Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-21
The AssOciated CharitSes.

| POOR.
Ameetng Of the Associated Charities was held
last night at 1i18 street. Mr.. A. s. SoIomons pre-
siding, and Mr.. l. 5. Emery acting as secretary
! The secretary reported that he had found employ
ment for eight men To break stone on the District
! works. one hoJ-carrier and one carpenter. He had
| also found places for three servants, for twelve
more carpenters and several more l-arrfers and
/ plasterers.
| ROW THE ALSsHOCSE CAN BE REACHED.
| letter was read from Mr.. G. !. Casweil, commits
sioner and ntendant of tie Washington asylum
enclosing a report OF the Associated Charities
! nr,nled III The EVENING STAR, in which Messrs
~olorn"9s and Pratt were represented as Sayfn.
substantially that tue almsouse could Only te
/ lrachrd through committing magistrate and
e; week OF red taae. Mr. CasweII expressed hi
I make such assertions. He then states the very
..ihpic process by which poor person can get
having been authorized by the District authorities
as an agent TO nvestigate OF application and
20 rant permits He states that it is only ncces-
stFy 10 satisfy the officers TO whom application
II made that the applicant is proper subject Tor
"<iihiSStCn Tie secretary stated that there were
F.ry many applicants arriving at the central
"iiicH, especially persons In want OF food and fuei
mere nat been contributed eighteen garments,
which had been distributed to the poor, AMI there
was IL Shuck mattress lett TO give.
AN APPEAL FOR COOPERATION.
He read an appeal which he had been authorized
( to prepare, and which was adopted. This appeal
asks those to whom it VIII be sent whether they
viii cooperate with this association and give EN-
Payment Ia any capacity To some person or per-
sons whom we may, upon careful Investigation.
nnd 70 oe seeking and needing employment and
worthy OF our recommendation"
THE PROPOSED WOODWARD ENTERPRISE.
The secretary made report In favor OF "a united
effort being made by the Associated Charities to
raise sufficient funds to start woodward, princi-
pa!ly in order TO employ the disabled and weak
Old men in saving Wood. He said Col. Daniels. Of
GunstHn, Va, had offered togive away all the old
dead wood on his farm To the ASSocilted Charities
II they would send woOd-chopperS 10 chop it and
cIt,u III away. He said there would be no diff
Guilty IN getting the Use OF vacant lot free Of
cost 10 use for the purpose of a woodward. The
subject was left To a committee consisting of
MrS~rS. Emery. SOlolnOnS Pardon. Pratt and Cook
who We're also Instructed to take into c0nsfdert-
ton the matter Of coupling the coal and coke bust
ness with the woodward.
INDUSTRIES.
1t Was decided to appoint standing committee
on industries TO be announced hereafter. Mrs.
Spencer reported the work accomplished by the
W"inens Industrial establishment at Ills f street,
and stated that MIS- f. s Grimes had contributed
$50 Tor the purchase of sewing machine. Seven
machines had also been loaned them by Miss CAM
mex MS ;; H. Bond. DR.. Vim. Boyd, Mrs. Susan
Walker, Mr.. Lewis Barr, Mrs. Douglass and Mrs.
Spencer. The meeting adjourned to the second
Monday In March.
JTDGE SMELL IN QUASDARY.-JOhn II. johnson,
an aged c0l0red man, was put on trial in the Po-
nee court Yesterday afternoon on the charge OF
stt&lng lot OF lumber from the Jennings Mission
cCl0red Methodist church, at Benning'S. John
Ben, the preacher, and Peter Bell, his brother one
OF the trustees OF the church, testified that the de-
PENDANT, who is carpenter. was employed to build
the church. and he took some OF tue lumber to his
home, and burned it for tirewood. Johnson testi-
ned that he was employed by the trustees to build
church, and the preacher and his brother, the
trustee, gave him permission to take some OF the
ldfnbtr, II he replaced it The preacher and his
brother having denied this, the case settled down
10 a question OF veracity. Johnson swore that the
reputation Of Rev. Mr.. Bell and his brother for
truth ami honesty was very bad in the neighbour
mood In Which they live, and that he (WtnpSS)
would not believe either OF them on his oath. Au-
gust render, John II. Bowman and witness
named Hunter testified that they would not believe
Tue Bells on thtir oathS The preacher and his
brother testified that Johnson's reputation for
would not believe him on his oath to save his lie
The court evidently, did not know who to believe
so he released the prisoner on his personal bonds
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Mary j. Foertsch to Geo W. Gusts Lee, part 4, So.
