The Washington times., 1894-10-23
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Generally fair; east winds. becoming varia-
BILE; no change in temperature.

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| Church Yesterday. The time was occupied
| by copying number of estimates of the mis-
sionaries expenses. and the business trans
acted was not of public interest. Another
preliminary meeting to-day, and tomorrow
morning the public sessions begin, continuing
until November /.
Colored Hoodlums Fined-The six colored
hocdlums who raided the laundry OF Hing
Lee on II street, between Twentieth and
TWenty-frst streets, as described in yeSter-
days TIMES, we're fined % each by Judge
Kimball yesterday. 1t having been shown
that Thomas Carter, in addition to the other
charge, broke two of Kings windows, he was
required to pay Sc additional. The China
mans testimony was interpreted by lady
who spent several years as a missionary In
the Flowery Kingdom.
Glennan Case Postponed-The case of al
legged forcible entry against Private Detectives
James and Daniel McDevitt Dug" Tay
lor, and DR.. Arthur II. Glennan. accused of
breaking into McGowan's boarding-house. on
Twelfth street, in order to capture the chill
dren of DR.. Glennan, was called in the police
court yesterday and postponed until to-mor-
row. Mr.. James A. McDevitt said to a TIMES
reporter: II cannot understand why they pro-
CURED a warrant for me. / was not present
when it is alleged the premises were entered.
The attorneys for the McDevitts and Taylor
are J. J. Johnson, r. Newton Donaldson, and
nan is J. II. Raston.
Jailed for an Assault-Six months in jail
each was the sentence meted out to Barnard
and Edward McCabe, by Judge McComas
yesterday. for brutal and cowardly assault
committed on Joseph Patterson.
Another Speak Easy Raided-Rebecca
Williams. whose ''speak easy" was raided by
Sergt. Daley and squad of Fourth precinct
officers on Sunday, was given a preliminary
| hearing in the police court yesterday. She
was held in 81 900 bonds TO await trial by
! Jury When Rebecca saw the officers ap-
| preaching her place she ran up stairs and
! poured her stock of liquors out of the second
story window. but enough flrewater was LETT,
the police say, to make out good case
against her.
He Has Penchant for Bikes-Judge Miller
| yesterday held Dan Wites. colored, for the
| grand jury in 81 900 bonds, on the charge OF
stealing a tandem bicycle from Mr.. l.. ID.
Bliss. This is said to be Wites' second Of
| fense.
Why the Giant Copper Is Happy-The
| biggest policeman on the Washington force.
/ genial Tom Halsey, who stands six feet six
inches in his stocking feet, is the happiest
man in the District and yesterday he took
| day off to celebrate. 1t is boy and weighs
| eight pounds.
Killed a Race Horse-T Thomas Blanham.
/ the eolored man whose reckless driving re-
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! lers valuable race horse on the Long Bridge
last Wednesday, was fined $50 in the police
/ court yesterday. The evidence showed that
! Blanham had whipped the mule he was driv-
| ing into run in an effort TO get ahead OF
| some other brick carts. The shaft of Blan-
/ hams cart penetrated eighteen inches into
! Larchmont's breast, and the animal died
within ten minutes after the occurrence. The
] testimony taken in the police court Will be
used as the basis for SUIT for damages
against the brick company which owns the
/ team Blanham was driving.
Bold Robbers Eeld-Ihe coIored film
! TANNERS Robert Lee and Jacob Brice, who
/ inveiged William Ray q colored street Arab,
into hallway and robed him OF 81, as de-
! scrIbed in Yesterdays TIMES, were held in
$1,000 bonds for the grand jury by Judge
Miller yesterday. The culprits were captured
by Patrolman Il. c. Lee.
Judgment Creditors Suit-Joseph Redfern
& Sons yesterday sued James A. Williamson
| and others on a judgment creditors bill for
| 1925 with interest and costs. 1t is asked that
| lot No. 206, in square No. 1872, with dwelling
| No. 1905 Nineteenth street. be sold TO satisfy
the claim. The lot is alleged TO belong to
| Williamson, but is apparently under q deed
of trust for 50, 500 for the benefit Of John S.
jerks, and it is asked that Tyler d Ruther-
ford, the trustees, say whether this encum-
brance has not been paid off.
Came Near Being a Murder-Old Fort
| Reno, near the District line just above Ten
nallytown. came near being the scene of a
murder Yesterday. Richard james, Henry
| Ball, and an unknown man were engaged in
game Of poker for money. A dispute finally
arose over the possession of Jack pot, y
| when James, with an oath, whipped out a
| long knife and made desperate iunges at the
other players. Ball received several gaping
wounds in the face and breast, but the ply
sicians say they will not prove fatal. James
~ 81. ~, IL
! and his victim was taken TO the Emergency
Hospital. In the police court yesterday the
assaiant was sent to jail where he will be
held until Ball is able to appear in court and
prosecute him.
Police After Shrewd swindler-The po-
| lice are looking for a well-dressed young
white man who has been ''buncoing" Wash
ington and Georgetown railway conductors
by selling them ''forney' rings. representing
them to be genuine diamond fiashers. The
| swindler said he was a son of Mr.. John II.
| Gheen, the liveryman. He usually received
81 each from the conductors for the bogus
rings. which can be bought at wholesale for
| about 80 cents per dozen.
Had His Head Badly Cut-During fracas
between young celored men near Fourteenth
street and Boundary last night, Walter LUCAS
| was struck on the head by cobble stone.
His wound was stitched up at the Emergency
Hospital by DR.. Church.
Young Girl Rescued-Off1cer Barry, of the
First precinct last night arrested Lucy John
son as a fugitive from her parents. Lucy is
only sixteen years of age and the policeman S
timely action probably saved her from a life
of shame. She is held for her father, William
Johnson.
tainted After Her Confession-Precinct
d elective Helan, of the First, arrested Sarah
Bogles a colored dame, last night on the
charge of having stolen 564 from Mary c.
Phillips. of No. 1403 street northwest. At
the station Sarah broke down and confessed
that she had taken the money. After the
confession she tainted. The case will be tried
in Judge Miller's court to-day.
Death of C. D. Brigham Charles D. Brig
ham. the Yell-known journalist and corre-
| spondent, died at Providence Hospital on
Sunday afternoon OF pneumonia after an ill
ness of several weeks. Mr.. Brigham was a
native of New York and in his seventy-sec-
ond year. He was an army correspondent of
the New York Tribune during the civil war,
and afterward Washington correspondent
! OF the New York Sun. For several years he
was editor and proprietor of the Pittsburg
! Post-Dispateh. He was a writer of much
ability and a gentleman of most estimable
character. The remains have been placed in
a vault, and it is expected they will be re-
moved TO Pittsburg in the near future. Mrs.
| Brigham, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Bradley, and the latter's husband, left for
Pittsburg yesterday.
Chopped Him With an Ax-John Brooks,
colored, was taken to the Emergency Hos
pital last night with an ugly cash on the side
/ of his lace. He told DR.. Smith that man,
whose name he would not divulge, had
chopped him with an AK
Fractured His Mete Capo-T. J. Miller, a
South Washington machinist, fell last evening
and fractured his mete capo one of the prin-
cipal bones of the back. He was treated by