The Washington times., 1894-10-06
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-dav.
Fair; northwest winds; slight changes in


Warning to stone-throving BoyEFor
breaking the window OF show case IN front
of Saks 4 Co.'S store early yesterday morn
ing John Smith was brought up before Judge
Kimbail Yesterday The only plea Of the de-
fendant was that he was throwing at a col
ored boy at the time and the breaking of the
window was an accident. This was not suf-
ficient, and the Judge fined him SO or thirty
days in Jail.
George Was in Bad Compauy-George Wash
ington, a cOlOred man, was taken into the po-
lice court yesterday morning by Policeman
Bradley. of the Seventh precint, charged with
vagraney and associating with suspicious
characters. His aceuser stated that George
was companion of John Jackson, alias Red
Bill, who has become well known to the po-
lieeas vagrant. Judge Kimban sentenced
the prisoner to fifteen days .in default Of real
estate security.
a Christian Endeavor Rally-The Young
PEOPLES Society of Christian Endeayor OF
Peck Memorial Chapel will hold a rally at the
church, Twenty-eighth and N streets, on
Sunday evening at 7:15 O'Clock. Mr.. John B
Sleman. secretary Of the District Of Columbia
Christian Endeavor Union, and Mr. Sanford
n Whitwell. president OF the Church OF the
Covenant Christian Endeavor Society, will
make addresses. Miss Grace LIE Due, who
represented the society at the late Cleveland
convention, will submit her report. Good
singing also will be feature.
Gilbert Indulged in Stolen Grapes-The
youthful eolored thief, Francis Gilbert, was
in Judge Millers court yesterday morning
to answer dual charge OF theft and assault.
The former was entered by Moses Bendheim,
a grocer, from whom the prisoner attempted
to steal a basket Of grapes, and the latter
was made because of the assault which he
made upon the boy who captured him. The
defendant was fined $40 or thirty days in
Jail. The two other bows who were with the
convicted one at the time of the theft, were
released by the court with warning.
To Live Helpful Life.-Rev. W. de Rom
den Pos, of Orange, Cal, will address the
mems gospel meeting at Y. NJ. c. A., No. 1909
New York avenue northwest, Sunday at 4:30
D. n. Subject, How to live a helpful life"
General Secretary James E. Pugh will teach
the Sunday-school lesson one week in advances
at the Bible class at $3.50 p. m Men always
welcome. The building is open from 2 TO
p. m. on Sunday; from $50 a. N. to 10 P. m
every week day.
Gunner Morgsl Shoots Himself - While
cunning for squirrels in the neighborhood OF
Cabin John bridge yesterday afternoon, Fer
ris MorgeI accidentally shot himself in the
left wrist This occurred about O'Clock.
/ After the lapse of over an hour the wounded
/ man was found by Joe Lynch, OF George
/ town. who helped him to the Emergency Hos
| pitaI arriving about O'Clock. The wound
/ is not serious.
Tables Turned on Courtney William Janey.
/ was arrested some days ago and locked up In
/ Ninth precinct station-house, charged with
/ the embezzlement of $50 from Timothy Mo
/ Enry. was yesterday released from the cell.
! George Courtney, another colored man. who
| assisted Janey was arrested by Policeman
Duvall and confined at the precinct on cir
| cumstantial evidence and charged with the
| theft for which Janey, and also Robert Toll
/ son, were released.
Withdrawn Without Preiudice-In the or
/ phan's court yesterday John Z. NeilPs petition
/ for Immediate payment to him of part Of mis-
| share of the estat of Robert s. Wharton was
| withdrawn without prejudice. The total OF
the estate is nearly S50,O00 and Neil claims
ope-thirty-secOnd part