Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-09
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
An Interesting Case Before a Justices
Court Postponed.
Republican Mass Meeting Arranged
A Youthful Searcher After Adj
ventures Found mt Night.


ing a case was to have come UP in which
three Georgetowners were interested.
Through a legal move, however, the case
was temporarily set aside. Three years ago
James w. Hunter a colored man. residing
here, and in the employ of VIM. H. Tenney
& Son, had his legs crushed. through being
run into by car on the lexington electric
line.
The railroad company was sued by Hunt
err Attorney VIM. A Smith representing
hlm. After long delay Smith withdrew the
suit on payment of $1,000 This was last
September. Now it is charged that the at
torney has never paid this amount over to
his client, Hunter. Last December DR. Louis
MackaIl Jr, and DIR. James Men. Mackall
SUED hunter for $500 and $50, respectively,
the amount of their bills for surgical attend
ance- Hunter confessed judgment and
Smith. "
garnishm mt was issued against Smith.
ana he replied that he had no money The
truth OF his answer was legally denied and
ne was ordered to appear before Justice
Johnson this morning at 10 o'clock. He pc
utloned a postponement of the case until
$50 this afternoon, that he might have time
TO prepare his case. The postponement was
granted Then Smith Immediately sued out
, q VIII OF certioriari, stopping immediate
proceedings and moving the case to higher
court.
A Mass Meeting.
Ihere VIII be mass meeting of the re-
publicans of the fourth district at Samari-
tan Hall this evening at 7:3o o'clock. All
The candidates are expected to be present.
Samaritan Hall is On 26th street above p.
Carson's friends promise to overflow the
meeting house
Chas. h Turner is president of the or
ganfzed republicans of the fourth district.
and Lorenzo Chase, secretary
After Adventures.
Oracle West, a five-year-old oaby. was
found at sunrise this morning at the corner
of 32d and o streets by Sergt. Robev. and
returned to her parents Oracle had crept
from the house when all at home thought
she was in bed. She had wandered but
scentily clothed for a considerable dis
lance A Wild desire to do something adj
Venturesome was the only reason the
nlother could assign for the baby's untime-
ly ieayetaking.
Another Glass Breaker.
Another glass-thrower and apparent en-
envy of cyclists was run in last night
ofncer Birkigt made the arrest The Of
lender was George Weaver. Since Judge
Miller couple of weeks ago sat dou-n
hard, figuratively spanking on a man who
broke bottle in the street to the probable
perloration Of some cyclists tire the police
nave kept q careful watch for imftators of
the action.
The Rosslyn Branch.
The Rosslyn branch of the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad is being rapidly hurried forward.
and will positively be completed in about
hfteen days. The branch is now connected
with the main stem, a short distance above
Tie Long bridge, and the rails are laid aft
least one-third of that distance. Within
thirty days Rosslyn will be quite a railroad
terminus.
By that time the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
VIII be delivering its freight and passengers
mere the Mt. Vernon electric railroad will
pe IN luil operation. and the ambitious Ar
hngton and Washington railway will be
bringing It's passengers from afar.
The latter, it will be remembered is now
peuuoning the legislature of Virginia for
the right to connect in almost all direc
lions.
Whether Georgetown will have an aIlv in
the new city of Rosslyn, or a rival remains
to be seen.
Death of Mrs. Barbour.
Mrs. susannah Barbour, who died yester-
uas al $50 ID street southwest, was a ma
tive Of Georgetown, and a pious and deyout
member of Trinity Church, where she re-
ceived her first communion from Rev
rather Lucas. She was confirmed by the
late Archbishop Eccleston. in 1896
The Charge Dismissed
Columbus Thomas, the contractor who
was arrested Tuesday on the charge of
obstructing an alley in Georgetown. was
acquitted in the Police Court yesterday 1t
was proved that the obstruction was caused
by a drayman for whose actions Mr.
Ihomas was in no way responsible and the
charge against him was at once dismissed.