The Washington times., 1894-12-06
In Uncle Sans Drag Net.


The Black Maria =" yesterday brought to
Shea Eugene Mercer and Rebecca Williams.
who are alleged to have been engaged in the
illegal liquor traffic in South Washington
After being taken into the police court United
States warrants were served upon them for
violating the internal revenue laws. Shea
and the Williams woman have been con-
victed for violating the District liquor law
and are serving their sentences. Mercer is
in Jail awaiting trial on a similar charge.
The hearing in the United States cases were
set for tomorrow and bonds were fixed at
$500 each. Should they be found guilty tof
violating the internal revenue laws the
penalty fixed by the statutes the lowest pos
sible sentence is 8 900 fine and six months
IMPRISONMENT, and from that to a $4,000 fine
and two years Incarceration.
Improvement in the Death Rate
AS received at the health department, the
reports of mortality tor the last week show
an improvement of over 12 per cent as COM
pared with those of the previous week The
death rate for the whole District of Columbia
ran niue b below the annual average, the
rate being as 16.6to 23.5 per thousand inhabi-
tants. No special malady became prominent,
and no death from smallpox occurred. This
disease has not made its appearance in any
direction since the last report, and there is
good ground for saying that it has been COM
pletely controlled and extinguished through
out the city. TIE other dangerous conta-
glous diseases are at such degree Of abey-
ance as not to be source Of anxiety, and the
general health of the city may be pronounced
excellent.
Union Veterans Union Election.
At the regular meeting of W. S. Hancock
Command M ha
following officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: Colonel G. W. Sherwood; lieuten-
ant colonel, 9. G.. Ballenger; major, A. A.
Rice; surgeon E. S. Rathbun; chaplain, G..
| W. White; adiutant, A. 4. Forbush quarter
master, A. b. Frisbie; officer day, ". c. But
Ter, and officer guard, P. Kayne. The re-
ports OF the adjutant and quartermaster
show a marked improvement in the COM
mand during the past year
All Left to the Children.
Sergeant-at Arms II. W. Snow is executor
without bond of the will Of late John D. Oar
nellie. 1t leaves all his property to his chill
dren, William G.. Darneille and linda D.
Nance.
Witness on the Stand Arrested.
"There has been entirely too much perjury
committed in this court of late" said Judge
Klmball yesterday, as he commanded a col
ored girl named Clara Coats TO be taken into
custody and locked up. Clara appeared in the
police court as prosecuting witness against
| Charles Read. charged with profanity in the
hallway of Garfield Coiored Baptist Church,
on Anger avenue southeast. Her testimony
was directly contradicted by several wit
nesses for Read, and Officer Green was di-
rected to swear out an information charging
the woman with perjury.
Veterans Will Wear Stripes.
pair of sad-faced veterans answered to
the names of Patrick Finnegan and Chaun-
cey Condor in Judge Kimbal's court ysster-
day. They were charged with yagrancy, and
| Officer Newklrk told the court they had both
been 'flred OUT of the temporary soldiers
! home Oh Missouri avenue because of their
habits of drinking and carousing. The men
| do not receive a pension, but thay were
| found playing the Phillistine act with num-
| ber of veterans who had received their quar-
terly allotment "All hands were boiling
drunk, said the officer Ten days in the
workhouse each was the courts sentence.