Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-21
Suicide in a Police station.
A LhBoRER ENDS HIS LIFE BY POISON.


Saturday night, white man named John Col
Inns went to the seventh precinct station for
1ngS, giving his occupation laborer stating that
he was from Baltimore. He complained OF being
tired and given his lodgings During the
night he was seen several times by the station
keeper. About six o'clock in the morning he was
discovered by Station Keeper McE,fresh sitting in
the water closet, connected with the room, dead.
The coroner was summoned. and at il O'Clock yes
terdas assisted by Dr.. Hartigan, held an AUTOPSY
ascertained that he committed suicide by EATING
Paris green. He gave certificate of burial and
the body was turned over to the health authorities
for lnterment
A WEST WASHINGTON MARKET MAN DEFENDS
HIMSELF IN THE POLICE COURT.-Walter Robin son
was charged in the Police Court this morning with
engaging in the business OF a produce dealer in
West Washington. He claimed to be exempt
from the license tax by virtue OF his raising the
stuff he sells. The young man acted as his own
counsel, and showed quite a knowledge OF the
rules OF evidence. and made some good points.
The governments case failed, and the charge was
dismissed. He was also charged by the market
master with disturbing the quiet OF West Wash
ington by loud and boister0uS talking in the mar
ket, and was fined $ or Is days for the offense.
A Boy FINED s. FOR LAUGHING AT CAPT
100. e street. WAS charged by Capt. Jno. A. Duhle,
in the Police Court this morning, with making
rude and in ultipg remarks to persons in their
hearing The Old gentleman testified that every
time the boy meets him on the street he laughs and
jeerS at him. The boy stated that Mr. DuDle
rooms with his tthe boy's) mother, who is a widow,
and that he don't pay his rent The court told
him that this was all wrong, and he would have
to pay fine OF s. or 10 days
A DARING ROBBERY.-One of the most daring
robberies ever perpetratei in the District took
place in broad daylight yesterday about O'Clock
In the afternoon. The family OF CAPTAIN Woofley
residing on street, between 18th and 18th SOUTH,
west, were absent from home, and the captain
was lying asleep in his room In the second story
having his loaded revolver under his head When
he awakened he found that some one had been in
the room and taken his gold watch from his
pocket. It WIS ascertained that the house had
back window, and ft was also ascertained that
about the hour named some OF the neignbors saw
colored man leave the premises by the back way
The Courts.
POLICE CoURT-J,tGge Bundy, pro. tenn
IS days. Timothy and Martin Lane; forfeited COL
lateral. Geo. Hinsley, vagrancy; bonds or 80 DAYS
ChaS. Price and JAS. Green, cOIOred. Vaprancv.
bonds or so days. VIM. Winfield, profanity: IS or
Is days. Sal!ie Robinson, ,vagrancy; bonds or 80
days. John Hall, cooced, loud and bosterous: s.
or Is days. Mary E. SmOns: forfeited co,lateral
Daisy Allen colored. loud and. bosterous: s. or IL
days. Bruce Andre; forfeited collateral. David
Singleton, profanity; S. or days. VIM. Kearney,
profanity; s. or days VIM. Kearney, vagrancy;
10 days. John Neal; forfeited collateral John l.
Evans, profanity; continued. Mary Jackson for
reiued collateral. Richard Morton: do Sarah
Dorsey, colOred loud and boisterous IS or IS DAYS
Rachael Baker and Lavnia Michel; forfeited col
Squall, colored, cruelty to animas $40 or 80 days.
Mary e. StmoaS cOicred, profanity; IS or DAYS
Polly Crab, do. do Wm and Sarah Scott va
grancy; go days EACH Caroline Turner and Fanny
habitual drunkard; personal bonds to not repeat
the offence for six months FeIam Foster. for
feitad collateral John Harrigan colored loud
and bosterous; s. on III days.