Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
William Hunter, Colored, Held for Grand
= Jury for Alleged Theft.
Charged With Having Stolen $40
From Noah Lee-GeneraI
and Personal News

William Hunter, colored aged twenty
one. was yesterday held TO await the action
OF the grand jury to answer a charge of
larceny from the person preferred by Noah
Lee also colored. 1t will be remembered
tfat Hunter and a young white man named
Herbert Helm were arrested last Thurs
day by Policeman Will Hess, upon COM
plant of Lee, who alleged that $40 was
stolen from his pocket. Lee was employed
by Mr.. Nlers, who lives in Montgomery
county, near Rockville and had sold a load
OF hay. The money received for the hay
was in his pocket and he slept wednes-
day night in the office of an NJ street iv-
eryman. Hefiin and Hunter being in the
room. Some time during the night the
money was taken from him. With the ar
rest OF the two men suspicion turned most
strongly upon Hunter, though the money
was not recovered.
Chase After Alleged Thief.
There was an exciting chase this morn
ing in the county, just north of George
town. The pursued was young white
man about nineteen years of age, who
jumped into a buggy which did not be-
long to him al Center Market, 9th and b
streets, and drove away He proceeded at
RAPID gait uptown. crossing Rock creek
az massachusetts, avenue, and skirting
around the naval observatory coming out
on the Tenleytown road. On account of
Inc muddy condition of the roads he got
ahead OF his purSuerS. some of whom We're
mounted on bicycles. The matter was re-
ported at the Georgetown station shortly
after 10 O'Clock. but the name of the owner
OF the horse and buggy could not be given.
To Reproduce TabIeaux.
Mr. ]. E, Brown, who conceived and car
ried into effect the historical tableaux which
We're presented the night of the kings revel-
ries, at Convention Hall. during the peace
jubilee, has presented proposition to Geo.
{. Whiting Lodge. No. Do F. A. A. NJ, of
which he is a member. to arrange and con-
ouct a miscellaneous program of equal eN-
cellcnce in the early future The PROPOSE
ton was presented at the last meeting of
hitting Lodge, and a committee was ap-
pointed to confer with Mr.. Brown and
make general report of the deLails of
the proposition.
Funeral of Mrs. Heenan.
The funeral of Mrs Catherine ITaana,
wife of the late James Heenan, whose death
was announced yesterday in The Star. was
held this morning at 8 o'clock from the
late residence of the deceased BIS p street
The cortege left the residence at o O'clock
ana proceeded to Trinity Church, whare a
mass OF requiem was chanted for the re-
pose OF the soul. The interment was made
at Holy Rood cemetery. The funeral was
largely attended
General Mention
Large drays deposited number of iron
yokes and portions of curve switches for
the street railway this morning at sd
street and Dumbarton avenue, and they
will soon be put in place
Inc Linthicum Debating Association has
resumed ITS regular meetings after a re-
cess for the holidays A debate was held
at the regular meeting of this week.
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