Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-15
GEORGETOWN.

REV. PETER LEWIS SENT Down FOR TWENTY
DAYs-Rev. Peter lie Wis, colored. held services
IN the police station on High street yesterday.
When Amen" was said he could not depart, as
the heavy iron door was closed against him
The charge against him was vsgrancy and on
that charge he vas arraigned before Judge
Miller this morning. Officer Cottler testified
IN a general way to the minister's manner OF
living and told Of one OF his visits among the
poor country people in market What has
the Lord done for you. sister," he asked an
aged coiored woman. Cant you give me 10
cents toward building the church," II amt
got but two cents, was the woman's reply.
and the minister took that IL Lewis had been
irregular minister the collection would have
been all right. but when the officer told how be
spent his collections in the saloons the case as
sumed a more serious aspect He had two
beer bottles in his grip" said the officer. land
one of them smeled like ii had contained very
common whisky" Now, Mr.. Officer" said
Lawyer Hewlett, ''don't you know that the
time you saw Lewis intoxicated was sacrament
Sunday after church," 81 don't know whether
1t was or not" was the officers response Coun-
sci then attempted to prove that the poor peo-
pie kept the ministers up in everything. in
Guiding chickens. Policeman Passeno gave
similar evidence to that of Officer Cottler. The
Rev. Lewis gave the court to understand that
he was something greater than an ordinary
minister; that he was an elder. He told how
he preached at various churches and how he
married a couple at Cropley's brick yard last
week. what about the bottles?" asked the
judge. Lewis answered by saying he got wet
the other night walking through the country
land purchased some common whisky" he
said, land put IL on some camphor and bathed
my legs with it." Inside or outsider" asked
the judge. Outside, of course; never drink
any whisky" 1T would be terrible blow TO
the church to send the minister to the work
house." remark ed his counsel. Judge Miller
told Lewis about his former experience with
him and gave him twenty days on the farm in
default OF bonds.
TRIED TO HASa HERSELF IN Police GILL
Georgianna Balson, one of Georgetown's col
ored females, was arrested soon after IL O'Clock
Saturday night and locked up at the station on
charge of .'iisorderly." When placed
behind the bars she came to the conclusion
that she would be better off dead than
living, and making moose as best she could of
her belt she suspended herself by the neck
from the cross bars of the cell door, In that
condition she was found b, Station keeper
Elliott. who prevented her from taking her own
life. When the station keeper left her she was
quiet and promised to behave herself. but
later in the morning she was found hanging a
second time. She did not injure herself. This
morning she was tried in the Police Court a nd
the case was dismissed
INJURED BY COLLISION on THE COMPUTE
RoAD.-Saturday evening while Benjamin
Mainnierler. about seventy-six years of age.
was driving along the CONDUIT road n dayton
wagon his team was run into by horse aud
buggy and the wagon and its occupant were
thrown down an embankment where the old
man was. found yesterday morning with his
left shoulder dislocated. He was removed to
Freedmans Hospital. He stated that there
were three men in the buggy and that they did
not stop TO ascertain what damage had been
done. but drove on.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ". King and
Mr.. A. b. jackson and daughter are visiting
points Of interest in the vicinity of Niagara
Falls.
CATTLE MARKEr.-The following sales of live
cattle and sheep at the Arlington stock yards
Friday are reported: 1O6 cattle. Best at to
a.; good, 80 TO 4; medium. to 32s; common.
2 to ga. $50 sheep and lambs. Lambs s to 81 !;
sheep, 8 to Al; calves, 4 to 81. Eight cows
and calves, go to $40. Market good.