Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-30
MAY DIE OF HIS INJURIES,
An Old Mans skull Fractured by His
FRIEND Who MistOOk Him for q
Chicken Thief.

A sad mistake by which one of the parties con-
cerned may lose his life occurred on the premises
OF Mr.. VIM. Cord, on the Glenwood Cemetery road,
aoouteoclock Tuesday night Mr.. Cord, young
man, Is employed in the Glenwood Cemetery. and
lives In house near there. VIM. Overhultzer, a
German about sixty years old, is also employed In
the cemetery, and boards at Mr.. Cords house.
The old man retired early Tuesday night. Mr..
Cord was sitting In the house about O'Clock read
Ing The STAR when he heard q noise In his hen
house. Thinking that chicken thieves were about
he got his revolver put his slippers and started
out. His wife begged hun to remain in the house,
and told him that the weapon was not loaded
lie dropped the revolver and picked up an OLD
broken gun and started out When he went after
MS pistol he mad 10 pass through the 0id man nS
man got up and slipped out unnot1ced, and was
making his way toward the hen-house looking
for the thief. He carried with him heavy cane
After leaving tie house. Mr. Cord saw the form OF
q man stealing along tie fence, but had no IDEA
that II was his boarder he supposed
old man made the same mistake as TO Mr.. Cord,
and In this way each was ready 10 attack the
Other The old man was the nrst 70 take acuon,
and raised bis heavy cane TO deal Cord blow,
when the latter struck his boarder with the gun.
The old man fell TO the ground as though he had
been shot. To make sure that the supposed burg
lar would not get the best OF him, Mr.. Cord dealt
him another blow across the ribs and called for
assistance. Then, TO his surprise, Mr.. Cord dis
boarder. With the assistance OF his wife he took
the insensiole TO the house, where restoraLves
were applied, but the patient grew worse, and Mr..
attended the injured man. From the examination
made the doctor came 70 the conclusion that the
mans skull was fractured and three Of his ribs
were broken. To-day he was very low, and II Is
not thought that he will recover.
Overhead and UmdcrgrOumd Wires.
APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS FROM TELEGRAPH AND
TELEPHONE CONPANIES
The Commissioners have received Of late great
many applications from the various companies,
telegraph and telephone, doing business in the
District for permits TO construct overhead lines,
They are being granted, however, in a very con-
sentative manner, and after September 10 the law
recently passed prohibits any further permits be-
ing granted. Among those recently received are
the following:
The Postal Telegraph Cable CO. have requested
the commissioners TO issue them permit omain-
tain line OF poles from 10Th and Boundary streets
along 10Th street extended TO Columbia road,
Woody Lane, from Columbia road TO Tenleytown
turnpike, 10 Grant road, Chapel road, Broad
Branch road and Boundary Branch road to the
District line. Maj. Raymond, In his report on the
subject recommended that the permit Be granted
under the conditions fixed by the Commissioners
In their order OF August 2, which provides that
the permit shall be revocable at the pleasure OF
the Commissioners or Congress, without compen-
sation, and that the form, dimension and location
OF the poles shall also be subject TO the approval
OF the Commissioners. This company also asked
derground line from 10Th and L and Boundary
Streets along street To 14Lh, to street, to their
of1ice, 1423 street. The recommendation oil Maj.
Raymond was the same as that on the other
permit.
The Commissioners have received a request from
the United Lines Telegraph co. to maintain their
lines on poles In the District Of Columbia, as fol-
lows: Beginning at 14l6 street to l4lh and Penn
sylyania avenue; thence ON the east side OF 14Ih
10 Ohio avenue; from thence To 18th street south
TO virginia avenue; thence east to 9th, along
south side OF 9TH 10 9TH, across 7th to Virginia
avenue TO South Capitol the north Side OF
tracks OF Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Co !;
thence along south side OF CARRIED SQUARE to I'd
street southeast; thence along The south side OF
virginia avenue To 4th street, to street, to Viz
gina avenue, TO l again; along TO 18th, TO 100
Ieet north oi the intersection OF 18th ana Penn
sylvania avenue east; thence north along 18th to
tine intersection OF street and Tennessee avenue
10 14tn street northeast; thence to point midway
between and streets nOrthe asst; thence on
east side Of Tennessee avenue to 15th street. east
SIDE OF 18th street TO Ii street and to Benning's
road. and on the Mary land line. The same recon-
mendations were made on this application as on
the ones above.