Evening star., 1896-07-02
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Regular Raid Made on the Local PoIicy
PlaysrH
The First Car Over . New Road
Confusion in One NeAshSor-
hOOd-Other Notes.

periodical raid upon the policy players Of
Rosslyn yesterday. and succeeded In stop
ping number of would-be patrons of the
game. Policemen Pearce, Birkigt and Ed
wards were detailed on the raid. and attiHr
ed IN citizens clothes, they scattered along
the Aqueduct bridge. and stopped all sus-
pic.ous characters. AS soon a. a man was
arrested ne was taken to the small house
of the bridge keeper. and held there to
await the arrival Of the wagon. 1t was
not long before word was spread among
the policy men, and they shied the bridge
and crossed the river In boats.
Although there were over twenty people
stopped. there were only five men arrested,
sufficient evidence being found on their
person to Justify the charge of promoting
policy. Many Of the suspects succeeded
in hiding their plays, and several placed
the papers in their mouths and chewed
and swallowed the damaging slips. Those
arrested were all c0lored, and at the sta
ton house their names were given as
Thomas H. Henshaw. aged forty-seven, a
waiter; Henry Kenney, John w. Gordon.
Charles Goodrich and Beau Hickman, all
laborers. This morning they were taken
to the Police Court to answer to the charge
Scene of Confusion.
Frog Island, between West Market space.
M and 33d streets and the canal, was the
o'clock. owing to a swoop Of the police
upon the settlement. For some time past
there has been considerable complaint Of
particularly the women, who get bolster
ously drunk, and, coming out in 'Bos-
ton" raise regular disturbances. Last
evening Policemen Jack Maher and Harri-
son made raid on the place and captured
two wagon loads of female prostitutes, all
of whom were locked up on a charge Of
vagrancy. At the station their names were
given as Osie Ridgley, Lizzie Lane, Cora
Jennie Reed.
Mysterious Shot.
Last evening about o'clock DR.. Morri-
son Of 1715 X street reported that suicide
or murder had been committed near the
Woodley Lane bridge. not far from the
scene Of the Elsie Kreglo murder. He had
young man and woman walk into the
woods. and shortly after a pistol shot was
fired, followed by a woman's scream. He
made search in the neighborhood. but
could find nothing, yet he was firmly OF
the opinion that crime had been commit
ted. This morning the county police were
directed by Lieut.. Swindells to make a
thorough search over the place, but moth
ing was found.
The First Car.
The nfst car or the washington ana
Falls Church electric railway was run over
the line as far as Ballston the early par;
of the week. the read being completed as
far as that point. The passage Of the car
was greeted with delight by the residents
along he route. 1t is the intention of the
management to run cars as far as Ballston
on regular schedule. beginning July 4.
The Southern railroad is making strenuous
efforts to defeat the completion Of the new
electric read to Falls Church, and it is
stated that the steam railroad has reduced
the fare to the pretty suburban village.
The steam railroad Is endeevoring to pre-
vent the electric cars from crossing their
tracks, and has applied to the courts for
an injunction. In spite Of all this. the
Falls Church road is expected to be In
running order within three months.
Notes.
Mrs. Jane Good the widow Of Thomas G.
Good. died Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Louis Selyom in Montgomery
county, Nd The deceased had reached the
ripe old age of ninety-two years. The fu-
neral will be held this afternoon at 5
o'clock from the chapel in Oak Hill ceme
terry. at which place the interment will be
made.
The installation Of the newly elected Off
GERS OF Covenant Lodge No. Ii. l. o. Q, F.,
will be held this evening at O'Clock at
their headquarters on 31st street below NJ
street Grand Representative William P.
Allen will be the installing officer, assisted
by members of the Grand Lodge
A new curve was put in place on the
Metropolitan railroad last evening at 32d
street and Dumbarton avenue. The groove
Of the rail Of the old curve was too shall
low, the cars running off the track in max
ing the turn.