The Washington times., 1894-12-19
LUCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
District OF Columbia. Delaware, and Mary
land, fair; warmer; south winds.


! land, fair warmer; south winds.
agricultural Department Accident Mrs.
4 Girouard, clerk in the Agricultural De-
/ partmeEt. fell from window ledge in the
4 chemical laboratory yesterday, a distance of
about twenty feet. The woman, who is ABOUT
! 80 years Old. and lives at No. 477 Maryland
] avenue southwest. was cleaning wIndows
! She was removed to the Emergency Hospi-
I tai, whore IL was found she was suffering
/ from sprained lack
Irnacy Casss-Petitions for writs in lunacy
We're lled yesterday as follows: Battle rIil-
more. upon affidavit OF E. Fillmore, of No.
1Oil Ninth street northwest, and George
Miller, OF benjamin Brown, of No. 9I7 w
street northwest.
/ Left Preperty 10 Rrsoand and Fiece-Anna
Maria Graf, deceased, wife OF John Graf. ol
80. 222 Seventh street southeast, in her will,
{ nled yesterday. leaves to him her interest in
! their property al No. 222 Seventh street south
east and all her personal property. He is also
! made executor. The late Bridget Ann Cowan
bequesis TO her niece, Mary Sweeney, Al! her
I personal esects. money on deposit with the
4 National Safe ID post, Savings and Tras
( Company, and Ter life insurance in the Met
ropolitan OF New York. No executor is
named.
Suilivan's Assaiiant Iined-Robert Robin
( son. who hrutally beat Charles IL Sullivan.
both colored. on the night o November q,
as descr bed at the time in this paper. was
fined $50 by Judge Miller yesterday. Robin
son gave a his excuse fer knoc ing Sullivan
down with brick aal then stamping him
into insens!billty. That he tSulliyan) had
Threatened to cat MS heart out.
G Z $50 Cro1k. x ithout Erowing Why
/ Clarence ". BssYham yesterday fled an
swer in the suit OF George Il Tichenor
against o. p. Han and others. lie says he
subscribed for 100 shares OF the Columbia
Concrete Construction Company, agreeing to
pay $500 and paid $50: on November 20 he
received a check for $50 from Han with no
explanation. The petition for restraining
| order III tbs caye was denied a few days
since. The company did some paving in the
l White House premises. and Tichenor charged
, that Han was about 10 appropriate the pay
ior his own use.
Chi',-e s in a Police Court Tag g'e.-James
r. Mcclellan was in the police court several
davs ago charged under the District ordi-
ngnces with allowing his chickens TO run at
large on the public streets. Mcclellan then
Gained that the chickens were owned by b s
l-son. The case was continued FOR further in
veslgation, and yesterday he appeared in
court again. This time he placed the owner
ship OF the roosters and hens upon his W fe.
HIS honor became eXasperated at the varied
ownership Interests aud said there was a big
lie somewhere. In order to simplify tine tau
plea question he fined Mcclellan IS. TIE de-
iendant growled at this decision. and the
nudge threatened to send him to Jail for con-
tempt OF court unless he desisted. The fine
was paid.
Big Suit Ega:n=t the lexington Road.-TEe
suit OF James II. Hunter against the Ecking-
ton aud Soldiers Home road for S15, 900 cams
to ial before Judge Bradley Yesterday
Hunters wagon was run down by the EcR
ington car at Third and Massachusetts, ave
nue on August y. 1891 and Hunter was run
over, his right leg broken. and other serious
wounds suffered. He says Re has not recov
cred from his injuries and believes them TO bt
incurable- He has employed the best physi
clans without avail.
Cable Train and 'Cyclist Collide-Cable
train No. y. northbound on Seventh street
struck a reckless 'eyclist. who tried 10 cross
in front OF the cars last evening. and the
rIde- tuInbled in front Of the wheels. he wa:
saved from being hU-t by his machine wlich
acted as a fender and showed him out Of the
way. The bicyclist refused to give his name.
Work Of Cotorsd Eumanitarians-The ex
ecutiye committee Of the Golden Circle, IA
recently organized cO,ored associated chgri
ties. met last evening, Lawyer y. c. Martin
in The chair. IN lurtherance of the CHART
reception to be held III Convention Halt oI
January 2 Tor the purpose Of raising poo
fund j was announced that the management
OF Netzer0tL's store had kindly taken charg
OF the advance sale Of tickets. The names .
n large nan er- Of iadies were handed in VII
the statement that they would contri ut
goodies for the rp5reshment tGbie. A solicit
, ing committee viii be appointed at the mex
meeting The circle Is air ady recejv nj
many appeals from poee-ty-stfickcn fa niles
and the managers hope in short while to b
able TO extend needed relief
t sui against tie Wash ngton and George
! town Ral roaG-Thomas i. Ferguson yes,er
daY sued the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company FOR $4,000 damages 10
the death Of his wife. JaQe Byrd Ferguson
: which occurred a year ago to-day She wa
% struck and run over by car at the termin u
: of the road on G street near the BaltimOr
. and Chic depot on December IS. The acci
= dent occurred in connection with the shjltin;
. OF cars which Mr.. Ferguson charges was th
= result OF negligence on the part OF the com
= pany.
Paheu Rests weI1-Fcotball Player Georg,
! D. Bahen still lies IN The same doubtful con
l dition az the Emergency HOSPITAL, slthouG
= he rests we'll The father. JlmeS Bahen.
in constant attendance On his injured boy an
is earnestly hoping that he VIII recover, al
D though Ia that event he will surely be
cripple.
Wants Pay for Bis serviees-Dr. Thoma
4 n. Ingram wants 1925 from the estate o
the late BENJAMIN Lappincott for ned'"a
services to Mr.. Lippincot- and bIs vi {
Naomi. Both died last year and the propert
was left 70 Mrs. William Y. Lippincott. T
secure payment Dr.. Ingram yesterday fle
suit asking for lien upon lots . and 10. i
block Al, north grounds Of Columbian Uni
versity, and a sale by court trustee.
Protests Fer Innocencs-Mrs. Margare
, Fitzgerald. who lives at No. 120S stree
! northwes left SO lying on a bureau while i
the diBing-room. and on her return the NOM
was missing Detective Reian Investigated
. case. and arrested Clara Halland, the chanitc
maid. on suspicion. An examination OF e
prisoners trunk revealed roll of greenhaca
amountinzito S204. which she explained, -
: longei 10 her brother. No other evidenr
could be found against the girl, who stoutl
protests innocence.