Evening star., 1897-04-28
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Boys Arrested for Stealing the Plumbing
From Vacant Houssa
Other Happenings Of Interest on the
Other Side of Rock
Creek.

OF late considerable complaint has been
made at the police station kouse Of the
action Of what appeared to be a regularly
organized band of thieves. which visited
newly constructed and vacant houses and
broke out all Of the lead pipes in the build
ings and stole whatever other plumbing
things they could get their hands on. The
chief complaint was made by Mr.. John
Leetch, whose house at 31O4 street was
cleaned of all the lead pipe connections in
the bath room. 1t was at first thought
that IT was the work Of a band of grown
people, but lately the police were led to
believe that small boys were the culprits.
This morning several arrests we're made,
the youths being Harvey Goodman, Mar
shall Craig. Copperthite. Daley ana two
other youngsters. none Of their ages being
ever fourteen or fifteen. Some of the lead
pipe taken from the residence of Mr..
Leetch was recovered. The boys were held,
pending further investigation, the arrest
being made by Policeman Sam Burrows.
Grace Church Sunday School,
An entertainment for the benefit of Grace
Church Sunday school was given las. even
ing at Masonic Hall on 3sd street. and was
well attended. The affair realized quite a
good sum for the school. and the entersain-
ment reflected much credit upon those who
managed it. The children of the Sunday
school participated in very interesting AMI
pretty drills. The musical par: of the pro-
gram was furnished by Mr.. Karr. Miss
Lockwood, Master George Hunt and Mas
tcrs Edwin and Clinton Ballinger. Recita-
tions were also rendered by Miss Check
and Master Clinton Ballinger The Stage
was under the direction of Mr.. William.
McShea.
Barred From the TrestIe.
Since the institutirg of the suit against
the Great Falls Electric Railroad Company
by the mother of young Peterson. who
jumped on trestle last October, and was
SO badly crippled. the corporation has been
taking strict precaution in keeping people
on the property Of the road The warning
signs at either end of the trestIes forbid
ding the public to use the same are being
enforced in vigorous manner, and the
chfidren who have heretofore found the
trestlework an interesting though danger
Gus. playground are now barred from it.
Inc nrst prosecution of the sort occurred
yesterday. when Isaac Branzel. a fourteen
year-oid white boy, was arrested, charged
with treSpasS He plead guilty in the Po-
lice Court. and as this was the first case
his personal bonds were taken
Funeral of SaIewski.
The funeral of Otto E SaIewski, the SOL
dier of Fort Myer, who was a member of
Troop G. 9Th United States Cavalry, and
who was killed Sunday night on the Falls
church electric road. was held yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, from the hospital
at Fort Myer. The correct age of the de-
ceased is given as five months over twenty
six years. The entire garrison attended,
the funeral, which was strictly military
The interment was at Arlington National
cemetery.
Notes.
Mr.. Thomas Bremmerman, the chief clerk
of Hanlon's grocery store, desires to an
nounce to his friends that he was not the
Mr.. Bremmerman who was on the bus
that rolled OFF the embankment on the
Conduit road Sunday night
Ellen Heffernan has bought of William
H. Gaskins part of lot "a, square 12S3 with
improvements thereon. The property is
located on N street between 31st and 32d
streets. and the consideration is placed al
$1,000.