Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-06
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Ernest r. Wilson Prefers Matrimony to q
Cell in Police Staten.
First Meeting of the Georgetown Citf-
sens Association for the Winter
SeasOn-Other News.

ERNEST P. WILSON OF GREENWOOD Park PARK
announces that he is not the Ernest p. Wilson
for whom a marriage license was procured Sat
urday last.
The above appeared in the special notice
column of The Star yesterday afternoon,
regarding the publication of two names
under the head Of Marriage Licenses Is
sued'' the Saturday previous. The publica-
ton of the notice was made by young
man who felt perfectly sure that he was
not the person meant in the notice. Suisse
quently the young man admitted that he
knew who procured the marriage license,
but could assign no reason therefor.
Later developments show a different state
of affairs. The name of the young woman
in the case is Marisa b. Milstead, the
adopted daughter of John w. Akers of
1858 32d street. The marriage license, it is
said, was secured Saturday by the foster
father of the girl, and Wilson is said to
have been then willing to accept her as
his wife. He experienced a change of mind,
however, and yesterday afternoon came to
grief. A few hours behind the bars of a
cell in the Georgetown station served to
cause him to change his mind again. and
this morning he was willing to and did go
through the marriage ceremony with Miss
Milstead as his BRIDE
The marriage took place in the ladies'
waiting room of Criminal Court No. 2, in
the city hall building. Policeman Passeno
and Mr.. Akers were the only persons prcA
ent besides the contracting parties and Rev.
w. b. .. Thomas, pastor of the Gay Street
Baptist Church, who performed the cere-
mony
AS result of Wilson's refusal to wed
Miss Milstead the foster father procured a
warrant for his arrest. charging him with
carnal knowledge of a girl under sixteen
years of age. The warrant was placed in
the hands of the police yesterday after
noon, and Policeman Passeno arrested Will
about afternoon a
power house of the Georgetown and Ten
leytown electric railroad, upon which road
the young man Is employed as a conductor.
He was taken to the station and spent all
of last night in a cell.
The ceremony was performed about 10
o'clock today, and at its conclusion the
parties left the city hall building together
The charge against Wilson was nolle
pressed by direction of the prosecuting at
torney.
Georgetown Citizens' AssOciatiOn.
The first meeting of the Georgetown
Citizens Association after the summer va
cation. will be held Friday evening at 1880
O'Clock at the hall of the First Co-Opera-
tive Building Association. The meeting has
been called by the president of the organi-
cation, Mr.. B. T. Janney, and many mat
tiers of importance to the residents west of
Rock creek will be taken up. The sched-
ule of street improvements will be consid-
cred. and there will be discussion of new
and modern school houses and other mat
tiers affecting the general welfare of
Georgetown.
Street Sweepers Needed.
There is some complaint among the resi-
dents of 32d street near street over the
failure of the street sweepers to clean that
portion Of the thoroughfare. The highway
unswept is between so and IS feet in length
and extends from Sd or street to the OPP
posite corner of West street now known as
street. The street sweeping machines in
coming west on street and turning down
32d do not clean the area complained Of it
is said. but keep the brushes above ground
until the other end of street is reached
When coming up 32d street the machines
turn up Sd or p street and again skip the
ground in question.
Personal Mention.
Mr.. Thomas Keiher of 32d street left
yesterday for trip to Boston by sea- He
will visit several cities in Massachusetts,
and return home in fortnight or so.
Miss Bertha Fowler of 35th street and
her sister, Miss Mabel Fowler, have left for
stay at Philadelphia and Atlantic City.