The Washington times., 1894-11-27
BR. PARKER, lll4 G ST. N. W.
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY.
Conditions favorable for rain; warmer;
southwest winds, high on the coast.

| southwest winds, high on the coast.
Sad Police Court Scene-There was a pa
| thettc scene in Judge KimbalIs police court
| yesterday which resulted in the release of
| Charles Young from the custody of the law.
| Young had been found guilty of disordery
| conduct, and sentenced to serve fifteen days
in the chain gang. He had stepped back into
the cage. and was waiting the arrival OF the
| van TO carry him 10 the Workhouse, when
| his sister appeared before his honor, and be-
| tween sobs announced that their aged mother
| had just died at the home of the Little Sisters
of tie Poor. Young was brought into court,
and after receiving the sad news OF his
mothers death. Judge Kimball suspended
sentence indefinitely in his case
Blue Coats in the Police court-Uncle Sans
! heavy artillery was represented in the motley
police court assemblage yesterday by SerGt.
| Henry +. Myer and Privates Gilbert Jenkins
Alvin A. Mills, and Charles r. Stevens, all
clad in their full regimentais They were
! charged with assaulting Gripman Winter
! MiIhetcn, OF cable train No. l3. Seventh
street line. During the fracas Private Mills
was struck over the eye with a coupling pin
and sadly cut. The soldiers will prefer coun-
ter charges, and the mixed up affair will be
| tried to-day By Judge Miller.
George Washington's Truthful PIea-A
cofee-eolored George Washington emulated
the example of his ilIustrious namesake in
Judge hliller's court Yesterday when called
can tell lie about it, sjudge," is what he
said. Il plead guilty" He was sent to the
| workhouse for fifteen days.
Young in Years, Old in Crime-Among the
thieves tried in the police court yesterday was
a black midget who answered to the name of
Henry Carter. The youngster, whose head
! did not reach 10 the dock rail. acknowledged
I Il. L., L. IL
from Ida Johnson Although young IN years.
Henry is old in crime, this being the fourth
time he has been arrested for stealing. He
will be confined IN Jail until there is an open
ing in the over-crowded reform school.
His Pistol Was Loaded-John WIllett,
farmer, from near Tennaliytown, brought his
pistol 10 town for the purpose OF buying some
cartridges. White in Tribby's store, in West
Washington, the pistol went of and shattered
Mr.. Tribby's show case. In the police court
Willett's personal bonds were taken not TO
come TO the city again with a weapon in his
hip pocket.
Moses Was Looking for a Rabbit-Moses
Washington, suspicious colOred man, who
was caught prying into wagons along B
street, between Seventh and Ninth streets
northwest, in rear of Center Market by Spe-
cial Officer Henry. was sent TO the workhouse
for fifteen days by Judge KimDall yesterday.
Moses excuse was that he was looking for a
misplaced rabbit he had brought to Washing
ton from Alexandria as a Thanksgiving gift
for his uncle. This mans vile aud eight
children ara said to ba sick and poverty
stricken in a hovel in Alexandria.
Fitzpatrick Got Double Dose-Frank Fitz-
! patrick received double dose of Washington
! justice in the police court yesterday. He was
committed to Jail for two months by Judge
Miller in default Of $500 real estate bonds for
threatening the life of Emanuel G. Peach.
| The prisoner was then taken down stairs and
sent TO the workh 0use for forty-ave DAYS be-
cause he cursed and used abusive language
| towards Mrs. Celia Peach, wife of Emanuel.
Notes from the City Hall-Edward Nagle
and wife Yesterday sold to George Morgan
| the restaurant, business. ETC., at No. 109
| Pennsylvania avenue northwest. The price
named is SO.
| Ellen L. Hart. late of Bloomsbury. n. J.,
! in her will, made November 8 last and filed
yesterday. leaves her entire estate TO her son,
! Harry L. Hart. Ada G.. hammond is named
as executrix and guardian.
Meeting of the Statistieians- regular
monthly meeting of the National Statistical
Association will be held Tuesday evening at
! 7:30 O'Clock at the Columbian University, cor
ner and Fifteenth streets northwest. An ad-
| dress on the methods used in compilation of
| United States census industrial statistics, and
! the practical use of such data collected ;" will
! be presented by Prof. William NJ. Stewart
chief of Division Of Manufactures, United
/ States Census; also other important and in
! teresting statistical papers.
| Maria N. Evans Property-The will of the
late Maria N. Evans gives everything she
| leaves to her daughters, George E. Patter-
SOC, Betty Kellogg. Matilda G. Stevenson, and
Nina Zevely, except a fifth interest in what
ever may be left at her death of the insurance
money collected at the death of her husband
Alexander II. Evans. One thousand dollars
of this money which has been invested in the
business of A. H. Evans & Co., is not included
in the residue named. The excepted one-fifth
goes to her granddaughter, Miriam Evans.
Uncle johns Whisper shop-hn odd-look-
ing old colored man answered to the name of
John Lewis in Judge kimballS court yester-
| day. He also answered mot guilty. to the
charge of keeping "speak easy at Twenty
fifth and n streets northwest. After clear
cut case had been made out against the old
man by the government he was asked il he
had anything to say.
mot a word, sab. Dem witnesses is dun
put up a conspiracy agin me-"
A fine of $500 or four months in the work
house was his sentence.
Lizzie Mccoy charged by Officer Cooney.
of the Third precinct, with keeping an un-
licensed bar, demanded a jury trial. Bonds
in the sum OF 81, 900.
Mrs. CIeVeiana is Wanted-A good
looking woman wearing sealskin coat has
been earning comfortable living lately by
soliciting subscriptions for bogus charitable
institutions. and also selling tawdry tides for
81 apiece in aid of the same unworthy object.
She calls herself Mrs. Cleveland. and the no.
lice have been warned to be on the lookout
for her.
Stone Robbed His Roommate-Fred Irving
Stone. well-dressed young man. was ar
rested nv DPfaptiVa Proctor NC
trying to sell a suit OF clothes in a second
hand store on d street. When taken to head
quarters it was found that Stone had robbed
his roommate, Walter q. Boyd, while living
in Baltimore. and decamped to this CITY with
clothing and other articles valued at Si0O. A
detective took Stone to Baltimore later in the
afternoon. The prisoner had cut quite a dash
before leaving the Monumental City, leaving
many sore feminine hearts, and carrying
away rings and other jeWelry belonging TO
his numerous sWeethearts.