Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Lively Fight Between Rowdies on a
Car,

There was a lively fight at o'clock this
morning on an electric car of the Tenley-
town line while on its way to Georgetown.
There had been a picnic up the road, and
two Irish factions, opposed to each other,
were represented namely, the Holy Hill
(Georgetown) crowd and the "F'oggy Bot
tom or first ward contingent. While COM
Ing to town their hatred for each other was
exhibited, and Tim Brosnan and John
Canavan of the Georgetown men were at
tackled. They were largely outnumbered,
and got the worst of the fight. Above the
Georgetown reservoir the lights in the car
were turned out and the two men attacked
with weapons Caravan was struck on the
head with a blackjack and cut severely.
While the lights were out and just the
car reached Road street, at the head of
town, some of the Foggy Bottom men
Jumped of and escaped in the darkness,
presumably those who dealt the blows.
When the trolley mad been again placed on
the wire the remainder of the cars occu-
pants had general set-to. At the Luther
an church, near Q and 32d streets, Officer
Lehman jumped on the car and placed two
OF the men then engaged under arrest.
Ihey were the Georgetowners Brosnan and
CanaVan. They were taken to the station
ana put in cells. In their narrow rooms
they became in the qletest part Of the
night exceedingly noisy, through the as
siStance of their voices, the clankng cell
doors and the watering cans with which
they were provided for drinking purposes.
They aroused the neighborhood, and even
the officers who were sleeping upstairs.
They desisted only when threatened with
confinement in the dungeon cell. down in
the basement of the building and adjoining
the morgue
Had Excitement.
Clara Butler, alias Clara Pope the woman
with whom the notorious William Pope
who killed one man. wounded Gen. Anger
and has been the victor and vanquished in
hundred unlawful scrapes, lives was ar
rested last night in town for being dis
orderly. She is a resident of Shows court,
washington. and came over to Georgetown
In search Of excitement. She got 1t, and
was reveling In 1T when the police came
along. Pope visited the station last night
and left collateral for the woman. Pope
acted quietly. something unusual for him
He Is just back from Pennsylvania, where
ne mas been working in the mines for some
weeks.
Mr. B. T. Janney, supervising principal
OF the fifth division public schools, left to-
day with his son Lawrence for Nova Scotia
Mrs. Janney and Miss Janney will follow
in about ten days. Over a month will be
spent.
A fire broke out last evening about $50
O'Clock in the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Hunt on
Georgetown Heights Its origin is I'M
known. The stairway was burned away,
an ornamental marble-top table destroyed,
and some hangings ruined Mr. W. F.
Hunt Mr.. Ben Hunt and an employee Of
the family fought the fire. After hot work
1t was vanquished.
Pursuant to call Of District Grand
Master d. b. Webster, the twenty-four
lodges, two councils and Patriarchie No AZ
met at Odd Fellows Hall. M street, last
night and elected the following officers to
perfect arrangements for an excursion to
Boston In October next, to participate in
the meeting OF the b. NJ. c.: r. II. 0unnell.
chairman: James s. Turner. secretary:
and Capt. j. c. Beckett A. =. Lewis, c. r.
Buchannon and 1. Scott, committee. to Sc
cure rates. etc. '.-' ""f ss''I"i