Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-16
AT FAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Young Lady Who Ran Away Has
Been Found.
She Tried 20 Escape Axain-A Minister
, .e, Has sngArxament FROM the
Pofpit-other Notes.

Black-eyed. pretty vivacious. but way
ward. Katie King has had her car eer
checked Two weeks ago she left a Die as
ant home at 1910 Washington tsotf, street
Tor the purpose IL IL alleged of cohallit-
ing with a young and unmarried George.
town letter carrier. Her mother. when IN
teryiewed, said this The police were nc IT,
fed of the girls actions ana requested TO
Keep look out for her Thourh Young
Miss Katie was cute and wisely kept with
In doors. Secrets will out. however. when
they are In the keeping OF women ana On
saturday the girl was finally located On
I'D street above p. The father of the run
away IMMEDIATELY began to take legal stess
Ior the forcing Of the girl out OF the house.
hntreaties mad been OF no avail So tie
necessary papers were obtained and PLACID
In the hands of Ofhcer Frank Burrows.
He called at the ho1se ana astea 10 a.,
the girl Katie received him with pr.csaas a.
ness. 1dulterated with fear The obiec. 4
the can was made known ana Miss Kp
trembled, Then she cried. Then a react ,
SET it, she recovered the spirit that had
promp.ed her 20 leave home and she re-
FUSED 10 comply with the request of the
ofhcer Finally when told of the authority
ne possessed Katie said she would go. but
would hape TO change her dress first So
she went upstairs She staid 40 hong that
thesofiicer thought he would inyestigat e the
cause and with a member OF the family in
which Katie was residing started out to
explore.
The two were about 10 eo un.t.,r. x,en
glancing out a rear window they saw Miss
Katie with a satchel In her hand making a
desperate effort TO get over the fence Long
SKIRTS ana lnexperience, though. prevented
the acrobatfc performance. A few hours
later she was placed In charge Of the sisters
az the House OF the Good Shepherd, where
the parents think her reformation win take
place.
Katie had entered the yard below by
jumping from the second story window.
Hit by q Car.
Electric car No this morning collided
with butcher wagon at the corner OF s2d
ana streets. The wagon was upset and
the driver slightly injured about the hands.
That only was the exetent Of the damage
Al zth and M streets on Saturday night
a twenty-year-old boy from Charles county,
Mo, was struck by an east bound car while
attempting to get on one going In the op-
posite direction. knocked down and injured
unfortunate one was taken 70 the stables
at the Georgetown end and there surgi-
cally treated.
News Paragraph.
The Edward L. Dent iron works are en-
gagged In turning out ls0 new lamp posts
for the District at cost of ss7s each
Tomorrow night the young people OF the
Gay street Baptist Church will hold Jap
anese tea As the entrance fee has been
made very low the attendance win no doubt
be large.
Mr.. l. c. Vail of the Singer Cycle Club
yesterday rode over ten miles of track ON
the Conduit road in twenty-eight minutes
and fifty seconds.
The American record Is twenty-seven /,
minutes and flfty-f1ve seconds
Wahfs record yesterday considering the
condition OF the road. the hills and the
wind. is considered remarkable
James Hunter. the well-known cycl.st
who was to have attempted the breaking
OF the twenty-four hour bicycle CHAMPION
ship of America now held by Ffster Of the
Georgetown club. on the advice Of friends
postponed his trial until next Saturday and
sunday, owing to the bad trim In, which
Fridays storm had left the road between
the distributing reservoir and the Anglerxs
Club House. the selected track