Evening star., 1897-04-08
CON ENSED LOCAL. S

For throwing a stone and breaking a
window at the house of Stephen Hellmuth.
III 9th street. Daniel Williams. colored,
was fined 81 by Judge Kimball today I'm the
Police Court.
Russell S. Schultz was arrested yester-
day by Policeman Duvail OF the bicycle
squad for exceeding the speed limit while
riding his wheel. He was taken to the
eighth precinct station and released on 81
collateral. Prosecuting Attorney Pugh in
the Police Court today noile pressed the
case, in view Of a physicians certificate
that the young man was fastening 10 the
bedside Of his mother, vino is critically
ill. 4r.
When Policeman Preston arrested man
near Benning Station last night and put
him in the patrol wagon. Some one in Tie
party inquired: Who's that?'' Hes that
- Beli.' was the answer made by Harry
Peters. and he, too. was put in the wagon.
In consideration of his former good char
acter. Judge kimbal imposed hne of
Only s. on him.
Mabel Patterson, colored. twenty-five
years old, was taken suddenly ill on the
street near Pennsylvania avenue and 2iIh
street about - o'clock last night. She
was taken the Emergency Hospital in
the patrol wagon. and afterward Went to
her home, No. 2ii3l2 L street northwest.
Broken pavements on street southwest
between 10th and iith streets. I'm front of
No. tae, 1th street and corner of 13tn and L
streets In the same section were reported
by Lieut.. Vernon today. Lieut.. Eeitner
reported mcre than dozen broken pave
nents and dangerous holes in Northeast
Washington.
TIE fire plugs at 18th and r streets AMI
1ith and Waliach streets are leaking, ana
Lieut.. GessforG has asked the water de-
pGrtment 20 make the necessary repairs.
Lieut.. Swindelis has asked thar the wa-er-
ing trough al II ana Potomac streets be
put III order.
Sometime last .ight thieves broke the
show window al the store nf Edwin f. Ell
lett, !SIS l. street northwest, and stole a
box of cigarettes and box Of cigars. The
police are invests iSating.
1t matters little what it is that YOU want
whether a situation or a servant =
want, ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can fill your need.
Sanitary Officer Frank had under investi-
cation today the cases OF the Young col
ored man Henderson Taylor, who was ar
rested Saturday night for destroying pri-
vate property, and Annie II. Jeffers. an
Anacostia colored woman, both believed TO
be insane. They were sent to the asylum.
Shad and herring are plentiful, and In
spector Harris says that the quality of
the fish has improved during the past few
days. Rec shad are still scarce, and con-
sequently they are high. This morning
about 10,VD shad reached the river front
ard they sold at $l5 hundred. The ar
rivals of herring numbered about l25,1o1,
and they sold at s. and $3.50 thousand.
Mary Thomas. young colored woman.
was arrested last evening by Sergeant
Montgomery of the eighth precinct a
warrant charging that she abandoned
child about a month old Monday night
last on street betN 18th and l::th
streets. In the Police Court today the
case was set for trial Saturday.
An entertainment will be held in the
Eastern High School Assembly Hall to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock for the joint
benefit of the Library and Athletic Associa-
ton funds.