Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-30
Assistant U. 5. District Attorney.

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bis duties at once. He Will have charge OF the
Police Court business and bis friends predict that
he will make most successful prosecutor. MT.
| Shillington is a son OF the late Col Joseph Shil-
lington, and is now twenty-seven years OF age. He
begun his education in the schools Of this city, and
| is graduate OF Columbian University. He studied
law In the Office OF Mr.. A. q. Riddle, the attorney
OF the District OF Columbia, and June 30 1855,
he was admitted to the bar Since that date he has
been connected with Mr.. Riddles office.
| A RECKLEssLY DRIVEN PATROL WAGoN.-Mr j. f.
Campbell, OF The Government Printing Office, who
witnessed the knocking down OF a small colored
boy by the police patrol wagon OF the sixth pre-
einct Thursday afternoon, writes the following ac-
count OF IL 10 The STAR: 81 saw the affair along
with at least two hundred Others. An oficer stood
waiting with drunken prisoner at North Capitol
and streets for the arrival OF the patrol, which
| In due time came, not at anything like a fair
speed, but furiously and recklessy. BY the most
fortunate chance its driver avoided collidng with
| a passing street car, only 10 rush upon, knock
down. and run over the legs OF little colored fel-
driver, barely escaped serious injury by the warn
ing yels OF the crowd. And even after the boy
had been hurt 1t remained for q colored man To
pick him up and bear him 70 the sidewalk Neither
the driver, the officer In charge OF the wagon, nor
the policeman with the prisoner made the slightest
oer OF assistance TO the lad and in fact regarded
him with about as much sympathy as they might
have bestowed on dog under like circumstances
recklessness In driving seldom paralleled even by
our police department. and II done by private
citizen would be apt TO land him In penitentiary.
There was no call for such daredevil driving. any
more than for the nhuman behavior OF the officers
toward the poor boy OF whose injuries they were
the direct cause. Hadn't The STAR better turn It's
editorial cOlumbiadS against those In police cir
cles who countenance this death-ruShing through
the streets or their wagons and do what it may 20
punish the senseless drivers who apparently
Imagine that the blue coat and brass buttons en-
power them TO main and KIN others at their
pleasure?"
ARRIVALS OF FRUT.-Georgia watermelons are
now arriving In large numbers, and this morning
thousands OF them were piled along street and
Louisiana avenue, between 9th and 10th streets.
and most OF the stands In the market were covered
with them. The dealers ordered large shipments,
their CALCULATIONS and the choice stock is selling
at from SIS TO $50 per hundred. The strawberry
season is about over Berries this year have been
the season. Raspberries are now plentiful, and
are selling at from ten TO twenty cents per quart
are selling according to quality. Green apples
from Maryland and Virginia are arriving in large
quantities and are selling at from 81 70 sl5o per
barrel reaches are worm from 81 10 s. per box. |
CIGARETTE m TIE POLICE CoURr-At the Police |
Court there is only one cell In which 10 confine
during the warm weather that the atmosphere be- |
ing that it Is great relief for prisoner II he can
get cigar or c1garettee 10 smoke. This morning /
cclorsd boy locked up n the cen managed 20 &c,
forgot to conceal II, and the Judge, seeing the /
smoke, asked the boy what he had In his hand "a /
cigarette I" he answered. 'sThrow II away" SAID 4
the judge. eve done put it out" said the boys /
putting the lighted cigarette In hls pocket The /
boys name was samuel BroaduA and be was lined /
Is for dis0rderly conduct
CORA LrITLEYoRD 10 REMAIN m fHB CusruDY on i
HRs UNCLE, john LfTTLzFoKD.-The case OF Cora /
uttleford, the daughter Of Thomas A utfle-
ford, who 10 70 Be used 40 witness IN the case Il
Of her father sa s snS MA na5gsTss Gn both
gomery yesterday afternoon on wr1t Of habeas /
corpus. She had been In the House OF the Good
Shepherd In Baltimore, but had been brought over
70 the city By Mr.. c. w. 0'Neai, OF the Humane
Society, 70 Be used - witness In the above case
and was IN his custody. NJ. Geo y. Henault a Il
nom NJ. O,Kea1's custody, and DE court few
days ago dtrected that she be given IN the care Of
John QItieford, an uncle residing opposite Alex
andfiA The father then nled objections thereto
ano the1e were heard yesterday. but Ju1ge Mont
gomsu osclined - change ths ordse.