Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-30

Nettie ferry, colored, thirty-etght years
Old was made sick last night by taking an
overdose of Squibbs' mixture Her condi-
ton alarmed her relatives and they had
her removed to the Emergency Hospital
The sick wOmans home is at 347 Mary
land avenue southwest.
Edward L. Straub, fifty years old. be-
came Ill yesterday afternoon near 4th and
II streets northwest. He was removed to
his home, 1902 New Jersey avenue by the
police.
A horse attached to carriage belonging
to the Ebbitt House stables ran away near
18th and streets northwest last night
about o'clock. Near the corner of 1Sth
and streets the vehicle came in contact
with tree. The driver, ]. F. Frsby, col
ored, was thrown from the vehicle and in
1ured about his face and hip. He was
taken to Freedmen's Hospital for treat
ment.
Major Sam NJ. Gaines of Brookland is
arranging to entertain the local and visit
Ing members of the Chi Phi fraternity at
his home next Saturday evening All mem
bers of the fraternity are to be made well
come.
A marriage license directed to the Rev.
William NJ. Warf and giving him authority
to marry John NJ. Taylor and Emma
Young. colored. was picked up on the street
In southwest Washington yesterday after
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boy, who turned It over to Policeman Skin
ner- When no inquiry had been made of
the police concerning the missing paper last
night II was thought by them that n post-
ponement of the marriage had been rem
dered necessary. Such was not the case.
however, for the prospective groom had de-
tected his loss before the closing of the
clerk S Office and had obtained q duplicate
license. He explained that there was no
bottom In the pocket in which he had nut
the legal document and the lost il while on
his way TO his brothers house to tell him
of the event that was to take place last
night.
The house of William II. Virts on 4th
street northeast near the Catholic Universi-
ty was entered yesterday by burglars and
robbed of articles of jewelry worth about
S25 and razor. Report of the robbery was
made TO the police of the tenth precinct 1t
Is stated that strange colored man was
seen about the neighborhood of the house
during the day
George NJ. Strictly. twenty-eight years old
NVlng at Ola Whitney avenue was found at
9Th and ID streets northwest yesterday after
noon suffering from a slight injury to his
head. He said he had received the injury
by falling from a street car.
Edward Bias, the colored man from Spar
tanburg, s. c., who told the police yester-
day that he was deserter from the army
Is not wanted by the military authorities
Bias, as stated in yesterdays Star called
at police headquarters and said he thought
he was losing his mind The police surgeons
tailed 10 find that he was a fit subject for
St Eh2abeth's Hospital for the Insane. and
sent him 10 the Washington Asylum Hos
pital for treatment.
George II. Boston. colored sxty-eight
years old, mashed his hand this morning
while unloading wagon at Columbia road
and 10th street He went to the Emergency
Hospital and had the injury dressed
f1ilza Garner young colored woman was
found wandering about the lexington
freight yard last night. Her conduct indi-
Gated that her mind was weak, and this
morning she was turned over to relatives
who live at 416 Willow Tree alley