Evening star., 1897-03-10
CONDENSED LOCALS

A petition has been filed in the Distric;
Court by the Washington and Great Falls
Electric Railway Company. praying for the
of a right of way through |
certain property of the Chesapeake and |
Ohio Canal Company.
Henry Muse and Malinda Jackson, charg- |
ed with disorderly assembly and loud and |
boisterous talking. were today fined s. by |
Judge kimball, and In default of paynca. |
went down for fifteen days.
James Williams. charged with shooting |
with a pistol at Estelle Simms at a parlor |
social on 7th street between l. and NJ
southeast, was today sent to Jail for six |
months by Judge Miller.
James Hanley. for carrying a concealed
weapon "a pistol, was today sent to jail
for three months by Judge Miller.
Grant Bennett, charged with carrying a
pistol concealed on his person and assault
ing Joseph Brown and Rose Bennett. was
today sent to Jail by Judge Miller for six
months for having the weapon and two
months for assaulting his wife. The charge
OF striking Joseph Brown was dismissed.
James Brown. charged with keeping a
disocderly house, was TO-DAY released on
bis personal bonds by Judge Miller. Brown
had already served fifteen days in Jail
while awaiting trial.
Charles Bausher, charged with permit
ting gaming table on his premises, today
prayed for jury trial. and was held in
SSSui Aey ny
Moses Smith, charged with carrying a
concealed weapon, was today sent to jail
for $50 days by Judge Miller.
The cover to the sewer at Bank alley and
NJ street is broken, and the police consider
the situation very dangerous
Fourteen members of the metropolitan
police force We're absent today on leave,
twenty-five are sick and fifty-one are Oh
detailed duty.
During the twenty-fou hours ending at
o'clock this morning the police made
sixty-three arrests.
The police report that the street watering
pipes in front of 1JOS Park street, 145S and
AGO Howard avenue, 1890 14th street and
14th street between Park street and Sheri-
dan avenue are protruding above the side
walk In dangerous manner.
Dangerous holes in the sidewalks in front
| of the following houses have been called to
| the attention of the police: 93 b street
northeast, 21O4 / street. 1902 Corcoran
street, 3255 and 1928 Prospect avenue. cor
ner Of Olive avenue and 18th street, north
east corner of 10th and 1 streets.
The pavement is broken in front of 1910
| 14th street, and the bricks missing.
| The same is true of the pavement in front
| of 2130 10th street.
horse attached to a buggy, driven by
T. F. Multy of Baltimore. Md. yesterday
| afternoon ran away and col:ded with the
| letter box at 9Th and n streets, breaking
| the box into small fragments, and scat
| tering the letters about the street. The
! mail matter was collected by Policeman
| Cochran and deposited in another box.
| Damage to the amount Of SO was oc-
| casioped by. a fire shortly after 3 CLOCK
| yesterday afternoon in the second story OF
| house 2101 Virginia avenue. occupied by
| Mary Brooks and owned by John Davis
The cause of The blaze is unknown.
Mrs. Sallie GormuIly seventy years o,
age, who resides on University place, Mt
| Pleasant, was thrown from car No. - o.
the Capital Traction Company Monday last
sustaining serious injuries. She was re
moved to her home by friends.
Frank Gillian, who it is alleged obtained
$50 worth of whisky from John III. Magru
der & Co.. on the false pretense that it wa.
for MIR. Henry May, was today held il
$1,000 for the grand jury by Judge Miller.
Barney Gallagher. charged with assault
ing and kicking William Mcdonald, wa.
today fined s. by Judge Miller.
Alexander Randall, charged with assault
ing William Meekins. was today fined s
| by Judge Miller. The evidence showed tha
Meekins in the right eye with a stick ar,
entirely destroyed the sight.
| Louis Stewart, old colored man who's
, | home is in Hillsdale, plead guilty toda
before Judge Miller of keeping a speak
easy, and was fined $3.50 or sixty days i
Jail.