The times., 1897-07-07
Uhe - Uiss,es
City Brevities.

The grand jury yesterday returned d
true I'm against Jay Evans, charged Win
forgery.
Turner Whitney, a colored man, was
yesterday sentenced 10 ninety days IN
Jail for resisting arrest
Lu,ie Ruffin, Yickie Robinson, and Gus
Brown were given short terms In jail
for fighting In Clicks alley
The resignation of Policeman Nj. L.
MAJ. of the Second precinct, has been
accepted by the Commissioners.
Recorder Cheathamwas visited yesterday
o. Charles +. Meserole, president Of Shaw
University, OF Raleigh, n. c., and his wife
who are making sbortsojourn IN the CITY,
Robert Harrison, a colored man, well
known to the police. was given four
months in Jail yesterday by Judge RTn2dli
for an attempted hold-Up on Long Bridge
Judge Cox Yesterday ordered b. Frank
Myers TO show cause why he should not
ln eoasideredi in contempt OF court for failure
TO respond when his name was called as
juror.
The Dunbar connected with the affrayre-
ported elsewhere in Tie Times has 40
connection with the firm OF Fielding, Dun
bar * Co, neither is he relative of NJ.
&. Dunbar, of the said firm.
Detectives Carter and GaIlaher yesterday
arrested william Morris, young colored
boy. on charge OF larceny OF small sans
FROM Mir Charles I. Carter, No. SOC
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
Judge Cole yesterday directed that in
Quisr;iods of lunacy should be held TO deter
mine bc :,iental condition of Julius Il. Ham,
Florence johnson, Charles V. kuighton,
Julia DatorOrf and Julia A. Mills
Moses Browders, aged twenty y-nine, was
rendered unconscious by sewer gas while
working on sewer at the corner Of
Twenty-second and streets. He vas
restored at the Emergency Hospital
Ollie O. Hill aud Kate Vandevere, WHO
were pronounced insane by the jury in
criminal court No 2 several weeks ago,
were yes.erday transferred from the jail
TO st Elizabeth Insane As yum 10y Warden
Leonard
John Wallace, oolOred, who was stabbed
1n Freeman's alley and supposedly fatally,
by Joseph Anderson, has SO far recovered
that lie VIII appear in the police court
this morning to testify against his assail-
ant.
a joint excursion will be given 10y Henry
Wilson Post, u. a R., William Z. Barry
Garrison, r. a 4 N w. and Miss sprosser's S
dancing academy to River View on the
9Th inst The proceeds are Ia be for The
benefit Of the relief funds OF the soldier
organizations mentioned.
a horse attached to a surrey in which
were seated Mr.. and Mrs. Vancouver ran
away in Georgetown Monday evening.
The lady became frightened and sprang
from the vehicle, being severely injured.
Her wounds about the head We're dressed
at Traces dug store, Thirtieth and II
streets.
The win of John A. BROOKS, filed for
probate yesterday, names his widow,
Hannah Francis Brooks, az executrix and
as guardian Of their children. To Mrs.
Brooks is left S1,70o aud an interest in
premises No. 927 Eighteenth street to hol,
until her death or marriage, whe II il is to
be equally divided among the children.
Landlord Hall, of the Ardmore Hotel,
who is jUumeying to San Francisco with
the Christian Endeavor eXcurSionists, tele-
graphed EOme yesterday that the party
enjoyed a snow storm on Pixies Peak,
Col, on the Fourth. The American flag
was raised, patriotic hymns were sung, an u
the indispensable fiTecracker exploded IN
the topInoFt rock In honor of the day