Evening star., 1896-06-19
A4 xANDRIA AFFAIRS
A se-M Flare Up at the Corporation
Court

In the corporation court yesterday during
the trial of the case Of Lawrence Bright,
and while Mr.. John H. Greene, counsel for
the prisoner, was speaking, Police Officer
Weston Atkinson, who was sitting near the
, clerks desk. made a remark, the purport Of
=. which, however, was not heard by the
court officers. Mr.. Greene thereupcn turn
ed upon the officer and censured the police
force generally for interfering in matters
. in which they were not interested. He was
: proceeding with some warmth when Judge
Norton told him that too much time was
Icing consumed in the matter. and request
ed Mr.. Greene to confine his remarks to
the points in the case. Here the matter
ended, although several of the officers be-
came very much excited over 1t.
Funeral of Mr.. Washington.
The funeral of the late George Washing
ton, whose sudden death was mentioned in
: The Star, took place yesterday from his
late residence on Patrick street. and was
attended by large number of the friends
of the deceased. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Father Mccarthy of st.
Marys Church, and the interment was in
Christ Church cemetery. The pallbearers
were MeSSrS. Lambert L. Monroe, George K.
). Pickett. w. H. Smith. Millard P. Vincent,
:. Robert F. Knox and j. e. Johnson.
Mr.. Laurence Warrington Appointed.
Mr. Laurence Washington was yesterday
appointed stamp deputy in the internal
revenue office in this city. to fill the va
cancy caused by the oeath of Mr.. George
Washington Mr. Washington is a son of
the late John Augustine Washington. who
at one time owned the Mt. Vernon estate,
and who was killed at the battle of Cheat
Mountain. Mr.. Washington was immedi-
ateIy sworn In by Capt. William H. Fowle,
States internal collector
this district. who was III the city attending
Mr.. Geo Washington's funeral
Foreign Marriage.
Clerk John 9. Beach of the corporation
court has granted a marriage license to
Jas Tauber of Russia and Dora Tinkelstein
of urkey, who are now both residing III
Washington. and they will be married in
the Jewish Synagogue here on Sunday next
by the Rabbi Stein In consequence of the
new marriage laws of the District Of Co
lumbia making 1t extremely difficult for
an alien to get married in Washington
they will come to this city for the cere-
mony. The license was issued Monday last.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases:
Caleb Roberts and John Mumford. arrest
ed by Officer Proctor. charged with assault
and beating Harry Jackson, dismissed for
want of evidence.
Barney Fitzpatrick and Mary Duncan.
arrested by officers Roberts and Goods;
charge, drunk and disorderly; sent to the
workhouse for fifteen days each.
James Ball. colored, arrested by Officer
Ticer: charge. abusive language toward
Mr.. Thomas Watch: dismissed.
Marian Turner. colored, arrested by Off
Ger Wnkerson: charge, assault on Elmer
Simpson, fined 81.
The funeral of the late Reverdy j. Dain-
Wednesday, an account of which appeared
In The Star, took place this morning from
Eis late residence on Prince eet and was
largely attended. The interment was in the
family graveyard, in Prince Georges coun-
ty. Md
1t is reported that Walter Kerrick the
young man who has been missing from his
home for some time. has been heard from
In Cumberland. Md. but his family say
they know knothing of the reports.
Mrs. Maggie Herring and her two chill
dren of Gordonsville visiting Mrs. Iden
On Upper Duke street.
Mr.. c. F. Thomas master mechanic of
the Southern railway in this city, has gone
i, TO Philadelphia to attend the convention of
the Railway Master Mechanics.
Miss Mary T. Javins and Mr.. VIM. W.
Warder, well-known young people of the
first ward. were married in Trinity NJ. E.
Church last night by the Rev. MIR. Nc
Dougal
Mr. Patrick Hayes has been appointed
by the police commissioner to fill the va
cancy caused by the suspension of officer
HALL