Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-15
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Unknown Oolored Man Badly Frightened by
Practical Jokers.
Young Man I'm Station Cell Burdened
fOftune-General and Personal.

Some practical jokers badly frightened an
unknown colored man early this morning
| 1t was shortly before o'clock. when the
colored man started on his way to the
stable of his employer and, while waiting
on 10Th street between and Q streets. he
discerned an object hanging from lamp
| post which looked exactly like the body of
| a man. With visions of a suicide or of a
| lynching, the negro fled in fear, and came
upon Officer Grove and his partner to
| whom he confiGed the information OF his
| astounding discovery. An investigation re-
| vealed the fact that the supposed body
was a bronze statue, about half life size,
| which had been securely fastened to the
lamp post by means of several thicknesses
| of clothes line. The light had been turned
OH In the lamp. The statue is supposed
TO nave been taken from the old Cooke
mansion, at the southeast corner of Both
patrol wagon and the work of art was
taken to the station house
Escaped With Handouts On,
William Wise. white youth, about
| twenty years OF age, was arrested yester-
| day In Rosslyn. by Constable Gaines. On
charge OF indecent exposure. The youth
| was handcuffed. but, in spite of this draw
| back, he escaped, and ran across the Aoue-
| duct bridge to Georgetown. Policeman pas
| 49, oiies,eu MN .or drunkenness, ard
| sent MN TO the station house A., no one
nao the key to the handouts the pris-
| oner was Obliged TO remain I'm q cell an
| ilsnt with them on. This morning Com
| s.apie dalnes appeared at The station and
| took the prisoner 10 the depot Of tba Al
andria and Mt. Vernon railroad. No ex-
| tradition papers We're secured and WI,
a1,.iouhced that he would not so with the
| ooHStdoie. He left Georgetown however
without any Resistance
| AE1fn Meefs Uys.p.
MT. Frederick S. Mechlin of 303o f,,,r-
criuse place, who met with an accident
| recently at the corner of 2Sth and p streats
being crushed between cart and an eIec
lrlc car. had another mishap Yesterday
| afternoon. In the former accident bts L..
was broken and he sustained a n,mhar NJ
| otEer bruises Last Friday was tho 6,et
| uay ne mad been out since the accida,.
ana s,iI, as the broken bone in his leg was
! gun weak he walked with the aid OF a
| crutch- He is employed as r1arl- g., ~
| patent office, and while walking DOWN the
| S,ohe stairway of the building yesterda v
ILs crGtch gave way. precfpitating him to
ne sround ana breaking his leg again in
LIE same place. He was taken 10 the
emergency Hospital, where the broken
| Dcne was set, and he was later removed To
| his home. "
Funeral of Columbus Alexander.
The funeral of Mr. Columbus Alexander
OF 5oth and streets, who died Yesterday
| morning at o'clock, as related In The
star of yesterday. will be held THURSDAY
morning from his late residence at o;30
| CLOCK AT 10 O'Clock solemn nigh mass
! OF requiem will be celebrated NJ ,rrinit,y
| catholic Church. The honorary rallbea rers
! VIII be selected from the members Of the
Society OF 81 Vincent de Paul Of Trinity
| Nhurch, or which the late FendalI e Alex
| amer. son of the deceased was formerly
| member and once president The inter-
| ment will be at the family burial ground
| In Oak Hill cemetery.
| Planning for Masonic Fair.
| Inc wives and daughters of the Masons
| or Georgetown held meeting in Masonic
Hall, on Bed street. last evening and or
ganized for the purpose of aiding the Ma
| some fraternity in the coming fair and
| exposition Considerable enthusiasm pre
| vailed committees for the various branches
| or work were appointed. and it was agreed
! 70 hold another meeting in the lodge roc m
| Ihursday evening next at o'clock, to
| v hich all the ladies of the families OF Ma.
| sens and their friends are invited At the
! coming meeting plans for booth are to
| be submitted and definite line of action
| formulated.
Old-Tfme Incident Recalled.
Mrs. Hannah Henderson, who mas Eeen
the guest of Mrs. o. w. Brodt of SD street
extended, returned to her home IN Brook
~ ~. L. yesterday. MIS- henderson Is
| the mother of Mrs. Brodt The latter.
| when child. was kidnapped by the Indians
on the western frontier. over forty wears
| ago, and given up as dead. She was re-
captured later by an attacking party, but
| the parents could never be found About
two months ago. through the medium Of
| the pension bureau, the two were reunited
| Mrs. Henderson had been on visit to her
| daughter for several weeks.
Social Function.
There was very pleasant evening spent
by number Of young people last night at
Odd Fellows Hall, on 31st street. the occa-
sion being a dance, given by Miss Kate
Bellew. Refreshments were served in
abundance Mrs. Annie HUMPHREYS was in
charge of the table, with number of as
sistants. Prof. Elliott rendered music for
the occasion. Among those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph l. Roberts Mr. Will
liam Fletcher, Miss Ada Heinrich Miss
Susie Sheedy, Mr.. w. c. LEM Miss Penn
berton. Miss Cady. Miss Berry, Miss Hol-
loran. Miss Mamie Cady, Mrs Bradley,
Miss Mabel Crown, Mr.. and Mrs Nathan
Roberts, Miss Ruth Saunders, Miss Nav
Spillman, Miss Mabel Pemberton, Miss Pearl
Sunheimer. Prof. A. B. Barringer, Messrs
G. Hill, Charles E. Roberts, James Spill
man, Joseph Handler, James Gavin, Frank
kidwell, F. Handler, Thomas Holloran and
others
For the benefit of the carpet fund of the
Dumbarton Avenue M. E. Church, an en-
tertainment, entitled ''The Country School"
will be presented about March IL.
The last dance of the ante-Lent season
will be given by the st. AIMS Aid Society
Monday evening at the parish hall in Ten