The Washington times., 1894-10-31
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Showers, followed by clearing weather
south winds, shifting to southwest; cooler.


south winds, shifting to southwest; cooler.
O'Day VIII Be Prosecuted-A warrant was
sworn out yesterday afternoon by Policeman
| E. +. Jack of the Third precinct for the ar
rest of Special 0tficer James O'Day, famll-
| iarly known as Freddy" O'Day. The war
rant charges him with desperate assault on
Joseph Powell. plumber; also with carry
| ing concealed weapons. 1t is alleged that
! 0Day black jacked' Powell during dis
| turbance in Michael Carleys saloon on TWen-
! tieth and NJ streets, on Monday night. Alter
! assaulting Powell in most brutal manner,
| ODay preferred charges of assault and dis
| orderly conduct against MIN, but failed to
! appear in the police court TO prosecute them
| yesterday Powell was there, however, and
| exhibited his head, which was beaten almost
| into Jelly by O'Days slung shot. This out
! rage will also be reported TO the District
! Commissioners by Lieut. Boyle. The heuten-
! ant is indignant at 0'Day's action in coming
/ into his precinct armed and creating such
| scenes. O'Day's beat Is IN the Eighth pre-
! cinct.
Vaughn Class Concert-The fourth annual
concert OF the Vaughn class of Calvary Bap-
| tist Sunday-school. which takes place at the
| church. corner Eighth and II streets north
| west, on Friday evening, November 2, will be
an event of more than ordinary interest.
| This class has established reputation Tor the
| high class OF entertainments given under its
auspices, and the present occasion will more
! than sustain it. The list of those who will
take part include such prominent artists as
| Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes, nee Dorothy Byrde
| Rogers, Prof. Bischoff, Miss Cora Boyd, Miss
! Florence AicNelly, Miss Helen Colhoun, Miss
| Anita Cluss, Prof. Harry Howard, Edwin
| Ferry, Perry 3. Turpin, Gilbert A. Clark,
| Aveline Dufour, and Dorsey Moran.
Rival Merchants Have "scrap"-George
IL oh.
engaged in fight on Monday. Yesterday
! they were fined So each by Judge Miller.
Watch Thief Sent Down-Oliver Thornton,
! alias James Ashton, thief with long police
record, was "put away for three months by
| Judge Miller Yesterday for stealing a watch
valued at $S4 from Walter Ody.
Dennis Driscoll Acquitted-A jury in Judge
! Millers branch OF the police court returned a
verdict of mot guilty late yesterday after
noon in the case of Dennis Driscoll. charged
with keeping Sunday bar, at Third and
streets southwest. This is one of the cases il
which Policeman Coffin figured, disguised as
a Charles county countryman.
Cowboy Williams and His Gun-Andrew
! Williams. a col0red man, who claims to have
| been a cowboy in the wild and blustery West
has been going around Washington of late
with big seven-shooter dangling from his
belt. Monday night Andrew undertook 10
exhibit his craftsmanship, using a wooden
cigar store Indian as a target. He was cor
rallied by Policeman O'Brien, and yesterday
Judge Miller sent the festive cowboy TO jai
for three months and ordered that his gun be
destroyed.
Thief Graham Properly Punished-Fenton
Graham, the pugilistic negro thief whC
| snatched pair of shoes from in front of Reu
ben Goldstein's store, on d street, between
Sixth and Seventh streets northwest, anC
| started in pursuit, was fined S25 or sixty
days in Jail in the assault case and $40 Of
thirty days for the larceny by Judge Miller
yesterday.
Trustee Refuses to Act-The Peoples Fire
Insurance Company yesterday sued John c.
| HaWley and wife to secure the sale of lot No
8. in Square No. GIT, on trusts, amounting to
$3.50, as Daniel o. c. Calloughan, one O
the trustees under the trust, refuses to act
the court is asked to appoint substi
tute.
Sued for Partition-Mary Josephine Mel
son and others Yesterday sued John T. Eli:
and others for partition of the east half of lo
No. Il, in square No. 20. The property was
inherited from Henry S. Linkins. who dice
in April, 1888. AS Ellis is a minor the ap
pointment Of Il guardian is asked for.
Knights of Labor Land-The tract of sew
| enty-three acres of land purchased by Johr
W. Hayes and T. V. Powderly in March, 1891
the ''Chillum Castle Manor" near Hyatts
vile, said at the time to have been purchased
for the general assembly of the Knights o
Labor for the purrose of establishing
colony on the BelIamy plan, is the subject o
| a suit In the equity court of Prince George.
| county, Md. Mr.. Hayes brings suit for parti
ton by sale and the appointment OF trustee
Ralston d Siddons, of Washington, represen
the plaintiff in the action. Mr.. Powderly il
| not represented. and it is not thought tha
any defense will be set up.
He Stole Vaccine Points-Robert H Shorter
| alias Hay Shorter colored, was tried befor
Judge Miller yesterday on the charge OF steal
ing vaccine points of the value of S5 from DR.
| Ralph Walsh Second offense was alleged
and the culprir was held for the grand Jury il
$500 bonds The first offense committed b.
Shorter was the stealing OF Policeman Nc
Daniels baton, which the officer had thrown
at an escaping prisoner 1t was also showI
that Shorter had gone into the yaecinatiny
business with DIR. Walsh's virus. Owing t.
the smallpox scare he no doubt expected t.
! realize bonanza preparing his colored pa
irons for the contagion. In order to keep hi
accounts correct Shorter also stole larg
blank ledger book from DR.. Walsh, in whic
he entered the names, etc., of his patients.
One-third if She Will Not Marry-A
copy of the will of William o. Naylor
late of Nansemond county, Va, was file
here yesterday. 1t leaves one-third of hi
estate TO his WIFE Mary. in case she shoul,
not marry. Two-thirds goes to his two chill
dren, Margaret and Anna. His wife is mad
executrix and guardian of the children; bu
should she remarry she is to have only wha
the law allows, and Capt Michael Drealisc
is to take her place as guardian. The will j
dated June 9, 1894.
Leaves All to Mrs. Brown-The will of tn
late George w. Brown, filed Yesterday, leave
all his nropertY to his wife Mary Jane Brown