Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-26
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Police Station Was Crowded. With Of
tenders.
Brutal Assault on n L4Qdy by n Tough
christmas Mt Fort
Myer.

There were forty-siX cases made yester-
day by the police in this precinct 1t was
one of the busiest days in the history of the
station. Twenty-one of the arrested par
ties succeeded in getting out on collateral,
while twenty-five were held. Twenty-one of
these went down to court at once in the
Maria. The offenders owing to number, had
to be locked in the cells Eight cells held
the prisoners kept over until this morning
with the exception of four. These spent
much OF the glorious feast day in the sta
ton dungeon. They became obstreperous,
and for the preservation of order their close
confinement became necessary.
The most important arrest made yester-
dey was that of VIM. d. Smith, by Officer
Bradley. The man is a negro, and yester-
day was beastly intoxicated. At the cor
ner of Valley and Q streets he snatched
bag of candies from the child of Mrs John
stewart, who was accompanying it in a
walk for block or two. After getting pos
session of the candies the man, out of in
fernal "cussedness," scattered them about
the street. The mother demonstrated with
MIN, whereupon he turned and dealt her a
heavy blow.
She fell with force across the curbstone
Mrs. st, wart is in delicate condition, and
the blow and fall were great shock to
her. Serious consequences are probable.
some paSsers-by saw the brutal as
sault. and indignation ran high. The
man was captured ten minutes after
the performance of the inhuman act He
fought the officer at his boarding house.
where the arrest was made, and antagoniZ-
ed him at the station. Mrs. Stewart was
carried car to her home, 1850 Valley street.
This morning she was very weak and i'll.
smith Will be sent to Jail to await the re-
suit of the assault. No amount of col
la would be accepted for his release
by Lieut. Swindells. The physicians Ger
utcate was taken to court this morning
with the prisoner.
At Fort Mycr.
The sixth cavalry, composed of COM
panies A, G, G, H, celebrated Christmas
yesterday at Fort Myer in the old-fash-
icned home way. There were fifty turkeys,
a great Christmas tree and all the decora-
lions incident to the occasion.
The festival was arranged under the
auspices of The Upper Ten Club of the
fort 1t was held in the band quarters
800 soldier boys participating.
Frank Ragen attempted theft of a pocket
book yesterday from Mrs. Griffin. :iG:I7 X
street. Officer Seymour frustrated the fell
low, recovering the tempting article and
imprisoning him. The pocket book con-
tanned So
Bill Hughes assaulted officer H. NJ.
5nith yesterday.
The supervisors along the canal acting in
accordance with Instructions from the
Georgetown headquarters, have opened the
waste Wiers of their respective levels ami
drained the whole highway for the winter,
excepting the Georgetown level This will
be kept filled to supply the mills with power.
At noon yesterday the Knight Templars
fere assembled in their banquet hall and
toasted in a body the Grand Lodge of the
United States. This is yearly custom.
Other toasts were also drunk. Among the
speakers We're Sir knights Darby, Corson,
Pardon, Appleby. Storch and Vinson
Prof. and Mrs. Fred Smith of Cornell
University are visiting Mr. and Mrs. VIM.
r. DooreS for the holidays.