The Washington times., 1894-11-03

Circular Joe" vendig Robbed-One OF the
most noted sporting men in the country is
Circular Joe" Vendig. He was prominently
| connected with the Duyall Athletic Club,
| which pulled off the Corbett-Mitchell fight,
and is also known as the principal betting
! commissioner for that heavy plunger, NJ. T.
Dwyer. He is stopping at the Hotel Cochran,
and recently woke up TO find that sis had
! been stolen from a vest pocket. Detectives
! Horne and Boyd Investigated the robbery
and yesterday arrested Gerald Tucker, a
waiter in the hotel, charged with the theft.
Drowned in the Potomac-The officers of
the steamer Wakefield report that an IN
known white oysterman, supposed TO be from
! this city, was drowned in the Potomac near
| Colton's on Thursday afternoon. At the time
! of the accident the wind was blowing a gale
and the unfortunate man was precipitated
/ into the water by the breaking OF rope. His
| body has not been recovered.
The Church Must Repay-Foundry Metho-
! dist church may be obliged to repay to the
| heirs of James ST. Clair the 5000 which was
| given it under his will. The money was left
| to help pay the church debt, but was applied
| to the payment Of the principal. Judge Hag-
her yesterday decided, in response to a re-
| quest from the administrator for instructions,
that the money must be used to pay the
principal, not the interest, OF the debt.
Sued for Specific Performance-Frank L.
| Hancock, the real estate dealer of No. 712 F
street northeast, yesterday sued John Mitchell
ana E. L. Hewlett for specific performance of
a contract. He got the house and lot at No.
! 226 Twelfth street southeast from Mitchell
upon certain terms and sold it to John Dy-
son. Mitchell then came and made claims
| upon the property. Hancock asks that
! Mitchell be enjoIned from interfering with
| Dyson's possession of the house and ordered
| to make clear title to the property except as
| to q 400 trust.
Woes of a William Neuman,
plasterer, who lives at No. 1917 Gales street
northwest, says his wife, Lucy N. ?. Neuman,
is a confirmed drunkard and has deserted
| him. He wants divorce and custody of
their two children, Henry S. j. and Maud B.,
aged fifteen and thirteen years, respectively.
Treated the Judge to a Surprise-When
| Judge McComas yesterday thanked the
jury which had served in his court during
the October term, he was treated to a very
agreeable response. The foreman, Geary
Johnson presented him with a very handsome
basket of American Beauty and La France
roses. Clerk n. G. Downs was also remem-
bered with box of fine cigars.
Inherit Joseph Beardsley's Property-Rosa
Stuart Beardsley. OF No. 1913 @ street north
west. by the will of her husband. the late
Joseph Beardsley, which was filed yesterday,
receives all his property and is made execu-
trix without bond. The instrument is dated
October 81, 1894, and Mr.. Beardsley had
already become so weak that his signature is
scarcely legible. The witnesses are James
Daily, No. Pip II street northwest A. w.
Noock, No. 1911 @ street northwest and Will
liam Jones, No. 1915 @ street northwest. Mr.
Beardsley died October %. The next of kin
are his mother, Mrs. Susan Clarke, aud half
sister, Adah L. Clarke, No. 1922 @ street
northwest; two sisters, Mrs. Laura Y. Taylor
Vancouver Barracks. Wash, and Mrs. Thomas
H. Redgade, No. 1928 Fourteenth street north
west, and a brother, Charles Beardsley, At
lanta, Ga. The property consists of a stock
of furnishing goods at No. 1904 street north
west, valued at 80, 500, 5000 in bank. and
credits of $4Q0.
Trip for Educational Purposes-Dr. j. H.
n. Waring, supervising principal of Eighth
division, B. of the public schools, will ac-
company a party OF his teachers to Baltimore
this morning. The trip will be for observa-
ton with reference to their work as teachers.
The corn and stock exchanges, some of the
large industrial establishments, some of the
large ocean vessels engaged in foreign COM
merce, and other points of interest including
old Fort McHenry, during the bombardment
Of which "The Star Spangled Banner was
written, will be visited before the party re-
turns to this city. The party will be in
charge of one Of the officials of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, who has been specially de-
tailed for this purpose. This is the second
trip of series contemplated for educational
purposes, the first under the guidance of
Prof Foster, of Howard University, having
been made to the mari beds near Fort Wash
ington for the purpose of geological study.
Marriage or the Penitentiary-Alphonz
Woodson in his bill for divorce from Anne
Woodson, filed yesterday, says on August 10,
1894, he received a letter from his wifes
brother-in-law stating in substance that if the
petitioner did NOT upon that day marry his
present wife he would be arrested at once.
and there had already been issued against
him United States warrant upon which he
could be sent to the penitentiary ard that it
was either case of marriage or the peniten-
tiary. Thereupon, under protest, he was
married as demanded. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DR.. Shield He has,
however, always refused to acknowledge the
relation of man and wife.
Leased the Hotel. George A. Mills yester-
day leased the hotel at the northeast corner
of Connecticut avenue and De Sales street
for term of five years. The first year he is
to pay $4,000, and each succeeding year
$4,000. He Is to put in $1,000 worth of