Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-23
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
BAR ROOM AND GROCERY.

BAN ROOM AND GROCERY.
Commissioner Douglass recently wrote a
letter to Major Moore calling his attention to
the bar room at the corner of Ath
and o streets. TIE bar was connected
with the grocery by a communicating
door. The police, after an inspection of the
premises, found that that state OF affairs ex-
listed and recommended the cancellation of the
license. The matter will be decided BY the
board.
The Commissioners have issued an order re-
questlng the inspector of buildings and the
chief engineer of the fire department to make
out list Ok the persons, corporations, &C.,
who have failed to erect fire escapes under
the provision OF the act Of January 26, 1887.
TO DRAIN THE CABLE coNpu1Ts.
The Washington and Georgetown railroad
company have applied to the Commissioners
for permission to make connections with the
sewer on 7th street to drain their cable con-
duits.
BUILDING PERMITS
were issued today as follows: c. Rupert one
brick Office building at COG street northwest
$50 600; E. ]. Hannah, six brick dwellings from
1925 to 1136 22d street northwest. $4,000:
Phelix Sherman, one brick dwelling and store,
2132 It'll street, 81, 900; Mrs. C. Ockstadt, three
brick dwellings, TIC to 720 @ street northeast
$1,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
The contract for the police winter uniform
has again been awarded to K. Strasburger 4
Son. There were numerous bids from this and
other cities in competition. The same firm
had the past summer contract
The Commissioners have received letter
from Mr.. o. 2. Muncaster asking them to stop
Sunday labor on 32d street by the Georgetown
and Tenleytown railroad compan-.
A Burglars Excuse.
Saturday afternoon about o'clock a tele-
phone message was received at police head
quarters from Hoover's grocery store giving
the officers information that there was burg
lar in the house Of Mr.. Daniel A. Miller,
No. 4lS Sd street northwest Detectives Horne
and Wheeler and Private Detective Williams
responded. When they arrived at the house
they found that the front basement door
family BEEN wa. f'r oss open the Mr. city sns
there was no one in charge of the house,
The premises were searched and the alleged
burglar was caught coming out Of the front
de door, He n fair the
who had been on Protraeted spree. Detective
Horne recognized the prisoner as Jas. l. Ben
nett. alias DR.. w. A. Brown, an alleged thief
from New York. When questioned he said
his name was DR.. Brown. The officers had
pected Of having robbed DR.. George Hender-
sons Office Of case of surgical instruments
which were recovered in pawn shop.
In the Police Court this afternoon the pris-
oner was charged with the larceny Of DR.. Hem
derson's instrumental He plead guilty to the
charge and said that he was subject to epilep-
tic fits. He WIS fined $50 or 80 days in jail
The charge Of entering Mr.. Millers house
against the prisoner was continued.
Hamilton Temple Sentenced.
A squad Of officers in charge of Sergeant Du-
vail Of the second precinct raided the
house OF Hamilton Temple, No. 1919 4th
street northwest, Saturday night, and
found sixteen men and FIVE women
In the house. The procession marched to the
second precinct, where some were locked up
and others were summoned as w.t.
nesses. Temple, the alleged proprietor.
was charged with keeping disor-
d,rly house and unlicensed bar. He il
well known in police circles. About ten or
twelve years ago he killed his brother, for
which he served eight years. and afterwards he
served two years for assauiting Sergeant Daily.
This afternoon in the Police Court Temple
was tried for keeping . disorderly house and