The morning times., 1896-05-03
FISH Nets WERE TAKEN In
Police Boat Discovers That Certain
Ones Transgressed the Law.
Negro Makes d Big Disturbance al
the Alexandria WOrkhOuse
Other City News.

Judge Nicol of the Circuit court yesterday
granted writ OF error and supersedeas in
the case of Poss and Henry, recently con-
victed Of highway robbery and sentenced
to eight years in the State prison.
In the police court last night Lille
Quill and Eliza Allen, colored, were fined
So each for fighting. Several small boys,
for pia ying ball in the street, were dis
missed with a reprimand.
Early yesterday morning the Washington
police boat captu red the nets or Mr..
Rodolphus Rohey and James Richards,
gilers Of this city, whose nets had drIfted
within the line draw wn by the United ) states
autho rites, Just below this city. The
nets were taken to Washington, where the
owners will go and endeayor 70 recover
their confiscated property.
The mission by the Paulist Fathers,
Younan and Mention, of the Catholic Uni
versity, Will be opened with high mass
at II O'Clock in st. Mary's Church today.
This evening and every evening during the
week at 1870 O'Clock there will be pTa yer,
instruction. sermon aud bencdict:on. Every
morning at and o'Cloci there will
uC mass and Instruction.
Councilman James X. Cation and wife
have returned from Il pleasant trip TO
Old Point.
The attorneys aud mana gen ent OF the
this city yesterday ana decided TO opeU
the foreign books at the track on Monday.
The auti-race track people claim that
while the companion to the MaCpln bill,
under the recent decision or the court
OF appeals. appears to prohibit only pool
selling. the original bin prohibits all forms
! OF betting.
a game of bail will BE- PLAYED al Colr. Ss
| tomorrow afternoon bet ween the old Do
mil n
| minops will play the High School nine
! on "Wednesday afternoon.
The trial OF John Nelson. for killing
Deputy Hines a Jackson city in Feb
| ruiry last Is set for hearing u the county
| court tomorrow.
\ large crowd representing the Mount
Vernon Branch of TIE Golden Rod Society
of the Eastern Female High School OF
| Baltimore visited Mount Vernon yester.
| day, after which they spent some time II
! this city visiting points OF interest
At Fishtown Yesterday 10000 herring
| sold at So per Thousand. and 200 sbad sol,
| at S12 10 Si4 per hundred.
Rev. Frank T. Benson, pastor OF tie NJ
P. Church, will preach memorial sermon
| to the veterans nf Davis Post, q A. R.
| on Sunday, May 81.
Rev. Mr.. Williams will preach n special
sermon to young men in the NJ. E. Church
| South tonight
| a school house will be erected in New
| Alexandria.
| There is q movement on foot to abolish
| the voting precinct at -Four Mile Run. iu
| the county, and establish in its stead two
| precincts. one ar Del Ray for all tie voters
south Of Four Mile Run, and one at Round
| Top for the voters north of Four Mile Run
| Keeper Smith. of the workhouse. had 70
| summon assistance from police head
| quarters yesterday Y evening to subdue
| william Taylor. alias ArChangel. notori
| Gus negro tough. Taylor, who has served
| time in the District prisons became un
| manageable yesterday and broke up lo
offurniture al the woEkhOuse ant dthreatened
| bodily harm to the inmates. Officer Wilkin.
son assisted Keeper Smith in confining the
negro in a cell. where he will be de
tained until he promises to obey orders
! Taylor is the man who assaulted William
! Gilmartin an inmate of the institution, a
| short time ago.
The game of ball at the High School
| grounds, near this city, betwe en- he
! second nine OF that school and the Coo.
| Park Club, of Washington, resulted in &
| victory for the High School by score
of 2 to II. The first nine Of the High
! School will meet the Maryland University
team on Saturday afternoon next.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock last night
J J. T. Pomont of Washington. reported t.
police headquarters that he had been
robbed of a small amount of money. in th
house of Florence Livingston. in the Whit:
| Chapel district. On his Complaint
| warrant was issued for the Livingston
woman on the charge of robbery and alsC
for selling liquors witho ut a license
Bomont being a nonresident, he left
collateral for his appearance at court to
| morrow morning, at 8 O'Clock.
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