Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-01
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Daring Robbery Committed by Colored We
man at Home of Mrs. Garrett.
Metropolitan Train Delayed by
West Street Church-Briefs.

Inere was a daring robbery committed
this morning shortly before 8 o'clock, by
which Mrs. Rose E. Garrett of 1928 32d
street, the widow of Frank E. Garrett,
who was accidentally drowned in the ca
nal a few days ago, lost a pocket book
containing about 800. The money was a
part of the insurance on the life Of her
husband, and had been left after paying
all funeral expenses. The widow had de-
cided to pace the amount in bank this
morning.
Annie Bowman, colored woman, about
twenty-four years of age, was employed
to wash the windows of the fiat beow,
and she arrived before the people were out
OF bed. Walking up to the rooms of Mrs
Garrett, she asked for something to- eat
stating what her mission was. Mrs. Gar
rett gave the woman a cup of coffee and
something to eat, and in return the negress
insisted upon washing the dishes and
sweeping the room. She had seen the
pocket book full of money Mrs Garrett
extracting small coin to pay for some
household necessity. When through, Mrs
Garrett slipped the book beneath the cover
of another table.
Her mother-in-law was in the room at
the time OF the theft, but the negress Sc
cured possession of 1t without her witness
Ing the act. Mrs. Garrett had left the
room and heard the woman depart and a
moment later 1t was discovered that the
man was by this time out of sight The
police were Immediately notified The
Bowman woman is well known in criminal
circles, and has been to Jail a number
OF tlmes. she only came out last Sunday
after serving a term for stealing a pocket
book containing 81 from Demands bakery,
on NJ street near 31st street
Another pocket book robbery was COM
Nltteu Yesterday forenoon at the residence
OF Mrs. Charles Nottingham 34O7 o street.
Inc people in the house were on the Sec
ond floor preparing to move. A pocket
book containing about s. was lying on a
colored man entered the place without the
1ormality of knocking at the door, and.
seeing the pocket book, seized it. He start
ca 70 go away. when a five-year-old son
him what he wanted. The man mumbIed
something about taking out ashes and
IeIt- He had a wagon in front of the house,
ana, mounting the seat, rode quickly away.
Ldler III the day Detective Parnham and
Policeman Sullivan arrested Henry Will
lans ON suspicion Of committing the crime
Accident to n Trailer.
There was some DELAY this morning on
the Metropolitan railroad, caused by
brcken axle On trail car 254 The accident
happened about o'clock at god street and
Dlmbarton avenue. The car was finally
taken or the track and left in the roadway.
tEus preventing further blocking of the
lne- Later in the morning q force of work.
men appeared, and, temporarily fixing the
break. placed the trailer behind train 3o5
and conveyed it to the shops of the COM
pdny for repairs.
Revival Service.
The initial revival service of the week
held last evening at the West Street Pres
byterian Church, was well attended. The
singing of number of appropriate hymns,
led by Prof. Hunter, the precentor. assisted
by Miss Alexander at the piano and Mr..
SUIT at the organ, was a special feature
Rev. DIR. Alexander led the meeting MAX
ing an eloquent and impressive address,
Al the close of the service he announced
that the Rev. George n. Luccock, DID,,
pastor of the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church, will conduct the services to be held
This evening at o'clock. The hour for as
semoling. he stated. was made later than
usual so that the young people might finish
their school studies before leaving home
The closing prayer was by Mr.. Smith of
the Western Church.
Brief Mention.
AT the request of Rev. G. w. Mccullough,
+ aston of the Tenleytown Baptist Church,
Rev. DR.. Hammond CT the Congress Street
NJ p Church. visited Tenleytown last
evening and repeated his lecture on Love,
Courtship and Marriage" which was re-
Gently delivered at the Congress Street
Church large number of the residents
of Tenleytown and surrounding country at
tended.
The alley in the south side of street be-
tween 32d and 33d streets is being paved by
the District with v!triiied brick.
The repair department of the engineer
department has made its appearance in
Georgetown, and is patching up the asphalt
pavement on NJ street and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Substation No. sc of the Post Office De-
partment opened this morning at the drug
store of H. E. Van Horn, 1884 NJ street,
by order OF the Postmaster General.
Master Clarence Rockey, son of a leading
business man of Georgetown, who has been
i'll Of typhoid fever for three months, at the
residence of his parents. 1926 Potomac
street, Is convalesciDg.