Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-28
AFFAIRS IN GEoRGErowN.
Raid by the POlice-Human Remain
FOund-Brfefa.

Raid by the POlfce-Human Remains
FOund-Brfefs.
A successful raid was made yesterday
morning shortly after o'clock by Police
men Lehman and Brown. assisted by Po-
licemen Lyddane and Burrows, on a small
frame house on Madison street in the rear
of Holy Rood cemetery. and eight Whine
men, whose ages ranged from eighteen to
thirty years, were arrested. They were
taken to the station house. where they
were locked up on a charge of disorderiy
conduct. This is said to be a portion of
the gang recently arrested on the property
of Joseph Tanning on sd street, and who
were released because there was no law
under which they could be convicted.
1t is said the party made preparations
Saturday for nights carousal. Sufficient
beer was bought ahead OF time and car
ried to the frame building. and the orgie
was begun and kept up until the small
hours Of the morning. The proceedings
would have lasted longer, doubtless. had
not the police interrupted them. The po-
lice notified the crowd to make less noise.
but no attention was paid to the warning.
While watching the place the police saw
several members walk up to the house.
give three hard raps on the door, with the
password for the occasion, which happen
ed to be &C. o. D." When the bluecoats
entered the house there was some confu-
sion and many made an attempt to escape.
but the place was surrounded. At the sta
ton house the names given were George
Levirone, Harry Serrin, William Wise, Ar
thur Chamberlain, Harry Cocker, Charles
Frfzzell. Charles Mertz and Harry Easton.
While the chain gang was working on the
hill on M street between Gath and 35th
streets, north side. to make room for a
sidewalk, portion of a human body was
unearthed Saturday. A skull, a set Of
teeth, a jaw bone and piece of the bone
Of lower limb was brought to view. The
teeth were in an excellent state of preser-
walton. The property is a portion Of the
old Kidwell estate. which. so far as known.
was never used as a burial ground. The
remains were probably inferred in the
place before the beginning Of the present
century, though some are of the opinion
that the bones belonged to some slave,
who may have died previous to the civil
war. 1t is also reported that a portion of
coffin was found on the place last Fri
day.
Vesuvius, now lying at the Washington
navy yard, visited this section of the city
yesterday, and they will probably remem-
per the occasion for some time. Shortly
before o'clock in the evening the four
were walking up 32d street and when in
front of Grace Church their conversation
was SO intermingled with profanity that
Policeman Housed. who was a square
away, heard them. At the station they
gave their names as Henry Brown, cleo
trfcian, aged thirty-eight; Michael New
man, fireman. aged sixty-three; John Han
nan. sailor, aged thirty-eight. and Edward
Sweeney machinist. aged thirty-five All
Of the men. with the exception of New
man. were released on S. collateral each.
Mrs. Hoover, the daughter of Market
master Williams Of the M-street market,
VINO recently underwent an operation for
the removal Of a monster tumor, is re-
ported to be on a rapid road to recovery.
Rev. George V. Leech occupied the pull
pit yesterday morning at the Dumbarton
Avenue M. E. Church and delivered an in
teresting sermon.
Rev. John F. Quirk, 8. J.. Of Gonzaga
College delivered the last of the series of
Lenten lectures yesterday at Trinity
Church.