Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-16
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
MRS. RULE RESIGNS REFORM
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
John Dorsey Accused Of Murderously
Assaulting Lucy Johnson-Gen-
eral and Personal.

MIS- minnie Rule, superintendent OF tne
Girls Reform School. has rendered her
resignation to the board of trustees to take
effect as soon as acted upon. Mrs. Rule
has given eminent satisfaction in the po-
sition. it is said. and has raised the insti-.
tuition to a high plane. Friends Of the In
stitution declare that it is for the interests
Of the school that she remain at its head
and it Is possible. they say, that the board
of trustees will take adverse action upon
her resignation. Long continued work Is
said to have undermined her health constd-
erably and she designs to seek rest and re-
cuperation. Mrs. Rule will visit st. Louis
and other western cities
There are over eighty inmates at the Re-
form School. Yesterday morning they as
sembled in the hall of the school and re-
gretfully bade Mrs. Rule goodbye A pro-
gram of special music. including numerous
patriotic airs, was rendered
Lieut. w. w. Jordan is being congratu-
lated on all sides for the prompt aid rem
dered by his force OF reserves in the rescue
and Identification of those who were thrown
from the launch Recreation and drowned
last Saturday afternoon at the foot OF 34th
street. Lieut.. Jordan was on the scene
with the reserves from the seventh pre-
cinct a few minutes after receiving news
of the disaster and his services were said
to have been invaluable in directing the re-
covery of the bodies and their removal to
the seventh precinct mOrgue for Identified
ton The ten victims of the accident had
been identified at the seventh precinct by
friends or relatives and removed to their
homes before dusk. DR.. Blumer. one OF
the victims, and Lieut.. Jordan had been in
innate friends.
. J. B. O'Gray reported to Lieut.. Jordan, in
command of the seventh precinct, Satur-
day. August IL. for duty in the place OF
former Desk Sergeant Pindar, retired. Mr.
O'Gray will at once assume the duties Of
desk sergeant at the night desk
Alleged Murderous Assault.
. John Dorsey, coiored while crazed with
jealousy, made a murderous assault upon
his former sweetheart Lucy johnson. a
colored woman, living at 372S Prospect
avenue. late yesterday afternoon. The
row was ugly one, and created no little
excitement in the immediate neighborhood
Dorsey slashed Lucy's arm with a sharp
weapon and was about to put her out OF
business when officer from the seventh
precinct appeared upon the scene and put
Dorsey under arrest. Lucy was treated at
the Georgetown University Hospital.
The police are on the lookout for a reck-
less driver who came dashing down M
street Saturday morning and knocked
down and ran over a man, whose name Is
not given. carrying a child In his arms
The negro abandoned his team and made
good his escape. ortunately. the man
was not injured and the child was also I'M
harmed.
A great many repairs have just been COM
pleted on Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church. The lecture room has
been refitted and has been made most
attractive and the walls have undergone
course OF replastering and repainting.
Fooled the Highwaymen. =.
/ Henry Holmes, an aged 4colored man.
well known throughout Georgetown. clev
erlys turned a trick on three masked. high
waymen who held him up last Sunday
night at the foot of 33d street, demanding
that he fork over his hard-earned dol
lars. They carried Holmes to a very dark
spot In an old field nearby, and then pro-
ceeded to rife his clothes. But Holmes had
been wise that evening, and fortunately
wore two suits Of clothes. with his money
tucked away in the deep pockets Of the in
ner suit In this depository was a wad
comprising the previous weeks earnings.
The highwaymen were not struck with the
fact that he might have on another suit,
and after INDUCING in a few terse verses Of
profane history, with Holmes the butt
of the argument, they turned him loose.
story Of the holdup.
Personal Items.
Rev. Frank H: Havenner, pastor of Dunn
barton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church.
has returned from long vacation much
improved in health. He has resumed charge
of his pastorate which was being filled tenn
porarily by Rev. Henry Runner.
w. Harry Gaskins. who was seriously in
jured by a fall several weeks ago, Is re-
ported by his friends to he improving rap
idly. He Is still under treatment at the
Georgetown University Hospital.
Miss Edna Jackson has returned from a
trip to Atlantic City.
Much sympathy is expressed for Police
man Lpscomb, whose eye was so badly in
jured while on duty few weeks ago. 1t Is
feared by his friends that he may lose his
eyesight completely.
Mr.. w. H. Haycock, who formerly held a
position letter carrier in the Georgetown
post Office. has received promotion under
appointment of Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow in the office of the superin-
tendent of rural delivery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Johnson are away
from the city on a visit to the exposition
at ST. Louis.
Miss Annie Sommerville Of 1908 18th
street northwest is spending a vacation at