The Evening critic., 1882-12-11
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FoRTY.Two arrests wcro made by the
police fierce in the twoniy.four hours ending NJ
o. M to-day.
JOSEPH MENET an esthetic-loohing
tramp, who has recently arrived In town, Inns
engaged n suite OF parlors at tho wOrkhouso
Tor tho season.
ISAAC DoUzTER, a colored laborer, who
persisted In intcrrupting q South Washington
religious service yesterday until ho was
elected from the church, was before Judge
RICHARD Ross, the colored thief who
stole clothing, otc., from tho delivery wagon OF
Messrs. Taylor Hufiy's establishment, while
II was standing on street, near. Thirteenth,
was In the Police Court to-day charged with
petty larceny and was given six months in
Iail, the oxtent OF the law.
THE Potomac Boat Club has secured
rooms In the COrcoran Building which will BIO
rowing machines, otc, 10 keep the boys In
practice and keep up their muscle during the
season when outdoor rowing is always un.
pleasant and frequently impossible.
EZERIAL SMITH, by Daniel Cahi,l, his
attorney, entered suit Saturday against Isaac $.
Filbert for $4,000 damages for Islander. The
complainant alleges that on the 18th OF No
yember last the defendant spoke to him in an
Insulting and abusive manner, calling him n
liar, thief and using other profano and In.
decent and defamatory language.
WILLIAM COLEMAN, colored youth,
was to-day charged with nssaulting the Rev.
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largo host OF colored females appeared In
the Police Court and testified pro and con.
The evidence showed that the ecclesiastic
was partly In fault, and Judge Smell ended tho
case by nnlDg tho youth 81 and costs.
THE case of Asa p. Knight VS.. s. s.
Black was ON hearing In the Circuit Court Sat.
urday. The case Is an action for damages
claimed for ISLANDERS In letters of tho defend
ant making charges against the complainant
which caused his removal from the Sixth Au.
dltor.s ONCE and prevented him from regain
Ing that of1lce. Tho defendant filed n de-
murrer which was sustained with leave to
amend.
BLANCHE WRIGHT, one of the most dc.
graded and disreputable tramps who frequent
Judge SHELLS dock, was on hand again this
morning, charged with being drunk and
begging on tho street. Wright said that ho
had been sick and had taken some Jamaica
ginger, and 1t had gone to his head. Judge
Smell gave the man ninety days, and expressed
his regret that he could not give him six
months.
THE funeral of Mrs. Jane Smith, who
died at the residence of her son In Baltimore
on the 9th Inst, took place at . o'clock this
on Indiana avenue northwest, interment be-
Ing made at the Congressional Cemetery. Mrs.
Smith was in the 7ith year of her age, and
was most estimable ard beloved lady. She
Is u sister OF Hon. O. O. Drew, of Jacksonville,
Fla, and lof Mrs. Rufus Choate, also an aunt
OF Mr.. j. W. Drew, tho druggist Her life has
been long and useful one. RequlScat IN
pace.
SARAH l.. PAGE has entered suit for di-
vorce from Francis A. Page, and prays tho
custody OF the children. This couple were
married In Eastern Pennsylvania October Z,
1867, and afterward camo to this city to re-
side. She charges that for the last three
years her husband has been an habitual
drunkard, and in April last, in consequence of
his drunkenness and doing little for the sup
port OF his family, tho wifo was compelled to
take the children and go TO live with her
mother. She hns obtained a clerkship In tho
hn m Iot unit 4, M nj 90
her mother, enables her to support tho chill
dren.
FRANK SMITH, a tramp, entered house
on g street, near Thirteenth, and asked for
food. The gentleman OF the house gave him
food, and after eating a little, ho demanded
more attention and tried to take possession OF
tho house, saying he was an old soldier and
had q right to demand hospitality OF any one
He was elected from the house and afterward
arrested by 0nlcer Clark and locked up at the
Fifth Precinct Station. Judge Smell said that
winter being in Its earliest stages, he would
begin to impose the heaviest penalties upon
tramps who try to intimidate people Into pro.
viding for their wants, and would give the
prisoner ninety days In the workhouse.
The police have at last declared war on
the gang OF negroes who have been so success
iul In snatching pocketbooks from ladies' re.
Gently. In tho Police Court to-day Andrew
Harris was put on trial for stealing hand.
satchel, containing pair of gold spectacles
and about "a In money, from Mrs. Mary Sor-
geant and was sentenced to six months in
jail, the extent of the law. Mrs. Sergeant tes.
titled that while walking on street on No.
vember % three men, of whom the prisoner
was one, had approached her and ono had
snatched her satchel and made his escape.
Harris stated to oflcer West that the man who
had snatched the satchel was John Mack and
so he was also arrested. There was not SUI.
ncient eyidence'agalnst Mack In this case, but
he was convicted OF an old case OF the larceny
Of pair OF shoes from William Graham and
given six months in Jail. Other arrests for
pocketbOok snatching will be made shortly.