The Washington times., 1894-12-27
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS

Epps. a colored bruiser, has long figured in
Washington as an all-around "bad man from
the diggins." On Christmas Judge Miller
s Mt him TO Jail for ten months because be
shot John Sanders. also colored. Yesterday
Sonny was brought in from the Jail to answer
two more charges of assault. committed on
William Honesty and Harrison Lee. He was
given an additional sentence of one month
in each ease. which will make his total term
in jail just one year.
;tole Tony Fesgetti's Oranges Oranges
will make good dessert for Christmas,
reasoned Charles Creagh an Isaiah Banks,
colored youths, and they forthwith proceeded
TO steal one and a half boxes of the fruit from
Tony Fesgetti a dealer For the next thirty
DAYS. Judge Miller decreed yesterday. Charley
and Isaiah will have TO content themselves on
the describes menu provided at the District
Jail.
Feavy Police Court Christmas Docket.-As
a result principally OF too much Christmas
egg nog aud other intoxicants, Judges Miller
and Kimball of the police court tried ninety
eight cases yesterday, ranging from ordinary
drunks and disorderlies to assault and battery
with intent TO kill.
Eraint's Costly Christmas Fuu-William N
Eraint colored, celebrated Christmas by en-
gaging in several afTrays. Before starting
out Christmas morning to do the town" he
told a friend he had on his fighting boots. In
Judge Miller's court yesterday he was sent to
Jail for l20 days for assaulsing William Rob-
inson, colored, with some blunt instrument.
The latter appeared in court with his head
badly battered and swathed in bandages.
For committing assault upon Peter Hill. also
colored an additional sentence OF one month
was imposed upon Braint.
Revived q Time-honored Custom-Luther
Linn evidently forgot his dates and imagined
he was celebrating the glorious Fourth OF
July instead of Christmas. At any rate he
set off pack OF firecrackers on Seventh street
southwest Tuesday and yesterday found him
self in the police court charged by Policeman
Espey with firing the crackers within 100 feet
Of a dwelling The case was continued until
tomorrow.
Brutal Assailant Sent to Jail-When Po-
liceman Charles H. Gordon, of the Fifth pre-
cinct placed Lewis Simmons, colored, un-
der arrest on Christmas day, Simmons not
only bacame abusive. but he gave the po-
liceman a heavy kick in a delicate spot.
which may yet result in serious injuries. The
brutal Simmons was sent 10 Jail for two months
by Judge Miller yesterday.
Threatened to Kill His Wife-Sam Burgee
gave his wife many a Christmas gilt IN the
shape OF long string of deadly threats, and
Yesterday Judge Miller required him to fur
nish $500 real estate bonds to keep the peace
or go to Jail for sixty days.
Window smasher Sent to Jaii-Hank Con-
way the boIler-maker who smashed one oil
| Schiller Il Stevens plate glass windows with
! a brick Christmas night, because he was
homeless and hungry and wanted to go to
! Jail. was accommodated with two months
/ sentence in the police court yesterday.
! Rolando Fined for Reckless Driving-Ed-
ward Rolando, whose team ran into Albert
/ Youmans the little Western Union messengel
boy. as described in yesterdays TIMES, was
! fined $40 by Judge Kimbail yesterday. The
charge against him was "tast and reckles:
/ driving
Tim Connsrs Fined for Assault-Timothl
Conners was fined $40 or thirty days b!
Judge Miller yesterday for committing al
unprovoked assault on William Hunter.
Said the Policeman Jabbed Rim.-ArthuI
Payne, lame colored man. who says he ha;
resided in Washington forty years withou
| ever having been arrested before, was charged
before Judge Kimball yesterday with interfer
fering with Policeman Hayhust. while tht
latter had a prisoner under arrest at tn
patrol box. Payne testified that the police
man iabbed him in his chest with the clul
when he approached the officer and asked
what the trouble was. The case was con
tinued to allow both sides to bring additiona
evidence.
Election by Second Division Chapel-sec
ond Division Chapel of the Government
Printing Office force, recently held an eec
tion for chairman and secretary. respectively
There were four candidates for the first place
Messrs. McCarty, Sampson, Wiesman and Nc
Cam. The election resulted in the choice o
Mr.. Mccarthy, who received 81 votes. Th
next highest vote, 81, was cast for Mr.. Samp
son. There was hot contest and q clos
vote for the office of secretary Fred G. CARR
son and J. L. King being the only competi
tors. The former won by a vote Of 42 to 80.
a $4,000 Mortgage Filed-William H
Harris and wife yesterday gave deed O
trust on lot % and part of lot %. in squar
159, together with chattels at No. 1885
street northwest, to secure debt of $50, 90
to Edward 4. Newman. Reginald Fenda
and John D. Coughlan are the trustees.
Mrs. Ann Clings Will The late An
Maria Cling by her will made at Newark
n. j.. on April /. 1892, makes Alonzo Darcy
of this city, executor, and directs him t
divide ali the properly she may leave betwee
her daughters, Henrietta NJ. Smoot and
Adeline Hidden. But Mrs Hidden's share
to be held in trust during the life OF her huE
band In case he dies, she is to have th
property in her own rame; if she should di
the property is to go to her children, ii an.
otherwise to Mrs. Smoot.
Contagious Diseases Tospital-A joiI
meeting Of the East Washington and th
Northeast Washington Citizens Association
will be held at Baums Hall, corner of ourt
and East Capitol streets, on Friday evenin:
at 7:SO o'clock, for the purpose of protestin
against the location of the Contagious Di
eases Hospital in East Washington or Il
suburbs thereof
Fountain Maury's Case Continued-Foun
ain MaurY, the young banjo professor, VII
who is alleged to have fired several shots
John L. Gibson, colored. on Christmas eve
appeared before Judge Miller yesterday an
the case was continued until to-day, as Maui
says he can prove an alibi. The defendant
member OF distinguished old Distri
! family. His grandfather. John w. Maur
= vas mayor of Washington, and his uncle
now Assistant United States Attorney Genera
q Prospects for Happy Reunion.
l BoRDENTowN, N. j., Dec. 26.-A letter W
Il received here to-day, dated Michigan Ba;
. cooropoanto Cal ackino whether Mr. a