Evening star., 1897-04-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Narrow Escape Of Policeman Jack
Maher.
Emancipation Day Exercises - Local
Notes of General and Especial
Interest to Residents.

Policeman Jack Maher, while attempting
yesterday afternoon to arrest William
Pope, well-known local colored tough,
who some years ago attempted to shoot
Gen. <ugur, came very Eear suffering dis
astrous results. He had a warrant for
Pope for assault, which had been sworn
out by Carrie Butler. The officer met Pope
in carriage on 31st street near U street.
In company with John Jackson, perhaps
better known as Red Bill of Herring Hill"
ard Peter Jackson, and attempted to ar
rest him on the warrant. Pope jumped
from the wagon. but instead of accompany
ing the policeman, started in to beat him.
Maher is perhaps the best all-around po-
liceman in the precinct and individually
he would have had no trouble in handling
the negro, who Is always supposed to carry
a gun or other weapon. "Red Bill and
his companion jumped out of the wagon,
frding that Pope was getting the worst of
it, and the frst-named. picking up brick.
would have Drained the policeman had
held on to him. The plucky policeman got
Pope and Red BilP' to the station house,
where they acted very penitently Both
were charged with assaulting policeman,
in addition to the original charge of assault
against Pope. Later in the afternoon
another charge of assault was preferred
against Pope by Augustus Coats. Peter
Jackson had not been arrested up to noon
nan Maher, openly threatened at the sta
tion house to kill him.
Emancipation Day.
The exercises of the thirty-fifth ami
versary celebration of the emancipation of
slaves in the District of Columbia, which
will be held at the First Baptist Church,
on DumbartoE avenue, April 16, will in
clude the reading of the emancipation edict
by Miss Carrie Lewis, Grafton by eX-Repre
sentative ]. r. Lynch. address by DR..
Frank j. Webb, and music, under the lead
ership of Mr.. Joseph Lawson. The Mckin-
ley and Hobart Club will attend the ex-
erciseS in q body.
The committees for the celebration are
as follows: Invitation. William Brown,
H. Lyles, Charles H. Turner and Ralph
Hewlett; finance, James Thomas, William
Spencer. James Washington. Charles
Thomas, Henry Frazier and Capt. William
Neal; music Joseph Lawson. Herbert
Brown, Lindsey Cane, Robert Carter, John
Armes. Joseph Z. Smothers and Rev
Sandy Alexander. James l.. Turner is the
president of the organization and VIM.
II. Brown secretary.
Marriage Bells.
The announcement comes from Red
Cliffe. Beech island. s. c., of the marriage
of DR.. John S. Billings, jr.. and Miss Kath-
arine Fftzsimons Hammond, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hammond of that
place. The groom formerly resided at 3O25
N street, and has a large number of ac-
qualntances in this section of the city. He
is the son of Surgeon General John S. Bill
lings of the United States army. The cere-
cny Will take place at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon of April 20.
Cards are OUT announcing the marriage
OF Miss Daisy Blackford, daughter of
Mr.. b Lewis Blackford, the well-known
insurance agent, to Lieut.. Charles Saw
telle. an old Georgetown boy. The cere-
mony will take place April 20 at Christ
Church. corner of 31st and @ streets.
building improvements.
Building improvements are beginning to
come up in this section, and several new
houses will shortly be constructed af-
fording work for many men, outside of
the construction of the new Western
High School. Mr.. p. r. Moran will erect a
pretty dwelling on N street, between 31st
and Sd streets, to replace the one torn
Gown. The work on the Improvement is
now in progress. MIR. Beall who recently
acquired possession OF the property on NJ
street between sd street and Potomac
avenue, demolishing the colonial frame
dwellings. which formerly stood on the
site, will shortly start the erection of
several line stores and dwellings on the
site. -o
Candidacy Endorsed.
The Mckinley and Hobart Club, at a very
largely attended meeting last evening,
unanimously indorsed the candidacy OF
Thomas l.. Jones for the position of as
s1stant district attorney. A committee con-
| sisting of James L. Turner. William II
| Brown, Charles H. Turner and Ralph Hew.
| lett. was appointed to present the petition
| and Endorsement Of the club to District At
| torney Davis, and urge the appointment OF
| Mr.. Jones.
| Notes.
The little six-year-old son. William Stohl
man. jr.. of Mr.. and Mrs. William Stohl
| man of street, has entirely recovered
| from the injuries inflicted by an unknown
| bicycle rider. who knocked the child dow1
| some days ago on NJ street near 31st street
| The paving of the Congress street allie,
| with vitrifled brick has been completed
| and the place Is once more open to We
| hicles The Improvement Is appreciated b,
| all residents of the place and others wht
| use it,
The condition of Mr.. p. E. Dyer Of 34tl
| and street is still regarded as critical