Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-04
In Female Attire.

THE EX-ELEVATOR BOY OF wILLARDS TELLS
HIS STORY IN THE POLICE COURT.
Joseph Smith, formerly employed as an eIe.
vator boy at Wizards hotel appeared in the
Police Court to-day as prisoner and charged
Mr. o. g. Staples, proprietor of the hotel, with
assault and battery. Mr. Thomas appeared for
the government and Dir. Charles s. Moore for
Mr. Staples. Mr.. Moss appeared tor Smith.
smith testified that last Friday night he played
a trick one of The guests and got discharged
Tor IL. The next morning, while standing in
the MOTEL, Mr.. Staples assaulted him.
What was the trick" inquired the judge.
81 dressed in woman Clothes, ne answered,
"and played trick on one of the guests by
making believe l was WOMAN
Sir. Staples stated To the court that he learned
that Smith had impersonated IL woman and
attempted to get i'll Il guests room, for which
Inc was discharged. He only caught Smith by
the arm and told him TO get his money, and de-
MED striking him.
other witnesses gave similar testimony. The
judge said it was certainly disgraceful conduct
on the part OF Smith and dismissed the case.
Smith with his brother Charles and George
Deef were arrested last night on suspicion of
being responsible for Il note asking TOR $50 to
hush the matter, which they deny. The boys
were charged with being suspicious characters,
and the judge took their personal bonds.
THEIR ONLY CRIME WAS PovERTY.-Yester-
day Thomas Shelly and Thomas Callahan two
trstmps, were arrested in the fourth precinct
suspicious characters, they having walked into
the city from Baltimore on Monday night and
purchased each Il pair OF SHOES. They were sup
posed ut the time to know something OF the
Rockville post office robbery, but on being
questioned by Inspector Henderson yesterday
they satisfied him that they were only poorand
not criminal
GRAND VISITATION, /. o. o. F.-The first of
the regular semi-annuai viSitsttiOnS OF the 9TH
GERS oil the Grand Lodge, i. u -. f., to suDOrdi-
Iaie lodges was made last night To Golden Rule
Lodge No. 2l. The interesting exercises il the
lodge room were enjoyed by All present, inciud-
ing many visitors from this and other JuriSdic-
satisfactory
OF the officers and affairs OF the lodge tine entire
party adjourned 10 the Spacious dining rooms
of W. W. W Onn, on 9th street, where IL sun. ptu-
Gus repast had been spread, TO which ample
Justice was done. Speecililaklng WAS INDUCED
marks were made by Grand Master Crs.ndali,
Grand Secretary Rev. r. Hall Sweet, Grand
Representative Du1oGr. Bro. Rawlings, OF M1lry-
land, Mr.. Levcy, OF New York, and various MEM
bers OF the lodge.
TERRA GOTTA, ID. c., on the Metropolitan
branch of the Il. & o. K. r., has just been given
"a post office. Tine Office Is situated at the
ldence OF MIR. John Il. Witberger, and Miss
Emma V. WIltberger is the postmaster. A
crane has been promptly set up by the Is. d ..
company, and persons residing in the vicinity
will be glad TO learn that they receive
and forward their inail from there. The mail
arrives at . a. L., and closes hi ID. IN.
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The ANTHEoPoLoGICAL SoCIETY.-At the
first meeting for this season OF the AntHropOio-
gics,l society, held at the Columbia university
last evening, Prof. Otis L. Mason gave al inter
esting talk OH basket making Among the lower
races. he exhibited "a number OF samples of
baskets made 10y indians To illustrate his state
menls. Prof. ". IL. holmes read IL paper on
The Use OF Textiles in the Decoration OF Pot
terry"
ASSAULT CASES IN THE POLICE COURT
This morning, in the Police Court, a negro
known TO the police as doc Green, was on
trial Tor taking Officer Barnes club from him
and clubbing him with it, Green denied the
Charge, and said the officer beat him. The Off
Ger said there was Il Knot on his head last night,
but his morning IL disappeared. The judge
imposed q nne vi SO. Green was also fined So
tor disorderiy conduct-GeOrge Jones and his
wife Rosie said they were guilty III assaulting
Louisa Addison, and they went down i'll de
1auIt OF SO eacn.-CiaTence smith, 4 young
man, paid S1U for striking an Odd man named
Jas. Caton.->am Alexander and Susie Clark
colored, Were fined so each Ior assauiting Sarah
Brooke, also coiored.
ONE of the finest building lots in the city will
be sold tomorrow afternoon at j O'Clock in
front OF the premises on /, between Sth and 9tn
streets northwest This is "A fine opportunity 10
obtain good lot in center of city. See adver-
meQt-