The Washington times., 1895-01-16

the discovery OF flames in house No. $50
Massachusetts avenue northeast occupied by
Henry Marshall and owned by Charles
Shields. Damage, S400; igin unknown.
The "HomeF Social Club Incorporated-M.
G. Mccormick John l.. Burkart, NJ. Gerry,
J. r. Cullen. Richard A. OF Brien, l.. l.. Fred
erick, A. A Frederick. l.. r. VInton. William
T. Harding. NJ. Dyrenforth, C. b. Robinson,
and z S. Randall yesterday filed articles of
Incorporation for society for mutual i'm
proTement 10 be known as The Home. They
propose TO have clubhouse The number OF
managers for the first year is seven.
Coal Thief Under krrest-Ben amin Dixon,
colorel. was arrested by Detectives Boyd and
Horne yesterday charged with stealing coal
from the yard of johnson Brothers.
"skeeter" Johnson's Trial Tomorrow
The trial of George, alias "Skeeter." John
son. colored, who murderously assaulted
Bartender Patrick Costello IN South Wash
ington some time ago. was continued in the
police court yesterday until tomorrow.
frcm the Frying Pan Into the Fire
Thomas Davis was brought into the police
court from Jail yesterday and released from
custody on his personal recognizance. As he
stepped ont of court he was arrested by a
stalwart United States artillery sergeant and
held as deselier from the regular Army.
He was serving sixty days in Jail under the
alias of Thomas Meehan for threatening the
life of Annie Woods
Want Title Quiete1-Lydia Nj. Johnson,
widow of the late John B. Johnson, and her
children want their title 10 Nos. 6l6. 6IS and
&c North Capitol street quoted. The prop
erty was left them at the death OF the hus-
hand and father on January IL, 1898 He
had bought it OF Henrietta b. Edwards, who
received il as heir from William Edwards.
Mrs Edwards died October. 80, 1889, and be-
queathed the property by will made previous
to the sac. 1t is now found that her convey
ance to Mr.. Johnson is defective. Mrs. John
son Yesterday brought suit against Henry 4.
Kensing.on and others who may claim un-
der Henrietta Edwards title, and asked for
correction of the deed by Mrs. Edwards to
her husband.
Girls. of the Polics couTt-In the police
court yesterday the case of John Thomas.
charged with stealing coal from V Baldwin
johnson. continued until the 18th instant.
James II. Williams alias Glenn petit larceny
OF a clock and other art cles from Frank
Harrison; grand jury in Il, 900 bonds.
Claude Bower, assault on Minnie Boyer:
fined IS or fifteen DAYS. John Green. the
alleged walking ''speas-easy," demanded a
jury trial: bonds in 81 900.
Lesion Of Pauk Directors Directors of
the Ohio National Bank were yesterday
elected rs follows: J. d. Taylor. John o.
Johnson. William Lawrence, J. J. Kieiner, f.
L. Browning. U. L. Dieudonne, T. II. Ander-
son, DIR. I. b. Hood L. II. Saunders. George
II In Feira, Francis Thomas, and Henry
Eberhach
Pensions IN the District-Among the pen
SONS granted yesterday we're the following.
in the District OF Columbia: john d. Dor
sey. CALEB Ii. MoX,ey Moses Goidstein,
Jacob Haggenmaker, Anacostia.
cawed Fer Ike a she Bea.-"AlI these
alley fighters ought TO be in jail, was Judge
Millers comment yesterday as be sentenced
Laura Dade. coIored. 20 serve thirty days
sentence in de.aGlt of fine of SO. Laura
was charged with assaulting 3ialinda Jack
son IN Freeman's alley. Malinda told the
court that dat gal was wuss'n she bar.
PUnished in Both Ccrrt5-Albert Frederick
appeared in the police court yesterday laden
down with charges and ignominy- He was
arrested in Pierre court southwest by Police
man Romeo Bowie for assauhing his wife
Alice. There was also charge of drunk
and d.sor erly pending against him, aud to
make matters a little more muicated and
serious for himself be tuFned M on the yolice-
man aud assaulted him. Judge Miller gave
Frederick sixty days il jail and Judge Kim
bail in the court below added to the dose by
giving him thirty days in the changing.
Ten Dollars for Thumpirg Rag gni-
Joseph Fererro. the tropical fruit dealer OF
No. sGJ Louisiana ayesi.e. was charged in
the VOliee courf yesterday with assaulting
Frank Bargasni. Sicilian Iusil-cart vendor
The latter appeared in court with his eve
back and blue and covered with big
ban9ana handkerchief. Fererro denied
striking Bargagni but said he threw him out.
eeause he was insulting. aad his eye struck
aCairst a barrel on the sidewalk The CON-
plainant declared: He thumua me- harda
and knocka me down The Judge believed
Bargagnis story and fined Fererro SO.
install a:ian oF CfIicsr--The National
Soldiers and Sailors Beneficial Union net
last night and Installed the following officers
10 serve the ensuing year:
Charles 4. Fisher president: Alex Oglesby.
iirst wee president: Thomas ]. JoEes. second
vice president; J. ". Butcher. secretary:
Alex Freeman. treasurer: John i. Dixon.
chaplain: Isaac Hamilton, marshal: Charles
u. Fisher. John W FrceTan. and John B.
/ Dixon. executive committee The following
committee was appointed TO prepare the an
nUal banquet, February s: Afex Freeman,
Alex Cg!es!y, T. J. Jones, Isaac Hamilton
J. ". Butcher. q. J.. Younger, Joseph Liver.
pool, W. II. Colbert. and C. b. Fisher.
Drama at the Soldiers Fome-NIr Edwin
Baker and his company of local y,iayers will
tomorrow present before the inmates of The
Soldiers Home a fve-act drama. entitled
The ricEei Line. The following we'll
known amateurs viii appear in the cast: Mr..
Edwin Baker George NJ Tvsinger. f. b. An
/ derson. Ii. ". Weber, William T. Fragress
Percy Lowd, George B. Myles. Miss Katie
Haloran, and Miss Mary Beadle.
Net rs Poor as She Pretended-M Smith
the portly colored woman, who appeared in
the police court Monday. charged with thre,
cases Of larceny OF a quantity of hogsheaC
cheese. chickens, and other edibles from
market dealers. and tried to get out of it by
telling the court a hard luck story. is not SC
poor as she pretended. When arraignet
Mary told Judge Miller that she sroe the
articles because she was hungry and had not
tasted food for forty-eight hours. Yesterday
notwithstanding her alleged poverty, sh,
managed to scrape together $50 with which
TO pay the three fines of $50 each.
Fun Over by Letter Carrier-Matildt
Hall, colored, fifty years of age, a resident oI
Ceda- street, was run over by letter car
riers cart at Fourteenth and Pierce street:
northwest last night and painfully injured
about the face and head. She was removed
10 Freedman's Hospital in the patrol wagon
Forming the Police Ball-The police bal
at Convention Halt this evening. for the ben
eft of the relief fund, promises to be bis
affair. The men OF each precinct are yieint
with each other in trying to sell the greatest
number of tickets. Should each policeman
sell the allotted twenty-five tickets the de
pleted fund would receive an impetus in tn.
: shane of something like S5 COO