Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-24
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WILLIAM THOMPSON DANGEROUSLY WOUNDS
fHoMAs sUTER.
Yesesrday morning, about mine O'Clock, WIN.
Thompson, con OF Mrs.. Thompson, who keeps
the store near the Washington Grove
camp ground, went 70 the house and shot
and Dangerously wounded Thomas suter
Il Il reported that the latter win die Mrs.
Thompson II Q widow, and 10 conducting the
Of ssver.i children. sutsr hes been mors or
se snd ef IS .Ss he had
one or more OF the family. Thompsons shot
took erect in the shoulder, but d slid 70 10
very dangerous and may prove fsssl
Hsts and Clsshing for the Police.
BIDS OPENED AT HEADQUARTERS TO-DAY.
Proposals were opened to-day at police head
quarters for Furnishing the members ofths force
with hats and clothing for the year ending
June S0th, 1885, The bids for hats were
from stinemetz, ninety cents for SUM-
mer and e2.6o and ears for winter, and nom
Auerbach, q for summer and 81 and $3.50
for winter. There were four bidders for cloth
Ing L 3. Rarnum %. and Eiseman Brothers,,
and the fettibone Hsnafscturine coapany. OF
msr uniforms VS. pa; S4lx for winter, e3l Is:
summer, $14 So; winter, &S0.76; froek coat, 90.
The lowest bidders are BArnnm 4 %: and
Rosenfeld Brothes The total bid for unifor m.
sI2,710, and BY Bsrnnm Co, $l2,s21.se.
An Assisted Enigr.nt.
THE STORY OF A NAN WHO WAS STRANDED IN
PHILADKLHIA-A CHARITY WHICH WENT
ONLY HALF WAY.
+. R J. Elliott, late of 1917 9th street north
west, and formerly, a. he says, editor OF the
New York Volcano, writes TO THE STAR from
Philadelphia a. follows: Having been q resi-
dent of the capital for between two and three
years. and having done my "level best" to sup
port my rather numerous family there, but
realizing that was growing older and poorer
each day, and markedly 30 each year, I, In q
moment OF desperation, applied to the venera-
Iexplained my case fGiiy 70 the sanitary ofiicer
pr sss
Of the police station in which I resided George
town. saw Lieut.. Roadway and explained my
ana when caeS as the CHIEFS
on Tuesday or Wednesday last, the major had
instructed the sanitary officer 70 furnish me
to see the chief Of police here for transportation
for the rest Of the route. I went directly 10
the chief here, but he denied having
saw that was at the end OF my row, so far as
free transportation was concerned, and II now
seems am stuck altogether, for business is 50
here, that cannot earn enough to go on TO New
York nor get back to Washington to my family
who were on the point OF being put out OF the
house by house agent for non-payment OF
rent. when left. If my business was poor In
Washington, it is nothing here. The police
here were very emphatic in their criticisms OF
the Washington and other authorities in various
parts Of the country for sending poor people
here TO "dump" them on this city. They say II
is being done all the time Certainly, IL had
expected that was TO be left in a strange city
without means or acqusintances, should not
have taken the ticket from the sanitary officer
there. Though do not wish to censure Major
Dye, must say that 1t was q great oversight on
his part to be the cause of my present helpless
condition by sending me here. Had l got tc
New York or remained in Washington. should
certainly have been better of than here In this
strange city OF "Brotheriy Love-"
In a postscript Mr.. Elliott says: my reason
for wishing to 60 to New York was to try tC
earn the means Necessary 70 remove my family
nom Washington to New York, where hope &c
be able to earn a living"
Major Dye said to a STAR reporter to-day that
the fund available for the transportation of I'm.
digent persons from the city was small, and I'm
disbursing the fund the police authorities used
their discretion, sending each person a part OF
tlce also in other cities. A great many persons
were sent to this city, and the police here had
to aid them further. The police and the asso-
ciated charities, he said, had been COM
PEELED, during the winter, to take care OF
iiarS,ns En;y keep them
helpless and Impractical. He makes perfumery
to sell on the street. His wife literally wears
the breeches. When Elliott would be at home
his wife would go out with pantaloons, coat
and hat, q la DR.. Mary w alker and try TO sell
perfumery. The major thought she did this
enabled her 70 60 about the streets without
notice insult.