Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-13
Alleged Hoy and Girl Thieves.

/ PTArSING A SERIES OF EoB8ERIEs AND PLEASURE
TRfP WITH TIE PROCEEDS
yesterday Afternoon Detectives Ran and BLOCK
were called 10 investigate curious case. 1t Is
alleged that little white girl named Mabel Drake.
( II yeats CID; boy named John Butts ten years
Old, and another little girl named Maggie Shea.
I living on Maryland avenue. near Az street. had
planned series o, r0Iberies and pleasure trip TO
f, the northern cities 7 he police state tndt tney
I observed that the boy Butts had broke INTO the
mouse OF Mis- Z Davis. Gig Massachusetts avenue.
/ whore the girl Mabel had been working and stole
81 Worth OF clothing; that Mabel Drake had taken
an iron toy safe from Mrs. Fanny WtherS. No. 451
| street and that Maggie shea was to TOD her
mother OF $1,000, which she said was kept In q
wardrobe. and that they were TO meet at oth ana
/ streets. ana would then leave and take the tram
for the north The detectives recovered all the
stolen property and restored it TO the owners, and
arrested the Juvenile conspiratorS.
TESTIMONY THE POLICE COURT.
In the Police Court. this morning. Butts and
| Drake were charged with stealing $3.50 worth OF
Clothing from Mrs Wlthers. and an iron toy bank
containing about s2i from Miss Ella Davis. Miss
Fanny NheTs testified 10 the loss Of the articles
from tho house, ana TO having conversation with
Butts the day before the robbery, in which he
stated THAT he Intended TO % to Baltimore. then TO
Philadelphia. and then TO New York. were he was
gong 70 join a troupe and 80 on the stage" The
house We; entered by breaking the back window.
Detective Block testified that he arrested the
defendants and recovered the stolen articles at Mrs
S.4eJ-. on Maryland avenue. Witness had con-
Vr.5.icl with Butts. in Which he stated "that he
watch Il tie back window While Mabel went in and
brought out he articles"
Rutn viii not Join the troupe as yet, as the court
sentenced h.In 10 the reform school during minor
itr- The case against Mabel was continued for
ntHaCc. She will probably be sent to the House
o. the Good Shepherd, on Gun street.
Washington Grove Camp Association.
ANNUAL NETTING AND ELECTION OFFICERS
1T the annual meeting OF the Stockholders OF the
Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association held
al Washington Grove, near Gaithersburg, Md, yes
q fed a.
Thomas p. Morgan, president; W. r. Woodward,
vice president; +. +. Simpson, secretary; Robert
Cohen, treasurer; Thomas P. Morgan. John T.
NltcGsn w Z Mooaward I'd, r. r. Willett g. T.
EEFrts J. W. Wade. DIR. F. Howard, and L. W.
Warrington. trustees; j. ". Someryille, J. F.
W. T. Birch. J. f. wilson. L. H. Chapman, Thomas
bowling J. W. st. Clair. G. l. Hall, j. n. Bovee,
Aired wood and Ii. ". FARMLAND, executive COM
mittee
Mir. John t. Mitchell declined a reelection as
Treasurer and vote OF thanks was given him for
past service. Tie ladies residing on the ground
We're eiecJed a committee TO have charge Of the
tabernacle. The president and secretarys reports
exhibited nourishing condition OF affairs.
'.PEcKs BAD Boy AT TIE NATIoNAL-The testl-
mc!ial 10 the stage attaches OF the National
IAester last night resulted in most substantial
benefit that Was rs gratifying as IL was well de-
served. 'Pechs Bad Boy cannot be said to be one
or The tTIaphS OF dramatic literature. but still it
is very funny and keeps the audience in a constant
throughout Nj VIM Carroll as The Fad Bo,,was
very clever. ana the audience seemed never to tire
OF his singing. the encOTes being GumbeTleSS The
piece was handsomely mounted.
TIE BEETHovENs FROM BALTINoRE-These
amateur MINISTRIES, composed OF a number Of young
c0llCgtanS ana Others. have sent quaint circular
In Latin French and Egg Sh to their society friends
in this city explaining their proposed visit to
Washington next Friday 10 appear at FOrd's opera
House for Louis FOrds benefit. They propose to
give, in the old style mnstrel5ie CT the Brcr Iab-
OF the Old folk lore OF the south The sale OF seats
began to-day and the Indications are Of very
fashionable attendance.
WASHINGTON FISH MARKEr-Sold by r. A. Golden
agent. 2,G0O sbad, FROM s1s to SIS per hundred;
oo,SV heirins,S5 tosG per thousand
REAL ESTATE SAIEs.-Messrs Parker & Townsend,
real estate brokers. have Just sold, through Col
LANES \. Bates. 10 senator Palmer. Gen. Williams
iot. FoAfiGS - feet on X street. between Vermont
avenue and 18th street. They also sold, through
ThOs- j. Fisher Co, g. ". CJchr3ns adjoining lot
To tie senator. the price paid being 50 80 per square
foot senator Palmer viii at once improve this
property with TWO houses after the New York
style. costing S6O0oo Col r. i. Fleming being the
builder.
TEE SAFES AT MERIDIAN HILJ--The continuation
sale by DUnCan-on Bros. aUctiOneeTS OF Meridian
hill lots resulted last evening follows: Lots -
ana IT, bOcE \. 10 v. VI. Icicaf for 10Ls cents per
square foot; lot TO- block 16, to same for ca cents
PER square FOOT lot il. block ii. Mrs. Divers for
~ cents per square foot: lot Is me block. 10 d.
CoramCer, for 81 cents per square fOOt lots Ii and
l.. block 3 10 J. b. Winner for So cents per square
FOOT lot Il. Block II. 10 same for So cents per
square foot: let p, same block, to same, for 81
cents per st2re foot: lot ~, same block to same.
for ~ cents per square ;oot lots 49, 90 and 81 to
same Tor Il a cents per square FOOT lot 49, same
hN"E, TO same. for IA cents PER square foot. The
CONTINUATION of the sale Of this property which
was - have taken place this afternoon at 400 is
postponed until Tomorrow, Wednesday, May IA, at
the same hour on account OF the rain