Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-04

ARRESTED on SUSPICION OF STEALING HORSE
Last Friday horse was stolen from the stable
of Mrs. Robert Miller on AZ street. Saturday
afternoon a colored man named 0ffutt, who
lives near Arlington, reported to the police
here that his wife had purchased horse from
a colored man and paid him SIS for il. The
man, he said took the horse to his (0ffutt's)
place during his absence and told her that he
(OfutD had sent him there with il. Offutt, he
said, told him that unless he arrived home be-
fore o'clock his wife would paw him SIS for
the horse. As Offutt did not arrive home at
the hour named his wife paid the money
From the description given of the man who
sold the horse, Policeman Sanford arrested
Benjamin Jackson, colored, and locked him up
on suspicion.
TEMPERANCE MEErrNG.-The lecture-room Of
the Fourth-Street NJ. E. church was crowded
yesterday afternoon, the occasion being the
regular monthly meeting Of the Sunday School
Gospel temperance society. The exercises
consisted Of addresses by the Rev. A. J. Church,
of New York, and Miss Lavina II. Chase, Of the
Women's Christian Temperance union; several
temperance dialogues and singing by the So
ciety. During the services nineteen persons
signed the pledge.
The BAR ASSOCIATION DINNER POSTPONED
Owing to the critical illness of Judge Merrick
OF the District bar, the annual dinner of the
Bar association Of the District to the Judges is
postponed for the present.
RoBBERIEs REpoRTEp.-Franklin Tenney a
Co., National hotel, report the larceny OF an
ivory pool ball.-Geo. Lehman reports the
larceny Of an overcoat.-B. +. Craycroft No.
6o4 A street, reports the theft Of a sack over
coat.
mo. 246" IN THE BROOKLYN RoouEs' GAIL
LERY.-The chief OF police has received infor-
nation from the BROOKLYN police authorities
concerning Walter Whitcomb, alias A. W. Ma
son, who was arrested here last week for giving
bogus check at Solari's hotel. According TO
the information furnished Whitcomb has
served eight months in Brooklyn for giving
bogus check. A picture of the prisoner was
sent with the communication, showing that he
is No. 246' in the Brooklyn rogues gallery.
The woman who was sentenced here with him
under the name of Kate Mason, and whom
Whitcomb claims as his wife, has been released
from custody and sent to her home in New
York.
Mrs. ABBorT's CLAIM FOR DAMAGEs-The
Commissioners have received from Congress
Senate bill 1887, for the relief Of Mrs. Emma
q. G. Abbott. The bill provides for the pay
ment of one hundred thousand dollars for false
imprisonment. The facts in the case are that
Mrs. Abbott was arrested at the instance of one
Gross, and brought before the Police Court on
a charge OF taking letter. Upon hearing the
testimony the case was dismissed. She was
kept for one night in a station house, and for
this claims damages.
FRUIT VENDORS FISEp.-Nicholas Politics and
Joseph Frall, fruit vendors, were before the
Police Court to-day for violating the police re-
gulations. They were charged that, being
licensed vendors, they piled their trade and
solicited custom to the interference with traffic
and annoyance Of persons on 7th street. The
defendants, il was shown, stood their push
carts along 9TH street for the purpose Of selling
their goods. They were fined $5 each.
The UNITED BENEVOLENT Assoc1ATIox.-In
the recorder of deeds Office to-day a certificate
was fled by VIM. McMeadows and others, off,
GERS of the United Benevolent association,
declaring that they shall hold Office during
their natural lives; that McMeadovs, a. the
grand chief and founder, shall receive 600, and
after his death the same amount shall be paid
his daughter during her life.
TEE srnR1xzKr P1Axo RxcrrAI At Congre-
gational church Saturday night was largely at
tended Those who felt any disappointment
at the pianist's performances will wonder how
he did 90 well when informed that he was suf-
fering great pain from finger of his left hand,
from which the nail had been torn By accident
dnxing the dAy.