The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-21
ROBINSON 6 CHERRY CO.,
18th and T SIS. n. W.
City Brevities.

Yesterday afternoon Police Serg--
DALEY Taided a speakeasy kept 10y John
IT. Wells. colored. in South Washington.
Matthew Flanagan was arrested yes
terday by Policeman Shi2lcy and Is held
AZ No. station. charged with disorderly
conduct
Terline Jenifer a colored girl. IS held
al No. Police Station charged with as
saulting james Barnes, also colored,
with a spade
The charge Of keeping an unlicensed
bar is entered against Edward Thomp-
son who was arrested in Georgetown
yesterday by Policeman Lintler
An unknown colored youth hired an
I-lgin bicycle from Daniel Freeman. Eff
teenth and NJ Streets northwest. Satur-
day. and has failed TO return il.
Policemen Thaddeus r. Bean, Of the
Sixth Precinct: J. p. Hinkel. of the Fifth
and H 5. Hutton, of the Second, are de
tanned At their homes by sickness.
Policeman Tyser found a lady's
pocketbook yesterday at Fourth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue southeast il
contained a letter and other articles.
There was a small fire in the shed in
the rear Of Dr. J. T. Douglas residence,
No 515 East Capitol Street, about $50
O'Clock yesterday morning, caused by hot
ashes.
Edwin s. Ryon, young painter, who
lives on Capitol Hill, was arrested yes
terday morning by Policemen Kemp and
Schuyler. and charged with disorderly
conduct.
Policeman Lake. of the Georgetown
Station. arrested William Bresnahan
and Thomas Jones yesterday on com
plant Of Joseph flaming, and charged
them with trespass.
Camello Saleno, an Italian barber, d.
rected a TRADE OF profanity in his native
tongue and broken English at ROco Pas
tore, a fellow-countryman yesterday.
and was locked up by Policeman Bren-
nan.
Disbursing Clerk Charles y. Thomas,
OF the House Of Representatives. report
ed 10 the detective bureau yesterday that
an Aniston bicycle was stolen from in
front of No. 1874 Vermont Avenue on
Saturday night.
Nancy A. Bumbrey, colored, was bound
dead in her room, at No. 1120 Second
Street southeast. yesterday morning
The body was removed to the morg u
and Coroner Carr gave a certificate OF
death from heart disease.
Paul Crutchel and Walter Davis are
held at No. 5 Police Station, charged
with petit larceny by Otis Miller. keeper
OF the hay scales, at No. SO Tenth
Street northwest. Davis IS also charged
with assaulting Mr.. Miller.
John Chase, colored, was found by
Sergt. Slattery and Policeman Sutton
suffering with a severe hemorrhage. III
Union Court northwest, yesterday after
noon. He was taken 10 Freedman
Hospital. where he died in few mo-
ments.
Two Of the striped prisoners in The
workhoUse chain gang, Robert Bowman
and Jerry Jones, both colored, made then
escape from the guards by running away
Saturday. They were captured il
Georgetown yesterday by Policeman
Lintler and returned TO prison.
Capt Halkins requests all marshali
of the several sections Of the city ant
their aides TO meet at Winslow's Hall
Twelfth and r Streets, on Friday
March .. at a. m, TO perfect arrange
ments for the parade Also captains o
the militia to meet at the hour named.
Commissioner Wight will be requeste,
70 adopt regulations for the better gov
eminent Of special policemen who ar
scattered over the city. One of the pro
posed rules viii be 10 confine each spec
ial 10 4 certain beat and prohibit hin
from watching houses beyond its limits
Another proposes that they shall be re
CURED 10 turn in every hour at tn
patrol boxes.