The morning times., 1896-04-23
NELSON'S TRIAL is now ON
Charged With Keeping a Gambling
Place Up the River.
Citizens Who Tapped the Sewer Try
to Effect Compromise-Odd
Fellows Anniversary.

Tie case OF the common wealth against
John Nelson is set for trial in the corpora
ton ceurt tomorrow. As stated in The
Times, Nelson's gambling place up the
river was raided some time since and the
parapbernalia recovered by Sheriff Palmer
was brought to this city and stored in the
county courthouse. Nelson was admitted
TO bail, and pending bis trial the gambling
outrlt was stolen at night from the court
house and carried back up the river on the
tug Cecil. Police Sergeant Smith and Con-
stable Webster or this city, accompanied
by Sheriff Palmer and Deputy Deuterman,
later found the stolen property concealed
between the ceiling OF the first and the
floor OF the second. story OF Nelson's
gambling house. The paraphernaiia was
brought back to this city and burned, with
the exception of sufficient u use as evidence
In tile present case. Nelson was indicted
by the grand jury of the corporation court
and admitted TO bail for his appearance at
the present term OF the corporation court.
Nelson Is also under indictment for the
killing OF Deputy Hines, colored, at the
south end of the Long Bridge in Nelson's
Darroom.
Mir. +. A. Stier, grand representative OF
the District of Columbia will deliver a
sermon to the Odd Fellows next Sunday
morning in the N. Z. Church South. at Ii
O'Clock. The members OF the order here,
with visitors from Washington, viii as:
semble in the hall OF Potomac Lodge aud
proceed TO the church in a body, the
occasion being the seventy an
niyersay or the establishment OF Odd
Fellowship in this country.
Mr. Arthur Meeks. a machinist, was
painfully injured while at work at the
shops of the Southern Railway Company
yesterday by a small piece of steel, which
struck him in his eye. He was attended
by DR.. O'Brien.
Property owners who have tapped the
corporation sewers will hold a meeting in
the city council chamber Friday night to
arrange proposition to be submitted TO
the city council at its next meeting,
looking TO a compromise. An effort viii
also be made by those Interested to get
the council to reduce the Sc wer tax.
By the explosion OF a gasoline stove at
the residence of Mr.. Robert Wenzel, On
King street, yesterday. Mrs. Cook, mother
OF Mrs. WenzeI, was badly burned on her
hands and arms.
At the grand council OF the ROYAL Ar
canum, held in Richmond Tuesday night. Mr..
John J. Jameson, OF this city, was re- elected
grand regent.
A game OF baseball will take place Satur-
day afternoon on the Episcopal high school
grounds between a team OF that school and
a team from Rick Hill school, Nd.
Wethcrly, Pa. are visiting DR.. BechJel. on
King street.
The annual meeting Of the Janney Car
Coupling Company was held in this city
yesterday. The annual reports were re-
| ceiyed, and all the old Officers, with E. H.
Janney as president, and K. Kemper as
secretary, were reelected
The contract for the construction of
car and repair sheds on the land recently
purchased by the company southwest OF
this city has been awarded by the Southern
Railway Company to W. Ii. Winston
Tracks are now being run into the recently
acquired property.
Jackson Council, Junior Order American
Mechanics, conferred the degree OF the
order upon several candidates for Mem
bership last night.
st. Paul's Chapter of the brotherhood
of st. Andrew will meet tonight.
The regular monthly meeting of the
board OF police commissioners was held
| last night Herbert {. knight was elected
| 10 the vacancy on the police force oc-
| casioued by the death OF Z oiiCeman George
W. Jones. IL was decided to change the
| rules so as not to require the men TO
return to police headquarters to be relieved
| from duty at 6 a. N. 9nd ] o p m. 1t was
| also decided that the chief o. police, at his
discretion, can allow two officers one day
off in each week. There was number
| OF applications for the vacancy to which
| Mr.. Knight was elected.
Much credit is given The Times for its
correct story OF the alleged abduction
or Mary Jane Lively and Lillian Lively by
James Loveland and Ben WitherS. Love
| land is now in jail, but it is safe to predict
| that the case will not reach the higher court,
| as the authorize now feel as if the whole
| truth vas not brought out attEe preliminary
! hearing Mary Lively was in this city
| today attempting to work her old game
| soliciting aid by means of a letter, which
stated that she had an invalid mother and
| two sisters to support. She evaded the
| police. but will be arrested If she makes
| her appearance in this city again SoliCitin e
| aims withcrs and the other girl were seen
] late yesterday evening near the double
| bridges, i'll Alexandria county