Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-31
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Assistant Principal Of Schools on Trial
Yesterday.
Case I'm the Corporation Court-Dfs-
orderly House and other Local
Notes of Interest,

In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
]. X. NJ. Norton presiding. the following
business was transacted: VIM. Brawner,
Thomas Downey. Nelson 4 Dougherty. Ed.
Hughes. Morris Levin, H. Kalitsh and
Thomas Kelly plead guilty TO an indictment
for selling liquor on Sunday. Richard Bur-
nett entered plea of not guilty, and his
case was set for trial Tuesday next SEN
tence In the cases where the plea of guilty
was entered was reserved
VIM. Gary, charged with grand larceny.
and Martha Parker, charged with petit
larceny, were brought into court and plead
guilty, and their cases set for trial today.
The other criminal cases were continued
until the February term. The suit OF
Quayle agt. Washington, Alexandria and
Mt Vernon railway for damages received
by being run over was set for trial on the
third Monday in April.
In the suit of Isaac Eichberg agt. Nj.
Laupheimer the attachment was quashed.
aud judgment of 81. l55.8S rendered for the
plaintiff
The suit of shipman agt. Fletcher was
argued on the commissioners report as to
costs, and decision was reserved.
The report of the commissioner of sale
was filed in the suit Of Martha Preston agt.
the German Cooperative Building Assoc
eiation, after which court adjourned until
today.
City school Board.
Ar adjourned meeting OF the city school
board was held last night in Peabody
building to consider the case of AIR. VIM
II. Greenwell, assistant principal of the
public schools, who is charged with be-
traying Miss Finch, one of the school
teachers. This is the ond meeting that
has been held in this case, The first having
taken place week ago. The meeting last
night was held behind closed doors. with
two janftors to-, guard the approaches to
the room, but in spite of this precaution
the substance of the testimony leaked out.
The defense tried to show that Mr.. Green
We'll had not beea. the. cause of the girls
s,'ir. hut thet Chaunc99- ns"i- 4 yvos
,rr@91 mmAo de 81 tths sist 50 his ..onth;
was the man. Several Witnesses for the
prosecution were Heard; and,it was shown
that Mr.. Greenwell had been In the habit OF
visiting Miss Finch, Sending her notes,
handsome Christmas presents, etc. Al is
said that he was unusually attentive TO her
at Charlottesville, last summer while The
normal school, Of which they were both
members, was in session, and that il was
there that the damage was done. The
meeting then adjourned to secure addi-
tional evidence.
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
right being clcudy ard cool, with four
prisoners and fourteen dodgers at the sla-
ton house. Mayor Thompson this morning
disposed of the following cases: James Cliff.
arrested by Ofticsr Atkinson charge in
decent conduct and conducting a disor1erly
house; fined 81 or thirty days on the gang.
Maggie o Brien, arrested by Officer At
kinson, charge, vagrancy'. sent to the work
house for thirty Gays. Harrie Brown.
rested by Officer Smith,. charge, d:sorderly
conduct: f.:cd s. Dudley Lee. colored
rested by Officers Hall and TIGER charge.
assault julia Fisher coloped: fined s..
Julia Fisher, arrested by officer Fergusoni
charge, indecent conduct; fined 81.
Di.orderly House.
Yesterday afternc on complaint was made
at the station house by the parents of a
youth that ne frequented a disorderly
house Oh Union street near King. officer
Atkinson went to the house, but the young
man was not there. He found. however a
woman named Maggie OBrien and Jim
Cliff. both well-kHown characters in police
circles. Both of them were in high state
OF intoXication, having purchased the whs-
ky with the proceeds of the sale of the
woman's dress. which she mad given CHn
to have mended. All sorts and descriptions
Of disreputable characters frequent this
dive, which is known to the police the
Burning Rag" The police are using ev-
cry effort to capture the others who are
known to have been in the house when
the cheers went there, but escaped. Mayor
Thompson this morning fined Cliff 81 or
thirty days on the gang, and sent the
Q Brien woman TO the work house for
thirty days.
Robbed His Uncle.
Mr.. G. ". Lusby, a Washington grocer,
came TO this city yesterday afternoon in
search of his nephew, named Fred Evans,
who, he claims robbed him of sum of
money. 1t appears that Evans who is about
twenty-one years of age, drove a delivery
wagon fo- Mr.. Lusby. and failed to make
returns for several bills which he collected.
From the description given at poice Il adj
quarters he was recognized one of he
men who were given lodging at the station
house "Wednesday night, hut who was sent
on his way rejoicing Yesterday morning.
Mr.. Lusby requested the police TO keep a
lookout for him, and arrest him If found,
which viii be done.
Burley Banks, the colcred man who was
yesterday morning fined So for assault and
went to Jail for ninety days. escaped from
the chain gang yesterday evening.
Miss Rebecca Dairgerfield left for An
Hapolis today to attend the naval cadets
hop.
Mr.. Jacob Rose of Baltimore is the guest
of Mrs. Charles Fle:schman. at the Hotel
Fle.schman, on Cameron street
The Washington base hall club me- IN this
city yesterday afternoon and rcorganizad
under its new charter by electing all its
former officers.
A United States flag viii he raised on st.
Mary's parochial school on the 22d of Feb
ruary, with aappro2riste exercises.
Mr.. Walter Goebel lies very i'll at his home
South Fasette- stIeSt.