Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-13
Bessie King, Colored. Aged Eighteen,
Charged With Infanticide.
KEEPEROF ALLEGED SPEAKEASY FINED
Movement in Aid of John Hay In
dustriaI School.
GENERAL AND Personal
Evening Star Bureau,
No. I'D King Street,
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| eighteen years Of age, is at the Alexandria
1nfirmary, in charge of the police. charged
| with infanticiie, and Anna Clark, a COL
| ored girl, companion of hers. is locked up
at police headquarters as a witness in the
case. 1t is said that Bessie King sent for
! DR.. VIM. r. Purvis who is the coroner to
| come and see her, she vas sick. He
| visited the fouse yesterday morning and
| found she had given birth to a child and
| was in a bad condition. The child was
dead, and Bessie stated that it had been
born So DR.. Purvis caused the remains
of the infant to be removed to Demaines
| undertaking establishment where he and
Dr. Jones neld an autopsy. On cxamina-
| ton evidence was found to sustain the be-
| lief that the infant had lived three or four
hours. There were marks on its head and
| throat, showing, in the opinion of the
physician, that violence had been used.
| The mother of the child is too i'll to leave
| the infirmary as yet. The police are inves-
tigatlng the matter.
| For Keeping n Speak Easy.
Daniel Corbn, a well-known negro char
acter, who keeps an eating house or
North st. Asaph street. was before Mayor
Simpson this morning charged with keep
| ing speak easy. Some time ago officer
Knight received information that Dan was
selling whisky without license. He went
10 work ON the case and yesterday sue
| ceeded in obtaining evidence to that effect
SIX witnesses testified to the fact that they
| had purchased whisky in Dams place each
| On more than one occasion. After hearing
| the evidence the mayor fined Corbin So
| with the alternative of serving thirty days
| On the gang. This is the second time that
Corbin has been fined for the same offence
within the past six months
Police Court.
Mayor Simpson this morning disposed of
| the following cases in police court: Spencer
Raymond, colored, charged with DESTROYING
property, fined 81; Jesse Cole and Arthur
Brown, colored, charged with shooting crap.
were fined 81 each; Larkin Smith, a COL
ored barber, charged with an assault on
George Brooks, fined s.; joseph Russell as
sault on his wife, Annie Russell fined S.
and in default to serve thirty days on the
cnaln gang: Harry Bryant, a negro boy,
charged with discrderly conduct fined 81 ~
| George Jones. colored, charged with abusive
| language toward his mother. fined 81: Chas
| Pines. colored. charged with an assault on
| small colored child, fined S2.5o; John Ma
son, small colored boy, charged with
stealing a door mat from IIr William
tucker, dismissed with a reprimand
In Aid of Industrial School
HENRIETTA Ninton Davis has organized q
| concert and dramatic troupe to take her
name and travel over the United States in
| the interest of the John Hay Ind gstriaI
School of this city. The troupe wants 10
raise St0UU as an endowment fund. After
| touring tie United States the troupe will
| proceed TO Europe. Their first entertain
| ment will be IN this city.
A Memorial Meeting,
| A memorial meeting to the late John
| NJ. Largston was held vest arday after
| room in Shaw Chapel, on North Mont
| geometry street. Rev. R. b. Robinson Open
1 ed the rlep1inp la1 he rnllo
| ing delivered eloquent eulogies upon the
| life ana character of the late colored lead
| er: DR.. j. Milton Hopkins, f. HILL jr
w. {. Payne and Augustus w. Lumpkins
i he chapel was crowded. The assemblage
| was dismissed with the benediction by
William Bayne.
Church Services Yesterday.
Large congregations attended the vari-
Gus churches yesterday. in all of which
| the residen. rectors OBLIGATED both morn
| ing and evening. AT the railroad reading
| rooms yesterday afternoon Mr.. Charles
| Marshall of the Virginia Theological Sem
| mary conducted the services and delivered
an Interesting address.
City Council Meeting.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
| city council will be held tomorrow night at
| which, it is understood. much business of
| public Importance will come up. 1t is more
pIOGdDle the proposition 10 re-
pave King street from Fairfax street to
| Royal street will be disposed OF.
Hfbernfans Meet.
The regular weekly meeting of the An
cient Order of Hibernians was held at ST.
Mary's Hall yesterday afternoon. 1t was
| largely attended. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, NJ. r. O'Sulivan; vice president. WILL
| lam Desmond; secretary, George F. Brad
! ley; financial secretary, Edward w. Berrill
| treasurer, William II. Sweeney; sergeant
alarms, NJ. J. Mcfarland; doorkeeper
Daniel McCauey: chairman standing COM
mittee, William II. Breen.
Sermon to Junior Mechanics.
Rev. C. E. Ball, rector of Grace Episcopal
Church, will preach a special sermon to the
| members of the Junior Order United Amer
| lean Mechanics at Grace Church tomorrow
night. This will be the last of a series of
sermons preached by the clergy of this city
to this order by request
Flag Raising Postponed.
Mount Vernon Council Daughters of
America. under whose auspices United
States flag is to be raised over the tomb of
George Washington, at Mount Vernon, has
decided to postpone the ceremony until
February Y, Washington's birthday.
The Tramp Nuisance.
police to arrest all strangers and tramps
found on the streets after midnight This
is made necessary on account of the large
number of tramps now fiocking to the city.
Several were arrested last night.
Brevitics.
VIM. H. May & Son have finished the
brick warehouse at the corner of King and
Lee streets. which they will use for stor-
age purposes
The Relief hook and ladder house is be-
ing repainted.
Miss Herman Of New York, who has been
the guest of Miss Elizabeth Lee, has gone
to Macon, Ga, for a short stay.
Mr.. Harvey Sanford conducted the SER
wees at the Railroad Mission Saturday
night.
The election of officers Of Potomac Lodge
No. IS. Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
will take place in the lodge rooms at the
lodge meeting Friday night.
Defense of SeapOrts.