2l; $3.50 Girdrd Fire Insurance Co, OF Philadei-
pha, to J. HUXLEY Ashton, in trust, lot 9, So s22
$4,000. W. II. kehOltz ct al to Geo h. Harri-
SON. lots to II, II and IS, and part 9, So, 1917
e-IJUJ. y. ROb"y to David f. HaineS, lot 213
Uniontown; $50. E. W. summers to Mary E. Toll
son, lot 81, same preperty;s-.
OvERsTEPPED HIS PRIvILEGEs-Geo G. Foley
ana Maurice j. Roach, two young white men.
were charged in the Police Court yesterday with
IiShtIhs III the street Foley forfeited collateral
:tnd Roach testified that While on his way home
sunday night he was attacked by Foley, who
struck him with cane, whereupon witness
Knocked him down and kicked him several times
TIE court fined Roach 81 for continuing the assault
longer tnaa ~ w.es necessary to protect himself.
CHARGED WITH AssAULTISG LADY.-James w
kearney, young white man, was charged in the
Police Court yesterday with Insulting ladies' the
street young lady, named Annie Worthington,
testified that while passing the National Theater
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. kearney screamed in her
face. kearney stated that ne is temporarily
employed on the stage a the theater, and yester-
day the cOmpl. fnant, while leaving the stage en-
trance OF the tieater was halloed at ny some
boys, and she accused witness OF the offence. He
was fined s. or Is days.
DEATH OF CAPT G. \. sCHwARzMAN.-The Balti-
more !perS OF this morning mention the death of
Capt. 6. 4. SchwalZnan, which occurred yester-
day 1t his residence No 327 West Fayttte street,
In that city. He was SiXty-Seven years old. He
was native OF Germany, but came to this cOun-
try early IN life, and served in the Florida and
the Mexican war. He was afterwards a clerk In
the dead letter Office, Post Office department, Hv-
Ing for many years in this city. where he well
known as the popular commander OF the German
before the war. When the civil war broke out
Capt. SchwarZman went south, taking his family
with him, and served portion OF the time on the
Sttn Of Gen Albert Pike, ana held cvl Office at
Richmond Il portion OF the time, havin. command
OF an organization OF home guards. After the
close OF the war he returned 10 this city and sf-
sequently removed TO Baltimore. He was an Odd |
Fellow, and also prominent In the Masonic order |
being member of King David Lodge, OF BIlti-
more, and also OF The Scottish Rite 33o.
ASSAULTED BECAUSE He LAUGHED AT THE MAS
ihHitltt-i-fti toIpFtu Hf3n named /
Michael Matthews WAS charged in the Police Court |
yesterday with aSSaulting Abraham w Dyson |
also colored Dyson told the court that he drives |
The Secretary OF the Treasury'5 carriage, and he |
went 10 the tableanx given by the Union Bethel |
church. at their hail on street, between 10th |
and 18th streets, last Tuesday night: that the |
LapleauX "broke up in a masquerade" and While
The mtSqueraders were pr0menadfng around the |
hail witness, with his family, were laughing at |
them; Matthews came along and looked mad AT |
witness, and the next time he came around he
struck witness and nearly bit his {wttneSs1 thumb
)n Matthews In his own behalf stated that he is |
! member OF the church, and was promenading
With a lady on each side OF him, when Dyson put |
4 cane between his {MatthewS0 legs and tried to
rip him; that when witness demonstrated Dyson
'auSht him by the throlt, and witness got his
humid in his mouth and chewei on il, Several |
eFnaie witnesses testified to seeing s.Brother
Matthews and Brother Dyson cIinchedn but saw
40 blows struck. The court imposed fine OF $50 |
'r 90 days tn Jail An appeal was noted.