The Washington times., 1895-01-29
LOCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
Snow; slightly colder; northeast shifting to
northwest winds.


Buried the Wine in an Ash Pile-Frank
Seals. young colored man employed ut the
wholesale liquor establishment OF Mrs Alice
X. Seligson, corner OF Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest was arrested
yesterday by Policeman kilmartin, charged
with the larceny OF six bottles OF wine. Tee
bottles We're found in an ash heap. where it
is thought they were burbed by Seals until
he could get an opportunity 10 get away with
them.
Told Him 10 Get Of the Earth"-James
BUmbry. e0iored. was charged in the police
court yesterday with assaulting Charles II.
Hutchinson, Il special policeman for the Ana
costa Street Railway Company. Bumbry
fused to pay his fare and when told to get
Off the car by the special he replied. 'You get
off the earth.' Bumhry then siezed Hutchin-
son in the collar. He was fined SO or 10 days
in jail.
Unlicensed Business Men Eotifed-License
Inspector r. o. Melton served three warrants
on unlicensed merchants and others IN the
First police precinct Yesterday. and notified
them to appear IN the police court to-day.
They were: Samuel G. Raub, hotel and bar
room supplies. No. 1105 street northwest;
John c. Hawls'y. restaurant, and Samuel Gas
senheImer. hotel.
Gave Him Free Pass to Jail-Howard
Mcclure, rather foxy young white man,
StcHfSu II fHiiEVdl lltktl Ntluti ut from
Frederick Hauer. stranger, by means of
false representation. and sold it TO scalper
Judge Miller yesterday gave Mcclure q free
pass 10 lai for two months. while in default
OF the restitution OF 81 to Mr.. Hauer. he will
have TO serve an additional thirty days.
Thieves Working II Street Rosetta Rich
ardsoD, servant at No. 340l NJ street. re-
ports TO police headquarters the larceny from
her of a ladies' light doub!e-breasted coat,
red Grape dress, and apron. Louis Fenahon
of 3137 NJ street. reports the loss by theft of
a B-dat brass cornet and quantity of cloth
ing.
Tried by the Police Judges-In the police
court yesterday Charles Colbert, a white
newsboy, was fined 80 or fifteen days for
throwing stones at Augustus Wright, another
! boy. Abraham Lane forfeited So collateral
for essaulting Mary Walker, both colored.
James Bell. charged with housebreakIng. in
entering the dwelling OF Henry W. HInkIe,
was held for the grand jury in $500 bonds.
Bessie Berry, assault on Lille Sangston, for
! feited so. Daniel Campbell, assault on
/ John A. Taylor, demanded jury trial Ran
dolph Richardson. setting UP a gaming table,
! jury trial demanded George Smith larceny
! of two hams from John A. Augusterfer. two
months in jail. William Frazier. coored
assault on Jennie Frazier, forfeited SO
John Walkers Widow 0verlcoked-The
will of the late John Walker. filed yesterday.
leaves his property, amounting to 81 .000 oi
which $4,000 is life insurance, to his niece
! Mary Elizabeth Chase, of No. 1925 Eleventh
street northwest. She is directed to give two
| other nieces. Mary b. Walker and Susan S
Walker $500; his father, Oliver S. Walker, o.
Wiliiamstown. Vt. $500; his cousins, William
j. and Nellie NJ. Walker. 500 each. Mr.
Walkers widow lives in Chicago.
Contractor Hodges Suit Against the Dis.
trict-The suit of William Z. Hodges against
the District to recover S5, 1873 damages fol
breach of contract came yesterday to a hear
ing before Judge Bradley. Hodges made a
contract with Commissioners Douglass, Hine
and Robert on September 5, 1890, to sprinkle
sweep and clean the alleys of Washington
and Georgetown for two years from tha
date. He claims $50 for the cleaning of un
paved alleys on September 6, 1890. SIS, ,00
damages for not being allowed to carry ou
his contract for unpaved alleys. and SS3 70
the month during which his contract TO
paved alleys was abrogated.s
Beer Caused Walters Downfall-A case o
beer standing yesterday in front of saiool
tempted Walter Scott small colored boy
and he stole three bottles. valued at 80 cents
Retribution was quick. as Policeman Gree
soon found him, and he was taken to polio
station No. 8, and charged with larceny.
Fell on the Slippery Sidewalk Mrs. Ami
Francis, who resides at No. 708 street north
east. fell on the sidewalk on A street betwee
Sixth and Seventh streets, last evening. an
received a severe scalp wound. She was re
moved to her home and the family physician
DR.. HaZen, summoned.
Pocket-book snatcher Captured-Willia
Dixon. colored, is held at police station Nc
charged with larceny from the person. II
was arrested yesterday by Policeman Hart
ley. 1t is thought Dixon is the man VIII
Saturday evening last at the Norther
Liberty market snatched from Lena Weis
miller a pocket-book containing about So
Real Estate Transfers-Deeds of real estat
were filed yesterday for record as follow!
Annie Kniffin and husband to Mary Louis
Kniffin Swords. of Hartford, Conn, lot g.
square 1873, and lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. squar
1873. S. James w. Harper TO Andreas Loff1e
lots IL and 18, 81 200. George T. Klipstein [
John s. Rich, lots Al, 40, and Al, square 104
$10 Edward L. Gould to Julius Egloif, Il
ga" square 96s, 1,600 Diller F. Croft I
Laura v. Lawson. lot II, block 15. Brigh
: wood Park. 81 200. Matilda T. Holcombe
Clarence g. WariDg. lot %, block 6, TIL
Widows Mite, $40. Frank d. Foster an
William A. Wells, trustees. to Eugene G. Je
freys. lot IA, block Al, North Grounds Colun
bian University, $4,000. Joseph N. Whitnt
and wife to Fred f. Howard, part of lot 6
square 1861, so. John G. Darnall and wi
to William s. Beacham, part OF original lot
square 879, 400. John s. Rich and wife
George 7. Klipstein, lot So, square 10, $40.