Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-29
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Four Tough Young Ia, Taken in Gus
~e''- p" tody.
They Put Up y 13sG Flight. hut Were
=, Cnpturcsi-Other Notes Of
C~nrpal 1atercst

The johnson brothers. .colored toushs and
a.i-arouni lawbrcakers. participated in
another Of Their lawiess Qualifications last
night In fr,nt of tn Fir home on Twenty
Building squa-e."' one block west or the
station house Just as they were ir the
midst of bcisterous assault and swearing
match. pitched between brothers and broth
ers the police became aware Of what was
going on. and made TO- the scene. Officers
Harry Loimar. and Conion went straight
through; tie others, Ctmnk.ng they would
not be needed. turned back. AS soon as the
lighters saw tn, officers approaching. they
ran into their houses with the determine
ton to CON. bine ana fight the common ene-
my and settle their internal disputes after
ward. Officer Lehman reached the doo- as
1t was being closed. just in time to put his
foot in and prevent IL from being fastened.
AS he did SO one OF the brothers ran Al him
with a chair pitche1 high above his head
AMI brought IL down with force. The door
being but partly open. the chair was unable
to strike its INTENDED mark. BY this time
Lehman was Joined by Officer Conion. and
the two togetner forced open the door.
Then began a bombardment OF the officers
with every available hard object that the
brothers could find at hand. brick used
to keep back a door was hurled with effect.
making painful bodily bf use on Lehman.
HidSc oAsics. tuA WSiis. piCtSTe
frames and other such articles followed m
rapid succession. conion was knocked down
with chair The brothers, though, or at
least three Of them. were finally overpower-
cd They proved TO be Walter. William and
Levi. Clinton escaped. The Johnson broth
ers have never been known to go to the
lookup without resisting the arresting en-
Ger or officers. Their most recent assault
Is sakd. they threw Oficer Martin OBrien
over fence. They are large and muscular
iy built fellows.
4 Rabid Dog.
A black setter dog. thought to be rabid.
made his appearance on 35,h street, in
'Dryantown.' yesterday. and snapped and
81 ARIEL at every one who passed.. Louis
Wayne. fearing that the animal would SUE
ceel In biting some enc. ran into his home
and securing gun. started after him. The
dog ran for life. He went through the sub
division of Burleltn. through Dr. Clark s
place. down the Ridge road 10 tine Foxhail
aid became finally lost. He was fired at
OF &c. and the gLnner says his load took ef-
feet. blood appearing. but the dog went on
During his whole race for life he frothei.
jagged his head from side to side and
snapped at everything in his path. Mr.
John He igman narrowly escaped being bit.
The residents In the vicinity Of the place
where the dog disappeared are all excite
n:cnt Parties have been searching ever
sfnce for the brute.
Hcber Tent Of Rechabites held a very in
teresting me citing last night Heber has the
youngest officers In the order, and among
the exercises OF last night was an exempli-
Ecaticn OF toe lodges private work by
them. The tent now meets at Odd Fellows
Hall, Ola 31st street
Mr. John Cruikshanks. lawyer died last
hight at his home. 122I slst street He had
been in i'll health for some time. Deceased
was the son-in-law of the late DIR. Antisell
OF Washington. A surgeon of considerabl
note. His wife survives him
Mr. Geo Birch wife and son have re-
turned from Monterey Springs, Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa