Evening star., 1897-07-29
AFFAIRS I'M GEORGETOWN
Police Of West End Searching for James
Carr.
Belief That He Left on a Canal Boat-
Negro Supposed 10 X now His
Hiding Place.

The police of this precinct are keepine
sharp lookout for James Carr. who GRIM
inally assaulted little Rosa Robinson as
has been published I'm The Star Word was
received that Carr was seen passing
through Georgetown soon after the as
sault, but there is very little credence
placed in the report. The man has sew
eral relatives living in this section of the
city. and. in the belief that he will visit
their houses. the police are keeping an
extra sharp watch
1t was more authoritatively stated that
Carr was at Cabin John bridge Tuesday
evening. A person answering his descrip-
tion. looking as though he had walked
some distance. approached one of the EN-
ployes OF the place and inquired for the
location of the bar After getting drink
the individual walked up the road in the
direction of Great Falls. 1t seems some
what likely that he took passage on a canal
boat, farther up the line, and is now on
his way to Cumberland.
A negro was arrested last evening by
the Rosslyn authorities who was suspect
ed of knowing something of the fugitive
the police officers of the village under
standing before the arrest that the negro
was harboring the criminal. He was given
hearing before Squire Sellers last even
ing. and from the manner In which he
evaded questions the belief was strength
ened that he knew more than he would
tell. He was locked up over night. and
this morning one of the deputies placed the
prisoner in a buggy and started to drive
over to the seventh precinct police station
When on the Aqueduct bridge the negro
jumped from the buggy and made his es-
cape. The matter was reported to the
Georgetown police. The Rosslyn authori-
ties hope to have the negro again in GUS
tody before nightfall.
Banner Presentation.
Mt. Zion NJ. E. Church was crowded last
night, the occasion being the presentation
of a handsome banner to Potomac Union
Lodge. No. s92 Grand United Order of
Odd Fellows. The banner was the work.
manship of George w. Mckenzie of Florida
and was engraved with the portrait of the
late Samuel Chase. who was for a number
of years the sexton of Christ Church, on
o street Addresses to his memory were
delivered by Grand Director David A.
Clark, Frederick Douglass. Jas. L. Turner
and H. L. Livingston. District grand Sec
retary. The family of Mr.. Chase occupied
seats in the front pews
The program for the occasion was as fol-
lows: Prayer by Rev. e. w. S. Peck pas
tor of Mt Zion NJ f. Church: music, by
the choir Prof. r. S. Parrot. director; adj
dress. by Master of Ceremonies ]. W. Lee;
address, by the District grand master. AL
bert II. Stevens: music, by the choir: ad-
dress, by the chairman of the banner COM
mittee. r. ]. Holmes; presentation of BAN
ner, Miss Hattie Wright: responsive adj
dress. Richard Jones; music. by the choir,
and closing address by Prof. George w.
Mckenzie.
Brief Notes.
Miss Sadie Goodman of 1909 r street has
left for three weeks visit to Church Hill,
Queen Anne county, Md, where she will
be the guest of Mrs. Alice Carter.
Miss Ada Sebastian of 1914 street is at
Colonial Beach, Va, where she will remain
two weeks.
Morris Keim has transferred a quit claim
to ID. w. Baker and William H. Saunders,
trustees in equity, TO part of lot no, square
1860.