersed the Crowd and
look one Thomas Fegan into custody and
lockeo MIN up as an alleged instigatOr OF the
riot The trouble came from an attempt to
mpouId two horses Of Simon Carmody. one
\ "a captured