The morning times., 1896-07-13
City Brevities

CITY BrevltleS
Policeman Murphy Of the Second precinct
is on leave. During his absence Officer
| Lghtfoot has been detailed to the patro!
service. =
A roam horse attached to "A light buggy
| belonging to the Rex stables was reported
to the police last night as either strayed
OF stolen. -
l. |. Pittman, OF No. 1850 Fifth street
northwest. reported that his bicycle had
| been stolen from in front of his house
| yesterday.
The proprietor OF a bicycle shop in the
northeast section of the city, has lately
| hung out new sign. 1t reads: "Oil and
Wind Free"
james Fitzpatrick, twenty-six years
| OF age, was locked up AT No. b station by
Policeman Murphy, yesterday afternoon, rs
u suspicious character.
| A mishap to gripc ar No. 23 ofthe Seventh
street cable line, at the l street crossing
last evening shortly after O'Clock, caused
blockade for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Clarence jackson, ,colorei seventeen years
old, was reported last night to the Of
ficers of the Third precinct as missing
| from his home, cola NJ street north west.
| 1t was not Boston C. E., but a BaIti-
morean. WHO, during the deiuge OF We'd
| nestiay night, said she understood now
| why they kept a marine band in Wash-
ington.
Joseph Lee and John Bolts, both colOrcd,
who were badly injured in afsrays ON July
4, are slowly improving ut Freedu-.'S
Hospital. II is now thoug ht that 10th men
will live.
George Kelly, colored, was arrested
Saturday night on Fourth street, between
r and Q streets northwest, by officer
! Dunuivan and locked IN at No. 2 station for
fast riding on n bicycle.
Mrs. Sarah B. West, Of 1905 Marion
street northwest, was relieved OF gold
watch as she alighted from car at
Ninth amt F streets yesterday. The theft
WAS reported to the police.
OFFICER Parham swcoped down on several
crap shooters in Queens alley yesterday
afternoon and arrested Henson Dent, who
was locked up at Third precinct on
charge Of disorderly conduct.
Charlotte Washington, who was shot by
her brother. Frank Washing ton, is still at
Frcedmans Hospital in serious Condition.
The bullet in her arm has not rs yet been
extracted aud blood poisoning is feared.
Tests or the Colt automatic gun have
been progressing at the Navy Yard in this
city for several days. They are regarded
as satisfactory, and the Indications are that
the contracts with the department will lie
carried out.
Clyde r. Campbell, OF Alexis, ILL.,, re-
por5ei at police headquarters yeste rday
that his pocket had been picked in the
Capitol grounds yesterday. He carried
Inc ,nl- tr,h -,
tanned S2S, several receipts and u rail-
road ticket.
The five year-oid cilild OF Helen Lewis.
colored. of No 11S Central avenue, Ivy
City, died last Friday night without hav-
ing received medical attention. The
matter was reported ts the Ninth precinct
station. Coroner Hannnett was notified
and rendered Il certificate OF death.
George Waller, c,Iored, fifteen years CT
age, WIS not satisfied with tire smooth
surface of the concrete for riding his
bicycle and last night switched to the
pavement Policeman Van Horn at cnce
coilared the cyc!ist and marched him off to
the Second precinct sta ton, where he left
So cola teral.
Mr.. Geoffrey Stein, recently with the
Marie Wainwright Company, is in the
city. Mr.. Stein ia 4 Washington boy and
MS many fTlendS mere are taxing lively
interest in his successful dramatic career.
lie will be with Fitou's THE Cherrypick-
ers," by Joseph Arthur. which will open
at the Fourteenth Street Theater October
12.
One of the Arkansas delegation, bolrd-
ing near Twenty-second and G streets
! Northwest, startled her landlady on Satur-
| day afternoon by asking II the derrick
| would take her up Capitol HILL and IL the
| tickets on the green cable car were good
| on the said derrick The landlady merely
said they were and the young lady rode
up Capitol Hill n the herdic.
| At the last meeting OF the Ambulance
| Corps the members listened to an inter
| esting address on the subject &c erms, their
| action and control" Among the auditors
| were DR.. T. A. FISHER, surgeon Secoud
Battalion, and DR.. Turner, surgeon Of the
| Hamburg American Steamship LiBe- The
| subject for the next lecture. July %,
| will be How to act at first.'
There was a young man at WiIlard's s
Hotel last night, the decorations of whose
coat were sadly and badly mixed One e
| them was an Illinois Christian Endeayor
| buttons. On one of the buttons were the
words: Il am liar myself" There are
others" The other button said: .'If YOU
love me, grin" He was asked TO explain
this potpourri of sentiments, AMI especially
the Z. E. badge being in such bad COM
pany. He said that he had merely found
the c. E. badge and intended to send it
to headquarters today.