Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-10
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Cur woMAN's ARM.-Policeman Gus Brown
arrested colored man named William Pool
YESTERDAY sess;s and locked him up, chatged With
cutting Laura johnson on the arm The
former, 1t Is charged, engaged in . fight with
Laura near 36th and NJ streets and inflicted the
wound with penknife. Dr. Rich dressed her
arm and she was sent home.
FAMILY TRoUBLEs.-Nicholas Schneider mar
Tieo Nellie Clements nearly two months ago.
ne was on tho police force then. II is said
snat the brides father, L. Clements, who was
Formerly revenue officer, was opposed to the
match. At any rate there was a disagreement
Et some sort, and after month Of married
ne, Nicholas and Nellie separated. The former
turned In his equipments and resigned. That
tnere Is Ill feeling between the ex-policeman
ana his father-in-law there can be no doubt
Tor the former recently procured warrant for
the latter, charging him with disorderly con-
Duct near 9TH and streets some days ago.
Policeman Pearce served the warrant and Mr.
Clements left IS collateral for his appearance
lie tailed to appear in the Police Court today
and the collateral was forfeited.
RESULTS OF THE FowLERs ALLEY RAID
IWenty-three colored boys and girls men and
women and one white woman were marched
into the Police Court this afternoon. Among
the crowd was Ada Thomas. a sixteen-year- old
colored girl, charged with vagrancy. who
carried In her arms three-months-o child
,nat she said was hers. She said she had no
husband. The judge took her personal bonds
and told her to so homo and take care Of her
chlid The others were charged with being
drunkards, suspicious persons, prostitutes and
dlsorderly characters in general Some were
sent down and others were fined IS each, while
still others were released. Most of them were
arrested in the house of James Green in Fowl
er alley that was raided early Sunday morn
ing.
A Busy TIME FOR THE PoIIcE.-The police
OF this precinct were kept busy Saturday and
Sunday. During that time forty-one cases
were made. A squad of officers under the COM
mand OF Sergeant Voltman made o couple of
raids early yesterday morning upon alleged
disorderly houses, and the inmates, fifteen in
number, all colored, were locked up. During
quarrel yesterday between William Pool and
Laura johnson, both coored, Laura was badly
cut III the left arm by William who was shortly
afterward arrested.
Corn, colored men, quarreled Saturday night
about some money that Corn claimed Carter
owed him. The latter went away, and when
he returned he asked Corn, ''Do you want your
forty cents now?' Corn replied, Yes"
Carter, 1t is charged, drew pistol and said,
take that" but Corn said be didn't want it.
One witness who appeared In the Police Court
this afternoon described the weapon as ''self-
acter. "What do you mean by that?' he was
asked. Because he pulled the hammer back
with his finger"
The last witness called said he heard Carter
make threats and saw him pull a weapon.
Twas cannon" he said, and when cross-ex-
ahmed he said 1t was such big pistol that he
called 1t young cannon" The defendant
denied the charge. The judge imposed a fine
OF $50 and remarked that he wished it could be
made $500.