The Evening critic., 1882-01-25
WEST WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
An Interesting budget Of Local Mat


The Register of Wills received yesterday
the will Of the late Caroline s. Risquc for
probate and record. The following be.
quests are made. To the daughter, Eliza
beth +. Risque, all the stock standing in
the decedent's name in the Farmers aud
Mechanics Bank, Of Georgetown, ID. c.,
and Potomac Fire Insurance Company.
Should she die unmarried the stock is TO be
equally divided between her three brothers
and sister. To Annie Wilson is given the
stock in the Washington & Georgetown
Insurance Company, and the frame house
on Fifth street, Georgetown, d. c., tho re-
naming property TO be sold for $1,000 and
distributed as follows: $1,000 to ]. p.
Risque, 50 500 to j. b. Rsque, and 81, 900 to
f. W. Risque also to the latter stock in
the st. Louis Insurance Company and
Third National Bank, a trunk of silver
ware and jewelry to Carrie Wilson, watch
and chain to f. w. Risque, jr.
A Bold Robbery.
About $3.50 yesterday afternoon very
genteelly. dressed young man, wearing q
handsome ulster and having his hands en-
cased in neatly.ftting kid-gloves, was
noticed to ring violently the bell of house
No. 1881 Thirtieth street, occupied by Miss
Lad. There being no ono in tho house to
answer the summons, he walked around
the corner into Olive avenue, but, return
ing in few minutes, descended the area
steps, forced open the basement door, pill
laged the lower rooms, and going to the
main floor ransacked the drawers taking
everything valuable that was easily port
able and then assembled TO the bedrooms,
which ho likewise ri1ed of their valuables.
About this time the lady of the house re-
turning, noticed the evidences of his visit,
and making the exclamation of Robbers y
was surprised to see the robber rush down
| the staivs with drawn pistol in his hand,
| which he presented full in her face, de-
manding her money or her life, at the Same
time he covered her mouth with his hand
| and threatened if she made the least out
| cry he would blow her brains out. Moth
ing daunted by his threats the brave
| woman grappled him and ordered him to
return her property, at the-salne time cry
ing "Thief police murder" The scoun-
drel succeeded in tearing himself away
from her, and, slipping out of the front
| door, ran TO the corner of Olive avenue,
where he deliberately stopped and laughed
at his victim, who had followed him with
cries Of Stop thiefr'
He then ran rather leisurcly through
Olive avenue to Twenty y-ninth street, on
the corner of which were standing several
men, at whom he presented his pistol, and
passing rather more quickly down Twenty
ninth street to NJ street. disappeared.
| MISS lSdi was NtIy nuuNh ptooNi0VS' ~
her struggle with the robber, during which
her bonnet and veil were torn from her
head.
The daring villain succeeded in carrying
away quite a considerable amount OF
property.
EymeueaI.
The wedding of Mr.. Clarence Hilleary, ol
Md, and Miss Charlotte Wheeler of this
town, took place this a. m. at 8 o'clock, al
T,l,. Thp, Dnx ~
forming the ceremony Also that o
MIR. G. Warren Offutt to Miss Gertrude
Tribbey, at p. m. yesterday, at Dunbarton
avenue Church, Rev. DIR. Riley officiating
The happy couple left Immediately on theil
wedding trip to Cincinnati and other place;
in the West.
Personal.
Mr.. Thomas G. Wheeler, an old merchant
of this place, but now in business in New
York, is here on visit having come on tt
attend the wedding of his sister, Mis-
Charlotte.
The many friends of Mr.. George Clark
whose. illness has been noticed in TIL
CRITIC, will be glad to hear that he ha
slightly improved, and some faint hope i
now entertained of his recovery.
An estimable old lady, Miss Elmo
Hawkins, formerly of Montgomery County
Nd, but for a great many years residen
of this place, died at her late residence
2919 N street, at A a. m. this morning. i
the 10Th year of her ago
ftrrs0
great deal OF floating ice is passing dow
the river this morning, and should it becom
iammed above the Long Bridge, will, n
| doubt, close up our channel
A Postponement.
The sociable to have taken place at S
Johns lecture room this evening has bee,
postponed until Friday next, 3lst inst.