Evening star., 1896-11-10
oNDENSED LOCALS

Miss Daisy Murdock. a clerk in the Treas
ury Department. vas riding her bicycle on
Connecticut avenue near L street yester-
day afternoon, when her skirt caught in
the sprocket wheel, and she was thrown
tc the ground. Her knee and arm were
painfully bruised and 1t required the ef-
forts Of several bystanders to release her
skirt from the teeth of the s2rocket. ..
Miss Lille Henshaw. COS Sd street, was
struck by bicyclist yesterday afternoon.
She was removed to her home, where IL
was found that she had received a number
OF severe bruises about the body.
The convention of Agricultural Chemists
adjourned last night, after laying out work
for another year, the time and place of
meeting being left to the executive commit
tee.
Chief Douglass of the New Bedford,
Mass, police department., has requested the
local police authorities to arrest burglar
and recover property taken from the resi-
dence of Mrs Edward c. Jones in the
Massachusetts city last month Jewelry
valUed at 5000 was stolen, and a $50 re-
ward mas been offered.
The police have been asked to look out
for Ed Pollak, who left his home in Brook
lyn several months ago. He was last seen
in York, Pa, August 30, and a reward Of
$3.50 has been offered for him. whether
dead or alive.
R. NJ. Potts, a brakeman on the b. snd
P. railroad, had hand badly crushed
His injured hand was dressed at Providence
Hospital, after which he was taken to his
home, 1908 Sd street southeast.
John Rice, the we'll digger who was struck
by a loaded bucket while at work near
Bailey's Cross Roads. in Virginia, several
DAYS ago, died at Emergency Hospital yes
terday evening, the result of his In
juries Rice leaves family of twelve chill
dren.
Miss Abigail Plant, an aged lady. was
knocked down and painfully injured by an
unknown bicyclist near the corner OF
l3d street and Pennsylvania avenue yes
terday. Miss Plant was found TO nave sus-
tanned a cut on the forehead, besides
painfully bruised hip. She was carr!eo 10
her home No 1I21 Virginia avenue, In a
| carriage.
Joseph Smith swore out warrant last
evening charging Susan White with lar
ceny Susen was locked up in the supsta-
ton at Anacostia, and during the evening
Smith went to a cell door, SO 1t was sa-h,
and attempted to draw from her COMES
son.
He put his head right up close to my
face" said the woman to Judge Miller IN
the Police Court today, land told MIN 70
take 1t away. With that ne slapped NE
across the face with his hand"
you can pay a fine of $5." said the court
to Smith.
Oliver B. Lee, resident of Alexandra,
will be placed on trial before Judge Miller
in the Police Court tomorrow cndTseu Will
conspiracy in securing a book canvassers 8
outfit from Walter Neale Of 1O1 G street.
There were eighteen policemen off duty
today because Of sickness. and ffty-seven
were on leave.
Yesterday the police made s.xty-seven
arrests, a number of the victims having
been arrested for offenses resulting from
the free use of whisky. Two alleged bicycle
scorchers and one wheelman who rode
without lighted lamp were arrested
Frederick Fox, a brakeman on the Balti-
more and Potomac railroad, while at work
in the Benning freight yard about 12:sO
o'clock this morning, had his right hand
severely mashed while coupling cars. The
injured man, who lives at 1903 Sd street
southeast, was taken by the police to Provi-
Gence Hospital for treatment.
Yesterday afternoon, about o'clock, the
badly decomposed body of a dead infant
was found in the areaway of house 12f2
11th street. The house had been vacant for
long time, and it is thought the body mad
been there for several weeks at least. 1t
was probably thrown there to save funeral
expenses.