The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-03-30
CITY BREVITIES.

a lenten sermon viii be preached at St.
Aloysius' Church this evening by Rev.
William Pardow.
Charles r. Hammett. colored, was fined
So and costs yesterday for driving on the
wrong side of the street.
Pensions were granted to Washington
ians yesterday as follows: Original.
Quackenbush, S..
A jury Of inquest yesterday investi-
gated the death Of Ann Bean, and decided
that she died from arsenical poison put
in her coffee by unknown persons.
Lewis Grant and Thomas Stewart were
arraigned before Judge Scott yesterday
for stealing chickens from Mrs. Annie
Moore and were committed to Jail.
A sneak thief entered the hallway of
William Hobensoeker's residence, No. ll0i
] Street northwest, yesterday and stole
from the hatrack black double breast
ed oVercuat.
David Jones. George Reed, Sam Mat
thews and William Thornwell, all col
ored we're sent to the farm by Judge
Kimban yesterday for thirty days on the
charge Of vagrancy.
Henry Roberts. charged before Judge
Kimbau yesterday with the larceny of a
bicycle from Freedom G. Smith, waived
examination and gave bond for his ap-
pearance before the grand jury.
Lefty Brown, colored. was convicted in
the Police Court yesterday with keeping
an unlicensed bar in o Street alley and
was sentenced by Judge Kimball 10 fine
OF $40 or sixty days in the workhouse.
William Moran, alias Horace King, who
was arrested at the Capital Monday by
Detective Proctor as a suspicious char
acter was discharged yesterday by Judge
kimball on condition that he would leave
town.
A song recital was gipen last night at
the Tniversalist Church by Mr.. Max
Heinrich, under the direction of Mr.. f.
+. Guzman. The entertainment was en-
joyed by large and enthusiastic audi
ence despite the rain.
c. c. h Monkey, of this city, a veteran
soldier who has been an invalid for more
than five years, recently coughed up a
bullet which he received in one Of the
battles of the civil war. The bullet
weighed twenty-four grains.
Thomas Vandyl was in Judge SCOTS
court yesterday morning, charged with
assaulting little Sadie Dudley in Grace
Alley. II was shown that no assault was
intended. the defendant being drunk and
not responsible for his actions.
Ollie Dixon, Joseph Smith and AlphonsC
Wilkinson, colored boys, were arraigne6
with committing an assault on Eliza Hal
and Annie Johnson. Dixon was sentenced
10 the workhouse for fifteen days. VII
kinson and Smith were discharged.
Mr.. Mudd introduced a bin in the Hous'
yesterday authorizing the Washington
and Potomac Railroad Company 10 ex
tend its lines within the District OF Co
Iumbia This road is the successor Of thu
Southern Maryland Railroad Company
and possesses its titles and franchises.
In the Police Court yesterday Agne
johnson, John Wills and Griffith Burk
pleaded guilty to the charge of keeping
unlicensed bars. Agnes Johnson was re
leased on personal bond, while Wills ant
Burke were fined $3.50 each or sixty day
in Jail. Edward Thompson. charged witt
keeping an unlicensed bar in Georgetown
was acquitted
The musicale given last evening at tn
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
In aid of the piano fund was a success
despite the extremely unfayorabl,
weather. The entertainment was unde
the auspices Of the Metropolitan Chapte
Of the Epworth League, and was con
tributed 10 by many of the most populal
and accomplished members of the loca
talent.