Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15
The National Fair.

At the National Fair grounds yesterday the mile
dash was won by MedOra, in SO; the half mile
Time 0:52, 0:51; ana the gentlemen's driving race
10 wagon, was won by +. A. TcheffyS b. m Gin
ger Seven heats were required to decide the
latter race. Awards OF premiums during the week
not heretofore mentioned in The STAR will be
found reported In full in another column.
A BURGLAR CAPTURED.-A well-dressed young
cOlOred man, named VIM. Smith. was put on trial
this morning in the Police Court for burglary and
larceny. A coiored man named JAS. Whitfield teS-
titled that he lives in Sherifs alley. between Sd
and ~ streets and Maine and Missouri avenues,
and about 3 O'Clock last Wednesday morning he
discovered that there was burglar in the house,
and on going down stairs he saw the defendant
going out OF his house with bundle, and witness
chased MN across the ATmOry lot and caught him
with bundle OF his, witness, wife's clothing in
ms possession, and turned him over to Officer Car
action Of the grand jury in default Of $500 bonds
THE MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE between the Wash
1ngton post Office and the East Capitol and George
town stations, under the contract with Mr. G. w
Knox, gives additional facilities, among them
Georgetown Office at O'Clock and the Washington
Office at 6H, by which the Georgetown peoples let
srs go cut py the first delivery from the main
ONCE. The East Capitol people enjoy the same
advantages, with the addition of an early delivery
OK o'clock) to the business people on Pennsyva-
Ma avenue, eth street and nth street southwest
HIGHWAY RoBBERY-Brief mention was made in
yesterdays STAR of case OF alleged highway rob-
berry. 1t appears that about O'Clock last Tues
day night, a coIored man named Jno H. p Brown
complained to Officers Herbert and Wheeler OF
the NTH precinct, that he had been robbed in the
''Dyision' few minutes before. The officer soon
afterwards arrested Charles Emery, VIM. Banks
Robert Brooks end Robert Green, and later they
arrested Robert Proctor all coOred denZenS OF the
'Division." who are held on the charge OF high
way robbery. The officers state that Brown is
from The first ward, and that last Tuesday night
he and this crowd OF colOred men met in house
OF prostitution on street, between 18th and 135%
Streets and they finding that Brown had a watch,
a pistol and some money waylaid him when he
was going home and fOrcibly took his. watch, pis-
tol and money away from him. There is another
one or the gang that the officers have not vet CAP
tured The prisoners were tried In the Police Court
to-day, and Judge Smell said that there was no
proof that there was an assault connected with
the robbery. because II there was, the offence
would be highway robbery; but the evidence did
not show this, and he would give them co days each
In JAIL Proctor was the only one who Brown
could identify that assaulted him, and he was
fined s25 or 60 days additional.
RIVER TRADE.-Harbor Master Sutton reports
Schr Way BaSsett, Capt. Rodgers, 7l2 tons Ice for
Great Falls Ice Co.; schr. Carpenter W. Totem
and MaggOnS, and pungyS Fanny Maria Pilgrim
Martha Washington, w. +. Ward and Schr Mag,
Howard Ogden, longbOats H. c. Pendy Gettvs-
burg, Mary Ann Shea, Silver Star and Mount
Vernon, all with wood for dealers.
between and O'Clock fire broke out In the sta,
BILE in the rear OF the store of Horace Waters at
Germantown station, on the Metropolitan branch
OF the b. & .. X. r., consuming the same and the
store and stock and wagon. The loss is about
S. 600, which Is partially covered by insurance
The fire appeared TO be the work OF an incendiary
as suspicious parties were seen lurking about the
premises during the night