The Washington times., 1894-12-08

For playing football in the streets Charlie
Fleming, sixteen-year-old boy, was arrested by
Policeman Gleason and fined SO by Judge
KimbaI yesterday.
For the Benefit of His Children.
The will of the late John W. Butler, made Sep
tember q last, leaves all his property to his
executor, Frederick C. Linger, for the benefit OF
his children, Cora, Lille, and John L. Butler.
Crying John" Sent Down Again.
John Shutter, otherwise known as Crying
John" owing TO HIS habit of going from one bar
room to another and crying piteously for drinks,
appeared in Judge Kimballs court yesterday
and tremhlingly answered not guilty 10 a charge
OF vagrancy. while crocodile tears coursed down
his grimy cheeks He was sent to the workhouse,
Where he has spent the grea ter portion of his
time for the past fifteen yearS
She Forsook the Straight Path.
Lucius NJ. Minor yesterday sued Mary Minor
of No. l4lO Sampson street northwest, for di-
vorce. They we're married in Gordonsville, Va,
September IS, 1873, by the Rev. Noah Wells, a
Baptist minister. They have no chIlIren. On
December 20, 1891, the bill a'serss she deserted
him to associate with gamblers and lewd women.
He Had Been TO the Races.
Mary Barnes was yesterday convicted of
stealing a watch, locket, and some money from
! Michael O'ConneIl She and Martha Palmer
and Irene Harris, two other colored girls met
OConnen The street at Eighth and Is streets
northeast after lie had been 10 the races and
robbed him. The other girls were acquitted.
Forger Whiteford on Triai
The trial for forgery William Whiteford,
who was Senator Germans secretary thirteen
years ago. was begun yesterday before Judge
! Cole. He is charged with forging the name OF NJ.
LAMA, manager of the Columbia Chemical
Tyyr faelyl l,f@ Tha.rt
cashed by the Metropolitan National Bank, and
| the forgery was only discovered when LAMA
came TO look over his checks, when he found his
| balance less than he supposed 5. d. Truitt
and Harris Lindsay are the attorneys
His wife Wore the Pants.
John Dunn, an old man with imperial whis-
kers and long hair, was charged in Il police
court yesterday with keeping disordery house
| on B street, between Twenty-frst and twenty.
! second streets Dunn plead guilty, but said The
| house was kept by his wife, who wore the pants
You must keep ner under control, said Judge
/ kimbalL The prisoner promised TO so to the
parish priest and ''swear Of 50 he would have
| a cool and clear head in handling the Old lady IN
( the future 2e was fined only $40, under thf
| conditions mentioned
Russell a. AIscr Camp Elects Officers.
Gen Russell 4. Alger Camp, No 25, Maryland
Division, Sons Of Veterans, held their annual elec
ton of officers for the ensuing year on Thursday
evening. December 6, ct their headquarters No
TOs street northwest, and the following officers
were cho sen: Captain Judd Nalvin tre-elected,
first Her tenant George Scott INV Ornoted frOu
second lieutenanr; second lieutenant, b. l. E
ha!E camp council, Shermcnte Brooks, Will:
Madden, and ThGGdeus NandeTpool delegate a
( large. George y Scott; alternate, Levi NJ Col
lius delegate. pavid ". Turner tre-eiected
alternate, Peter Giascoe. and the senior vice di
vision commander, Dr.. Hamilton : Smith, wai
selected by the captain-elect for Installing ON
cor.