Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-13
AMONG THE POLICEMEN.
Making IL Hot for Scrap" Players
The Trial Board at Headquarters.

Throw the bones quick, the police are COM
ing" Then there is o break and all hands
scatter. The police block up the avenues Of
escape and to the station the ''crap" players
go. "what is crap?" is the question often
asked captured players when arraigned before
the Police Court. One will tell of the hacker
or banker, who has the bank when the game is
finished. He will tell of throwing the ''bones"
and cutting" the game at every third pass"
He explains the game in an interesting but not
altogether Ineligible manner to the uniniti-
ated- When the next player comes he is either
unable to explain the game or makes whole
sale denial of being able to give any informa-
lectures to crap" players and imposes hne
on nearly all who are captured. Games of
''crap," the judge has said, lead to numerous
crimes and get many persons in trouble. His
police to pay strict attention to that class Of
gamblers.
THE PoLICEMAN's LOT Is NOT HAPPY ONE.
The regular meeting of the police trial board
took place at headquarters to-day, and three
privates of the force were court-martialed.
Capt Austin acted as judge-advocate, with
Lieut.. Boteler and Inspector Swindell as men,
bers Of the court Each Wednesday number
of officers can be seen in front of headquarters.
Whether on trial or not, an officers presence
in front of headquarters on trial day leads his
brother officers to think that he is the victim
of the night inspector or sergeant.
ARRESTS.
There were forty-six arrests made in the city
yesterday and last night. Twenty-six Of those
arrested we're white persons and twenty were
colored. len Of the prisoners were under ten
years old. There were only eleven dodgers in
the stations last night The number of dodgers
has decreased because several of their number
have lately been sent down to.the farm.
To Protect the Monument.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
The report in your last issue made by Gus
todian Thomas to Col Wilson in charge of the
Washington monument relative to the acts of
vandalism and barbaric defilement perpetrated
by visitors in their progress through the shaft
of the monument would seem to require the
serious and prompt attention of our Lawmakers
as well as of all lGw-abiding citizens. And in
the first place by way of remedy l would sug-
gest that at present the punishment for such
otenses Is not adequate to them. fine of a
few dollars in each case does not seem to have
lettering effect upon these miscreants, but
If the fine was supplemented by Imprisonment
in jail for not exceeding thirty days each time
they would soon cease their operations, and
If the statute does not now provide for this it
should be SO amended by proper legislation at
the earliest moment. 1t also seems evident
that these offenses in majority of
cases are perpetrated by. persons
oending, the shaft through the stair
way. They start out to walk up, soon become
fatigued, and stop to rest. Then the American
mind, naturally active and restless, finds mo-
mentarv development in the jack-knife and
10 pencil, resulting in the acts of vandalism
and defilement complained Of There may also
be some acts of premeditated violence IN the
premises, judging from the character of some
that have already TRANSFERRED. but of this there
is no certainty. A better system for admission
to the monument than that now in vogue there,
perhaps, would be to require all persons to
ascend by the elevator and all to descend by
the stairway. This would keep up such con-
slant stream of persons passing down the stair
way that it would be impossible for any one to
find time enough in which to engage in the
DETACHMENT of the interior of this grand work,
In the same connection it would also enable
the elevator to nearly double the number of its
daily trips, increasing pro rata the number of
persons now daily carried to the top. But,
after all, the capable officer in charge of the
monument may be compelled to call upon the
District Commissioners for detail of police
for its protection. or perhaps a detail from the
regular army as final resort. A CITIZEN.
Honors to the Memory of Gen. Hunt.
MARBLE URN TO BE PLACED OVER HIS GRAVE.
The members of the Soldiers Home branch
of the W. C. I. u, through Miss L. H. Chase
and Mrs. Aida T. Putnam, have purchased
large carved marble urn of antique design, to
be placed on the grave of Gen. Hurt late com
mander of the home. The urn is intended for
the reception 81 cut flowers. especially on me-
mortal day. and will be constantly supplied
with these emblems of memory by the old vet
Grams. The Soldiers and Sailors branch Of the
W. c. I. u, viii present a magnificent cross of
white exotics, through its president, Miss l.
Ii. Chase.
Il H. rTl
concert of the Bischoff course last night was
apparently very pleasing 10 the large audience.
The feature of the evening was the octette of
Swedish ladies' while Mr.. Edmund Phelan
infused considerable humOr into the occasion
by his recitations and limitations The Swedish
ladies' voices are admirably trained, producing
exquisite results in the rendition of the pecu-
liar folk-music of Scandinavia. The octette
and quartette numbers were sung without
accompaniment, in perfect time and tune
the first solo, elected unbounded applause A
varied program will be presented tonight by
the same artists.
An AssIGNMENT-An assignment has been
made by r. L. Swart & Bro, grocery and pro-
vision dealers at No. 1000 Fourteenth street
northwest, for the benefit of their creditors
The assignee is W. W. Swart. and preferences
are made of indebtedness to Riggs d Co.. 81 500:
to James l.. Barbour & Co, $500, and b. T.
Swart, $4,000.
ANOTHER Will FILED.-A paper was filed in
the Office of the register of wills yesterday as
the will of Elizabeth Brent This leaves the
greater part of her property to her nephew
and niece, Charles and Ann Henson. The pro-
FOUNDER charges that the paper of January 10
was executed under undue influence
HIGH CLASS ART WORKS AT AUCTIoN-Messrs
Duncanson Bros. have on exhibition at their
rooms and will sell on Thursday and Friday
evenings at 7:30 o'clock a collection of pictures
in oil and water color. most of them beng the
production OF the master hands of the old and
new world, richly framed and mounted. many
being artistic in design and workmanship. The
catalogue contains many celebrated pieces, not
the least OF which is the exquisite battle piece.
by Paul Deverne; The Cars Courier. by
Hodges; a scene in the Adirondacks by Church:
the Alteration of the Shepherds. from the col
lection of q well-known English collector.
This picture is an exquisite work of art and of
rare value, and many others of equal merit and
celebrity. Il being a trustees sale the auc-
tioneers are instructed to sell, regardless of
value. every number on the catalogue. See ad-
vertisement
A SUCCESSFUL ExHIBITIoN.-Judging from
the number Of lovers of etchings who visited
the display of etchings, engravings &C., at the
salesroom Of Walter b. Williams & Co, 10th
street and Pennsylvania avenue, and the
interest manifested in the az hi hilton an for tba