Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14
Charged With EmbezzIement.

AN ENPLoYE OF THE BRUSH-SwAN ELECTRIC
LIGHT COMPANY ACCUSED OF APPROPRIATE
ING AND SELLING 500 WORTH OF wIEE.
On December 2oth, William ID. Reed super
intendent OF the Brush-Swan Electric Light
company, reported to police headquarters that
there had been cut from the street poles about
$3.50 worth of copper wire belonging TO the
company. The case was put in the hands of De
tectives Raft and Block who have since been in
Yestlsating L. Reed aisoacte as a detective, and
paid a visit 10 Baltimore for " hich the company
allowed him 81. Reed accompanied the detec-
tives about the city, and showed the vacant
poles. \ portion of the wire was recovered
which Reed said did not belong to the
company. The officers discovered that over
500 worth OF wire had been stolen and
they arrested Reed for the crime. When
locked up at the fifth precinct station Reed
confessed his crime. The officers have recov-
cred about $500 worth OF the wire at Rensin-
gers junk shop, in this city, and lreyfus in
Alexandria. Va Before selling the wire Reed
obtained the prices and then telephOned tn The
JUNK dealer that the company had accented his
l.tIilS ANA 10 Nefli Tor t.le wlre which ne did
ihc WAGON Wa Hacked up AT the company =
battery Iopi.i CD "a street, and the wire hauled
In the Puiise tOUrt this morning Reed was
charged with embezL!cnent and the case Was
continued until Friday: bonds $500. Heed for
merry resided in Cleveland. Ohio.
SOCIAL ESTERTAINMENTs.-The Carriage and
w iSOn Makers union gave "a ball at the Ma
tional Rifles arrnory last night. The effort, of
NJ w H. troIneIlne, the master of ceremonies,
ana his assistants and committeeman, N..,>TS.
j. X Deal, l.. y. McDermott, G.. II. Heath, u. q.
Huntington W. j. McIeTnOtt, T.. L. lel;tn, C.
+ Cook>ey, Il. F. JOhnsher, J. F. Conner. VI. j.
Aelse, Z. Cornwall, j. johnson, j. JOfcOlan
and e. H. Hardy, resulted in an evening OF
great enJoyment--Therc was a very large at
tendance at the socIab!e given by the ~ Patrick
total abstinence and benevolent society at
Masonic temple last niSht. The evening
passed very aSrees,b- y--Ihe Capital city Aid
ciuo gave reception at Willard hail last hi -Ii
OFFICERS ELEcrED.-The directors Of the
De- r(.
elected Mr.. Clarence Mctlelland secretary III
place of Col Dyer who resigned To 90 into ii Ia
business Mr. McCIeIlaEd has been connectSd
with the company since is organization john
Il Lehman was reelected prc.ident and " IL
columbia tiEc insurance company last even
Ing elected officers Tor the year as follows:
President, III. ~ " Hard; vice president r. Il;
Mcclure secretary, L. h. Willard; assistant
secretary, W D. Quinter.
MARRIAGE IIcENsEs.-M Marriage licenses have
been ISSUED by the clerk OF the court to Gu is
SilellnOrn and Lena NoiI: Edward DALEY and
Mary Perry; Henry l.. sullivan and Mary i.
Alien: Henry 4. NaJcheJt. of Pnilatie ipiliu, Pa
and Adelaide Gr:trcti; Charles Kt,utzhn, oil
Ha.erstOwn, Nd. and Nora Kitchen: Nathaniel
Butter and Annie BroOks: .soi., kellerIuan = ii
Mary Jane O;tteley
SERIOUS AND PROBABLY Fatal. ACCIDENT
Miss MOIlie Young. sister of l. Fenwick Young
esq, OF ihis city. while on visit this mornins!
10 Miss hattie tIdilther, OF $50 q street south
west, who Is confined 10 her room by sickness,
iittal injuries. DR.. Geo. =. FcnwIc Was promptly
called 10 attend her. Miss Iouu, was inscusible
al Il-3o . clock this morning.
MINORS APPEAL WIrHDRAwS.-This morn
lbS, III the Court III General Term. Mr.. Thomas
Il. Miller, for Frank Minor, the colored vie
murderer, whose sentence of death was com
Ilnte1 a lew days since, formally withdrew the
appeal.
ACQUITTED on \ CHARGE OF ASsAUIT-Fran
ci> logan Was tired this morning in the Crimi
Hal Court ON AN appeal from the Police Court 10,
II assault on Martina Robinson at s!ontelio
= verdict OF no: guilty was rendered
WORKS OF ARr--The sale began this morn
Ing AT . clock at the saiesruom Of aeSsrs
VI alter Il. Williams K Co., and will continue to
morrow AT the same hour, when the most Nalu
able portions OF the catalogue will be offered
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