Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-20
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Alleged Reckless Driving, With Resulting
Accident.
The Ownership of-dhe Streets IN Is
sue in Appropriation for Grading
Other Local Notes.

Justin Mccarthy. Washington contrac-
tor, was locked up at t1e station last night
on two charges-reckless driving and as
sault and battery. While driving down M
street near 3Oth yesterday evening he gave
his horses head jerk and, 1t is alleged,
started across the roadway. A moment
later the shaft and wheel Of the vehicle
struck A. G. Borghausen, young man, be-
tween twenty-three and twenty-four. who
was waiting for a car. The shock knocked
him down, and before he could arise
bakers wagon ran over the victims legs.
He was quite seriously hurt. Mccarthy
was taken in by the police. and later re-
leased on collateral
Dover Released.
Geo. Dover. who violently attacked Ma
than Ridout with base ball bat on col
ored excursion. down the Potomac some
days ago and was arrested here on the
charge Of assault and battery with intent
to kill. had his case nolle pressed yester-
day, the District courts not having juris-
d!ction. Ridout Is in a bad way. He Is
seriously hurt. it is reported. and may die.
Dover has had court experiences before.
Two or three months ago. he got In. a
razor fight opposite the Twenty Build.
ings." and received some horrible facial
gashes. One of the jabs OF his antagonlst
brought the weapon so heavily against nis
jawbone that the blade was snapped IN
two. Surgical attention and time brought
him around, however.
Tagging Dogs.
Three owners of unlicensed dogs were
yesterday drought to the scratch by Of
ficer Heide. Much trouble has been expe-
riented this year by the police In seeing
this tae ging law observed .-. r..s.-
Nearly half the owners of animals here
have fingered. deferred and quarreled over
the procurement Of the medals that give
carines liberty.
There SEEM to be unus Ial opposition to
the payment of the tax. and 1t IS reported
the greatest kickers. The majority OF those
who own dogs and who really feel the
passing away of 81 yearly are the earliest
applicants for licenses. --. ...-.-.' =.
There are several wealthy county resi-
dents who own eight and nine dogs apiece
mostly hounds) who are at present en-
gagged in a semi-legal fight against the
er tire number. If immediate compliance
with the existing law, though. is not made
the police Will have the parties before the
courts.
hibit licenses, which they may purchase
after q summo ms has reached them.
Here, the police cay, exists big defect
In the law. Noncompliance should be
always possibility of worming out of the
payment Of the 81 per dog. and discovery
of an attempt to elude the law meets with
no substantial rebuke.
II Is the owners knowledge of this that
rskes the collection of the dog tax most
unpleasant and slowly accomplished task.
Control. oR Streets"
The Georgetown people are still talking Of
the $4,000 item in the improvement sched-
ule to be spent on the regarding and re-
paving Of NJ street, made necessary through
the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company's track extension, and the report
ers and papers are being congra tulated on
the early publication offthe intention. The
people here claim that. the Commissioners
to interfere with the grades or streets in
Georgetown without the permission of the
property owners, as they say that the title
to the streets is still vested in the PROV
erty holders and not in the United States
government, as in Washington.
The articles of conveyance Of this section
from Maryland to the. United States ex-
pressly stipulate that the control Of the
ed for the benefits of the citizens living
therein.
Notes.
Hettie Roche and husband, James A.,
have sold to Geo. w. Ray part of lot LOT,
in Threlkelds Addition, being improved
property on the west side Of 35th near P
street. .~
Windsor Davis and VIM. Whaly. trustees,
yesterday sold Frances F. Caykendall lot
Is, block IA, of Reno.
Mr.. William c. Fischer of 1865 BOD street
northwest, who has been lying very sick
for the past two weeks at Providence Hos
pital with malaria, is steadily improving.
Miss Amelia Brown and Miss Rose Lusby
have Just returned from a delightful nine
weeks visit to Lancaster, Columbia and
Harrisburg, Pa.
City of Richmond to Fortress Monroe and
Norfolk Saturday at pm. See advt.