Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-25
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Nary Ellis, Housekesper for Nelson Vale,
Required to Leave Tenleytown.
"Whitecaps" Sent Her Threatening
Letter-StOre Robbed of Cash
General Items.

| A sequel to the shooting of Alexander
| Jackson several weeks ago by Nelson Vale,
| the aged colored man, has been the removal
| from Tenleytown of Mary Ellis, the colored
| girl about whom the two men had the
quarrel which preceded the killing. The
| woman had been living with Vale for four
years. assuming the role of housekeeper,
| and all of the young colored men in the
neghborhood. it Il said, We're more or less
| jealous of the old man. Several scraps
have occurred on Fort Reno growing out
| of attentions paid her. and recently there
| was serious fracas in which the woman
helped Vale. using an AK, it is said. on a
colored man and breaking his arm, for
which she served a term in Jail.
The Tragedy of a few weeks ago was the
elimination of the trouble, and the law
abiding citizens of Tenleytown deemed it
best to rid the neighborhood of the woman.
Accordingly, letter was sent to her. it is
said, signed by "whitecaps,' giving her
certain time in which to permanently
leave the locality. The arrival of the let
ter caused some excitement, and the wo-
man exhibited it to the police. However,
she obeyed the injunction and left the viii
lage and now makes her home elsewhere
Just who sent the letter is not known. but
several citizens of Tenleytown are said to
have reached the conclusion to take drastic
measures to accomplish the purpose it ex-
| pressed III the event the woman 1dlleQ
heed the warming.
This is all the information which could
be obtained on the subject.
store Entered and Robbed.
Some time between 100 o'clock last even
ing and ) o'clock this morning an unknown
person entered the grocery and provision
store of Winfield S. Brown & Co., at the
northwest corner of 31st and NJ streets, and
stole S1S.9S in cash from a money drawer.
The thief gained access to the store by
lifting cellar grating on ;1st street, which
had been left unlocked. The money was
the only thing missed from the store and
there is no clue to the robber. E. s. Col
Inns, young white man. was arrested
about S o'clock this morning by Policeman
Dan Connors, suspected of having commit
ted the crime.
Linthicum Dramatic Club.
The students of the Linthicum Dramatic
Club are rehearsing several new comedies
which will be presented in the near future
for the benefit of Linthicum Institute The
date of the affair has not as yet been an
! nounced. For several years past the Dra-
matte Club has furnished the students of
the school with treat at the close of the
school term, ice cream. cake and strawber-
ries being furnished in abundance after the
commencement night. 1t will follow its
usual custom this year.
General Notes.
Baden Caster of 1922 32d street has re-
ported to the police the theft of a silver
watch.
/ Nicholas Carson, aged ten, and Dennis
Barrett, aged thirteen, fugitives from the
Industrial Home School, We're apprehended
last evening in Washington by Policeman
Fathers and this morning were returned
to the home.
The condition of Rev. F. y. Mulvaney,
S. j.. pastor of Trinity Church, was report
ed to be unimproved this morning.
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