Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-07
BOMBARDED WITH STONES.
Colored Men Lay Siege to a Wood Shed
Where Matt Twomcy was Concealed.

There was a stormy time in "Bloodfield" las,
night and had 1t not been for the timely ap-
pearance Of Policeman Engine Smith Matthew
Twomey would probably be confined in hos
pital ward instead of in police cell
The Twomey family lives on G street south
west between Sd and IA streets. There was
trouble OF some sort at the Twomey residence
last evening. and some colored citizens of that
locality it is stated in tcrfered in behalf of the
member of the household who was getting the
worst OF the trouble.
The two brothers, Matthew and John Two
mey, it is alleged, turned their attention to the
negroes and a stone. said to have been thrown
by one of them. struck John Butler on the
head. That was about o'clock in the evening,
and a crowd of colOred people soon assembled
and made 1t so warm for Matt that he sought
shelter in n back wood shed from a yolley Of
stones. The shed, however, did not prove a
good hiding place, and when Officer Smith ar
rived the stones were still dropping thick and
fast upon the young man.
For Gods sake, don't let them kill me. =" he
cried, and the officer rescued him. The in
Jured man. Butler, was conveyed to Freed
mans Hospital. and the Twomey brothers
were taken TO the fourth police station. Owing
to the inability of Butler to appear in court to-
day the case could not be tried.
Boston House Relief Association.
The regular monthly meeting Of the Boston
House Employees Relief Association was held last
evening in the store Immediately after the clos
ing hour, Mr.. Fred L. Woodward, president, in the
chair. The association was organized May Is,
1890, and its object is to afford relief to men,
bers in time OF sickness The report for the
first four months showed n membership of
about 30, equally divided between the two
sexes, receipts of s40O in the benefit fund. Ben
efits have been paid 70 thirty two members for
sickness varying from three days 10 six weeks
each, q total payment of S421. Severed amend
ments TO the constitution were adopted, among
them being the creation OF four new classes.
The entire list of classes is as follows: Class A,
dues IS cents per month, benefit So per week;
class b. dues so cents per month. benefit IL per
week; class L, dues 10 cents per month. benefit
SO per week; class ID, dues 90 cents per month,
benefit s12 per week; class Z, dues 70 cents
per month, benefit SIS per week; class F. dues
30 cents per month, benefit S18 per week; class
q. dues Il per month. benefit $40 per week.
The amount OF the monthly dues being fixed at
) per cent of the weekly benefit members arc
enrolled in the class paving the nearest to the
amount of salary received by them.
The association ID the recipient Of hand
some present from the propriCtors of the Bos
ton House, in the shape of check for $3.50.
1t Is the intention of the association to make
use Ol tllls sum, OF u largo part OF III AT least,
for funeral fund"
All cases of sickness of more than three days
duration are referred to q visiting committee
and to DIR. L. +. King. the physician to the Boston
House employees, whose professional services
are rendered i'll behalf of the firm and without
from them.
The officers of the association are: Presi-
dent, Fred E. Woodward; vice president. j. H..
Austin; secretary, Vim. Davies; financial Sec
rotary, Max Fischer: treasurer, John H. Oicott.
The visiting is follows: For northwest
section OF the city-P. j. Treanor, Will Z. Ford,
Walter l.. Jones, Mrs l.. Robbins, Miss Love
Collins, Miss Walla CLANCY. For northeast
Il. Hurley, Miss l.. McGill
For southeast section-Robert W. Derreaux,
Miss Ada Reed. For southwest section-Pas-
chal Plant. Miss Minnie Fischer. For outside
Of city limits, Messrs. W. w. Everett, Will
Gittenger.
The work already done by the association
proves the vital need of such an organization,
and the relief already afforded to thirty-two
families is of such kind as to produce lasting
gratitude on the part of the recipients and
the necessity for, if not the per-
petulty, of the association.