Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25
GEORGETOWN.
A wouLp-BE BURGLAR ARRESTED.


Night before last as Sergt- vo;k,nan was
patrolling his beat in the ncighborhood of soth
and P streets he saw crouching in the areaway
Of 1416 30th street. the home Of Mrs Heiskeli,
a negro man. Clutching him by the collar the
officer demanded TO know what he was doing
there. Receiving an unsatisfactory reply he
was put under arrest. On examination Of the
found that he had with a large iron fork made
quite hole In the vicinity Of the lock and had
pried OF the screen which partly protected the
door. The fork was found in the basement
The man, who gave his maine as Edward Massey.
is believed to be the one who was found the
night before beneath the table of Mrs. Down.
man, in the same neighborhood. He answers
the description perfectly with the exception Of
his clothes, the Heiskell burglar having on .
good suit, while the burglar ohthe night be-
fore had on very ragged one.
LOCKED IN GRAVEYARD.
Day before yesterday the three daughters Of
prominent Washington printer strolled over
toward Oak Hill. 1t was late in the afternoon
when the ladies entered the cemetery, and, be-
ing much interested in the monuments and
epitaphs, they noticed NOT the passing Of time
At last when darkness prevented further sight
seeing q homeward start was made They
walked leisurely UP to the massive gates, and
were much surprised at not seeing the keeper
there. On approaching nearer they discovered
to their horror that the gates had been closed
for the evening, securely fastened and all emf
poyes had left There they we're. three lone girls
clad in snowy white. darkness all around them
and on the wrong side of a graveyard fence.
And then they screamed and beat the gate and
cried until Mr.. Alexander, who was DOING on
his porch some distance away, awoke with Q
start and saw across the road on the monu-
mental side Of the high cemetery fence three
ghostly figures. Not believing in ghosts Mr.
Alexander investigated the matter, and the
girls. with trembling lips, told him of their
predicament. Before they could be released he
was obliged to so the home of Mr.. c. N. Mat
thews the president OF the cemetery and OBJ
tain key to unlock the gate. and not until the
hour of had struck we're these frightened
maidens again on the public thorougAfare.
REMOVALS IRON THE PRESBYTERIAN cENrTERY.
The undertakers are still kept busy remov-
yard. As yet the bodies of men who were
prominent i'll their day have not been dis
turbed, as the majority of them have been in
tered so long that all relatives have died of.
Those bodies which remain unclaimed will be
taken care of by the trustees of the cemetery.
There has been a good deal of talk to the effect
that the trustees have no right to abolish the
graveyard, as the lot owners hold fee simple
title to their plots. But lawyer who has
looked into the matter states this is not SO, but
that the Presbyterian church, through its
representatives, issued what might be called
of Scdils permits .,, for the itermens
trustees see fit to abolish this resting place OF
the dead no one by law can stop them. All
tho trustees required 10 do in such a case.
it is claimed. is to that all unclaimed bodies
are ''decsntly Inferred
NOTES.
The I. o. g. T. give complimentary socia-
BILE tonight at their hall on Congress street and
the public is invited. The regular meeting Of
the Templars will be held tomorrow night.
The finance committee has examined the ac-
counts of the secretary and treasurer of the
First Cooperative Building Association for the
month of September and everything was re-
ported correct.
There was tournament yesterday afternoon
at Bethesda Park and the patrons Of the cleo
trio road saw some fine riding. At night there
was competitive drill between eight repre-
sentative Of Washington military companies
and a gold medal was given the most proficient.