Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-26
GEORGETOWN.
AN Ex-PoL1cEMAN ARRESTED.

onaHer, VINO keeps grocery at the north west
corner OF High and I'd streets, notified the
othcers ut the station that his window had been
raised by some one from the outside and
several shoulders of meat stolen. He said on
examining the spot where the thief stood a
shoulder was discovered at the bottom of an
outcsst barrel, and he suspected a return
would be made for it, Officer Curren was sent
10 watch for the anticipated second coming,
ana at o clock this morning Barton Fisher,
an ex-colored policeman was seen to approach
the barrel and carefully look within it. Fisher
was placed under arrest and at the station
charge Of suspicion" was entered against him.
TIE EXTRA ASSEMBLY DANCE.
Last night the society people of town and
their Washington friends met once more In
Linthicum Hall to enjoy an assembly dance
| 1t was the first and last extra one and the oP
| portunity eagerly taken possession o!'
Among those present were Mr. I'd L. 1 Dent'
| DIR. Rich. Mr.. J. J. Melet. jr.. Mr. W. a. BUM
! Mr. c. Hartwcll Crogin, DIR. Harlan. Mr.. cor
/ don. Miss Rose Stansbury, Mrs ormei M,ss
| Blunt. Mr.. Van DuZer, Mr.. anu Mrs. .. Ioios-
worth Gordon. Mr. Will Wheatley,. Lieut..
| Lands, DIR Snyder, Mrs. W. L: Duniop, Dr.
Louis Mackall. jr.. Miss Mix, Miss Mheatley,
Miss Matthews, Miss Noyes, Lieut. Zane. DR..
Van Rensselaer, DIR; II. Amos Amos 6 mr.. cooke.
Chichester, Mr. Havalind, Mr. Mohun. Mrs.
Geo T. Dunlop, Miss shoemaker, Mrs. +. Lewis
Marshall, Mr.. Forrest, Mr.. Peter, Mrs. A. V.
Zane, Miss gilbert, MISS DunlOp, Mr.. Bester
and MIR. II. s. Matthews.
SAYS SHE WAS ASSAULTED.
Maggie Joseph is 8 fifteen year-old daughter
of Arabia, who earns her daily bread by ped
ding combs, brushes. &c. Yesterday her hunt
for purchasers carried her in the neighbor-
hood of the Aqueduct bridge where Albert C.
Cornwell, under pretense OF buying, invited
her to enter his house, a canal boat, which Law
Immediately west Of the bridge. The girl ac-
cepted the invitation and shortly after Officer
Brown saw her leaving the boat CRYING and de-
handed to know the cause. Maggie told him
that she had hardly entered the boat before
oornweI made indecent proposals to her.
Being insulted. she attempted to leave. when it
Is claimed her way was forcibly blocked, and
not until she threatened to Call the police
she permitted to depart. During the alleged de-
tention Cornwell was struck on the hand with
STICK which the Arabian girl carried. slight
bruise was inflicted. Believing the girls story
to be true, Officer Brown placed Cornwell I'M
der arrest and q charge OF assault and battery
was entered against him.
Mrs. Cornwell, who called at the station later
IN the Gay 30 see her husband, told somewhat
different story, She claimed that Maggie was
known to them, and on her entering the boat,
which Was then occupied by herself, husband
and a MIS-. Byrad, Cornwell requested the girl
10 pull oil his trousers, which had become wet
from working in the rain. When the peddler
refused those present laughed and leased her
until she began to cry. This. Mrs. COrnwell
claims, was the nature of the whole affair. No
collateral would be taken and the prisoner
spent the night behind the bars.
L: was i'll proof that the little girl refused to
Kiss him, and that during the time she was on
the boat he put his hand on her. The court
held him guilty of technical assault and i'm
posed line OF So.
THEY WERE DISMISSED.
John Cohan and Timothy O'Conner we're
charged with engaging in a fight on Holy Hill
The former had a cut head and Judge Miller
held that under the circumstances the men
were not guilty Of affray and dismissed the
charge.
POLICY BOOKS IN HIS SHOES.
Yesterday 1t was proved that the policy bust
ness is still being carried on at the Virginia end
Of the aqueduct. As Officers Sothern and
Grealy were patrolling their beat a small col
ored boy was noticed to turn his head and
steps toward Roslyn. There was nothing about
him to indicate that he engaged in an lille
gitimate business, but he was instantly sus-
pected by the officers and placed under arrest
After an apparently thorough search for con-
victing evidence had been made the boy was
about to be let of when it was thought good
plan to more carefully examine his shoes
False soles were discovered and between the
true and extra ones were found three policy
books such as are used by the writer's. Dennis
Watkins, tor such was the boys name, was es-
corted to the station and charged with promot-
ing policy. He requested that A. B. Williams
be notified OF his arrest. When the books were
brought forth Watkins expressed great surprise
and wondered how they got there. When the
case was called before Judge Miller this morn
Ing the boy was not represented by counsel,
but he demanded jury trial in a manner that
indicated that he had been properly instructed.
HIGH SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
A literary and musical treat is in store for
night given by the pupils Of the Western High
School In addition to the presentation Of a
charming operetta, entitled The Three Old
Maids Miss Ada Townsend and Mrs. j. r.
Walton will give several Rotations Re-
for some time, and a more than successful pro-
duction is anticipated.
NOTES
One OF the electric cars was yesterday de-
rallied On the Tenleytown road. No one was
hurt.
1t was through the efforts OF Officers Haw-
kins ana Brockenborough that violence enough
to convict was obtained against Mary Stewart,
who was yesterday found guilty of stealing
from MIR. Brandt Mcdowell, her employer.
At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon the ath-
letes of the seventh precinct met and elected
gymnasium officers, follows: President,
Lieut. Swindells; vice president and custodian,
Frank Burrows; treasurer, Milton Fisher; Sec
Rotary, Station Keeper Samuel Goodman; rep
resentative first platoon Officer Eolandt; rep
Iesentative of the second platoon, ID. j. Cot
ter, and representative-at-large. Sergt. j. W.
Haney. The new managers take their official
seats on March and serve for one year.