Evening star., 1896-11-12
CONDENSED LOCALS

Lack of funds has necessitated the clos
Ing Of the Working Boys Home, No. 3416
NJ street, which was opened i'm May last by
Bishop Satte.Iee. The brothers in charge
have been ordered by their superior to re-
turn to the mother house at Verbank, y. Y.
At a recent meeting Of the Anglo-lsrael
Association held in the guild room of
Emmanuel Church Anacostia, papers were
read by Mr.. Davenport and Mrs. Depue
on the Significance of Scripture Num-
bers" and '"The Number Seven in Scrip
ture." respectively.
The monthly meeting of Chaplin Union,
w. c. T. u. was held yesterday afternoon
at headQuarters, go street. Superin-
tendents Of the several departments made
reports. and appropriations of small sums
were made for expenses.
Oliver B. Lee. whose home is in Alexan-
dria, Va, was before Judge Miller in the
Police Court yesterday. charged with con-
spiracy. In that he defrauded Walter
Neale of 7O7 G street out of a Set Of costly
books. Lee attempted to prove his innocence
of the charge. but. the. court ruled that a
prima facie case had been made out, and
held him for the &C ction of the grand jury
in $500 bonds.
In the Police Court yesterday Silas
Heard was defendant, while Josephine Ma
son was complainant in an assault case.
The court gave Silas fine of $40 or thirty
days.
George Washington, 4 yourg colored man
who lives at 25l7 NJ street. vas in the
tolls because of his ill treatment cf his
sister Lillian YESTERDAY; George admitted
he had served one month in jail for whip
ping his whole family. and this time the
judge gave him ninety days.
Venison has been scarce this season. al
though West Virginia has furnished a
small supply of the meat 20 the local deal
ers. saddle of the meat brings - cents a
pound. while steaks Sell at 80 cents. No
bear meat has yet beel received here.
Francis c. Jones, charged with assaulting
Richard K. Miles several days ago, in the
| Police Court demanded a jury trial, and
the case was set for hearing today, Jones
being released on bail. He failed to re-
spond when called this afternoon, so his
bond was forfeited and an attachment was
issued for his arrest
Because of illness, Judge Miller was un-
| able to sit in the Police Court today.
Therefore Judge kimball presided over
both the District and United States branch
es Of the court.
Michael Garvey was found drunk and
begging on 18th street last night by Police
man Sweet. In the Police Court today he
was sent down fer thirty days.
Moses Chflds was hilarious last night on
9th street southeast. He grew so CAV that
Policeman Bliss thought it essential to lock
him up. The fine imposed by Judge KIM
ball in the Police Court today was s.
John Nevins was found begging on sod
street yesterday. He was arrested 10y Po-
liceman Bradley and sentenced to ninety
| days in the workhouse as vagrant in the
Police Court today. ~'""'
Charles c. Wade was convicted of va
grancy in the Police Court today and SEN
| fenced to ninety days He was arrested
yesterday on street northeast by Police
n an Archambault.
Isaac n. c. Cole was today reappointed
| a constable by the District Supreme Court.
Inspector Hollinberger received a tele-
gram from the Baltimore police today noti-
| flying him that two runaway boys from
| here were under arrest there. The boys
gave their names and addresses IS Robert
Patton and Walter Bussius, 1850 and 1S41
| Emerson street Their parents were mott
1 fed.
Woodcock and partridges are getting
| more plentiful. In market the former bird
| sells for $3.50 q dozen, while the latter
| brings s.. This morning a fine lot of the
| birds killed yesterday near Bladenspure
| found their way to the benches IN market
Albert Coleman and Joseph Chace will
| be given a hearing in the Police Court Sat
| urday. They are charged with assault with
intent to commit rape June % last, the
complainant being Jennie Douglass.
For carrying concealed weapons, William
Ringgold, a young colored man, today be-
gan a sentence of ninety days in Jail. i'm
posed by Judge Kimball in the Police Court
! this afternoon.
Moxie Court alias Frank johnson, the
young white boy who was arrested yester-
day for the larceny of several bicycles,
| was arraigned this afternoon in the Police
| Court. He waived an examination and was
| held for the action OF the grand jury in 500
bonds
A charge Of the larceny of 81 from George
| H. Draper standing against Daniel Nelli-
gan of 400 Pennsylvania avenue was this
afternoon nolle pressed.