The times., 1897-07-08
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City Brevities.

Tie Commissioners yesterday dismissed
TIE charge of conduct unbecoming an
officer against Policeman Robert j. Car
roll.
Justice Cole yesterday issued inquisitions
OF Iunacy 10 determine The mental Cen
oition OF Edgar Watkins, Mary Voss, and
Edgar SbuerGe.
kawara powell. oolored 10y, living at
1914 Chester court. was badly injured in
q tlcycle acciaent yesterday. He was re
moved TO Freedman s Hospital.
Private ] Aiguer, of the fire depart
n,eaI. Was yesterday eNonerated from
the charge OF unbecomibg conduct, FOL
which lie was tried June Ia.
Mr.. Charlotte lieard, VINO was injured
in a street car collision at the corner of
New Jersey avenue ana c street northwest
last evening, has somewhat improved.
The Long Iridge is patrolled every
night from. midnight TO daylight by two
policemen d sguised as citizens. This in
noyatiun IN local police circles has already
accomplished Considerable good work.
The washing gton Gas Light Company vas
yesterday required by the Commissioners
to make a derosit with tie collector of
taxes to cover the salary paid John NJ.
Ryan. assistant inspector of plumbing.
sIary r. Baker, administratriX, yesterday
began proceedings against Albert F Kings
ley and others 10 bring about sale and
partition Of part OF lot 1 square 404,
part of the estate OF George q. Baker,
deceased.
Ida Holmes, six years of age, fell from
. I
southeast Tuesday evening. She landed
upon her head, ana was painfully injured.
The child was taken to her home, No. 1902
X street southeast
Philip Maloaey, a seyen-year-old boy, iiv-
In az No. lao NJ street southeast. v-as
wres. ling with much Older lad yesterday
afternoon, and dislocated his left elbow
Dr. Jucnemann treated his injury at The
Emergency Hospital.
Policeman Gus Schrader, the Jolly German
Of the South Washington precinct, has been
assigned 10 act as desk sergeant IN place
OfNight Stationkeeper sallers, who is absent
Oh fourteen days leave OF absence, and is
visiting friends q Maryland.
Charles T. Baker, oolored, employed IN a
sawndn al Thirteenth and Water streets,
got his hand too near buzz saw yesterday
afternoon and his fingers Were badly lsccr-
ated. Dr. Bahr amputated a thumb and
finger at the Emergency Hospital
Anthony Gorham, the colored youth who
was struck on the head with baseball
bat by Tim Hurley on the lot at the corner
Of North Capitol street and Florida avenue,
has somewhat improved. although his con-
dit'on is stiH regarded as critical.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
Co Henry Adams and Louisa Ashton;
Robert Lee Scott and Malvina Walker;
Louis Shaft and Margaret Blunt: and
Oscar Fl. BucholtZ, of Springfield, H.,
and Eva May Karpeles, of Washington
Jonathan q BIgelow yesterday entered
suit against Mary A. Tune and others,
petitioning the court to appoint "A trustee
90 execute the trusts contained in a deed
signed by Mary Tune to secure a note
given by her 10 the complainant for S445
Arthur Crawford, middle-aged white
man, assumed one OF the prerogatives of
his colored brethren on Tuesday, and went
on a rampage in South Washington with
razor. Policeman Rickett had MIN
before Judge Kimball yesterday and he
Was sent down for six months.
The Commissioners yesterday appointed
Samuel Cook, patrol driver, an additional
private on the police force. The appoint
ment Of Christian Krause ms additional
private 10 do duty for the Potomac Elec-
tT1c Power Company was revoked and
Ernest Rust appointed in his stead.
oneo The wagons OF the Washington Com
mission and Supply Company, driven by
William Cardoza, ran into Metropolitan
electric car No. /, on Ninth street yester-
day Cardoza was severely shocked by the
force Of The collision, the wagon shafts
broken off and the horse badly injured.
Chr. Xander's anti-mal ariaI Stomach
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