Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-25
CITY AND DISTRICT.

William Evans, colored. forty-five years
old. whose home was at PIP D street north
west, was taken to the Casualty Hospital
last night about $50 o'clock suffering from
a fit. When the hospital was reached the
doctors found life was extinct and the body
was taken to the morgue. Coroner hewitt
made an investigation and gave a certificate
OF death from natural causes.
sergt. Murphy of the tenth police precinct
Killed a dog yesterday morning about ]: 80
O'Clock in the vicinity of Brightwood ave-
nue. and Omaha street The canine was
supposed to be mad and had escaped from
an animal hospital Saturday night.
Edgar Smith. colored. resident of Union
court. was painfully injured yesterday while
working with the steam shovel at the union
1nger so badly crushed that DIR. Jones
found II necessary to amputate 1t when he
reached the Casualty Hospital
Forrest Laughton, fourteen years old. fell
against a trolley pole at the Chevy Chase
loop Yesterday afternoon and injured his
head. The boy fell from the running board
OF street car. He refused assistance.
Coroner hewitt has been informed of the
sudden death OF Mrs. Mary Humphrey yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Humphrey was fifty
five years old and lived at All Richardson
street northwest. Her death was due to
natural causes and the coroner was notified
because there had been no physician In at
tendance during her last illness.
No, II engine company responded to a
local alarm OF fire Saturday night and
found a blaze in the chimney at the house
or Samuel Jones. 1892 Spring street The
flames were quickly extingulshed and no
damage to the property resulted.
John Queen, colored, forty-eight years old.
was taken to the Freedmens Hospital yes
ferday morning from his home, In Clicks
alley. and treated for injuries to his head
and side. His statement to the police was
that he was thrown downstairs while en-
gagged In a domestic row.
The fence about the Baltimore and Ohio
freight yards at North Capitol and F streets
caught ss,g fire Saturday afternoon. causing
slight damage. The blaze was extin-
suished by No. engine company.
Rev. Daniel p Duffy, superior of st An
drew's College, in Brookland. will be given
hearing before the Commissioners to-
morrow relative to the exemption from tax
alton Of the college property.
Two boys from Jersey City, Richard
Walton and Calvin Curtis came here Sat-
urday morning without their parents con-
sent and round employment. Then they
went TO house In South Washington and
paid months room rent In advance. A
message asking for their arrest and deten-
Son was received. and they were found by
Detectives Tyser and Weldon. An uncle
or the Waldron boy came here yesterday
and took him home This morning the
I2rtls boy went home alone.
A bottle of gasoline that was being used
TO clean clothing exploded Saturday night
IN the house of II. w. Newman, 1922 10th
street northwest. The fire department went
70 the house In response to an alarm from
box 35 but the blaze had been extinguished
before the arrival of the iremen and be-
fore any damage had been done.
Charles Jackson. colored. living at 1921
18th street northwest. fell from his bicycle
Saturday night near goth and L streets and
was slightly hurt about the face. He was
taken to the Emergency Hospital by the
police.
An automobile operated by James O'Tooie
end messenger boys bicycle collided near
the corner OF 18th and NJ streets northwest
Saturday afternoon. The breaking of the
'front.' wheel OF the bicycle was the only
Manage done.