Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-25
CITY AND DISTRICT.

There wholesale row in the Jack
SOL family on the Hamilton road, Hillsdale,
about o'clock yesterday morning. The
Jacksons are colored, and three brothers
engaged in yesterday mornings row. They
were Albert, William and Herbert Jackson,
according to the police. William is alleged
to have stabbed Albert three times in his
back. The wounded man was attended by
DR. Mudd and was afterward removed to
the Washington Asylum Hospital
The burning of the SCOT in the chimney at
the house of Mrs. BERTHE Bell 1874 21st
street, caused a fire scare Saturday night
about $50 O'Clock. Firemen Belt and Per
celly eXtinguished the blaze before any
damage had been done.
j. II. johnson. forty years old. living at
1906 Massa Chusetts avenue northwest, was
taken suddenly i'll Saturday night while in
a barber shop on 9th street. The ambulance
was summoned and the sick man was re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital for treat
ment
William Walden. sixty-hve years old, was
treated at the Emergency Hospital Satur-
day afternoon for slight injuries received
by being knocked down by a street car on
Pennsylvania avenue. His home is at 30
Missouri avenue.
The nsphtha lamp in allev near sth and
! streets southeast exploded Saturday night
while il was being filled by n District en-
ploye. The blaze caused slight damage to
a shed No other damage was caused.
A three-year-old child named Ruth Ro-
senfelt was seriously injured yesterday af-
ternoon by falling from window on the
second floor OF the home of her parents, Sl4
II street northeast No bones We're broken,
but the child received internal injuries. She
was attended by DIR. Price.
Oscar Pond. ffty-eight years old. whose
home is in Chicago, mashed three fingers
OF his left hand while at Hancock, Nd
yesterday afternoon. He came to this city
and was treated by Dr. Battle, surgeon for
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad lie was
afterWard taken to the Casualty Hospital.
The occupants of house 1913 Kingman
place were forced to leave their nome at
short notice this morning about o COCK
when fire was discovered In the house. An
alarm turned in from box 2i3 brought OUT
several companies of the fire department,
and IL was not until about 500 damage hao
been done that the blaze was extingu'shed.
The fire started in a store room in the base
ment and had reached the first floor by the
time the tiremen arrived upon the scene.
1t is thought by the firemen that Egh,ed
gas jet in the store room caused the hre.
Mrs Annie B. Baur has returned from
Erie Pa, her former home, where she
went because OF the fatal Illness of her
father, Mr.. Joseph ]. Fries. Mr. Fries was
sixty-eight years old at the time of his
death. lie conducted a carriage and wagon
manufacturing establishment in Erie, and
had friends In this city. Mrs Fries will
visit her daughter in this city next month.
Twenty gallons OF milk were spilled from
a wagon owned by the Bellevue Dairy this
morning. The horse attached TO the wagon
ran away in the vicinity of 10Th and L
streets and the wagon overturned.
Henry Il. Wissner, forty years old whose
home Is at 3143 Dumbarton avenue. George
town, was thrown from his bicycle while
riding near North Capitol and NJ streets
yesterday afternoon. HIS nose and jaw
We're broken. The accident was caused by
the breaking of the bicycle. Wissner was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital.
Ellsworth Hibbs living at 1922 Corcorar
street northwest. was knocked down by ar
automobile near Scott Circle yesterday
morning and slightly injured. The colorec
man operating the automobile did not STOP
and offer assistance. Mr.. Hibbs reported
the affair to the police and told the latter
the number of the machine.
Annie Prue colored a resident of Schoo
street, Iisdale. caused some excitement
In the vicinity OF her home about | o'clock
yesterday afternoon by attempting to enc
her life. She made the attempt by jumping
from the upper story of the house. and Their
trying 10 jump into the well. Noise enough
was made by the supposed insane woman
10 attract the attention Of members of hei
family and neghbors. and the latter saveC
her from drowning. The Woman received
slight injuries when she jumped from tht
window. and the police took her to III,
Washington Asylum Hospital for treat.