The Washington times., 1895-02-03

They Will Hold a Mock Police Court-The
pupils OF the Eastern High School will give a
public entertainment on Wednesday evening
in the exhibition hall of their school, at the
corner of Seventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast novel feature of the
programme will be mock police court trial.
Mr.. E. NJ. Wilson, teacher OF history. will
officiate in the judicial chair. while Messrs.
G.. V. Church, S. Miles Burton, II. Leonard,
and r. X. Riordan will act as attorneys for
defense and prosecution. two on each side,
respectively. Mr.. J. Murphy will be the
"officer in the case" and Mr.. ID. w. @. C.Crois-
| SAINT will figure as defendant. A jury will be
empaneled from the class scholars. Mr.
Croissant. in the role OF an old fiddler, will
go among the spectators making comical at
| tempts to play an ancient and discordant
violin. afterward passing around his hat.
He will be promptly taken into custody by
the mimic policeman and tried in the flake"
court. The whole promises to be a laughable
affair. The proceeds from the "iddlers"
hat collection will be added TO the high
school library fund.
Caused an Early Korning Fire Alarm
An overheated furnace pipe in house No.
24l7 street northwest, owned by Mr.. l..
Goldschmid, caused about $3.50 damage at 3
O'Clock yesterday morning,
Health I flee sign Game Down-The police
ing sign board in front OF the health office
yesterday. as it was Il violation OF the Com
missioners' street obstruction order. The
sign was taken down by Dr. Woodward's
special officer, Orlando King.
Work of the Thieves-The robberes re-
ported to police headquarters yesterday in
clude double-barreled shot gun stolen from
Stephen A. Wright, who lives opposite the
navy magazine; spirit level, hatcDet, and
hammer from Theodore Taft, OF No. 1917
Thirty-seeond street northwest; dark blue
macintosh coat from Eugene Bell. of No.
6l8 r street northwest; diagonal coat and
vest from E. S. Miller, No. 455 street north
west.
Hope and Help Public Meeting-A public
meeting OF the Hope and Help Mission will
be held in the First Congregational Church at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, a. which time
full reports will be made of the work of the
Temporary Home for Unfortunate Women
and Girls. Rev. Dr. j. J. Muir ana DR.. Robert
ReyDurn will speak, and Mrs. Ruth G.. ID.
Havens will read u paper on The sacrifice
of our girls.
split lis Nose Against Lamppcst-While
walking along Pennsylvania avenue Mt Thir-
teenth street northwest last night a man who
gave his name as both William Jones and
William Sylvester, OF No. 509 E street north
west, fell against a lamppost, splitting his
nose. He was removed TO the Emergency
Hospital in the First precinct patrol wagon.
Barely Fissed Fis Jugular Vein-During
an affray in Senseny's saloon, corner of Four
teenth street and Ohio avenue northwest,
abont $50 O'Clock last night, Claude Jones, a
blacksmith. was struck on the neck with q
beer bottle and badly cut triangular piece
OF glass entering the neck near the iuguar
vein. The fragment was removed by DR.. j.
L. Hendrickson. Policemen Fathers and
kilmartin arrested Jones. George Hurdle.
and Thomas johnson, a compositor, charged
with participating in the fight Jones said
he was struck by a man named 0'Rourke.