Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-23
Charges Of wholesale Thievfn<.
HORACE LEWIS, CoLoRED, AND HIS WIFE Bor1


Charges Of Wholesale Thfeyfns.
! HORACE LEWIS, coLoRED, AND HIS WIFE BOTH
ARRESTED.
Ms. Lizzie W. Eggleston, who resides at 1116
| : street northwest, reported to the police yes
| ferday that she had been robbed of jewelry and
| other articles valued at S13I. Among the
| articles stolen there were two gold watches
! Horace Lewis, colored, who had been employed
| a. Mrs. Egglestons, was suspected and the
| matter was given to Detective Cox for inveSti-
| CATION. The officer, after obtaining certain
| information, went 10 a house near PennSyi-
| vania avenue and Twenty second street. where
| Lewis was employed, and placed him under
arrest. he was locked up at the seventh pre-
Lewis is also wanted in Ionia, Mich, an d
arrenton. Va, To answer charges of grand
/ larceny. Ii Is alleged that he left Washington
as the servant OF Representative Weber, of the
NTH Michigan district, but soon quit that con-
! ton. After he had left Sheriff Lee of Iona sent
letter TO the police authorities here requesting
that he be arrested, As it was alleged that he
had been connected with a large robbery which
had occurred a short time previous. He had
left behind him a trunk filled with fine cutlery,
and had shipped TO Virginia other property
About midnight last night the prisoners wife
was arrested, and they are both held at the
| seventh precinct station for investigation.
The Hebrew Fair.
ADDITIONAL DONATIONS REPORTED-A MEET
ING OF THE COMMITTEE.
The general committee of the Israelites' fair
held their usual informal weekly meeting last
night. Mr. Simon Wolf reported that the Saen-
gerbund would cheerfully surrender the Ma
tional Rifles armory, which they had engaged
for the night before the opening of the fair so as
not TO interfere with the arrangements. Mr..
Wolf also made an Offer which was accepted,
to send out circular letters to all of the secreta-
ries OF the X. $ Il. order in regard to the Moses
Mont more letter: Many favorable responses
Palais Royal to circulars sent by him to vari-
Gus parts OF the country requesting donations.
The following donations have been reported
since the last meeting:
Riges&Co:. $50; tt. Seufferle, s25: BIZ. War
w Hsnaee Te Jews Can Can Mai1er' EI H =.
tingly. So; c. {. Willard, SIS; Fl. C. Swain, SIS:
J. f. Eoigt. So; A s. Patterson, $40; j. Cook,
Corcoran. $50; c. Ebel, 81; S. Hirscn, So: Miss
Stearn, S3.5O; c. ID. WOodbogly, n. V, So; A.
and ]. Lew. n; v. s1o H. ]. Taber 4 Co, Balti-
$40; = Bensinger. horse sleigh; n. Rohr, Balti-
more. statuette and stand; Mrs. Solomon, furni-
rff Mrs st., Harris Jewe sl Fancy goods WINGS
J: Frank, New York; Kahn, Hanover & Co.,
New York; Mrs. r. Solomon; Mrs. Koenheimer,
sen, Voi-t, Hass. Schwng Il Clark. Mrs. Baum
garten, 4. Rnsenfeldt, Baltimore; Southern Pa
eifc Tea Fer company, Pioneer ~ snspender com
chair. W. o. Berry. parlor stove; Col. ia. Joyce,
books; Jacobs Brothers, watches; Wheatley
Brothers, all the lumber required for the fair;
H. Sincel, carpenter work required; Union Sign
company. painting: j. Daugliton. iron work: N.
McGowan. furnishing, and j. HertZog, Winfield
Scott medal.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE FOUR
NILE RUN CoLLTSIoN.-Iesterday Jos. H.
Gales entered n suit against the Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Potomac, Virginia Midland Alex
andria and Fredericksburg and Alexandra
ana " ashington railroad companies for 81 o. 600
damages for Injuries received in the collision at
Four Mile Run, Va, in February last
RORRERIES REPORTED-Harrpt Scar roportS
the larceny OF a silver watch and chain worth
$40. George w. Drew, 1887 Both street. reports
coat valued at SD. Mollie Galloway reports
stolen a clock worth IS, which has been re-
covered cover charles Fletcher, l25 street, re-
the pocket, value SIS. Richard Tells. Union
town. reports stolen an overcoat worth So
Mrs. w. j. Mclaughlin, 205 9Th street north
east, reports the larceny of a silver watch and
other articles
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY - WASHINGTON.
AT the annual meeting of this society, held at
army medical museum on the 18th instant,
the following officers were elected for 1856:
President Dr. John s. Billings: vice presidents
Prot. Hardness. Col Garrick Malery, Prof. Hill
gard. Capt c. E. Dutton: treasurer, DIR. Robert
Fletcher secretaries. g. K: Gilbert. Marcus
Baker; general committee II. III. Bates f. w.
Clarke, w. II. Dali. j. II. Eastman, II. Faror,-
har, q, Brown Goode, T. c. Mendenhall, H. NJ.
Paul. e. V. Riley.
FIRE Last EvENING.-At six o'clock last
fire discovered in house No. 213 131a street
southwest. owned by VIM. Hodges ana occu-
pied by VIM. d. Webster. 1t was extinguished
by Mr.: ebster before the arrival of the fire
men; damage about S115 to clothing and S25
to the building. The fire originated in a closet
by ~ lighted match being dropped into it; no in
Surance.
SUING THE RAILROAD FOR $4,000 DAM
AGES.-The case of Frank Springman, by his
next friend, James III. Sp-ingman. against the
baltimore and Potomac railroad is on trial in
the Circuit Court, No. l. This is an action for
$4,000 damages for injuries to young Spring
man in July, 1883. he having lost his leg by
being run over by an engine.
THE TURKISH RUG SALE.-These auctions
have been very largely attended, and many
valuable pieces purchased only at "a nominal
value. Parties in need ofgeuuine fabrics should
attend these sales, as positively these are the
last rug sales this winter. Tomorrow ia the
last day and there will be offered some of the
royal camels hair hall rugs silk Mecca and
Bokhara rugs. Imperial Cashmere ana Persian
carpets antique Saddle-bags and Kilims, with
a fine lot of Turkish table covers Damascus
yellow kefes, antique Tides and Doyleys. The
last sales begin tomorrow at IL a. M and
pm, by Duncanson Bros, 9th and D streets.