The Washington times., 1894-11-17

Another "Jack the slasher"-Lewis Wood
colored, who started out to INIT ate Jack the
Slasher," was yesterday landed IN the police
court dock. Wood was charged with break.
ing into the house OF Michael Burke. Fifteenth
and streets northeast. In holding tho pris-
oner for the grand jury in 81, 600 bail, Judge
Miller remarked it was good thing for the
citizens that Woods had been Gagged, as he
had evidently started out to play the role oi
"Jack the Sasher' No. Q.
Hickman seyd Pays Big Flne.-Joseph
Boyd, tho old-time hackman, whose vehicle
collided with one of Liveryman Geyer S
on the Long Bridge, was charged in Judge
kimball's court yesterday with collision and
cruelty to animals, and was fined $25 for the
collision, and $40 in the other case.
Policeman Murphy Under Arrest st-Peyton
Holmes, the one-armed colored man. who
was dubbed by Officer Murphy, of the Eighth
precinct for resisting arrest, swo orc out q war
rant yesterday against the policeman. The
case was called in the police court yesterday,
and continued until Tuesday. 1t will be tried
by Judge Kimbal.
Fined the Mate S25-Mate Frederick Chase,
OF the vessel Heyener was fined $2o in Judge
Coles court yesterday for cruel punishment
OF James Lawrence and Henry f. Granke
while of the capes OF Chesapeake Bay in a
storm ten days ago.
lowing will come to trial to-day: Thomas j.
Edmonson, Robert and Henry Brown. George
Norris, William Canady, Eugene Fox, and
Nicholas Wood.
The suit OF the National Investment Society Y
against Postmaster Sherwood, for wrongful
exclusion from the mails, was yesterday dis
missed in the court of appeals upon motion
OF District Attorney Birney, because Sherwood
is no longer postmaster.
- prerfcric Eusc yro~a
i've Proctor was passing along the second
hand clothing stores on ID street yesterday
when he noticed Edward Tolson, a young
coiored man, trying to sell valuable over
coat. Tolson was placed under arrest, and
soon afterward the police received a COM
plaint from Charles r. Ryan. of No. 613 Thir-
teeGth street northwest, that his overcoat had
been stolen, and a comparison showed that
the garment in the prisoners possession be-
lonGed to Mr. Ryan.
Puppert Charged with Larceny-Joseph
Rupert, twenty-eight years old, was arrested
by Policeman Cramer yesterday, charged
with arceny. Il is said that he stole q gold
watch and chain and a-half dozen table,
spoons from Mrs. Julia Ewald, OF No. G05
Louisiana avenue.
Her Gold Wa'ch Is Gons-A gold watch
was stolen from the room of Victoria J. Hagan,
at No. 715 Eleventh street northwest, early
yesterday morning
Notes from the City RaIl-Felicie ]. Ar
tand yesterday sued the Knox Express for
S3,742, for goods lost in the fire OF July &c
last.
Mrs. John q. Bosse filed an answer yester-
day 10 the exceptions to her account rs ad-
ministratrix of her husbands estate.
The Washington City Benefit Society was
Incorporated here yesterday. The place OF
business is Room No. 3. Warder Building
II II, H.
guardian OF his daughter, Celia, who receives
by the death of her mother a house and lot
worth 81 200 and &. 900 insurance
Ella $. ManniX and others yesterday sued
r. S. ManniX and d. P. Mannix, jr.. to secure
power to sell lot No. 3 in block No. a, Univer-
sity Park. She asks that u guardian al Item
for her children be appointed.
Wm. Corcoran Eustis Louise Hitchcock,
Thomas Hitchcock, jr., and George Peabody
Lustis yesterday fled answers TO the suit of
VIM. c. Hill for the Interpretation of the will
OF the late w. W. Corcoran. The answers re-
fer the question TO the will as 1t may be inter-
preted by the court.
Judge Hagner yesterday appointed Mrs
Mary w. Stephenson TO be administrator of
The estate OF her husband. the late William J.
Stephenson, president of the Metropolitan
Railway Company. Mrs. Stephenson says her
husbands personal estate consists of 5000
worth OF furniture and a hall interest in
stocks and bonds belonging to Stephenson &
Bro, estimated 10 be worth 512.5 800. Mrs.
Stephenson's bond is fixed at so 900.
Appeal the Sugar Casas-There will be
no appeal taken before Monday in the cases of
John ". Mccartney and L. r. Chapman,
sugar investigation witnesses, as the district
court Of appeals does not sit to-day 1t ap-
pears that some misunderstanding exists as
10 carrying of this demurrer to the United
States Supreme Court. District Attorney
Birney says that in case the opinion of Judge
Cole is sustained by the court Of appeals. the
defendants will have to stand trial before an
appeal can be taken TO the Supreme Court