Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-08
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
BETSY LOCKE USES REVOLVER
TO QUIET sTEPsoN.
Fires Bullet Through Door, Which
Lodged in Boys Hand-Gen-
eral News Items.

Betsy Locke, colored, who resides at 270S
Olive street, claims to have resorted to ex-
IRENE measures Saturday evening TO keep
her stepson, Russell, who Is twenty years
old from purchasing whisky, and to quiet
him. According to Betsy, Russell bought
whisky Saturday evening with money he
had earned by his labor instead of turning
it over to her. She told the police that he
came home drunk and after supper said
he was going out to buy some more in
toxicants. Objection was made to this, and
after struggle she succeeded in locking
the hayward young man in a room. By
this time, Betsy claims, the beverage which
Russell had already drank inspired him to
make threats against her.
Russell became so bosterous, she said,
that she had to take steps TO quiet him.
She thereupon went to her bureau and, pro-
curing her revolver, returned and warned
her son that he had better stop his noise.
He still continued to demonstrate, SO Betsy
fired a shot through the panel in the door.
The missile went true and entered the
young mans right hand The cries of
Police and Murder then began to issue
from the house and the police were attract
ed. Policeman Burlingame answered the
call of distress. arrested Betsy and sent
Russell to the Georgetown University Hos
for the ball. but was unable to extract it.
Betsy will be arratgned tomorrow morn
ing in Police Court on the charge of as
saulting her step-son.
Infant Dies Of Burns
Charles A. Jackson, the two-year-and-a
half-old infant son of George Jackson, col
ored Of klingle place, Rock Creek, died
early Saturday morning from saalds receiv
ed Thursday by falling into boiling kettle
of wine. The infant was playing in the
back yard of his parents home near the
Kettle of hot wine which the mother set
outdoors to cool. She had occasion to go
Into the house for few minutes, and when
she returned to the yard she was Mortified
to see her child floating in the boiling wine.
She grabbed the infant from the kettle and
summoned Dr. John C. Norwood of 1852
Superior street The physician rend cred
m ed1cal attention. hut was unable to save
the infants life relieve it's pain. The
little one lived in the most eXcruciatfng
agony until o'clock yesterday morning
when death came. The coroner was notified
and he issued a certificate of accidental
death.
Woman Narrowly Escaped Death.
Mrs. Mary c. Riley, sixty-eight years of
age. narrowly escaped horrible death be-
meath the wheels Of a street car while re-
turning to her home from an outing last
evening. Mrs. Riley was passenger on
car No. 243 of the Capital Traction line
and was seen to faint as the car was ap-
preaching 34th and NJ streets. The motor
man. who happened to be looking around
at the time, saw the lady fall and quickly
reversed the electric current and put on
the brakes. Despite this Mrs. Riley slip
ped from the car to the street before the
car came to standstill. She was quickly
removed to nearby drug store, where she
was revived Later she was removed 20
her home, 1884 street, by the seventh
precinct patrol wagon.
Brief Mention.
The preparatory department of the
Georgetown University will open for the
scholastical year Wednesday morning
Miss Orilee Dix of Georgetown and Mr.
Willard A keene Of Wlmerding Pa, will
be married Tuesday evening Of next week
at the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. F. Church.
The groom-elect Is cashier Of the Common
wealth Bank of East Pittsburg, Pa.
Mr.. Edward c. Heneke and Mr. Harry K.
Pinper returned home today from a ten-day
trip to New York and New Jersey.