Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-10
AlEX ANORlA AFFAIRS
Local Notes of Interest From Down the
River.
Police Court Affairs and the CORPORA.
ton Court-Nnrrow Escape of
Small Boy.

Lieut.. Smith and Officer Ferguson, Sat-
1rday evening last, arrested Alfred Thomp-
son. colored, at the Alexander Island track.
on warrant sworn out by Champ Kemp.
colored, charging him with stealing 500
from him in this city Friday night and
brought him to this city for examination.
Mayor Thompson gave him a hearing Sat
urday night but continued the case until
o'clock last night. Kemp stated that he
occupied a room with the prisoner and two
other men in a house on South Pitt street
Friday night, and when he went to bed the
500 was in his pocket. When he got up
the money was gone and Thompson had a
pocketful of money. When the prisoner
was searched at the station house so was
found in his pocket. Thompson denied the
charge. and said that IL the money was
the room must have taken it. Mayor
Thompson put him under 500 bond to ap-
pear when wanted
Narrow Escape.
Frank Jefferson, a small white boy. had
marrow escape from being MANNED for
life or killed on North Henry street near
Cameron day or so ago. The boy
stealing ride on a north-bound passenger
train by hanging on the step. AS he at
tempted to jump from the train his
foot hung in the step, and he was
I dragged some feet before he got loose, and
then his legs fell within few inches of
the track. Fortunately, the train was rum
ming slowly. and the boy had time to roll
out of the way of the wheels. He was
quite painfully bruised about the body, but
was not seriously hurt. Those who saw the
boy fall expected to see him cut up by the
wheels, and say his escape was only little
short of miraculous. The train men say
that boys will continue to jump on and of
moving trains until one of them gets killed.
Police Court.
The police report last night as being
cloudy and cold. with two prisoners and
twenty-six dodgers. William Sprigg, col
ored. arrested by Officer Ferguson, charged
with robbing George Geary, colored, of a
coat, Sprigg was made to pay cost Of war
rant. Charles Porter, arrested by Officer
TIGER, charged with being drunk on the
street, fined $50 John Young, charged
with using abusive language, case dismiss
ed. Ernest Travers, VIM. Arlington and
David Brown, arrested by Officers Davis
and Arlington, charged with being drunk
and disordery, fined 81 each. VIM. Horton,
arrested by Special Officer Gentzberger,
charged with being a vagrant, sent to jail
for ten days, subject to chain gang.
Corporation Court.
The corporate court. Judge ]. K. NJ
Norton. presiding, began it's December term
yesterday, but heard only one case that of
Julian II. Taylor against C. H. Burroughs.
unlawful Qetainer oil the store at the north
east corner of Prince and ST. Asaph streets;
argued by c. G. Carlin for defendant and
Morgan Beach for plaintiff The jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Pastime Club Organized.
new club, composed of young people of
this city, was organized a few days ago
under the name of the Alexandria Pastime.
Club at 900 North Washington street. The
officers of the club are John W. May. presi-
dent; Richard Rtenour and Carleton c.
Grimes. vice presidents; H. d. Luckett,
secretary, and G. H. May, treasurer. They
selected as the clubs colors red and black
Notes.
Lieut.. Smith has recovered a diamond
ring ard gold watch which had been stolen
in this city. The owner refused to prose-
cute the young man who had stolen 1t.
Mr.. NJ. F. Bailey, the contractor. mas re-
ported the loss of a lantern from in front
of Mr.. Webster's new house to the police.
Mr.. Bailey says that this makes the fourth
lantern he has lost II two weeks.
The literary class met last night at
o'clock in Peabody Hall. The subjects dis
cpssed were geography. histology and the
DRY and practice of teaching.
DR.. George T. klipstein has sold to Mrs.
Elizabeth p. Morse the house and lot at
the northwest corner OF Fairfax and Gibbn
streets.
The piledriver No. was sold yesterday
by Messrs. ONeil and Lunt for United
States Deputy Marshal Glover, who had
libeled it for debt. Mr.. A. G. Uhler was the
purchaser. Price, s126.