Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14
AT FAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
The Ar rest of q Thief Who Has Been
Stealing Cows.
A CycIers' Fair Arranged fOr-TO Pro-
General Interest-SOcial News.

During the past week four cows have
been stolen from farmers in the vicinity Of
Rosslyn and the Chain bridge. Two OF
them were particularly valuable ones, worth
over hundred dollars apiece. The thefts
were duly recorded at the station and
watchout kept for both cows and suspicious
looking persons.
On Thursday Mr.. Jerome Robertson of
Prospect avenue was approached and Of
fered fine looking animal for SO. The
man who brought it said he was hard up
and would have to make the sacrifice. The
price was given. That night Mr.. E. F.
Thompson of Virginia called, proved prop
erty and took possession Of the cow, say
Ing 1T had been stolen from his place on
the Falls Church road. A brother butcher
later bought two from the same man,
which were later claimed.
About Z o'clock this morning a colored
man about twenty-five years Of age stopped
at the home of Mr. Chas. A. Nottingham
on the Foxhall road near the Conduit and
offered him a fine looking red, short-horned
COW Tor $lO. Mr.. Nottingham had heard
OF MIR. Robertson's transaction in cheap
cows and determined to entrap the man,
whom he took for the thief the police were
looking for. Accordingly he said he would
take the cow. but would have to go to town
to get the money. The animal was then
put behind bars and the colored fellow
went along with his apparent victim. At
the Aqueduct bridge the man was told to
wait while the money was obtained from
resident thereabout.
Sergt. Volkman was conveniently near
and soon the dealer in cows was in his
official grasp. When asked to give his
name the man replied his first name was
John. but had forgotten his family name.
At the station though, after some sharp
questioning. his memory came back to him
and the clerk was Informed that John
Parker was his full name. While going
through the usual petty examination at the
rail Mr.. F. A. Herbert came in and identi-
fed Parker as the man from whom he had
bought a cow the past week, paying so
for her.
Then to strengthen the evidence against
the prisoner Oliver farrell of Rosslyn ar
accurately that no one could dispute his
ownership. The prisoners place of resi-
dence Is Langley. 'tf'
Through the crosS-Questioning1 of Sergt.
Volkman. later in the morning Parker con-
fessed that he was responsible for the theft
of all the cows that for the past week had
been reported as missing. He had received
$40 apiece for them. He had no regular
home, he said, and made his living by going
through the country and assisting farmers
His thefts were committed at night.
Cycle Fair. e.v
At a special meeting Of the Georgetown
Cycle Club. held last night at the residence
of Mr.. T. NJ. Stearn on NJ street, prelimi-
nary arrangements were made for the club
fair. to be held during the week of Febru-
airy II, 1894. The hall selected in which to
hold the fair was the Washington Light In
fantry Armory. Those composing the COM
mittee appointed to push the project were
Messrs. Cook, Cloakey, Chas. Fletcher, T.
M. Stearn. Grant Armer and b. b. Hunt.
Special Officers.
The principal residents Of that part of
Fairfax county bordering on the Potomac
have formed themselves into an organiza-
ton and qualified as special officers for the
purpose of protecting the section from the
ravaSes of pot hunters. who are at present
hard at work in attempting to rob the en-
bird in 1t.
Short Paragraphs.
Coroner Woodward yesterday was notified
of the mysterious death Of a child near Fort
Reno, Tenieytown. He went up : and ex-
amined the body, but came back satisfied
that the death had resulted from natural
causes. The child was the son of Hanes
Anderson.
Yesterday a deed went on record through
which Annie +. Bateman conveyed to H. j.
Goodman part of lot Z, Threlkeld's addi-
ton to Georgetown, being houses and prem
ises No. 341S o street.
Mrs. Edward Weld, nee Mackall, accom-
panied by her son. has arrived in town on
a short visit to her father, Dr. Louis Mac
all.of Dumbarton avenue.
Miss Cora l.. Follin of 1887 32d street
VINO has been confined to her home for the
past ten weeks. is now able to be odt agaih