The Washington times., 1895-01-10
LUCAL NEWS OF ALL SORTS
ThcsWcather To-day.
The District of Columbia and Maryland
rein and snow;momheasterly winds.

Police Court Jury Completed-The second
panel of police nourt jurors was sworn in and
commenced business yesterday. They are
Thomas A. ElEs Charles J. Thorp, William
ReimburR, James L. Anderson, William X.
Cohen, Alpheus G. Hoops, Edward s. York,
Anthony Leibern, John Il. Carr, Charles
Richardson, and Harry Kengla.
Two Unlicensed Bar Cases-Alice st. Clair,
colored, was convicted by q jury in Judge
Miller's court yesterday of keeping "speak-
easy" in Pleasant alley southwest. She was
fined $3.50 or sixty days in Jail. verdict of
not guilty was renderded in the case of james
Gallagher, charged with keeping an unli-
censed bar at No. 123 q street southwest
Cases in the Police Court. In the police
court yesterday the case OF housebreakiDg
against Harry Keser was nolle pressed. The
charge oil threats against ex-Fireman Sorrell
was dismissed. Charles Everett was held for
the grand jury in $500 bonds fer passing
worthless check for So on Bruce Herrell. the
dairy lunch man ON G. street. John +. Dun
gan. barber. was sent TO Jail for four months
on the charge of carrying concealed weapons.
Charles Mckinley, charged with using bogus
checks, nole pressed. Henry Smith. Edward
johnson. and Eugene L. Burreli, larceny of
calf skin from Frank Howard, were fined 80
each or six days in jail.
Editor Chase Was in Court William Calvin
Chase. editor of the Bee, appeared in the
police court yesterday. in company with De-
teetiyc Carter. on the warrant charging crimi-
nal libel, which was sworn out by Recorder
Taylor late Tuesday afternoon. The hearing
was postponed until tomorrow. bonds being
fixed at $500, and were furnished by Mr..
Robert Key, of South Washington.
Press Club Wins the Case-Aceording to
the verdict rendered by jury in the police
cour: yesterday, regularly organized clubs in
the District may serve liquors TO their men,
harn zrrafl At,t ha,fr< fnofA AnOn
was that OF the National Capital Press Club,
charged with selling liquor without license.
The club was represented by Attorney An
drew A. Lipscomb
The jolly Fat Mems New Year-The ad-
vent OF the fourth year of the existence OF the
jolly Fat Mems Club was signalized In a be-
fitting manner on Tuesday evening at Rock
Springs Hotel. on tho Conduit road whore
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles o. Brill welcomed
nearly 200 members and guests of the fra
ternity Of fat and jolly people.
Health Conditions of the City-The weekly
review OF the health conditions of the city
| by the health department last week shows
slight improvement over that of the preced
ing week. 1he death rate was 20.27 as
against 20.S0 There was decrease in the
mortality from typhoid fever and acute lung
diseases. There were the two deaths from
smallpox, already reported by the press, and
while there were but three deaths from diph-
liberia, the other dangerous diseases. whoop
ing cough. scarlet fever, and measles. did
not cause any deaths. The spread OF small
poX has apparently been arrested, and there
is good ground to state that this ont
| break is now under such control as 10 no
longer threaten TO assume epidemic form.
Infant mortality remains at The normal de-
gree, and the fact that about one-thrd of all
who died during the week were persons over
fifty years of age indicates that the sickness
generally consisted: mainly of chronic cases,
some Of them OF long standing. 81
John Clarke Refused a Divorce-John P.
Clarke, an artisan. was yesterday refused a
divorce from Carrie W. Clarke. Judge Hag-
ner, in passing upon the case. said the afii-
davit required where infldelity is alleged rs 10
non-residence Of the defendant was not fled
in due FORM and, therefore. the divorce could
not be granted. The action may be renewed.
The bill and testimony OF several witnesses
show that Mrs. Clarke has left her husband,
! for "a wicked life. They formerly lived on il
street near First street northeast.
| Charged His Friend with Stealing James
Brady, a young colored man, called on his
| friend, William Bradford, in Green's court
Tuesday, and after he had started for home
an hour later Bradford missed new pair of
4 shoes. He procured a larceny warrant. and
/ last night Policeman Herndon arrested Brady
and locked him up ut the Twelfth street
! station house