Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Southern Railway Watchmen Take
Severe Measures With Tramps.
!. HATLEY NORTON CRITICALLY I'LL
Washington Woman Drops Her
Pocket Book at the Ferry.
G f N E r A L G O S SIP

James J. Johnson. a young ''hobo,' who
said he was from Mississippi, complained
at police headquarters last night that he
had been unmercifulIy beaten by two
Watchmen in the Southern railway freight
yard, without prnvocation He was given
place to sleep snd this morning John
Loven and John Turner. the watchmen.
were summoned before the mayor. Johnson
said he was walking some distance from
| the track and was on his way to the police
station to get a nights lodging, when
loven fired pistol at him several times,
the bullets passing in rather unpleasant
proximity to his head. and ordered him to
halt. which he did. After coming up with
| him. he said. Turner would hit him with
| a club and let him get short distance
| away. when Loven would level the pistol
at him and make him come back to them.
Lcven claimed that he fired the pistol to
brighten away three negro tramps and
Turner said they were forced to tap John
son several times to get him off the COM
pany's premises. Both men said they had
was utterly impossible to place all of them
| under arrest. The hobo made a speech
| to the court worthy Of William Jennings
Bryan. proving himself an orator Of no
Watchmen with copies Of the regulations
governing the police and dismissed the
case
G. Hatley Norton's Illness.
letter from Dr.. VIM. NJ Smith. who Is
at the bedside Of Mr.. G. Hatley Norton,
| who is Ill near Old Sweet Springs says
his patient is in a critical condition. and
the worst Is expected. Besides Mr. Nor
toms family Messrs. 8. G. Brent and Louis
L. Barley are also with him.
Fined $50 for Assault.
Thomas Gibson. the negro man who cut
Lizzie Richardson In the abdomen few
days ago, mention Of which was made IN
! The Star at the time. was apprehended by
the police last night and was given a hear
ing before the mayor this morning. The
| woman tried to shield Gibson in her testi-
nony. and said he had expressed sorrow
| for the act and had given her - with
which to pay for medical attention. Glib
son claimed that he was drinking at the
time and had the knife in his hand. having
been cutting an apple, when he became
engaged in friendly scuffie with the
woman. during which she was cut His
honor decided that there was a more Sc
r!ous aspect to the case than the evidence
showed. and imposed fine Of so on the
prisoner
Dropped Her Pocket Book.
Constable Will Webster appeared at the
charge negro man. and closely followed
by an old lady. who gave her name as Mrs
c. s. Lowe Of Washington. Mr.. Webster
said Mrs. Lowe had called On him at the
ferry house few minutes before to help
| her catch negro who had gone up an al
ley with her pocket book. which she had
dropped. They went up the alley and
found negro named Ed. Mocabee whe
| speedily gave up the book claiming he had
picked 1t up, and as there were so many
people on the street he did not know who
had dropped 1t. There was no evidence to
show that he had stolen it, and he was dis
missed.
Failure to Pay His Board.
Dennis DAILY. a white man. who claims
Washington as his home. has been working
| on the new sewer in this city and has been
boarding with Mrs. John Murphy on north
Payne street. Daily had not paid his board
for several weeks. and Mrs Murphy locked
him out of the house last night Daly
climbed over shed in the rear of the
house and tried to effect an entrance
through the back door. when Mrs. Muir
phys son had him arrested for trespassing
! on his property. In the mayors court this
morning he claimed that he was merely
making an effort to get his clothes out Of
tne mouse. and upon his promise to make
no further trouble he was dismissed, Mr.
Murphy agreeing to deliver his effects to
| him.
NnafGed With Stealing.
Andrew Whiting, celored, has been held
| at police headquarters since Tuesday await
| ing the claimant of a box of tobacco which
o'ncer Davis found him trying to dispose
| OF FOR 70 cents. Whiting told confltc ting
sto.,es anout how he came into possession
OF the tobacco. but last night the mysterv
was cleared up when W. H Whiting y
colored grocer. whose store Is on Gihton
street. identified the box and claimed thai
| WAS was stolen from his place on Tuesday af-
ternoon. His clerk corroborated his testi
| mony, and Whiting. the thief, was nnesl sis
Cases i'm tho Maysr's Court.
The following cases were DISPOSED Of nv
Mayor Thompson this morning:
Dennis DAILY. white. charged with tres
passing on the property Of John Murphy
was dismissed with feprimand. =
VIM. Jackson, colored, assault ON Mary
Jackson. fined s.
Patrick Duffy. white, assault on Maggie
O'Brien, fined s.
Thomas Gibson, colored assaul+ n, To,
gle Richardson with Knife fined SO.
maggie OBrien and Maud Tippett both
white, charged with being drunk and dfs.
eroeriy on the street. were sent to the work
house for ninety days
Andrew Whiting. colered, charged with
stealing box OF tobacco from w. H Whit
ing. fned $12.
John Louen and John Turner. white
charged with assault on J. J. Johnson were
dismissed Wv
George Stewart. a white man. hailnR
from Washington was fined s. for inde-
cent conduct.
Richard Burnett. white, charged with as
sault on Arthur Mankin. was dismissed.
Edward Macabee. colored, charged with
taking a pocket book from Mrs c. B.
Lowe OF Washington. was dismissed after
giving up the pocket book and its contents
there being no evidence to show that his
statement that he had found 1t was untrue
Notes Of Interest.
The Bryan and Sewau Club will hold a
meeting at the New Opera House tonight,
to which every one Is invited
Mr.. Robert F. Knox, jr., Of the First
National Bank Is spending his vaca ton at
Atlantic City
A large crowd went from this city to
River View last night on the steamer Sam
uel ]. Pent1 to see the woman b.eyclist
coast down the Chute"
Officer Beach this morning arrested John
Baggott, a white man, who has been want
Ell since the oath of March on a charge
of disorderly conduct. He will be given