Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-15
Booty Of the BOY BurglRrS.

Vi THE S2OO WORTH PROPERTY BY
THEN $3.50 WORTH HAS BEEN RECOVERED.
William Robinson, Edward Powell and Will
liam Tibbs, the cOlOred boys arrested for the
robbery at the residence OF Eben GiIpin last
| Tuesday, were committed to jail Saturday
tor hearing to-day. The boys confessed
being implicated In the robbery, but refused to
tell what disposition was maze Of the stolen
property. Saturday Officer Brice recovered
a large portion of The stolen GOODS A pair OF
Sold-plated napkin rings were found buried on
Meridian hill. Later i'll the day Officer Brice,
with the assistance OF Officers SkiumOre and
HasaD, served d search warrant at the residence
Jersey avenue, and recovered u carving kniie
and two forks. Four cOlOred bOys-Jaues
Payne. William Wilson, Thomas Cary and
W lillian Lee-were found in the house, and
We're locked up as Migrants Hutchinson
was locked up on a charge OF receiving
covered about $3.50 worth OF the $500 worth
stolen.
james Payne, William Lee, William Wilson
and thomas Carey, the cOiOIed boys arrested
i'll Hutchinsons house, We're released their
personal bonds by Judge smell to-uay.
1HE MAINE SUFFERERs.-The Maine relief
committee has issued call to all clizens Oh
Maine residing In Washington to meet this
evening at Grand Army hall, corner 9.h and ID
streets northwest, AT 1:3O O'Clock, for the pug
pose of taking final action concerning relief iOr
EastpOrt ana Farming ton, Me- sufferers by
tire.
THE EMERGENCY HosPITAL.-Ata meeting OF
the board oil directors OF the Cen raj DiSpenSary
and Emergency hospital, held last Friday, the
Attending staff submitted its report o, the work
ings Oh The hospital for the month of October
showing total mum Der OF white patients treated
116; coiored patients, $50; number of emer-
sency cases, ST; Operations performed, al; pre-
scrlptlons onlpounded, $50; visits during The
month, IL; expenses ior the month, 927S.1S.
CoLORED KNIGHTS OF LAROR.-An effort is
now being made III New haven, Conn, To Or
ganiZe The first cOored asse. bly, of the knights
OF LABOR IN that part Of the country. Stewart
VI. ; X 18th trnIn oil is
New Haven giving lectures TO his people on
tue advantages offered by the order, and the
iasL Friday night. A dispatch from New
Haven says: Some cOlored men are members
oi the existing assemblies, but it is believed by
the heads OF the order tnat the knights would
get better hold upon the coored population
II they could offer them assemblies OF their
OWL IL IS SAID To be d curious fact that coored
members Oh assemblies mostly composed of
whites seldom or never propose any vi their
own people ior membership, the blacks being
admitted on the nomination OF white Knights
ne new Idea Is taking we'll here, and Is sup
posed TO be a result of the general convention
ol the knights Oh Labor at Rcnmond.
SJUDGE SMELL RISES IN DEFENSE OF DIS
IkIcr MoRALs-Owing 10 the indisposltion of
rev d. Newman, the pastor OF tine MetropOli-
Tan church, the puip was occupied last even
ing by Rev Florence Mccarthy, late of Chicago
anu now CLERK III the pension office. In tue
course oi his remarks the preacher read from "A
circular which purpOrted to give statistics oil
crime committed 10y the children and yOuIh of
the DISTRICT These figures, when contrasted
with smi lar statistics OF the city of Chicayo as
quoted by the speaker, showed that the morals
| Ol Inc capital city Were worse than those, of
chicago. Al the close OF the sermon Judge w
H. smell, OF the Police Court, VINO was in the
audience, asked Permission to make Il state
inent, ana then proceeded to say that the CON-
parison was an unfair one, as IL was not known
| ior what causes arrests OF this sort were made
III Cnic;iso. In addition, u large number of
/ arrests were made which we've not brought to
Inc attention OF the police court, out We're dis
missed at the staiion-nouses as being too IriyinI
4 Roy nr
| man also briefly Endorsed Judge Smells inter
probation OF the statistics.
| SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Henry C. Griffith. for.
merry assistant engineer of the State, w ar and
Navy department building, died suddenly of
| neart disease yesterday at his home No 23I
Virginia avenue southeast. Mr. Griffith was
! by birth tirginian, having been born in AL
exandria, November 20, $780, but Tor the past
tWenty-seyen years had been d resident OF this
District lie leaves widow. daughter and four
sons. His funeral will take place from his resi-
denee W Wednesday, the 18th, under the auspices
OF Naval Lodge. No A, +. A. A. NJ.
Corcoran has recently been presented with a
handsome portiere, composed oi squares con-
tanning the names OF all the states and terri.
tories with categorical or historical designs i'm
either embroidery or painting. There are eight
rows OF squares, seven in IA row. and the squares
were ali made by ladies. 1t has been I've wears
| since the work was first commenced The idea
| OF tue portiere was first suggested by Mrs At
| kinson, OF Virginia, mem DER OF the sjsterhoOd
| at Louise home. Mrs. John Cuttings of BaiIi
| more, ontributed several OF the SQUARES and
| lad the portiere made up 10y the Decorative Art
society OF Baltimore at her expense. Contribu-
tlohs were received from all parts of the coun-
| Try. Among other ladies who contributed are
Mrs. Gammell, the great granddaughter of Col
VIM. washington, VINO fought tue battle of
COwpens; Mrs. Senators Teller and Van WICK
Miss Maria Thompson, of Delaware; Mrs. Villas
/ vile Of the Postmaster General; several OF the
Mount vernon vice-regents, and many others.
/ THE JUDGE DID Nor BELIEVE HER.-In the
Police Court saturday stood Mrs. Annie She
| han, u iniddie-aged woman wringing her ands
/ and pieading tor mercy. she was charged ith
steailng iorty yards Of blue flannel rom In
| northwest. The proof was ample and the fudge
| sentenced her to six mouths In Jail. the extent
| oil the law. The prisoner, who had been CRYING
| during the bearing, mentioned the fact OF her
| having three sInaIl children, and said this was
the hrst time she had gone wrong. The judke
| saio ne aid not oeiieve her, as persons did not
! usually begin stealing In this way.