Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-10
Mayor Simpsons Court.

Mayor Simpsons Court.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
VIM. Jones, Charles Harris, John Warning,
Frank Lloyd, VIM. J. Ryan, j. F. Brown,
Fred Oliver, Frank Honey, John Daley
and Frank Davis We're arraigned, charged
with trespassng on the property of the
Southern railroad. officers knight and
Goods made the arrest. Each of the pris-
onefs, excepting Davis and Warning, were
asses ed 81, with the alternative of twenty
days on the gang Albert Carlow colored
was up to answer the charge of being i'm
plicated in the robbery of several articles
from the home of Mr.. H. C. Ausley, treas
urer OF the Southern railroad. A fine clock
was found in an open lot on South St
Asaph street near the residence of Var
bow, which was identified as belonging to
Mr. Ausley, but for want of additional
evidence the prisoner held. A young
man named VIM. Nelson Corbin was ar
raigned for being a suspicious character.
Lieutenant Smith told of having arrested
the prisoner, who had his face BACKED and
claimed to be a detective. 4 loaded re-
VolVer and card and badge from the
Grammar detective bureau, Cincinnati Ohio
were found on Corbin He explained that
he was shadowing moonshiners. Corbin
was committed, but released later on bail.
First Meeting of New Council.
The first regular meeting of the new city
NouAiSil "iil Dt itiu lOTlOTTOW night, When
the standing committees will be announced
by the presidents of the two boards. The
beard of aldermen will elect a clerk and
messenger, after which a joint session will
probably be held, when the various officers
to be elected will be chosen. The Offices
to he filled are city engineer, keeper of the
alnshouse keeper of the town clock, over
seer of outdoor poor, janttor of the city
hall, a police commissioner for the fourth
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fire wardens, two physicians to the poor,
health officer and two dispensers of medi-
cine.
Barn Destroyed by Fire.
large barn and several outbuldings on
the farm of Mr.. Taylor Blunt near Gum
Springs, about five miles south of this city,
were completely destroyed by fire at a late
hour Saturday night. Several tons of hay
and large number of hogs were burned
up the total loss being estimated at 50 900
Mr.. Blunt was absent at the time of the
fire, which is thought to be of incendiary
origin.
General and Personal
Rev. Dr. o. F. Flippo, former pastor of
the First Baptist Church, preached to his
old congregation last night. Rev. ]. f.
Thacker preached before the Southern
Methodist congregation at the First Pres
byterian Church. The services at St. Mary's
Church were conducted by Rev. Father W.
CASTOR Payne and at the Railroad Reading
Room by Mr.. Frank Keans. ministerial
student from the Western Maryland Col
lege.
In the United States court late Saturday
afternoon Judge Edmund Waddill SEN
fenced E. @. White, alias Frank Roden,
convicted CT robbing the post Office at Wav-
ery, Va, to five years in the Columbus,
Ohio, penitentiary. Z. H. Parkins of Prince
William county for robbing the mail. was
sentenced 10 one year in the same peniten-
tiary.
ton granted charter to the Columbia Mo-
tor and Manufacturing Company, the pur-
pose of which is to buy and sell patents
patent rights and licenses in respect to any
letters patent; to manufacture articles of
all kinds, to buy and sell motors, vehicles
and appliances for the transportation of
freight and passengers, and to buy and sell
real estate. The sum of 81, tsi0. 600 is named
as the capital stock. divided into shares of
Slc0 each. The principal office is to be in
this city. The officers are Thaddeus j. King
of Washington, president; secretary and
treasurer, Arthur o. Babendreer Of Wash
ington
The directors are James r. Cation of this
city. w. III. Scrom of Branchrille Nd:
Thomas Downey of Washington and Theo
j. King of Washington and A. o. Baben-
dreier.
As result CT litigation the old Whittier
building, situated at the northeast corner
of King and Royal streets, was sold today
at public auction, Capt. Herbert BRYANT
being the purchaser The consideration
was 81 $50.
Wildwood, N. J.