The Washington times., 1894-09-05
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS

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Hotel, corner New Jersey avenue and ID street
northwest, yesterday morning. Blum was
in receipt OF n pension OF $l2 month,
with which and the giving of music lessons
to the son OF the proprietor oil the hotel,
Louis Brandt, he paid his board. de also
sometimes played the violin at entertain
ments, by which he earned a small sum OF
money. Blum had been for time quite do
spondent, though it was not thought that he
contemplated killing himself. 1t is not known
at what hour he retired to bed on Monday
night as he had remained in his room all day.
Yesterday morning about o clock Mr.. Brandt
detected a strong odor of gas coming from
Blum's room and the door was forced. The
gas bracket was found to be turned on full
and the man was dead. Coroner Hammett
viewed the body and decided that an inquest
was unnecessary Tho remains will be buried
in the Soldiers Home Cemetery.
Mortgaged for All 1t Is Worth-Fulton r.
Gordon, proprietor OF the Hotel Gordon,
Tenth and II northwest, declares that that
property is mortgaged for all it is worth, and
that he owes $50, 900 to George w. Cissell.
These statements are made in his answer filed
yesterday to the suit OF Harrison s. Barbour.
His words regarding the hotel are that IL it
''Were sold in these hard times. the proceeds
would hardly pay existing incumbrances.
He further says the trusts are in favor OF
Thomas E. Waggaman, as agent OF the Cath
OllC OniNbESilJ Ol AlutIICd, lOI EtO,boof Al4i
of William A. Richards for $4,000. On these
amounts he owes three months interest. His
partnership with Harry D. Gordon, he de-
cl6res is ended and nett her one has any part
in the direction OF the affairs OF tho other, nor
is responsible for the debts of the other.
Was Miller Unduly InAuenccd-A letter
has been received at the Orphans Court
from Janet Hay. wife of Alexander
Hay, of Glasgow, Scotland asking
fpr al oh stariiuO fr0fn the
estate Of William Miller. Mrs. Hay says that
Miller was her brother and the amount is due
her for the care of their father and mother.
The father is dead. the mother still lives.
She expresses great surprise that her brother
did not make provision for the amount she
asks for, and for the futre care OF her mother,
and says some very strong and unusual In
fuence must have been brought to bear upon
him. Miller at one time had q store on 1lth
street in this city.
Policeman Curry Resigns-Edward Curry,
| the policeman who was arrested for shooting
at Officer Pierce, OF the Ninth precinct, about
! two weeks ago, during the prevalence OF a
domestic storm AT Curry's house, was yester-
| day permitted by the Commissioners to retire
| by resignation. the same to take effect August
81. Curry requested that his resignation
should date from the 25th, but official notice
thereof not having been filed with the auditor,
he drew his pay TO the end of the month. and
the order OF acceptancs was made accordingly.
Crimes and Casualties-Judge Kimball had
about the busiest day in his magisterial e1-
perience yesterday. There were about
seventy-flve cases OF persons locked up and
twenty-five colaterals, and he was hardly
given moments respite from O'Clock in
the morning until nearly in the evening,
except a brief intermission for lunch.
William Norton, who, as stated in THE
TIMES, was arrested on Monday night On the
charge of assaulting and biting Policeman T.
J. Hanley, of the Third precinct, was yester-
day sent to jail for thirty days and fined IS.
Louis Dulaney, William Dulaney, and John
Tyler charged with assaulting and cutting
Gus Temple, were found guilty. Louis
Duaney was sent to jail for sixty days and
the others fined $40 each.
George Perry, VIM Adams, Chas. Yates and
Chas Wheeler, who were engaged in an attack
on Policeman Lynch near the Schuetzen
Park on Monday, were convicted. Perry was
sent 10 Jail ior three months, Yates got three
months in each of two cases. Adams was
fined SO and Wheeler was sent down for
thirty days.
Arthur Sherry, q one-armed man. was ar
rested last night at the Baltimore and Poto-
mac depot by Detective Lacy on suspicion
that he had robbed John Law, another one
armed man, of sum of money. Sherry was
turned over TO Policeman Parker, who sent
MIN 10 Il6 SlNIu precinct SldtiOH. NO HHOuey
was found on Sherry, but Law insisted that
the accused had robbed him, and the case
will be settled in the police court to-day.
James Beattie, who was charged by his
wife with beating her on Monday, was yester
day sent to Jail for thirty days.
A horse belonging to Inspector Of Alleys
Duball ran away on Eleventh street, near G
street northwest. Monday night and crashed
into pump, breaking the shafts of the
vehicle, but inficting no other damage.
j. A. soames, OF No 22l1 Seventh street
northwest. yesterday reported at the detective
bureau that while attending the laying of the
cornerstone OF the Peoples Congregational
Church, on II street, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets northwest, on Monday he was
robbed OF pocketbook containing Sl5o.
Robert Tunnre, aged sixty years, living at
No. 1890 Fifth street northwest, stepped off a
moving cable car at the corner OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Seventh street last night
and dislocated his hip. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital.
Moses Ward, living on + street, near Seventh
street northwest, was cut in the breast and
right side by Ella Butler in a house in South
Washington last night. He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital. His wounds are not
serious.
j. E. Parker, aged twenly-four years, living
at No. 40S New Jersey avenue northwest. fell
from scaffold while painting at Dubauns
flats, on Fourteenth street, near NJ street
northwest, yesterday, and was painfully but
not dangerously injured aOout the back. de
was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Baker Dramatic Company at Rockville
The Edward Baker Dramatic Company COM
posed of many well known amateurs of this
city, will play Nevada or, the Lost Nine"
at Rockville oh Wednesday and Thursday
nights of this week. The several dramatic
clubs of this city have contributed some of
their best talent for the enterprise. The COM
pany consists of Edward Baker, Robert Lowe,
Richard L. Butler, Mr.. Anderson, Mr.. Ben
nett. Mr. Myles, Mr.. Frazer, Mr. j. c. Frazer,
Miss Penn, Miss Kate Halloran, Miss Helen
Prentiss, and Miss Donohue.
Marriage Licenses-Licenses to marry were
issued yesterday to the following Edward J.
Linkins, of Washington, and Emma Henson,
of Richmond county, Va. Arthur d. Marshall,
of Portland, Greg, and Isabelle Maloney, of
Washington. Samuel Hall and Huma Lee, of
Prince Georges county, Md William john
son and Frances Morris, both of Washington.
James L. Adams and Jennie Morris, both of
Washington. Joseph f. Clark and Cecilia Fitz-
patrick both of Washington. Edwin NJ.
Knight and E. Marie Posey, both of Washing
ton. Matthew Torrens and Maggie Mcdonald,
both of Washington. Augustus Toney, of
Montgomery county Nd. and Mary
| III. Martin, of Washington. Richard A.
| Corbey of Amandah, Md. and Emma E. S.
Wood of Washington. Willard S. Tormon
and Mary E. Phillips, both of Washington.
Richard Johnson and Julia Roy, both of
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