The Washington times., 1894-10-24

CLOUDY, follower py Iair &Wealuer; etiSt,
shifting to south winds; slightly warmer in
the interior of Virginia.
True Bills Returned-The grand jury yes
terday returned true bills as follows: Assault
to kill. Charles Bennett and John Kelly;
housebreaking, Henry Daniels and Charles
H. Williams; second ofTense, petit larceny
Louisa Mergent and John Webster.
Washington Dentist Arrested Detective
Carter arrested Charles B. Goodman, q dem
fist, yesterday afternoon on the charge of
violating the dental law by doing business
without being properly registered. Mr. Henry
M. Schooley, secretary of the Washington
Dental Association, was complainant. Good
man was held at No. l station for trial to-day
Held for the Grand Jury-Sarah Bogles, the
colored girl charged with the theft of S64
from her employer, Mrs. Mary Phillips OF No.
| 1403 II street northwest, as described in yes
| terdays TIMES, was held for the grand jury
in $500 bonds by Judge Miller yesterday.
This is the girl who fell in a fit after she had
confessed the robbery to Precinct Detective
Helan.
Fond Forfeiture Set Aside-The case of
l.. ]. Kearney, for keeping an alleged un-
licensed bar. will be called for trial in the
| police court tomorrow. The forfeiture of
the 81 900 bond in his case was set aside, it
having been shown that Kearney was called
out of town by the death OF a near relative.
Sharpers Sent to the Chain Gang-A pair
| OF shell-game workers, who gave their names
as Thomas B. Hannon and Lewis G. Kennedy,
were sent 10 the chain gang for ninety days
| by Judge Kimball yesterday They came here
10 attend the races, and were captured on
Pennsylvania avenue Monday night by De-
tectives Horne, Weldon, and Rhodes. Abra-
ham S. Prince, who claimed TO be u tout in
hard luck, was sent down for thirty days.
Dismissed the Sugar Planters Suit-The
attempt of the Miles Planting Company. of
Louisiana. to compel Secretary Carlisle and
Commissioner Miller have its product of
sugar this season inspected for collection of
bounty, came TO an end yesterday. Judge
McComas signed the order dismissing the
company's suit for mandamus.
Decision in the Norment Case-In the cases
of Richard b. Norment against James S. Ed
wards, and James S. Edwards and c. F, Nor
ment against Richard b. Norment in the set
tlement of the estate Of the late Samuel Nor
ment, Judge Cox yesterday rendered a de-
cision. The case has been a long time in
court. Judge Cox holds that Richard b.
Norment is indebted to the estate of Samuel
Norment, of which Edwards and C.. F. Nor
ment are executors, in the sum of Sl1, 100
with interest. But he is TO receive credit for
$4,000 left him in Samuel Norment's will.
Refused to Sit Behind the Screen-A war
rant was sworn out at the police court yes
terday by Fountain Peyton, the well-known
colored lawyer, against j. NJ. Hale, the keeper
of cafe on Seventh street northwest charg-
ing the latter with refusing TO serve with
food "a well-behaved and respectable per-
son" Lawyer Peyton stated that when he en-
tered Hale's place and requested to be served
he was invited to seat himself behind screen
so that passers-by could not see him. After
protest the colored lawyer left the place. The
case will probably be heard in the police court
tomorrow.
Thwarted by Lieut. Heffner-The efforts OF
a gang of laborers employed by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to lay a switch
from the main track into square 909 was
thwarted yesterday afternoon by Police Lieut..
Heffner. The company had made application
TO the Commissioners several days ago for
this switch. and pending legal decision by
the District attorney, their employees yester-
day tried to steal march on the authorities.
Against Terry's Pardon-A large number
Of colored citizens OF the District appear to
be greatly pertQrbed over the published
statement that petition 10 President Cieve-
land is IN circulation asking the pardon of
ex-Policeman Terry, who is serving time for
| assault with intent to kill Willis Warrington,
colored. The matter was brought up Mon
day at the meeting of the Colored Ministers
Union, composed of Baptist preachers, and
IL was ucclueQ 10 clrcuEaLe u counter petition,
asking the President not to interfere In the
Terry case, but to allow the law to take its
course.
Mrs. Corcoran Sued Again-Craig & Hard
| ing brought second suit ON a Judgment
creditors bill against Mrs. Mary A. Corcoran,
widow OF Michael Corcoran. A. Petersen
Joins them in the suit, and the amount wanted
is about $500. They ask that conveyance by
which some of Mrs Corcoran's property has
& frny, 81,
the property be made subject TO their debt.
Rough on Emergency Patients-The off,
cials of the Emergency Hospital have made
complaint to the District Commissioners con-
cerning the bad condition of the roadway on
d street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. and Ohio avenue between the two
latter thoroughfares. The streets in question
are paved with cobble-stones. which are un-
even and in terrible state generally The
hospital authorities say this condition results
in injury TO emergency patients being has
tened to the hospital in the ambulances or
patrol wagons, by causing them to be jostled
and shaken. 1t is suggested that the streets
in question be concreted.
Alleged Potato Thief Arrested-A white
farmer, named Irving S. Bell, was locked up
at No. police station by officer Breen last
evening" charged with stealing six bushels OF
potatoes, valued at "a, from Edward Jack
son, Of No. 926 L street northwest.
rendered Farewell Recepticn-The Of
flcers and members of the Metropolitan A. NJ
E. Church rendered Miss Halle Q. Brown
A. B., a farewell reception at the church last
evening" in view Of her departure for Europe
in the interest of the Wilberforce University
and education. Mr.. Frederick Douglass pre-
sided and Miss Brown spoke. Among those
under whose patronage the reception was
rendered are: Messrs. Frederick Douglass. B.
X. Bruce, John NJ. Langston. c. H. J. Taylor,
H. G. c. Astwood, Daniel II. Williams, J. D.
Francis, f. D. Shadd, C. B. Purvis, Lewis
Douglass, John F. Cook, Kelly Miller. J. NJ
Gregory, John t. Layton, John A. Simms.
Thomas H. Wright, Rev. ]. 7. Jenifer and
others.
His Remains Sent Westward-The remains
of Peter Nelson, who was killed by the fall
ing of large stone at the new Post-off1ce
building, on Friday last, were yesterday
shipped by Collins & Costello, by whom the
body was embalmed to Chicago for inter