The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-17
The - Gias,ed
City Brevities.

. Albert Wheeler was arrested by OFFICER
wheeler Yesterday for disorderly conduct
on the street
John Parker, a colored man, was ar
rested by OFFICER Bir kigt for making threats
against Richard Williams.
oliver Mersus was placed behind the
bars at No. police station yesterday
charged with stealing a wrench
John Beachler, a white driver, was ar
rested by Officer Sullivan yesterday even
ing on TWO charges of cruelty to animals
The police report that one of the in
candescent lights on the Aqueduct Bridge
has not been in working order for over
week
Lewis Shipman, Georgetown black
smith, was arrested yesterday for being
drunk OH NJ street, near the Aqueduct
bridge.
BERTHE Clark, Bette Robinson andNannie
Dorsey, all colored, were arrested by or
Ulcers p o'Brien ard G.. E. Burlingame
fer vagrancy.
Belle Gray, colored servant, was
locked I'D in the Third Precinct station
last night charged with larceny of clothes
valued at 81.
william Older, colored, aged about four
teen wears, was arrested yesterday for
stealing so cents fTom a colored boy
nance David Shelton
Mfr. George KoehIer is rusticating for a
few days at Piney Point, Colton's and
st. Georges Island. Mr.. Koehler is quite
an expert at catching crabs.
Cato Bray, a mulatto, was sent TO jail
for two months and fined SO, by Judge
Kimt.an Yesterday, on charge of dis
orderly conduct and assault
Bids for electric light wire conduits for
TIE first and second floors of the new
postoffice building viii be opened In a
few days at the Treasury Department
The Commissioners yesterday appointed
James T. Prick, a machinist on the ten-
porary roll, assistant machinist on the reg
ular force, at salary Of 1864 year.
Frank Sackett, colored, was yesterday
fined So and sent to Jail for three months
for ASA ulting Policeman L. S. Collins
when the latter sought TO place him under
arrest
Minnie T. Bowie yesterday entered d
suit against william E. Russell for parti-
ton CT eastern part of lot 4, square
55e, Of which the parties are tenants in
common. 81
Tliza CIeicents, an old colored woman.
was sent to st. Flizabeth's yesterday,
having been found wandering in the streets
and adjudred insane by Police Surgeons
hewitt and Vale,
Virginia c. Reynolds yesterday filed a
suit against Benjamin A. Bean and Others
asking that the title To part Of lot &c in
Samuel Moments subdivision of square
399 be determined.
Licenses to Eteam engineers have been
Issued as follows: A. j. Gardner, first
class; Nelson r. Smith, secund class. and
Alex Tosh, Jacob A. Kroon and William
a. Alber, third class.
Acting Coroner GIazebrook yesterday
gave "A Certificate ofaccidental death 10 the
case OF Daniel Dimes, tie colored deck
hand who fell overheard from the Jane
Moseley, Sunday morning, andwasdrowned.
The citizens OF New York avenue be-
tween Fifth and Seventh streets north
west have petitioned for the removal of
the abandoned tracks OF the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway lying in front
Of thel- homes.
John H. GREENWOOD was granted AT
mission by the Commissioners yesterday
70 exhibit tie operation Of a fire ex-
tinguish,r at East Capitol and Fourteenth
streets, under the supervision of the fire
and Police departments.
Julian Dean, neatly dressed young
man, was fined $50 yesterday for assault
ing Lewis NJ. Hayes. Dean pleaded as an
excuse that the complainant had maligned
several ladies OF his acquaintance, and it
was on that account that he struck Ha yes
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