Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Bold Attempt at Highway Robbery in Frog
Island."
Painful Accident to q LabOrer ON the
Electrical COnduits-Other
Events.

Ihere was daring attempt at highway
robbery last evening shortly before mid
| night, at the foot of the steps leading
from Potomac street to the bridge across
the canal. The victims were the mate and
colored help of the schooner Mary Vande-
yer Of Norfolk. Va. now lying at Cropley.
Boteler & Champions wharf with a load
of guano. The mate and help had been in
town, and had lost their way to the boat.
They went down 33d street through Frog
Island" dangerous part Of Boston"
There was only a five-cent piece between
Inc two, and this they gave to a colored
woman. Several of the negro men of the
Eeighborhood asked the men in threat
enlng voice to give them cent apiece, but
not having the money, the sailors SO stat
ed. They were directed the way to the
boat, and passing through Cations alley
started down the steps to cross the bridge
when three negroes came running up TO
them and demanded money. After some diff
ficulty the two broke away and ran. the
negroes pursuing them TO the boat, throw
ing bricks at them. The men returned Up
town and met Policemen Harrison and
Brown, to whom they told their story and
gave a description of the men. Going
back to Frog Island the police arrested
John Parker, aged twenty-three, and Geo.
Diggs, aged twenty, two of the men, while
the third could not be found. A simple
charge of disorderly conduct was placed
against their names with the promise OF
d more serious charge Delng MADE.
Painful Accident.
John Wallace, a colored laborer aged
forty years. met with a painful, though
not serious, accident shortly after 10 o'clock
this morning. He was employed in digging
a trench for the conduts of the Potomac
Electric Light and Power Company and
while working in front of the car stables
| lear 32d street was Imprisoned by the cav
| ing of the earth. Fortunately the trench
was not very deep though the man was
injured about the back and hips He was
able to procee alone to his home q
street between 14th and 18th streets. Sew
eral other men who were working in the
ditch beside him were able to jump out be
fore the earth fell.
In digging the trench for the underground
conduit the engineer in charge of the work
made bad mistake. The lire of the con-
Quit was made close to the cable tracks,
and when the laborers had dug up for
distance of nearly square it was found
that the proposed location was directly
over the thirty-six-inch water mains for
the city. AS a result the hole had TO be
filled in and a new line for the conduit Sc
lected nearer the curb.
CoIOred Republicans.
The coiored residents of Georgetown
have started in work for the coming po-
litical campaign in earnest, and last even
ing meeting was held, at which club
was organized, to be known as the Mckin-
ley and Hobart Club. The following Of
ficers were elected: President, W. ii.
Brown; vice president, James l.. Turner;
secretary. Oliver F. Gray of Cincinnati,
ohio; sergeant-at-arms, A. j. NeverSon.
resolution, offered by James GoingS, WAS
adopted. indorsiag the republican platform
and the appointment of Col Myron NJ.
Parker as member Of the national com
mittee. good deal of enthusiasm was
displayed at the meeting. and speeches
made by number of persons present. 1t
was decided to secure permanent head
quarters, and committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Neal. Lyles and Goings, was APP
pointed to attend to this matter.
The Would-Be Suicide.
Mrs. Marcia v. Hopkins, the woman who
made sensational attempt to commit sui
eide Sunday morning by jumping off the
AQueduct bridge, sean yesterday a;
the entrance to the bridge. in company
with her son, who was somewhat under
the influence Of liquor. The woman was
perfectly rational and made 10 attempt
to get on the bridge She is now living at
the home of her daughter. on he Foxhall
read, and her family does not think she
will make another attempt 10 end her ex-
fstence The police at the bridge know the
woman, however and will not permit her
to cross it alone, for fear she will take an
other notion to jump off.
Enforcing the Dog Tax Law.
The Police of Georgetown within the past
week have been enforcing the dog license
law, making house-to-house canvass and
notifying all persons to get tags. Most of
the people have complied with the request
but there are good many who have not,
and as result a number of warrants have
been sworn out Policeman c. c. Pearce
of the county mounted force had number
of cases in the Police Court yesterday The
cases Of Horace Jarboe. Beverly Canada,
T. +. Hamilton, Mary Mcbride, Frank
L. lion MI.
James b. NourSe and James NJ. Sterrett
were nolle prosecuted because a license
was produced Thomas Nollen, James f.
Kelley and John Hickey were unable to
produce licenses and were given until noon
today to procure them.
George JOhnsOn's Funeral
The funeral of George NJ. johnson, the
young man who committed suicide a few
days ago by taking rough on rats, found
in boat house at the foot of 32d street
by Sergt. Harry Volkman, was held this
morning at 10 O'Clock, from the residence
of Mrs. William Knowles at 122s Both
street. The funeral was private and at
tended by only few people The religious
services were conducted by Rev. DIR. Stuart,
rector of Christ Church. The interment
was at Arlington National cemetery.
Notes.
Miss Mary Ann Malon, sister of Rev.
Father Mallon, pastor of St AIMS Church,
Tenleytown. is spending the month at At
lantic City.
Mr.. Louis DuFief and wife are at Co.
lonial Beach, where they will remain for a
week or more.
Mss Ellie Haney has returned home from
d two months stay at Jamestown, MI.
At the home of Mrs. Sey mour, BIB Penn
sylvania avenue last evening, many peo-
pie enjoyed a view of night-boomIng
cereus, of three blooms. The plant is but
four years old.
Mr.. ID. Louis Shoemaker of New York is
home on a short visit to his parents.
HE SOLD SILVER LITER ATTIRE.