Evening star., 1897-04-01
CONDEN NSED LOCALS

The herdics were Withdrawn from opera
tion by the Herdic Phaeton Company last
night. according to announcement. and, as
a result. about 150 men were thrown out of
employment.
A consideration of the women depicted in
king Lear" and the Merchant of Venice
closed DR.. NJ. F. Egan's course of lectures
on Shakespeare at the Holy Cross Acad-
emy yesterday afternoon. DIR. Egan drew
a fine comparison between the characters
afforded by those works. and showed wha
a master the great poet was in analyzing
and portraying the feminine character.
Joseph Roam and Calvin Heider young
boys. are musically inclined. For several
nights past they have transformed an
empty piano box, located in an alley in the
rear of 11th street, into a sleeping apart
ment. The policeman assigned to that beat
objected to such occupancy. and this morn
ing had the boys in the Police Court as
VagrantS Each was sent to the workhouse
for five days by Judge Kimbal
Sergt Shilling Detective Sutton and Po-
licemen Kenny and Hollinberger of the first
precinct, having received complaint last
evening raided a poker game in progress
In a room occupied by Fred Howard, on ID
street near 10Th street. In the Police Court
today Howard was charged with permit
ting gambling on his premises He pleaded
guilty. and was sentenced by Judge Miller
to one day in Jail and to pay fine of So.
For fast driving on sth street last even
ING FRANK JORDAN today enriched the fine
clerk of the Police Court to the extent
of 81.
Special Policeman Ruppel in the service
oil one OF the local railroad companies. was
the complainant in two cases of vagrancy
today in the Police Court. Both defend
ants were sent to the workhouse. the term
imposed by Judge kimball being thirty
days each. One of the men was making
suspicious inspection of freight cars at the
foot of l3l2 street when taken into custody
and the other was lurking Oh the Potomac
flats near the railroad tracks
In the alley in rear of 145I Samson
street there is a dangerous hole The at
tention Of the street department was called
to this condition of the roadway by the
police today.
Policeman McCort of the first precinct
was taken suddenly i'll while on duty near
9Th and streets northwest last night. He
lost his eyesiSht. but managed to find his
way to the patrol box and telephone the
news of his sad affliction to the station.
The patrol wagon responded to his call
and he was taken home. Some time ago
the officer was injured by falling down an
areaway. and for several weeks his eyes
have given him trouble.
Mr.. r. G. Stewards buggy and a Pc
deStrian named George G. Stewart had IA
collision. on Pennsylvania avenue between
10Th and 10th streets yesterday afternoon.
The buggy was not injured. but the pc
Gestrian received a cut over the right eve.
He was taken 10 the Emergency Hospital
for treatment
Last night Detective Rhodes brought
from Baltimore an insurance agent nam-d
f. j. Murphy, against whom there is 4
charge of false pretenses. The warrant
was sworn out by Mrs. Elizabeth Mascu,
and the amount charged is 500. 1t is
claimed that the defendant collected money
from several members of the Mason fam
lily for year after the company in which
they had been insured closed its books
The will be heard in the Police Court
tomorrow.
If you want anything, try an ad. in The
Star. If anybody has what you wish You
will get answer.
Fer receiving stolen property in the form
of a box of soap that had been stolen from
John Sheehy, Nelson Kafets was today
fined $50 by Judge Miller in the Police
Court.
The front window of the store of Mrs
Lifcnti, No. 1422 f street northwest was
broken by thieves between ) and o'clocl.
this morning. and lot of cigars cigar
cites. chewing gum and stockings. valued
altogether at $40, stolen. There is no clue
to the perpetrators.