The Washington times., 1895-02-05
LUCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
The Weather To-day.
/ air; colder; northwest winds.

elizabeth stevens Qled yesterday inoIHiHS
from pneumonia. She was the wife OF Mr.
~. X. Stevens. Of All Souls Church, promi-
nent in Sunday-school circles. but pc haIs
better known as the superintendent OF the
bathing beach. Mrs. Stevens. like her hus-
band, was kind-hearted and pubiic-spirited,
and her loss will be deeply felt.
Buena Vista Club Wants Its Toney Fe-
urnrd-For several days the members of the
Buena Vista Club have been considering the
adyisability of making formal demand on
District Assessor Trimble for the $500 de
posted for a liquor license, the application
or which is now waiting the action oil the
excise hoard. Mr.. John Hockmeyer, presi-
dent of the club. said yesterday that he be
lieyed il was the intention OF the club to take
such action at the next me- ting, which would
lie held N a day or two. This is result OF
the decision handed down about zen days
ago, in the Press Club case. The Buena Vista
Club has membership OF more than l,O0o.
and has never solicited outside patronage
nor does it expect any.
Wade o with Case of Egg7-Unknown
thieves stole a case of eggs valued al SI.5O
from in front of the S ore of John i. Me
Gregor. corner Tenth and b streets north
west, last evening. The matter was reported
to the police.
smel ptx situation Clear-No new cases
Of smallpox; no suspects, was the health
Office report at late hour last night.
Worse Than Bond CalI-Secretary Car
Isle had a close call Sunday afternoon whiie
crossing Pennsylvania avenue in front oil
the Executive Mansion. He came within an
ace of being run down by lying slelgh
drawn by two spirited horses. The only in
convenience sufferered by the manager of the
national excheluer was the damage TO his
hat, which was trampled in the slush.
True Bills from the Grand Jury-The grand
Jury yesterday presented true bills against
William Calvin Chase for libel, Walter Robin
son for larceny from the person. james Wash
ington for ASSAULT TO Kill, John Crumptna.
alias johnson, for second oifense of petit lar
cenv: Charles Barnes. alias Cox. or same OF
Tense: Wade Lailey for hoasebreakinG. VIII
liam Sanford for housebreaking, and William
Wood and Samuel Dyson for housebreaking.
They ignored the charge of housebreaking
against John c. Lucas.
Pecalcitraut Witnesses Plea enied-The
United States Supreme Court yesterday de-
MED The applications of Broker Chapman and
Correspondent Shriyer for leave 10 ask for
writs of habeas corpus. They are under in
dictment. il will lie remembered. for refusing
TO answer questions IN the Senate inyestIga-
tion into the sugar trusts relations to tariff
! LEGISLATION. The court held that there was
nothing exceptional in these cases TO warrant
interruption of the ordinary course The
Two men are now in custody of deputy mar
shais. but will give bail tomorrow.
De- tn Finally Believed the Old Man
john Brooks. colored, over seventy years Of
age, who was turned out In the cold by his
children. and found in a snow drift near
Bennings by Policeman Gardner. about n
week ago, died yesterday at the poorhouse
hospital. When discovered, the old man 5
feet and lower limbs were terribly frozen.
The police are looking for the hearIless chill
dren OF the dead man.
Room Entered by Sneak Thief-A sneak
thief entered the room of Benz iamln Bicker. al
No. 800 Seventh street northwest aud stoe
Sl7 from the pocket of his coat, which was
hanging on the wall.
Daring Daylight Robbery-A bold colored
thief seized the pocketbooE of Mrs. Z. E.
! James. of No. 232 I street northwest, while
/ she was walking along Seventh street, near
/ d street northwest, about noon yesterday.
/ The thief escaped.
Jerusalem Boys Sent TO Jail-John
| Burke, janitor OF Rechabite Hall, Charles
! Wood. and Charles Harris. the three colored
men who figured as grand moguls of the
| crap-shooting, card playing Knights oi
! Jerusalem, who were raided by Sergt. Lnm-
/ hardy and his men before daylight Sunday
4 morning. appeared IN the police court as
/ prisoners yesterday. They were charged
| with setting up aud maintaining gaming
! tables. Judge Miller held them for the action
| Of the grand jury.
tracing the Dead Vans Friends-A de,
| termined effort is being made by Inspector
| Hollinberger and his detectives to locate the
! .rienis Of the man who fell dead at the Fourth
/ precinct police station from exhaustion and
hunger. Several photographs of himself
taken at Hobart, New South Wales, besides
/ letters postmarked Hon Kong, China, and
| Melbourne. were found on his person. These
indicate that his name was James Hunter
II IL.
| statiow when applying for free lodgings The
communications also make it appear that tbs
dead man was a prominent Mason. Tht
body is still at Lees undertaking establish
lishment.
male Razor-carrier Heavily Fined -Sadi,
Nixon, who was arrested Sunday night anC
charged with carrying a razor was fined S5(
10y Judge Miller yesterday.
teiOly tn Police Cour Judges-In the DO
lice court yesterday William Nally was fined
SO or thirty days in jail for the theft of s.
from Cortez Dansel, hack driver Kat
Cross. alias Gray, colored. was held in 81 .00t
or the grand jury on the charge of house.
breaking. it being alleged that she entered
the house Of Mollie Jones, No. All DelaYar
avenue southwest, for the purpose os com
hitting felony. Patrick Scanlon, alias 10
seDh Scanlon. and Edward Garner. charged
with entering the storehouse OF George T
SchlOrb. at the corner OF First and o streets
southwest. and the chicken-houSe of Harrie
Young, in the rear of 1921 First street south
west. and stealing a barrel Of pigs feet. nails
meat, and several fowls, were held for tn,
grand jury in $500 bond in each oftwo charges
The case OF Charles Wheeler and Phillip vii
Iiams, charged with breaking into the hous
of Abraham S. Leyita, OF No. 62S stree
northwest, and taking three watches, wa
postponed until to-day. Samuel Browl
and James Brown were sent to Jail for two
days and fined SO for setting up and main
tanning a gaming table in Goat alley. Louisi
Brown, eolored. for assaulting Policeman
Auldridge, by biting his fingers, was givel
lz0 days in jail without fine. Thomas Grad
was sent to Jail for sixty days for carrying
revolver. John Lomax. colored. was finet
so, or in default sixty days in Jail for as
Sauiting Bessie Diggs, also colored, with
knife several days ago.
Weapon Vast Not Concealed - Rober
Brooks, colored, who on Saturday drew
pistol on Policeman Evans in a house on
street southwest. was in police court yester
day charged with carrying concealed weau
ons. II was shown in the testimony ofrere
that Brooks carried the firearm in his han
and therefore the charge was inaccurate
Judge Miller accordingly ordered anothe
information to be made out against the pris
oner, charging him with carrying n deadl
weapon. Brooks counsel demanded jur
| trial