Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-23
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
An Old Man Without Money, Home or
Friends
Breoking Ground for the New Union
Statfon-A Young POcketbOOk
Snatcher Caught.

An old white man, sickly. crippled and
weak, was brought to the station last
night. He was afflicted with rheuma tism,
double rupture and frequent attacks of the
heart He moved along with more of a
shamble than a walk, being assisted by a
hickory stick. He was without friends in
this section and has been obliged to do as
honest besgars do. namely. beg. The old
fellow did not look as if he was addicted
II the use Of liquor. He appeared to be a
respectable being I'm hard luck. The police
found him sleeping under bridge that
spans a small stream in the country. There
y as no covering over him and he was desti-
tIte of warm clothes. His rheumatic joints
were protected from the wet and injurious
ground only by some old newspapers which
he mad spread out The bridge above par
TALLY kept the dew from falling upon him.
Ihc officers on questioning him. found that
he was DESTROYS of reaching Cumberland
where he could lind, he thought, friend
ana in the hope of having him sent there
at the courts expense he taken in and
charged with VagranCy. Even a cell was
more comfortable than the accommodations
he had been enjoying.
Pockctbook Snntching.
Mace Belt jr., was arrested yesterday and
the charge of highway robbery entered
against his name. His offense is alleged to
have been committed some weeks ago.
Marie Bazerque being the victim. Belt is
said to have snatched her pocketbook forci-
bly, while on 34th street. 1t is also charged
that he attempted to wrest a pOcketbook
from Miss McilhOne of Z street near nth.
Up to the time of this offense Belt was
thought to be a model cOlored boy. His
parents are respectable people. highly
thought OF and are property holders.
Union station.
northeast corner of 3Gth and NJ streets,
where is to he constructed the union rail-
road station, were opened yesterday, and
the lowest one found to be Sl9.Tr,. This
proviies also for the construction of a re-
tIinms Will to hold back the high ground
III the pr. 1t is said by one interested
that the next lowest bid was S45,01. At
this point the Washington and Georgetown
railroad Company, the Great Falls ami the
projected Virginia electric roads will have
IDeir GeOrSetuva terminus. The site to be
-NcIVatei WAS purchased from Geo. W.
Ming for $inpJu. from Prof. Il. T. Janney
Tor SS.tsEJ, and Mr. ChaS. A krauSe for
S=rn. the three pieces aggregating over
H.'rr square teet, and having a frontage
on Bridge, NJ street, OF 40 and on Pros
poet over 40. Inc frontage on 56th street
Is 10 feet.
James kitchen has sold to solomon
+ O"ief, 1rf $1,trn, part OF lot ~, IN HOi-
meals addition. corner 18th and Dunbar
ton avenue.
At the Arlington stock yards Monday
~ cattle werc up and sold. Best, to ii;
god. :. - to > -, medium, :; to 3 H.
p!n.ftpn, u ~. 90 sheep and lambs:
Lambs, = J.: u 4. saeep, l L. To g; calves,
- - u -. ! N.Hty five cows and calves, so
Il, N1. Market S.JW.
Rel Ban l. vp again. This time ne is
ell La Il frfT
l.'vI, thv secondhand dealer BAH claims
tIdt lie - sely accused, and that his first
!.t-.s,rtI!4t, Cu.I..r Loss, Is the guilty one
~" police are disposed to believe the
PRISON r, IS JicA~Jn, alias Bill, never de-
II"~ his Ofeu--s.
The new lender which was to nave been
"Np"rimeuted with yesterday afternoon on
lu- Washington and Georgetown line de-
,"''pet some mpyrfectIOn at the start and
Nj turned III Tor improvements.
Mr. Mayhem IiateF was reported weaker
s'.~ morning. and nope for his recovery has
been abandoned.
fha infant son OF Mr.. j. W. Rider of
I'rl'ytOWn died last evening.
Th- DumDartUn NJ. l.. Literary Society
meets tonight.