The Washington times., 1894-08-19
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Fair: southerly winds. becoming variable.


menced yesterday in the equity court by
Franklin y. Nash against James II. y. War
ing Thomas Il. Warwick. Henry L. Baker,
secretary of the Industrial Building aud Saw
ings Company. and William Willers TO set
aside a sale under a deed of trust. The
plaintiff asserts tina. in 1891 Thomas Waters
died int+state leaving Mary Waters, his
widow. as his heir. She died in January.
1928. intestate also. according to the com
plant. leaving as her heirs her children, John
Hoss. Moses Ross. Violet Ross, and Maria
Shreeve. These heirs it is claimed. conveyed
I certain piece Of real estate. which was en-
cumbered by 4 mortgage OF 800, held by the
Industrial Company. The mortgage was
given by Waters before his death and was sub
seguently sold TO Willers for $500. The petit
toner asks for an accounting and that the
sale be annulled.
Prof Emmons Made Geologist-Samuel F.
Emmons. of Colorado. has been appointed
geologist in the United States Geological
Survey. Mt :. 900 year: Richard C. Hills. OF
Colorado. assistant geologist, at IS per day.
suit Against Kate Cnase-A judgment
creditors suit was filed yesterday by Gus
tavus T. Brown against Katherine Chase.
Frank T. Rawlings. Charles b. Maury. Albert
\. Wilson. John B. Larner. Edward Nee.
Jones. and the Washington Loan and Trust
Company The plaintiff asserts in his affl-
davit that he recovered Judgment for $50. 95
and costs against the defendant. Execution
issued and was returned marked mo funds.
He AYERS that he has since ascertained that
the defendant, katherine Chase. has engaged
in certain transactions which are ample proof
that sne is able to pay the amount OF the
Judgment. ard he asks that the defendant.
Chase. be summoned before the court and
compelled to give an accounting.
DR.. Leon Hopes for Ecquittal-A motion
for new trial in the case of DR.. Edward
Leon. who is convicted of manslaughter in
having caused the death of the unborn child
of Miss Estelle E. Beach, will be argued be-
fore Judge Cole. OF the supreme court, during
the ensuing week. District Attorney Birney
is expected to arrive home on Monday or
Tuesday and :. ID. Truitt. counsel for the
prisoner proposes TO have the matter dis
posed of as early as possible. Lawyer Truitt
expresses strong hopes that his client Will be
granted new trial, in which event. he says,
the doctor will surely be acquitted. as many
new facts have come to light in the case.
PONY Show at River view-The great Nor
ris pony show will be seen at River View to-
day in a splendid programme of unique nov
city. The herd comprises twelve animals
that perform such sasacious feats that they
are called, very appropriately, Llilputian
equine actors. The famous wrestling pony,
Banner. will also be seen in contest with his
trainer. Capt Randall expects this show TO
draw large crowd and has made ample
preparations. The Samuel J. Pentz will leave
at 10;45 a. m, 2:45 and 5:45 P. m.
Minor Crimes and Casualties-Eddie Swink.
a hnl boy, living at No. 20i6 Eleventh street
northwest nthe employ of the Belt Railroad
Company. fell off a car loaded with hay, on
Eleventh street, between Z and F streets
northwest, yesterday and was badly hurt.
The front wheel of the car passed over one
of his feet and mashed it badly. He was at
tended to at the the Emergency Hospital.
Mrs Lena Brown. aged seventy-two years,
who lives with her son, Louis Brown, at No.
1900 Seventh street northwest, climbed out OF
the back second-story window OF her house
on TO the roof of the the summer kitchen
about $3.50 a. m. yesterday and then walked OF,
falling into the yard. Her left hip was dis
located.
Harry Berman and Harry SharowitZ, rival
dealers in clothing on D street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets northwest, were in the DO
lice court yesterday on the charge OF lighting
about a customer. Berman was fiDed 80 and
Sharowitz was acquitted.
Louis c. Sebree, who was fined 500 and in
default sent to jail for ninety days and I'M
prisoped for thirty days additional by Judge
Mills for abandoning his wife's baby at the
wharf of the Norfolk Steamship Company on
SATURDAY. last, has been released, his fine hav-
ing been paid by his friends. At the soiicita-
ton of Mrs. Sebree Judge Mills revoked the
sentence of imprisonment.
John Jackson and John Garland, both col
ored. were tried before Judge Mills yesterday
for the larceny of a Jug of whisky from the
Hotel johnson. Jackson was acquitted, but
Garland was convicted and was sent to jail for
sixty days Judge Mills said he was sorry
that jackson had been arrested on suspicion,
but on account of Garland's statements there.
was no other course for the policemen TO
pursue.
Five men who said that they belonged to
the industrial army, but from some cause did
not get away with the rest, were yesterday
sent to the workhouse for sixty days each by
Judge Taylor on the charge of vagrancy.
Walter Snowden, colored, was yesterday
convicted in the police court of stealing
small sum of money from his uncle, Abraham
Snowden This was Walters second offense,
but Judge Mills decided that he would only
impose a sentence oi sixty days in jail.
Albert Fletcher, who was wanted for at
TEMPTING to shoot Mr.. Richard Mann because
the latter discharged him from his employ on
Friday, surrendered himself yesterday to the
authorities at the Seventh precinct police sta
ton.
A highway robbery took place on the
Aqueduct bridge on Friday night. The victim
was William Jones who was stopped by John
Jackson and James Bunday, and his money
demanded. The penalty for failure to COM
ply was his life. Jones refused to give up
what little funds to had, whereupon the two
seoundrels knocked him down and robbed
him of 1925 Judge Mills held both for the
action ofthe grand jury. Jackson is said to be
the most noted criminal in this part OF the
country and 1t Is said that he has committed
every crime in the calendar but murder:
Yesterday morning Nelson Robinson, coal
HEAVIER Of Georgetown. reported that he also