The Evening critic., 1882-01-28
WEST WASHINGTON AFFAIRS.
An Interesting Budget OF Local Mat
fers.

About 7 o'clock last evening, Mrs.
Joseph Williamson, living at 2906 n street.
hearing some one in the hail. and going o
ascertain the cause of it, saw man rush
out of the front door. Missing her hus-
bands overcoat, she called to him, and he
started in pursuit of the burglar, and in
company with j. IL. ,tordon, esq.,, chased
him several squares, but without catching
him.
A few minutes after Policeman George
Hess found a colored man in the store of
p. G. Merry, Thirty second street, endeav-
oring to sell an overcoat, which proved to
be the one just lost by Mr.. Williamson.
The man was identified by the proprietor
as the one who had sold him some articles
day or two before, which were recognized
as being the property of Mr.. Joseph Col
Inns, of o street, whose house had been en-
tered and robbed on Wednesday night. On
being carried to the station house he gave
his name as Frank Fields, aged 81. In
each case he was sentenced to six months
to-day.
Another Robbery.
Another robbery also took place last
night been 6 and 7 o'clock, the house of
Mr.. William Kinsinger, on l. street, being
entered and five overcoats carried of. A
small colored boy saw the thief come out
and giving the information, Policeman
Riley arrested Enoch Smith, q colored boy,
| IA years of age. Judge Smell sent him to
| the Reform School to-day.
One More Sneak Thief.
About 1890 this morning Mr.. John
| Archer, living at 1857 Thirty second street,
| discovered a colored man in the hall of his
house. who Immediately took to flight
| through the back yards of the adjoining
houses, pursued by Mr.. Archer, and was
finally captured in a lot at the corner of N
| and Thirty-first streets.
On being searched at the station-house
| several old coins, some fractional currency
and child's dress-skirt were found on
him, all Of which were identified by Mr.
Archer. The thief gave his name as Will
liam Cook, and his age 1s years.
Cave In.
An old wall, at the corner of o street and
Potomac avenue, which has been filed III
for some time, eayed in about 1880 O'Clock
was passing over it at the time, had very
narrow escape from being buried in the
ruins.
Church Entertainments.
The children attached to the stree
Presbyterian Church were most pleasantly
entertained last evening by a stereopticoI
exhibition given to them in the lecture
rooIa Of that church.
A Lady's Sudden Death.
| hfs. EllZaDeln JacksOn, WIG VI MI
David Jackson, the well-known grocer
died suddenly last night, about 1913
o'clock, of paralysis. Mrs. jackson was il
the 65th year of her age and seemed in he
usual health half an hour before her death
Her funeral will take place ON Monday
from her husbands residence, 30l6 M stree
A Country SOciabie.
Another of those delightful country Sc
ciables, which are given every two week
took place last evening at Grange Hal
Bethesda, on the Rockville road, at which
in addition to the beauty aud fashion ofth
neighborhood, quite number of youn
ladies and gentlemen from the District az
sisted, enjoying themselves in the mannG
that can be done only at country partie
The dancing was kept up until a late hou
this morning.
w. e. Il, u.
, The regular gospel temperance meetil
; under the auspices of the Of the Women
Evangelical Temperance Association. wi
, be held in Dashaway club-room, northwe
, corner of High and Prospect street
/ Georgetown, Sabbath, January 20, 1882,
3p. IN.