Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-28
AFFAIRS m GEORGETOWN
Police Make Raids on Each of Two Alleged
Disorderly Houses.
Citizens Prefer Charges Against
School Children-HOIiday Enter
taiMmcnt-General News.

The police of Georgetown made two raids
On houses in this section of the city which
were alleged to be disorderly places, and
number of people were placed under ar
rest. At o'clock this morning Police
men Brown and Lehman raided the house
occupied by James Tucker, aged thirty
nine years, at 2077 32d street. He was
accused of keeping a disorderly house.
His wife, Mary Tucker, aged thirty-six,
and their daughter, Vana Tucker, aged
nineteen, were also taken along and lock-
ed up as Migrants Tucker is the lineman,
white man, who was injured some time
ago on X street by a falling telegraph
pole, and who, it was thought, would lose
both lower limbs. He recovered, however,
though the family, it is said, became OBJ
Jects of charity. Considerable complaint
had been made of the character of the
pace, it is understood, and the police swore
out the warrant for the raid.
The second raid was made last evening
shortly after D o'clock by Policemen Ma
her, Saunders, Conner and Pratt, under
Sergt. Haney, of the house of Mary Terry,
coiored, which is located at 2726 Rock
court, between 9th and 18th streets. near
the Rock Creek dump. There were some
lively fio,n2s at the house last evening, it
is understood. Two wagon loads of pris-
oners were secured, all charged with va
grancy, while the proprietress was charg-
cd, as in the other case. with keeping a
disorderly house. John Jackson alias Red
Bill" WAS one of the occupants. The other
prisoners were Rachael Brooks, aged TWEEN
ty-six; Hattie Jones, aged twenty-six; Clara
Butler, aged twenty-six; Maria johnson,
aged twenty-tnree; Hattie Williams, aged
twenty-six; Gus Coates, aged thirty-cight:
James Jackson, aged forty-three; William
Active, aged twenty eight; Russell Hayes,
aged twenty; Fred Anderson, aged twenty
two, and Richard jackson, aged twenty
seven.
Complaint of Citizens.
Residents about SD and o streets are
complaining of annoyances to which they
are subjected The walls of their houses
are daily chalked with crayon, it is said,
taken presumably from the school rooms.
Day after day the servants and mistresscs
are compelled to take out washing pans,
spoESeS and brushes to eliminate the
marks. 1t is also complained that the
girls and boys sit upon the porches of the
houses in the neghborhood of the school,
and that they scatter refuse paper about.
The residents hesitate to make the COM
plants personal. but say the school au-
thorities should take the matter in hand.
The chalk mark nuisance is the most an
nOying, however.
Brevfties.
A dance was given last evening at Lin
thicum Hall by the o. T. Club. 1t was at
tended by a large number of young people
The music was good, and the dance was
kept UP until quite late.
Michael O'Leary, a white man. while
walking on tie streets, slipped on the icy
surface near the corner of 2Sth and Dunn
barton avenue last evening. He sustained
several bad bruises, and was taken to the
Emergency Hospital where his condition
was given attention.
The Christmas entertainment of the Sun
day school of the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. L.
Church will be held at Linthicum Hall
Friday evening at Z o'clock. The services
will be appropriate to the occasion. Every
person attending is requested to bring
donation of provisions of some sort to be
distributed among the needy poor.
The black maria carried down nineteen
prisoners to the Police Court from No. 4
station this morning, the largest number
for several months.