The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-10-19
SOUTH WASHINGTON.


The funeral Of the late George Mahomey
took place from st, Dominic's Church, re-
QUEEN mass being held, this morning at 10
o'clock. The services were conducted by
Rev. Father Horgan. The pallbearers were
Messrs. Z. X. Riley, j. j. Dermody, w. &.
Dawson, Il. Burns, j. A. Watts, James
Boyer. At the conclusion Of the ceremony
the cortege proceeded to Mount Olivet
Cemetery where the intermcnt took place.
"Young Men from Home,n was the sub
iect on which the Rev. DIR. Nourse talked to
large audience at the Tabernacle last
night lie described his ideal of a young
man who could fill position of trust. The
theatre he said has been harmful In its ten
denotes and young people are wise IN avoid
ing its allurements.
Officer Dan. Williams, in endeavorng to
obtain a case against Robert Hurley, sa-
loon-keeper near the river front, for selling
liqour on Sunday, yesterday morning, was
assaulted and roughly handled by Hurley.
The officer placed Hurley under arrest on
charge of assault, and conveyed him to the
station, where he was released on $40 col
lateral. The right of policemen to enter
the premises of saloon keepers was raised
when the case came up In the Police Court.
Williams stated that he went out In citizens
clothes yesterday to discover whether the
| Sunday law was being violated. He went to
tor and when he tried to enter without
making his identity known, he was roughly
| handled by Hurley. He looked into the bar
and saw 1t lighted up but did not get proof
| enough to make charge Of Sunday bar.
| "Up to the time of the ASSAULT said the
| Court, "the defendant did not know that
the complainant was an officer, and he was
compelled to keep people out to protect
| himself against arrest.n The charge was
dismissed. Frank Blake of ID, near First
| street southwest, was charged with the
| same offense. Williams said he saw men
coming out of Blake's house, and when he
applied for admittance he was refused and
struck on the head by the accused when he
forced his way into the house. \ fine of
so was imposed in this case, because it was
shown that the defendant knew that Will
Jams was an officer.
The residence of Mr.. Cox, the grocer on
l. street, two doors east of the station-house,
was entered by burglars sometime during
| last night, but as nothing was missing this
| morning. II was supposed the thieves We're
frightened Off by Mr.. CoX's early rising to
open the store. The entrance was gained
by cutting through window in the rear of
the house.
Charles Howard, white man, was found
| lying In the freight-yard of the Baltimore
| & Potomac Railroad Company at South
Capital street and Virginia avenue south
west by Sergeant James Smith and Officers
Hutchinson and Wagner about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in partially conscious
condition. On being questioned the man
stated that he had been struck by a passing
freight train on Saturday night, and just
had sufficient strength to crawl to place
of safety, where he had been lying and suf-
fering for eighteen hours. The police am
bulance was Immediately summoned, and
the man removed to the Aims House
Hospital, where his injuries were found to
be serious. The physicians having to ad,
minister narcotic before they could dress
the wounds. His recovery is doubtful
Howard came here from New York few
days ago, and is not known to have either
friends or relatives in this city.