The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-11-01
POLICE MANDATE
KEPT THEN TAME
Few Halloween Prank
Players Are Arrested.
CHILDREN ENJOY OCCASION
Sam Boyd, Victim Of a Cruel Joke,
Drinking Sugar Of Lead
for Gin.
CHILDREN ENJOY OCCASION

Warned by experiences of previous
years. small boys and other Halloween
prank players were comparatively quiet
last night. and but few arrests were
made. The damage to property, such as
gates door bells, and fences. was not
great and very little clothing worn by
pedestrians was spoiled by flour throw
ing. Judging from the stories and the
excited way in which they were told at
school today the younger element OF
Washington enjoyed Halloween, but
kept within the bounds Of propriety and
decency.
Major Sylvester mandate TO prevent
-four throwing and damage TO property
frightened the prank players. They cut
out the objectionable part of the cele-
bration ana INDUCED in milder amuse-
ments. Hundreds Of boys masqueraded
ia their sisters or mothers clothes gro
tesque uniforms and dresses were dOnned
By pretty girls and school children, and
there were several hundred more ebony
hued individuals in the District last
night after dark than there were before
sunset
some few hundred windows ratified
from contact with the tick-tacks, many
new tangled nOise-making devices were
were tied 20 strings and placed under
street lamp. TO be jerked away juEt as
some one stopped down 20 pick it up
and pieces Of rope were stretched across
the street 10 trip unWary pedestrians
Some Rough Franks.
Boys IN one locality even tied a piece
Of strong cable across an avenue. ana
two horses were thrown down and
bruised about the breast.
At Ninth and F Streets northwest
three boys carrying a shoe box walked
10 the crossing policeman there and
asked him IL he had ever seen a req bat.
The biuecoat was taken in by the musty
guy. and said he never had. He was
told 10 put his eyes TO the two holes
an tie box and he saw a brick bat in
tbs box one moment, and the next he
saw stars One OF the three boys. who
mad been standing with his hands be-
hind his back hayed the policeman with
a harrei7 staVe as he stopped over and
another one knocked MS helmet on with
an irish potato which had long since
gone 20 the bad.
Cruel Joke on Sam Boyd.
Sam Boyd. a negro. forty years old,
had cruel joke played upon him while
working at the livery stable az 611 Nine
teenth Street northwest Several boys
brought To him bottle containing a
watery looking liquor. which they said
was gin. and the bottle was so labeled.
sam took healthy mans swallow. and
the next minute he was soiicitous of
having the FIRE department called out.
Tor he almost burned a hole in his
mouth. He was taken TO the Emergen-
EE- Hospital, where &C. was found that tie
had paFtaken of a solution of sugar OF
lead and other ingredients. which helped
10 make the mixture hot stun. The
stomach pump was used 20 advantage,
and Samuel returned TO the stable.
Hit by Flying Missiles.
Rose Davenport, a negro, twenty-five
years Old. living at 334 Hughes Alley
northwest was struck on the head with
what the police call Halloween
brick" From the extent OF the injuries
inflicted on the left side OF Rose head
a Halloween brick is no softer than any
other kind
Struck on the head with a piece OF
glass. thrown by Celia Monday, a negro.
Irene ITiplett. twenty years old. living
az 2l1 Diapers court southwest was
painfully Injured and removed 10 the
Emergency Hospital. She told the Do
lice OF the Fourth precinct that Celia
aid not mean TO hurt her. and no arrest
was made.