The Washington times., 1894-09-01
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair, northeasterly winds.

The Weather To-day.
Fair, northeasterly winds.
Police Court Batters-A very pleasant Incl
dent marked the retiring OF two judges from
office yesterday, both being presented by
members Of the bar with handsome floral de-
signs representing the scales OF Justice
For month past Judges Taylor and Mills
have served in the places OF judges Kimball
and Miller in the police court while the two
latter were on their annual vacation, and
their course has given such entire satisfaction
that the members of the bar determined to
show their appreciation of their efforts to
deal impartally with all. Accordingly a
committee secured two floral designs pre-
| cisey alike and gave them to the outgoing
judges In presenting the designs Mr.. Eugene
/ o. B. O'Neill, in neat little speech,
addressed Justice Mills and spoke feelingly OF
the relations between the court aud the attor-
neys, and on behalf of his brother lawyers
commended his honor for the faithful, impair
| tial, and common sense manner in which tie
business OF the court had been dispatched
during the vacation Of the regular judges, and
| hoped that, while their duties were arduous,
they were sufficiently pleasant to induce them
to desire to return again next summer.
! Mr.. w. Calvin Chase made the address to
Judge Taylor, and pointing to the scales.
said: Like BelshazZar. you have been
| weighed in the balance; but unlike him. you
have not been found wanting" He then, on
behalf of his brother lawyers. bade the court
| farewell, thanking him for the consideration
and mercy he had shown those who by COM
| bination of circumstances had become en-
tangled in the meshes OF the law, and for the
! kindly and fatheriy advice the court had al
| ways given the penitent unfortunate who had
not passed beyond the pale of redemption.
The judges responded feelingiy and briefly,
saying they had endeavored 70 maintain the
| scales as evenly balanced as were the repre-
| sentations in flowers, and that neither creed,
condition, nor color could induce them to
| vary the balance one iota.
JustifinbIe Violence.
Pietro Sphaghetti is still wondering why
that man on G street came out and smashed
his organ when it was playing "Home, Swee;
| Home" Pietro need not wonder. That
violent man was recently discharged Office
holder from Texas.
Judge Kills-John J. Leonard, who, on
| Wednesday, was convicted of keeping an un-
| licensed bar at No. COZ Third street south
west. yesterday went to prison. for at least
| three months in style. After Judge Mills had
overruled the motion Of Lawyer Gloss, Leon
ards counsel, for the arrest OF judgment
Special District Attorney Pugh moved that
sentence be pronounced. Judge Mills decided
tnat fine of $500 and three months in the
! workhouse. which is the lowest penalty under
the law, would be sufficient. II, however
| Leonard does not pay the fine before the eX-
piration of three months he will have TO serve
SIX months in jail.
| Lawyer Gloss then asked Judge Mills to
| permit Leonard TO 20 10 prison in a carriage.
The request was granted, and Leonard sent
and got the finest looking open barouche to
| be found and accompanied by Deputy Mar
shal Darr he was driven to the workhouse.
Charles E. Conger was charged with
threatening to do bodily harm TO his wife
Marie Conger. The accused said the princi-
| pal reason for his wife making the complaint
| was that she had become tired of him. He
was released on his personal bonds 10 leave
the house where his wife now resides and
not to interfere with her in any way. Conger
said he would not only agree to that, but
would promise not even TO speak to her
| again. Both Mr. and Mrs. COnger left the
court room in hurry. Us soon rs the former
was released, but they did not depart to-
! gether.
Hessie Cochran, who was charged with
robbing Knight OF Pythias of SS5 at hel
home on ID street northwest, was released on
! her personal bonds that she leave the city al
] once.
The house OF Mrs. Jennie Morris. at the
corner of Tenth and streets northwest, was
raided last night, on the ground that business
/ of a questionable character was conducted
I there. Mrs. Morris was released on condition
that she will leave the precinct within ten
Z days.
Milton f. Simms was charged with keeping
his barber-shop, at No. 1882 Fourteenth
northwest, open on Sunday. Policeman Celia
bert was the prosecuting witness. The Judge
decided that the evidence was not sufficient
TO convict and dismissed the charge.
Edward Griffin, charged with carrying 8
concealed weapon, was fined $50 or ninety
days.
John johnson, colored, charged with as,
saultng Policeman John F. Preston with
kick, was yesterday sent to Jail for ninety
days by Judge Mills.
Agnes Washington, charged with the lar
ceny of IS from William Colbert, was yester
day sent to jail for ninety days by Judge
Mills.
Judge Taylor-Rody Rice and Charles Ed
wards were yesterday sent 10 Jail for $50 day:
each for stealing twenty dozen bananas from
Samuel King, and Edward Gray charged
with being implicated in the same offense,
was sent to the same place for 120 days.
Grimes and Casualties-Mrs g. F. Dawson
of this city, was seriously hurt in an acciden
on the Ashville and Sulphur Springs electric
railway, at Asheville, \. G., yesterday. Th'
car jumped the track. Mrs. Dawson's iniu.
ilCS NtIC III tlib pdSh o1lN ICdN JUL 44O
regarded as fatal.
Street Arabs Proverbs.
II dere's any one thing dats better'n eatin
er SNOWFALL, it's watchin' er parade an eatin
er SNOWFALL.
Two Wills Filed-Moses Smallwood in hi
will filed yesterday leaves one-third OF hi
property to his wife, Rachael Smallwood, anC
the remainder to be divided equally between
his three children. Julia Waneck, Thoma:
Smaliwood and Walter Smaliwood. His wifi
is named as eXecutrix. The will was mad,
August /, 1898. Part of the property disposed
of is parts of lots Nos. and 5, in square No
1855, at Third and South Carolina avenU,
southeast. Maria Louisa Triplett in her vii
made April %. 1898, and filed yesterda,
leaves her property 10 Addison Brown, and il
case he should not be living to Helen Brown
L. Cabell Williamson is named as executor
without bond. To her brother, John Robin
son, Mrs. Triplett leaves only So because, she
says, he has never shown her any brotherl
consideration. She directs that all her debt
be paid and 5000 given to Ennis Jackson, o
Fairfax county. Va. The property named il
the instrument is lot No. So, in the esub-diyisiol
of square No. 1872, near Eighteenth and
streets northwest. Accompanying the will i
the application of Mr. Williamson for probat
and letters testamentary.
Personal Mention-Mr. Harrie G. Ansley
heretofore acting treasurer, has been ap