Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-13

Deadly Sewer Gas.
FATAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PLUMBING.
"a little good advice TO houSeholders, given in
your clipping from q Chicago paper, call to mind
case which came to our notice yesterday" said
Mr.. McGinn, OF the health department, to a STAR
reporter. at Is our custom" he continued, "to
make Immediate and careful inspection OF all
premises where cases Of zymotic disease exist and
100 frequently we are only notiried OF the
1stenee OF the disease by reason OF It's fatai term
nation. Yesterday one OF our inspectors was
called upon 10 examine an uptown house where q
child Dad died from dlpntheria There were two
disease, and an examination OF the plumbing work
showed that the dwelling was nothing more nor
less than source Of ventilation for the sewer;
foot OF pipe missing, and the mouth OF the terra
Gotta pipe yawning TO pour out the foul Odors and
fafher OF the family said he had thought he
smeiled something. but 1t did not occur TO him TO
ask for sanitary inspection The people are
portance OF sanitary matters, but occasionally we
md such case as this one. Publications like
feel the effect at our ONCE"
The Car Conductor the Aggressor.
HI ATTEMPTED TO PLIRr WITH MRS. CARR AND HER
HUSBASD RESENTED 7.
several days ago Jno. W. Carr and his wife were
charged. In the Police Court, with assaulting Mr..
Mortimer Price, a conductor on an Avenue car.
They failed to appear and their collaterals were
forfeited Col Totten, counsel for the railroad
company, thought that the amount OF collateral
was Insufficient for such an offense on a street.
car. Mr.. Shepperd asked for an attachment which
was issued and the case was set for a hearing in
the Police Court this morning. Mr.. Shepperd
called Judge SMELLS attention TO the case. He said
that the conductor was the aggressor, and he had
skipped town MrS> Carr ne said, IS a pretty
woman and the conductor attempted TO fiirt with
her Mr.. Carr very properly spoAe TO him about IL
and a hight followed. As a matter OF Justice he
thought that the collateral should be returned
but as ft was too late return ir the court W as
unable 70 give an order 70 that effect.
TooE HIS PERSONAL BoNps-George Tanner
the German who yesterday drove light wagon
against Mr. Davis, OF the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad, near the corner OF Pennsylvania avenue
before the Police Court to-day. charged with
assault and battery. When asked by Mr. Shep-
peru whether ne could understand English or not,
ne answered In the negative. AYES, you can
said the prosecuting officer. lie was unable TO
employ counsel and. at the suggestion OF the
against him was OF a very mild character, and the
court accepted his personal bonds
BOYS CHANGED WITH PETIT LARcESY.-Tbomas
l. Clear, nineteen years Old. and John r. Fonda
twenty-five years old. were arrested to-day by
locked mp for hearing in the Police Court To-
MORROW III y were arrested on complaint OF
James g Addison, the stationer on eth street.
The DEFENDANTS were employed In his store and ne
enarges that they have been ''knocking down"
colored woman named Mary smith was charged in
the Police Court to-day with bigamy II being
Gnargsd o. her husband Richard smith that she
lawful wife. Mary denies the charge. The case
was continued
TIE Jrxr couLD Non AsRkx-Yesterday in the
Criminal Court John Frazier, a colored boy OF
seventeen years, was tried for the larceny OF a
silver watch from Alex Golway-appeal from the
Police Court II was testified that tine watch was
put In q bureau drawer. and when IL was missed IL
" haN haap
en1ploy ed at Golways house. The defendant and
his mother testified that he had bought the
watch The Jury disagreed and were discharged
FnLSe III. Jrxr.-Yesterday, In the Criminal
Newton Brewer were excused nom service as petit
Jurors and the following were drawn TO report TO-
day: John Mass, John B. Lord, j. Ii. McCathran,
A G. Stevens. All but the two las' named re-
ported this morning, and each OF them asked To be
excused The Judge said that their action was
CONSISTENT With the former experience OF the
court and after hearing their statements he ac-
cspted AsssrS Becker and McCathran and dis
charged the Others.
TH. EAST WASHINGTON OUTRAGE CAsE-Yester.
Henry Scott Ed9ard ordoS HsnSx SI against
ISinvsr. samuel Boston, and John jackson,
i gara os N rape on the person Of Elizabeth
ment changing them with an assault and Intent 10
commit rape at the same time. IL Is Claimed py
woman, that she was made drunk 6y ihs Sesen,
ants, who are also colored, on the night or MaTch
1S ana conveyed by them to the vacant lots af the
corner OF lAth and streets northeast, where they
al assaulted her. -e'
CONF 10 TIE PENTrKNrIARY.-The following pris-
oners under sentence 70 the were sent
70 Albany last night: Arthur Burgess second
onense petit larceny, three years; r. A. Robiuson
forgery, one year; Chas Brawner Assault with
intent 70 nl, two years; Chas. Branson. second
ooense petft larceny, three years; VIM Warner
larceny nom the person, four years; Oscar JACK.
son, houseoreaking. eight years; Franklin Wen
ster, HOUSEKEEPING, one and one-half years.
Henry Price. forgery, three years; Frank Whitney
larceny from the person, three years; VIM Nur.
ply, housroreaking. two years
Tn ". c. T. U.-Hartwel Union, OF the W. G.
!. o., met &C No. I, Grant Place, Ma NcPhersou
presiding and MA Fawceu acting a. secretary
Ma w. K Mendenhall spoke and made q larHs
o0ntrioution 70 the monument FUND being raised
y the union In honor OF their organizer, MrA
AArwen MA Roye. OF Liberia, missionary,
gave DISRUPTION Of the devastation and wos
causeo BY the rum tra11c In Africa MrS Howgate
oreo girtA Miss Lewis and MrA MePhefson
talked about the plan Of the temperance temple
TIE WYRKLY efAls PocKey Atias OF the wofid
= offered nee 70 every Dew subscriber fog one year
20 the Wk1xLY STAR IL Is handsomely printed
book q l9l paGe4 profuseiy illustrated with more
uan 100 eolored maps and diagrams and contains
avealth Of general Information. SEQ advertise
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