Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-08
District Government Affair.

ayers 70 lower prices to SO cents for gallery and q
for balcony chaira
District Government Affair.
THE HOTEL kEPuBLIc co.
The Commissioners have written to Chairman
why favorable action should not p taken upon
II. X. Bill l49, ITO incorporate the Hotel Repub
lie Co., OF the District OF Columbia" referred te
them some days ago for their opinion.
IN Favor OF WIDENING . STREET.
The commissioners have written 70 George r
Hardin and Others, the committee OF the Easl
Washington Association, in relation TO the resolu
ton asking Congress 10 wiQen b street. between
LIST and I'd stress southeast south OF the new
library grounds, that they approve OF the project
bill having that project In view, which may b
submitted TO them by Congress for their opinion
ACTION IN DETECTIVE HoRSDe CASE.
The finding Of the police trial toard In the cas-
by the Commissioners. The board recommended
that the of1cer be admonished only respecting TIT
use or the language which Horne addressed 70 the
lieutenant on the occasion Of which the trial wal
the outcome. The major, however, In reviewing
the testimony, expressed the opinion that HornS
not osy 0s SSt
Commissioners.
THE EIGHT PER cENrsoRRRxBAcK cxRr1E1cAr1s
Aemphill recommend adverse action upon II. r
Dill 1423, ITO provide for the payment OF pei
centum greenback certificates OF the District Of
PERMIT REFuyRp.
The Commissioners have written to ThoA ".
Smith In reference TO his request special per.
mt 70 6ad piani9g, null VI on the northwest cor,
with iron, &C., that permits for such constructions
have only been issued for railroad freight and
to give the permit would be a DANGEROUS prece .
dent, which the commissioners deem unadvlsable
BUILDING PERhrn.
Issued a
day to Singleton & Fletcher to build four.story
brick store at GAL street northwest &C q cost OF
dwelling at 100 street northwest at a cost OF
8, 400; James PraLher, q brick dwelling Of
1910 Vermont avenue, at a cost VI S1l, 900.
NIsCRLLANEOCS
Permission has been granted the Washington
Gas Light Co. to lay mains on o street, betwesn
Goth and 21st streets; 3d. between and q strsets;
Corcorsn and streets ~a norseWsst Detwesn
18th and 18th streets northwest; D, between 9Th
and 9th streets northeast; B, between 18th and
1t has been ordered that q sewer be laid under
the compulsory permit system In square CPS.
captain Symons recommended to-day that nfty
additional gas lamps be erected In AnacOstla.
The Commissioner have accepted the resigtna-
ton OF John X. POLAND as an additional private
on the police an force rec 70 take eject April l.
private on the police force.
Playing Detective.
THE NAN WHO WENT WITH RoBBIRs TO GET fyr-
DENcE AGAINST THAN.
Yesterday afternoon the trial OF Chas. Jones,
colored, in the Criminal Court, for grand larceny
at the store of A. Lippman last January, wis con-
tinued after TIE STARS report closed. He was in
dicted with Fred. Lomax and VIM. Robinson both
Omcers Henry and Block testified that Jones
admitted being with Lomax and hobinsoo, saying
that he was watching them In order 70 turn them
Jones. in his Testimony in his osrn bshs,, s.,a
his intention in the matter was to get evidence
against the other two. he had, be said. been
employed by the detectives on previous occa0onS
HHoCRRDns0e To-DAY.
The case was submitted this morning without
argument by counsel Judge Montgomery In.
structed the jury that on one side It was chained
that Jones participated In the robbery and on the
other that he did not but watched the thieves and
ton was simply which one OF the Claims VIA Cor.
rect. The question whether he (Jones had An
agreement with the o1acers that b ahoud be pro-
in so far as It would throw light on the CASE
. MI. A. B. Williams, FOR the defendant asked the
cour: TO instruct as to the weight TO = givsa to
The court said that such CONCESSIONS should be
carefully scanned Onicer Henry sad that Jones
said he watched while the larceny Was going on,
prisoners. WIG
The jury retired at 1880 O'Clock.
Inc jury came TITO court after the recess for In.
structlona, and asked as to the Testimony OF
0ficer Henry, the notes Of which were read ana ID
they again retired.
vRRDlcf OF GUILTY. rts-
The jury returned at 2k O'Clock with q verdict
OF guilty, and recommendation TO mercy Notice
OF motion for new trial was given.
Real Estase oalos.
A. M. Kennaday has bought for sll 900 Of James
B. Green, pit Lot 2 g. 4S7, 2ax100 feet on street
between 9th and 9th streets northwest. h n.
Baker has rs bought sor $500 @ g clara 3 Genre.
street, south OF New York avenue northwest
Theresa n. Garrett has bought a Annie Wfnoo.
for 1000 part lot 6, square pa fronf1nG "a Mt
on street, between 1lth ana 12eA StFee6 negth-
west.
A Dnrusecmnp SCHOLAR n Ansncf HUvKRfY.-
Mr. sam1 c. Reed writes 70 tn efAn 70 CIV e.
tention TO the fact that pr. John Z. e NtoeaG now
In his eighty.nfth year, onongul11co e Scholar,
erty having Lost his little fortune by the tllufe q
. bank NJ. Reed appean % IT, e1.atiac and
literary men Of the country 20 feEevo tie G1Dtso1s
q TIE disttngulahed ocsegs9ss'sn, 80 ~ tSss
s Sddrssssd o % CSsa1 4 4 {.
BorR RaRamp.-Allce Jacksun, the coloved
woman arrested on oonp6o1o0 OF Sealing $1,000
iron Mssss,. %sS - \. az rs Gt[ ~ n1ga1s -
the Police Court this moIning, but . thsgo wQe
no papers against her she was NoDoDed Don1a.
min II Ella the CoaogU4 WAa one1te00o ouoU1cfpn
OF knowing somsehing about TIE case, was a1bo 70
leased.
GA r. TAn.-TheN wfll p pgtvats visw and
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each afternoon g e'ciock Lhs y,llar eelleet1oo
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