The Washington times., 1894-10-21
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather Today.


Fair weather; east to south winds; slightly
warmer in interior.
Midnight Poker Raid-shortly after mid
night yesterday morning Policemen Harry
Gibson and s. +. Herndon made a raid or
the poker rooms kept by Paul Lee and Charles
Crutch, coiered, at No. 1923 Third street
northwest. The officers found game in full
blast and captured the prOprietors and sew
eral witnesses, besides a large number OF
chips and other pharaphernalia. In the po-
lice court yesterday Lee and Crutch were
fined $50 each.
Assaulted with q Cobble Saskatchewan
Trocter, Of the Fourth precinct. is looking
: for Gus Freniscis, a desperate negro tough,
who is wanted for brutal assault he COM
mltted on the night of the 18th inst, on Con-
chet Julians an Italian woman. who keeps a
fruit stand at the corner Of First and Canal
streets southwest. On the night in question
the woman caught Freniscis in the act of
stealing quantity OF chestnuts from her
stand. She started to drive him away when,
with an oath. the desperate fellow seized a
large cobble stone and struck the woman a
heavy blow on the head, which felled her to
the ground. The police have good clew and
will arrest Freniscis before many hours.
Cinnamon will Be Protected-A saucy-
looking colOred youth ans wered to the cogno-
men of Jim Jackson" in Judge kimball's po-
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him was throwing Il brickbat through the
door OF Sam Wah's Chinese laundry, No. 1905
L street northwest. Sam, who is a tall China
man, with a serious cast OF countenance. took
the stand and described in fairly good Eng
lish how he had been tortured and prosecuted
by gang of colored boys in the above local
Ity. The brick thrown by the Jackson boy,
he said, struck him on the hand. In impos-
ing a fine of S5 on the prisoner, the judge re-
marked that there was an element Of hood
lums in this city who take fiendish delight in
committing all sorts of outrages on China
men, "They throw stones at them, he added,
"dirty the clothing they are ironing and COM
NIT other depredations in their laundries.
| These Cinnamon are entitled to the protec-
tion of the law and they are going to be pro-
| tected, in this court at least"
Brushing Up Their Wits-The Young Mems
Immediate Relief Association, whose object is
the social and intellectual advancement of its
! members, will give an entertainment on the
evening Of November 19 at Odd Fellows Hall
on NJ street. 1t will be a social affair and is
under charge of the following committee:
Alexander H. Brooks, chairman; A l.. Alex
! ander. secretary; Xenephore Lee, treasurer;
Jeremiah Hicks. John II. Taylor, Cyrus NJ
Mercer, John T. Mason, John f. Simms and
John L. Shorter
Foreigners Sued Eere-Henry S. Matthews,
trustee, yesterday sued Cecilia IL. Ii. Z.
OorSl ana Raitalle COrSl, OF Naples, Italy, to
| quiet his title to the lot and dwelling at the
northwest corner of TWenty-eighth and n
streets, Georgetown.
Heavy Fine for Vagranoy-A man who
! gave his name as John Smith was up before
Judge Kimball yesterday morning, charged
with vagrancy. Smith had been arrested by
! Special Officer Green when acting in i suspi-
cious manner and falling to give satifac-
tory account of himself, the court imposed
d fine of 5000 or ninety days in the work
house. In default of the bonds the prisoner
was sent down.
He Stole Policeman's Baton-On charge
| OF stealing policeman's baton Hay Shorter
was taken before Judge Miller yesterday
morning. Policeman Mcdaniel was the COM
| plainant. The thief was sentenced to pay a
fine of $40 or go to Jail for thirty days for at
tempting to peryert the stick of the law TO
another use. The prisoner took the jail por-
ton of the sentence.
Knights of Jerusalem Anniversary-On
Monday the Ancient Order of Knights of Je-
rusalem will celebrate their ninth anniversary
by a street parade. There will probably be
zoo or 500 men in line. The following is the
route Of the parade: From First street and
Maryland avenue TO C street southwest: G
street 20 Fifth street southeast; Fifth street to
Massachusetts avenue northeast: Massacbu-
setts avenue to First street northwest; First
street to Pennsylvania avenue, to Twenty