Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-24
Real Estate Sales.

jacob Loeb has bought, for ST., 800 OF II. b.
Davidson, ct al, parts 10 and IL, square 40
fronting 20 feet on the east side Of 1th street.
between l. ana NJ streets northwest.
Edwin ID. Farnham and Others, trustees Of the
Fifth Congregational church, have bought OF Della
ON the northeast corner OF ana 9Th streets north
east. Jacob ROSenthal, or Baltimore has bought of
A. W. Armstrong and others for 81 p lot and
pts. and y So. Sl2, SlX10o feet, on street, be-
tween 4th and 9th streets northeast. John ii.
Doherty, OF Brooklyn, y. Y, has bought for 10000
on 18th. between k and streets northwest H.
". Barbour has bought for sl0,l76 OF James L
Barbour lots % 70 20 so. 237, each 2OxlO6 feet,
14th street between and streets northwest.
THE CONCERT AND STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL given
by the children OF the Washington City orphan
decidedly successful A large number Of people
attended Mrs. Cleveland sent donation OF beau
tful flowers TO the little orphans, and many other
friends contributed literally.
CLUBBED THE DOC TO DEATH-This morning
dog was run over by Belt Line car near the cor
ner OF Sd and g streets, and had its leg broken.
Onicer Walsh, who arrived soon after the acci-
dent instead OF recklessy firing at the dog as has
been the custom heretofore, promptly and quietly
dispatched the suffering animal with his club.
which method OF hliing qua not please some ladies
used his pistol
POLICE RAID ON House OF ILL-FANE-Thts
morning about O'Clock Sergeant Diggins, with
several officers, raded an alleged house OF il-fame
at 1855 street. kept by colored woman named
Bessie Williams. The raid was made In cOnse-
quence OF a complaint MADE by Mrs. Beckett COL
ored, that her husband was with q woman In that
house. When the officers entered the house they
found Beckett. Five women and three men were
captured. A white woman, called Nellie Vance,
who has husband and two children In Richmond,
was found In company with a coiored man. A
white man called Fred Mister was In company
with colored woman. The party was marched
10 tne station, where they were locked up.
Beckett when arraigned in the Police Court this
morning. was released on his own recog-
nizance, the court warning him to keep away
from that locality. Ella Vance and four cOlorei
women were also charged with vagrancy. The court
In dspoSing OF these said that they belonged
TO the worst class Of Migrants. They were not
only Migrants themselves, but they made Migrants
OF others III there were no SUCH women there
would be no keepers Of diSreputa0le houses and II
there were no disreputable houses these Migrants
would have no such places TO loaf. They were
given sixty days on the farm. Bessie Williams
was then charged with keeping bawdy house.
The first witness called was a colored woman
named Angelette Allen, who gave testimony
against the DEFENDANT. The court heard the testi-
nony OF other witnesses. and in disposing OF the
case the Judge said he did not propose be severe
on this WOMAN, but he was not going TO license
the business Imposing small fine he thought
was saying go back and do IL again and make
enough money to pay another nne. iine OF $50
was imposed Appeal noted.
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The Courts.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN
Yesterday, Bohrer agt. Otterbach; argued and
submitted
EQUITY CoCRr.-Jud0e Cbx.
Yesterday, Davis agt. Davis; Travers Bros, and
Smith. Kline Co, admitted parties
To-day, In re John q. Jones, lunatic; commit
tees first account approved. Album agt. Walter:
trustees discharged Brown agt. Brown: test.
mony before James A. Clarke ordered
CRIMINAL CoURr-Jud0e Montgomery
Yesterday, John Steep, concealed weapons.
verdict not guilty. VIM. Ed, violating police
regulations; verdict not guilty. Dabney Fleming,
concealed weapons; verdict guilty. Thomas III
Lyons, cruelty TO animals, two cases; motion for
new trial filed.
CIRCUIT COURT No. 1-Judoe Hdoner
To-day. Henderson .agt Capitol, North o Street
and south Washington Railroad Co.; verdict for
TIN called. and non-suit Bramhall agt. Grady,
and same agI Coleman; order for taking testimony
by commission.
CIRCUIT COURT. No 2-Judoe Merrick
To-day, OWE agt. Hume; on trial
POLICE CoURr-Judge Miller
To-day, James B. Smith, profanity; s. or days
or days Eugene Russell, colored, fast driving !:
s. or Is days. John Jones' colored, loud and bois-
ferrous; do. Thomas Wright, Gilbert Smith, and
James l. Grammar, coored. dis0rderly assembly;
DO. James Lacey, VIM. Perry. and VIM. Thomp-
son, eolored, obstructing alley; Is each. Henry
Hurry, colored, disorderiy conduct; s or 80 days.
James PITCHER, colored, larceny; do