Evening star., 1898-12-29
AFFAIRS IN 1GEORGETOWN
Attempted Suicide By the Use of Chloroform
LAST Evening.
Demented BOysEseapes From Police
Aged Man IHAer Arrest-Gen-
eral ana Personal.

Emma colbert, a white woman, whose
| age IS given at twenty-six years, made an
| unsuccessful attempt last evening to COM
| init suicide by taking a dose of chloroform.
II Is supposed she took the dose about 7:15
| O'Clock, having been seen few minutes
carrier In drug store purchasing the mix
ture. The woman is the wife of John Col
| pert' q young man about nineteen years of
| age, who is employed in a lunch room near
the Aqueduct bridge, the couple living on
| the canal boat L. NJ. Hamilton, which lies
| near the bridge.
1t is said the woman had been receiving
| attention from another man, and the hus-
| band was informed of it by a friend. He
| reproached her for her misconduct and In
| remorse, 1T Is believed, the woman took the
poison. She was discovered about fifteen
| minutes after she swallowed the dose lying
! IN IN stupor; and the police were notified.
| Ihe patrol wagon carried her to the George
| town University Hospital, where DIR.
G"ynhe, after several hours of hard work,
| managed to bring her around. At IL O'Clock
she was permitted to leave the hospital
and return to the boat.
Gypsy Believed to Be Insane.
Herbert Smith, nineteen-year-old gypsy
| youth, Is wanted by the police. He is be-
lieved to be insane and a fit subject for St.
El1zabeths Asylum. He lived with a band
or gyps1es camped on the Virginia side of
| the Chain bridge. Several days ago one of
| the number came to Georgetown and asked
the police to send the boy to the asylum.
BENG In Virginia and out of the District
jurisdiction. the request could not be
granted. The youth was however brought
into town few days ago. and after talking
| to him Policemen Hess and Lntler took
him into custody The youth meekly sub
hn nafr rnI hov
| reached he made a break and succeeded in
escaping. He went out 31st street as far
as U street, and out Rock Creek lane,
where all trace Of him was lost.
Sale at Auction.
The two warehouses on Water street,
south side between 32d and 33d streets.
were yesterday sold at public auction and
were bought by Mr.. c. NJ. Campbell, the
president of the American Parlor Kineto-
scope Company. The price paid was s12 100,
which Is regarded as a fair valuation, being
| about So per foot The property is at pres
ent occupied by the American Parlor Kinet-
escope Company. The property was form
erly owned by Mr.. H. P. Gilbert.
Aged Offender.
Baker Thorn, a seventy-year-old white
man, was arrested last evening by Police
man Lake upon a warrant sworn out by
his wife, charging him with assault and
battery. The woman is a good many years
her husbands Junior. The couple reside at
1917 34th street, adjoining the old Pres
byterian cemetery. Several nights ago the
woman appeared at the station and COM
planned that her husband was on a drunk
and had locked himself in the house, re-
fusing to allow her to enter. She was
advised to procure a warrant, and this was
done.
Holiday Festivities.
There of
folks at an Xmas party given by Frances
Somerville at her residence 1928 NJ street,
yesterday afternoon, from 1 to o'clock.
Parlor fireworks and merry games We're
enjoyed around the Christmas tree, after
which the guests repaired to the dining
room, where all ofothe good things of the
season awaited them. Among those present
were Miss Bessie Birch, Thomas Entwisle,
Miss Bessie Haney. Charles Keedy Miss
Edna Haney, May keedy, Kendall Meyers,
Jeanette Willfams,. Esther Williams, Mil
dred Cornwall, Helen Simpson, Anna Avon,
Reta Nausbaum, Leon Nausbaum and
Cochran Fisher.
Deaths Second Visit.
Miss Kate Turkenton, the sixteen-year-
old daughter of Mr.. Edward Turkenton,
died last evening at her fathers residence,
1913 33d street, after a short illness. The
deceased was the youngest daughter in
the family. Some days ago she was taken
sick with the grip, which disease eventually
caused her death. 1t was but two or three
weeks ago that Mr.. and Mrs. Turkenton
lost an elder daughter, and in this second
bereavement have the sympathy of the en-
tire community. The funeral will be held
Saturday morning at o'clock from Trim
ity Church. the interment being at Holy
Rood cemetery.
Case of DestitutiOn.
The condition Of the Ellis family, at 1918
34th street, is particularly sad and desti-
tute But for the charity Of the neighbors,
it is said the members would have per
ished of starvation cold long ago. The
father is reported to be in dying condi-
ton, suffering with consumption, and one
of the children Is i'll and not expected to
live. The extreme Illness of the child and
the decline of the father, it is said, is trace
able to a lack of sufficient nourishing food.
Brief Mention.
Mrs. Charles I. Eldridge of 3214 N street
Is spending the Christmas holidays with
friends in Boston, Mass.
The condition of Mr.. James r. Shanks
Of 1929 o street is very critical. He is not
expected to live through the day.
Mr.. Michael Gallagher died yesterday at
12 o'clock at his residence in the first ward.
The deceased was sixty-eight years of age
and was the father of Mr.. James Gallagher
of 1905 32d street. The funeral will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St
Stephens Church.
worth KNOWING