The Washington times., 1894-12-26
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
District OF Columbia and Maryland, fair; de-
cidedly colder; north winds.

OlStflcI Oh OOiumOla anu maryland, lalr; Dc
cidedly COLDER north winds.
Celebrated Christmas by Fighting Wal
ter Redd Richard Boston and William
Shields, all colored will be called upon to
face Judge Miller in the police court to-day
on the charge OF affray. The fight occurred
yesterday forenoon near Third and o streets
| northwest. During its progress pistol shot
was fred which led to the circulation of Il
rumor that another man had been murdered.
Crap Shooting Came High-A gigantic col
ored nan answered TO the name of James
| Majors IN tho police court yesterday. He was
arrested by Policeman Quinlau for shooting
crap and Judge Kimball imposed fine
of 80
Opening for Young Phys;cian-The an
nouncement is made that a competitive ex-
animation for the position of assistant resi-
dent physician of the Emergency Hospital
will be held at the hospital on Friday, Deeem-
Der %, at O'Clock p m. Application should
be made to the secretary of the attending
staff, William II. Hawkes., of No. 734 Seven
teenth street northwest.
overooat Thieves Are Aetiye-The number
of robberies reported TO police headquarters
yesterday was exceedingly light, considering
the fact that it is 'Christmas times William
| G. Warmsey of No. 2234 Eleventh street north
west, reports the larceny Of a dark blue beaYer
avenue, had laprobe stolen from his carriage
while 1t was standing near the street
market A black beaver oyercoat was stolen
from George r. Davis, OF No. 1108 New York
avenue northwest, and black chincbiila
overcoat from Frank L. Juacobus, of the Ho-
tel Slater.
ate Turkey at the Workhouss - Mary
| Spencer and Mollie Willis, young coored
women who wear Illuminated costumes and
! frequent the haunIs of sin in Willow Tree
alley, were brought into the police court By
Sergt. Daley yesterday on the charge nj va
grancy. The judge gave them Christmas
presents in the shape of sixty and ninety days
sentences respectively. They reached the
workhouse in time to partake of Supt Stout
enburghs specially prepared menu Of turkey,
mince pie, and fittings"
Lively Navy Yard Fpisode-Tae atmos-
| phere in the vicinity of Eighth and NJ streets,
I Navy Yard was made blue Christmas Eve by
the streams of profanity emitted by Frank
! Washington and Ida Middleton a eoioIed
couple. Policeman Stewart described th 9
brickbat battle they afterwards engaged in.
The man having been the aggressor to the
extent OF giving Ida darker blue than her
natural color about her eyes, was fined,
while Ida's personal bonds were accepte d.
Stole Honey for Christmas three-mOnths
/ sentence in jail was imposed upon James c.
/ But er, a colored driver, by Judge Miller yes
! terday. Butler stole SIS from Charles Ger
man and was proceeding to elbow it in, for
/ Christmas gifts. as he expressed it, when
Policeman Breen took him into custody.
/ Christmas Eve Shooting Case.-Joseph Lee,
/ who shot Andrew Blackburn in the shoulder
on Christmas eve. at Twenty-sixth and l.
streets, as described in yesterdays TINES,
4 was held for the grand jury in $1,000 bonds
/ by Judge Miller yesterday.
, Jailed for Assembling Eis Hother-Judge
/ kimball sent James Walsh to jail for tWo
months yesterday on the charge Of assaultin
his mother. The aged parent. VINO was at
tired in deep mourning, made a strong ap
/ peal for her wayward son, who, she said, was
! victim OF strong drink and bad company.
/ He is not worth your tears, madam, said
his honor, as the weeping mother walked
slowly from the court room.
Rather Rough on The Eoths Howard
/ Berry, eoiored tot, wanted to make his old,
[ black nanny Christmas present, and. be-
[ ing without money, he stole two Imitation
[ diamond pins from a tray of cheap ieweiry
being sold by Abraham Becker on Market
space Instead OF getting the proposed pres
ent, the boys mother appeared in the police
( court yesterday and paid 3 fine to keep
the lad from spending his holidays in jail.
His Christmas Turkey Came High-Janes
M0ore's fondness for turkey has secured him
an iron bunk in jail for one month. ON
Monday James selected fat bird from he
lot DISPLAYED in front OF T. G.. Swain & Son 5
store and walked of with the turkey while
the cierks were not looking at him. ''You
will find that Christmas turkeys come high
when you steal them" comm nted Judge
Miller in imposing the sentence yesterday.
Struck With a Brickbat-During an a.
fray in Northeast Washington last evening
I Martin Baily coIored. was struck on the
chin with a brick The Emergency Hos
piiaI physician took six stitches IN the
wound. alter which Baily went to his home.
No. $50 North Capitol street.
Spoiled Horace's Fun-It was the intention
of Horace Turner. eolored, TO awaken the
early Christmas morning echoes in George
town by d:seharging big pistol sundry and
divers times. A policeman caught Horace
with the gun in his hip pocket and yesterday
Judge Miller assessed him $50.
Pesulted from Lighting Christmas Tree
A blaze resulted about CSC o'clock last even
ing in the Revere House. No. T26 New JERSEY
avenue northwest, from the dropping of a
lighted candle in Tot of raw cotton at the
base OF q Christmas tree. The cotton was
placed there to represent fallen snow. and
the accident occurred while several boys were
lighting the candles on the tree. The flames
were quickly extinguished. Damage about
S25.
Struck ty an Unknown Foe-Isaac Gather
coachman, appeared at the Emergency Hos
pital yesterday and had SIX stitches taken in
confused wound Of the forehead. He in.
formed DR.. Church that he was struck by
some missile. thrown by an unknown person
while going to the stable for Mr. Adee's team
Farmer Struck Ey an Electric Car-Whilt
overloaded with Christmas whisky last night
Patrick Murphy. a truck farmer who lives il
Prince George county. Nd. was struck by AT
electric ear on the Tennallytown road Ht
was taken to the Emergency Horpital in tn
Seventh precinct patrol wagon, where it was
found that he had sustained laceTaIed wounds
of the forehead, back of the head and nose.
Comedians at Odd Fellows FaI-A well
} pleased audience greeted the Eayne Coined,
Company on their first appearance at Odl
Fellows Hall yesterday in q Christmas matt
nee. Bayne and Frazier captured the au
{ dienee with their funny songs and witty say
ings. The Vernon sisters made hit in thei
specially, the National air dance" Perc,
Lowd was good tough" and Bert Yeruol
received hearty applause for his Southern
melodies, reels. and jigs. The company give
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