Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-12
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
A Colored Oountryman Robbed of Forty Dol
lars While Asleep
Theft Occurred Last Evening I'm an NJ
street Livery Stablc-Jokers
Cause Excitement.

Noah Lee colored man. came into
Georgetown yesterday with his employer
MIR. Charles Viers, whose post office address
is Rockville. Md, and who lives several
miles outside the town on the Darnestown
road. A load of hay was brought in, and
the employer. after arranging for its sale.
left 1t in charge of Lee. with instructions
to unload 1t and receive the money, which
amounted to $40. When Lee finished the
work he went to livery stable on NJ street
to remain over night. About II 0 clock he
took the money from his pocket. counted
1t and placed it on the inside of his vest
pocket. He elevated his feet on desk and
started to sleep, forgetting to button his
vest.
In the Office with him were Herbert Hef-
lin, young white man from Loudoun coun-
ty, Virginia, and William Hunter aged
twenty-one colored iaborer About 3
o clock this morning Lee was awakened by
horse breaking loose in STALL and. get
ting up. he found his money was gone. The
two others in the Office protested their in
nocence of the theft. About O'Clock this
of the robbery and he took both Hefiin and
Hunter into custody. They were locked up
on a charge of suspicion, but the money
was not found on them.
Victim of University JOkers.
Frank Smackum, one of the colored at
PENDANTS at Georgetown University, created
considerable excitement at the institution
last evening about 7:30 o'clock by the
racket he made owing to an alleged at
tempt to shoot him. Some one had fired
shot, which was the cause of the whole
trouble, and Smackum said stranger had
entered the stables. which are some dis
lance in the rear of the main buildings.
The doors of the stables were found open
and horse missing, a new one recently
purchased. A search revealed the animal
near one of the treStleS of the Great Falls
electric railroad. without bride or halter
and 1t was returned to its stall. The i'm
preston prevails that some of the students
of the university played a joke the col
ored man.
Cars Collide on TenIeytown Road.
Car No. of the Georgetown and Tenley-
town electric railroad, northbound, in
charge of James Burch, motorman, col
lided about $50 o'clock yesterday after
noon with the rear end of car No. e. In
charge Of Motorman Henry voigt. The
accident occurred near the home of Mr..
James NourSe. almost opposite what
formerly known as College Villa, recently
purchased by Mr. John r. Mclean as a
country home. There were several passen-
gers on both cars. Mrs. James Paxton.
who lives on the Grant road, was the only
one injured, being slightly hurt about the
ankle whlie she was seated in car No. :.
The rear dash of the front car was badly
broken, and the front part of car No :,
was slightly injured.
Request Granted.
James Jones, a young man. who claims
Philadelphia as his home, and gave his &C.
cupation as laborer, appeared at the sta
ton last night shortly before Il o'clock
and asked for shelter. He was given ac-
commodations which so pleased him that
he asked to be sent down to the workhouse
Policeman Lake placed a charge of vaeran-
cy against his name This morning in the
Police Court Jones was given four months
on the farm in default of a fine of $50
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