Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-09
Hugged a Lady in tine Street.

MILD SENTENCE FOR AN INDECENT
About O'Clock last night aS officer Henry was
passing down Maryland avenue, near the corner of
9Th street. he heard cries OF MURDER and hast4n-
ing IN the direction OF the sound he found Mrs.
sarah Perry standing On the sidewalk very nervous
and hardly able 10 speak, and rough looking man,
named VIM Gibson, running away from her. Mrs
Perry stated that Gibson had made an indecent
saut on her. and The officer placed him under ar
rest Mrs Perry's husband coming up just then,
the officer had some trouble TO prevent his thrash
Ing Gibson In the Police Court this morning Glib
son was charged with indecent assault Mrs Perry
testified that she WAS walking down MARYLAND Az
enue with her husband, when they met a gentle
man. and her husband stopped To talk with him
While she walked along slowly. The defendant
came up To her. and putting his arm around her
waist, made an Indecent movement. when she
screamed - murder and he of al the approach
81 the officer Gibson was under the Influence OF
liquor. lie was sentenced To three months III Jail,
without fine
WHEELMES ENJOYING THENSELvEs-The men,
bers of the Capital Bicycle cub held their second
"water-melon racket or the season at Bright
Wood last evening. About twenty-five members
went out before dark o. their wheels, returning by
moonlight Among those present were President
Flint, Capt. Hanna and Berr- nill Burnett Bonn
Fox. Howard. Leaning. MlhniX. Newman, ODDS
Ruon- Schooley, >eely, >tOcAett Warren gu
Manners, Rhodes, Rice. ktllets. Maschmeyer.
EASE BALL YEsTERpAY.-The Pittsburg Unions
GU not appear at the Capito! park yesterday. and
-cluos VIII play. however. to-day. Other games
Yesterday: Al WNmlngtOn-St Louis. g. Whining
ton. At Philade.phIa-Chicago. Is: Philadel-
phta, 10 AT BiltiInOre-Cincinnatt mon II: Bal
tinore. 9 At Observation-Disclosures Q; Domestic
At Lancaster-Trenton, 9; Ironsit.s,2 At BoS-
ton-BostOn Union. 3: Kansas City. o. AT Column
bus, Ga.-Stars, 10: DtxIes. Of Savannah g. AT To-
ledo-Toedo. 2; Brooklyn.l
A CONTEMPLATED Observation-Disclosures
are now IN progress for the lease OF the building at
the northeast corner Of 14Jh street and the avenue
term Of years, the eS>et> 10 improve the property
by the erection OF flne building. The PROPERTY be-
longs TO Nj Joseph Willard
A RUSH OF ExCURsroNIsTS--The holiday TO the
department employees on account OF the funeral OF
Secretary FOlger at Geneva. New York was taken
advantage Of by hundreds 10 go on excursions down
The river Consequently the 7th street branch Of
the W. and G X X, was totally Inadequate TO
SH1Ty the crowd from 1th street and Pennsy lyania
1tcnue. which, from 10 10 O'Clock completely
blocked the street Many at this point engaged
carriages, and, in some INSTANCES families CON
uacted with furniture cars 10 haul them TO the
wharf
An EMPHATIC ANswER-In the Police Court to-
day Patrick Cady. young man. was charged VIII
assault and battery Edward Croxton testified that
he WAS out IN the country sitting a fence " hen
Cady came UP apparently short OF breath Witness
asSed nm what's tne natter Cady answered by
striking with 81 blow In the eye, backing it, and
tSen chasing witness with stones Cady was nned
$40 or 30 days In jail
CCRIoUs RUNAWAY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS after
noon a horse attached 10 a milk wagon the prop
erty OF Thos- Bailey. living the corner OF 9th and
streets northwest, became frightened at an
organ grinder and ran of at rattllng pace and
Dashed against the house OF Emma Chase deInol-
fshing the front steps The shafts OF the wagon
were forced through the Notwithstanding OF the
fouse and, striking table. ups-t II, breaking a
lamp wash bowl and pitcher Officer Morgan at
This point secured the runaway horse and pre-
vented further damage.
HONESTY FISEp.-LaSt Wednesday night Young
colored man named John Banks had charge or a
swing IN a park on % street, between and NJ
streets northwest A number Of boys took posses
SION OF the swing without paving for it. and Banks
pushed John Honesty away from II when Honesty
struck hun Honesty was arrested and fined IS by
Judge NILS this morning.
MAJOR WILLIAMS AGAIN THE COURT House.
NaJof l. r. " liiistinS has been reapponted an as
sstdnt clerk OF the Supreme court Of this District
hc VS. formerly clerk In the once but resigned
70 become nTst deputy under Marshal Douglass
ana later became Cashier OF the National Savings
oank, which position he recently resigned
1T Is ANNOUNCED that the relations between the
Elulapic Lie Assurance Society and Mr. ii. Rob
ertSon. manager at Washington. ID. c., have been
severed, and that all applications for assurancs
must De presented to Mr. Ransom White. cashier.