The Washington times., 1894-11-07
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather TODAY
Partly cloudy; slight changes in tempera-
ture; west winds, becoming variable.

Alleged Bicycle Thief Held-Robert Spring
steen, colored, the alleged bicycle thief, who
is said to have purloined "wheel' from
! Clarence L. lngiing as stated in yesterdays
! TIMfs. was held for the grand jury in $500
bonds by Judge Miller yesterday.
Policemen Gone Eome to vote-The thieves
about town are still industrious. Miss L.
| Marshall OF No. 1915 New York avenue, had
a silver watch stolen from her room, and
Mrs. L. P. Taylor. Of the Temple Hotel, lost q
! gold watch and chain in the same way B.
/ Thompson, of No. 100 Ninth street southeast,
| is minus an overcoat which he had left in
/ Room SO OF the Atlantic Building A sneak
/ thief entered the hallway Of William MILL
! Gan's house, at No. 1912 Twelfth street north
west, and carried away a womans coat.
Baptist Home Officers Electsd-At the an
nual meeting of the board of managers of the
| Baptist Homo. No. 594S street. West Wash
ington, ths following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. J. X.
| Stickney; vice president, Mrs. Isaac Miller;
second vice president, Mrs. H. G. Sholes: sec
retary, Mrs. James B. Philip; treas
urer, Mrs Sarah McC. spofford; ex-
ecutive committee. Mrs. D. s. Fos-
ter and Mrs. f. @. Altemus, with the
above officers; purchasing committee, Mrs.
A. E. Hodges, Mrs. ". II. Haycock; visiting
committee. Mrs. Caroline Bergman Mrs. H.
! Clay Stewart, Mrs. Anna A. Peck, Mrs. E. A.
Olive, Mrs. w. H. Hsycoek, Mrs. Duncan
/ Thompson, Mrs. C. B. Smith Mrs. D. S. Fos-
ter. and Miss Blanche c. Coones.
! Re Had ALREADY Been Punishea-Artbur
Fraser, a coiorsd teamster, was sent to jail
for five days by Judge Miller yesterday after
noon for stealing ono wagon-load OF fertilizer
valued at so ceats, from John Roach. The
sentsnce was TIHde light in consideration OF
the fact that Fy8syr had already been in Jail
since 0Gteber II.
Wharf Owner 2ilsy Fired--In Judge Kim
balls court yesterday William W. Riley
owner Of Riley's Wharf, on the river front,
was charged with allowing manure and other
refuse 10 be piled on bis wharf, there to re-
man and decay in the sun while awaiting
shipment. Healfh Officer Woodward ap-
peared as g government witness and de-
scribed the foGl coIiditien of afTairs on the
wharf. He said tie nuisance had been com
planned of rtpeEtediy by citizens, and that
Mr.. Riley has tsec notified to asats it. but
had failed 70 do SO. In fning the defendant
$40 Judge Ktnbal instructed him that Hsre-
after be must dump his refuse, ETC., on boats
10 be shipped a. once, ana not on the wharf.
They 81 tSe Trus- is Veiia-Wiliam S.
Thompson and the American Security and
Trust Company yesterday fled answers in
the suit Of Nary a. Babe. OF No. 434 K street
| northwest. She charges that a fraud was
pTacticed In securing Il trust deeds for $500
against two houses and lots in the northeast
part ef the city which was left her by her
husband. Joseph W. Babe. She claims that
she should held the property free from en-
cumbrance. Both answers hold that the
| trust is legal and valid and Thompson asks
TO be allowed 20 enforce his lien by sale. The
Security Company asserts that Babe left an
equity of redemption to his wife.
Cot Fer Divorce Judge Cox yesterday
granted Susie c. Wills a divorce from John
II how -trTnr mn riaH hnra Topf
airy 3. 1889, AID he deserted her il the follow
ing June. She Is allowed to resume her
maiden name, Dietz.
ChurcH Trustees sued-William Lowry yes
terday sued Alexander King and others, trus-
tees of the East Washington Station Colored
NJ. E. Church. for 81, 1885 due on account Of
supplies furnished.
Disposition of Two Fstates-John NJ Com
stock, chief of division in the Treasury De-
partment, who lives at lexington. receives
all property left by his wife, Elsie w. He is
also made executor under the will filed yes
terday. His petition for letters testamentary
shows that she owned a house and lot at Bay
Head. n. j.: another at Arverne. n. Y, and
5000 in personal property. She also had
$4,000 life insurance Her heirs at law are
their daughters, Lizzie S. Stearns, New York
city; Annie NJ Hart. Rochester. n. Y. and
Minnie n. Ety. OF this city
v.
No. l07 Four-and-a-half street southw est,
gives her interest in the dome inherited from
her mother. Sarah \. >Smithson, to her
brother and sisters, R. W. Smithson, Caroline
Grillet, Sarah Lacy and Susan Wilkinson.
She wishes her sons, William H., Benjamin
F., and Salvador D. Hobbs, to have O homo
there. but gives them no legal claim. William
S. Smith is made executor
Coed Templars Elect oficers-Washingten
Lodge, No 4, l. o. g. T., held regular session
in their new quarters. Seventh and D streets
northwest, last Monday evening Owing to
the absence Of the deputy from the grand
lodge the installation of officers was deferred
until next Monday. The following were
| elected officers for the next quarter: Thomas
W. Steep. chief tempar; Sister Mamie Nor
timer, vioe-templar; Elsie Densmore chap
lain; R. Salkeld, marshal; Ella Thomas,
guard. and Sister Marshall MOwatt. sentinel.
Delegates to the grand lodge, Brothers
Tucker and Steep. Visitors were Messrs.
Wolf. Watt, Campbell, Libhey. and brothers
from Great Fails and Alexandria. Under the
good Of the order. Prof. H. Enoch rendered
some operatic music. which was highly ap-
plauded, and the professor responded in an
eloquent address.
Dis -rderly and Arrested-Edward f. Gif-
ferd and Howard Burroughs went into the
saloon of Daniel Calm. at No. 1888 H street
northeast, last night and proceeded to "clean
it OUT Aiterward they were arrested by
Policemen Brown and Gee and locked up at
No. station.
His Face artisticaJIy Carved-Dallas Jones,
colored, at No. 933 II street northwest, had
quarrel with a fellow-workman yesterday.
Jones had only natures arms TO battle with.
but his opponent had knife. with which he
artistically carved up Jones' face and escaped
At the Emergency Hospital Jones was found
| to have been cut on the cheek, neck, ear, and
hands, but h. is not seriously wounded.
| Clubbed While Shouting for Morton-While
| Justify hurrahing for Morton and Strong, in
| front of the Central Power Station, about IL
o'clock last night Frederick G. Wiegert, OF
| No. 713 Seventh street, was siruck on the
head with club in the hands of an unknown
white an. he blow resulted il a long
| cash, which was sewed up at the Emergency
| Hospital.