The Washington times., 1895-02-17

warmer; west to southwest winds.
Thefts Reported to the Police-Mrs. r.
Schinger, of No. 1924 Seventh street north
west, reported TO police headquarters yestcr
day that thieves entered her store Wednesday
night and stole black cashmere dress. Miss
M. Hayden, OF No. 1907 Thirteenth street
northwest, reports that gold watch was ia
ken from her house.
Held for the Grand Jury-Judge Miller yes
terday beld Patrick Seully alleged to have
burglarized Kann & Sons jeWelry store, in
$1,000 bonds for the grand jury.
In the Po,ice Courts Benjamin Ferguson
was mulcted $40 and five days in jail yester-
day by Judge Miller for the larceny of S5
from Yoss Moore. Emma Lancaster, colored,
was sent to Jail for a month for cruelty as
saulting Oleanda Brady, little girl. John
Auckward. for assaulting William Burroughs
with club. was fined $40, or in default
thirty days in Jail. James B. Ashton, col
ored barber, was committed TO Jail in de-
fault of $1,000 for the grand jury. on the
charge of having criminal knowledge OF
hheen-year-old Commora Thomas.
Fined for Maltreatlng Horses-The Eeking-
ton Street Railway Company was represented
In police court yesterday by Robert l. Todd,
superintendent; Charles Gates, conductor,
and James F. Rusher, driver. II seems
thai pair OF horses hitched to n car on that
sleet and fell. In their endeavors TO get the
animals TO their feet the conductor and driver
OF the car used undue force. Humane Officer
Rabbit appeared against the men, ant testi-
lied as to their maltreatment OF the animals.
The superintendent of the road, Todd, was
also In the dock, charged with working horses
on his line unfit for labor. A fine OF S5 was
imposed in each case.
His Lungs Will Get stronger-James
Riley's face is as familiar in the police court
as the very 'pen" itself. Yesterday Riley WAS
arragned for being ''vag.' He told the
court that he had been released from the
workhouse On Tuesday and had been looking
for work.
"Why didn't you join the snow shoyeling
procession?" asked Judge Kimball.
II have very weak lungs" explained the
| prisoner, "and inhaling the cold atmosphere,
which l would have 10 do. would give me
| pneumonia" He captured two months in
the chaingang.
| Gen. Bussey is Nearly Well-Gcn. Cyrus
Bussey, who was painfully injured last Mon
| day by being knocked down and dragged by
a sleigh, is on the ROAD to recovery. The
Emergency Hospital physicians say that he
will be discharged from the hospital as cured
in a very few days.
Small Fire in the Normandie-An over
heated pipe from the range in the Normandie
Hotel was responsible Tor small blaze in
| thst hosiery about IL O'Clock yesterday
morning. The flames were soon extinguished
/ by the fire department Loss about S75; in
| sured.
Sol Green Again in Custody - Detectives
Lacy and Weldon yesterday arrested the
notorious Sol Green, who it is alleged, stole
from the person OF Annie Fitzgerald, col
| ored character OF Louise alley, several weeks
ago. Green has kept under cover since the
larceny, and il was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the officers located him When
| taken into custody he was beyond Jackson
City, in Virginia. He was locked up al No
police station.
| Charles Aston Was Eeserted-Charles A.
| Alstcn yesterday sued Fannie Aston for di-
| vorce. They were married at Warrenton. y.
c.. on January 4, 1879. by the Rev. Mr..
Rhode. They came here TO live in 1882 In
1892 she deserted him, and has since refused
to live with him.
Caused BIZ an overheated stove-A slight
| fire occurred in the library of the Assembly
| Presbyterian Church, at the corner of Fifth
| and streets northwest about o'clock yes
terday afternoon, caussd by an oyerheated
stove. Damage, about $50.
Catholic Knights Of America-At a meet
ing OF the District Council. Catholic Knights
OF America, officers were elected as follows:
Spiritual director, Rev. NJ. P. Sullivan; presi-
dent, George R. Repetti; vice president, John
Elbert: secretary, John A. Madigan; treas
urer, John Shughrue; supreme delegate 10
the next Supreme Council. to be held at
Omaha in May next. NJ. l. Weller and John
a. Madigan, alternate.