Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-23
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
HENRY p. HUDSON ARRESTED ON
EMBEzzLEMENT CHARGE.
DR.. c. II. Kleinschmidt, Found in an
Unconscious Condition, Said to
Be Improved Today.

Confessing, according to the police. that
he had robbed his employer Henry p
Hudson, twenty-five years old. living at
1879 goth street Georgetown, was ar
rested this morning by Detectives Muller
and Cornwell and locked up to answer
charges of embezzlement He was employed
by the real estate firm of A. F. Fox
& Co, go street northwest. His
accounts had been gone over and the de-
tectives were at the office to greet him
when he appeared to go to work this
morning. just how much he had taken dur
ing the past year or more he could not
say. but he thought his accounts would
show shortage of about 800. according
to the police. He said he had been invest
ing in stocks and that he had also been
lending money.
Hudson had been in the employ of the
real estate firm for about four years as
collector and bookkeeper. Money he re-
celved was properly recorded in the
ledger, but entries were made in the
cash book. While the police say Hudson
admits that he is about $500 short his
employers say the shortage will probably
amount to more than 81 900 Hudson was
prominent in sporting circles He was a
member of the Real Estate bowling team
and recently participated in an interest
ing contest His case will probably be
called in the Police Court tomorrow.
DR.. Kleinschmidt Better.
Georgetown about sixty-hve years old, re-
siding at 3O4S N street northwest, who
was found in the roadway on Nebraska
avenue between Wisconsin avenue and the
Country Club in an unconscious condition
Saturday morning. was reported this morn
ing TO be slightly improved
Two Small Fires.
An alarm Of fire was turned in for a
blaze which started in house No 2911 Dunn
barton avenue northwest about O'Clock
this morning. An overheated stove in the
kitchen ignited the woodwork. The firemen
extnguished the flames with little difficult
ty by quick and effective work. No serious
damage resulted.
An alarm was turned in from box 719.
Georgetown. about 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon for blaze at 1924 p street, a
tWo-story frame dwelling owned by Michael
Dugan and occupied by Arthur Smachman
The wood work in the kitchen was badly
burned. The origin of the fire was an over
heated stove. Five dollars will cover the
| damage.
Prospect Avenue Extension.
| The contention that has been made that
the erection of any fence or wall of a build
| ing upon the land of the Chesapeake and
| Ohio Canal Company would be regarded
| adverse possession in connection with the
| extension of Prospect avenue is contro-
| zens' Association appointed to conduct the
| hearings before the Commissioners on this
question. He says he has just discovered
an act supplementary to an act which was
passed December 81, 1881. by the legislature
| of the state of Maryland and confirmed by
| an act of Congress for the District of CO.
lumbia which says. in substance that the
connection of any fence or wall with the
works of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company or the erection of any fence or wall
| of building upon the land of the said COM
pany, however long the same may remain
shall not be deemed or held in law as an
adverse possession so as to deprive the
| said company of its rights in or to the said
lands.
Under this law it is held that not only
can the canal company take immediate pos
session of any of the property condemned
| for its USE but the company can collect
rents from persons having the property
Enclosed for specified time. This complete
ly nullifies adverse possession as to any of
the canal property.
Disappointment Expressed.
General disappointment is expressed in
Georgetown over the elimination of the
item in the District budget providing for
the conduit from Great Falls to Washing
ton.
The belief prevails that new conduit is
an imperative necessity because of the
gradually increasing demand for Potomac
water and the fact that the capacity of
hausted. Six years, it is said are required
IN which to complete the proposed conduit,
and 1t is urged that to equal an emergency
which is coming that the building of an
auxiliary conduit should be inaugurated at
this time. Generals Wilson, Miller and
Mckenzie. the latter at present engineer in
charge of the Washington aqueduct. are
said to be in favor of the plan.
General Notes.
Ofcers of the Sunday school of the West
Washington Baptist Church have been
elected as follows: John S. Phillips SUPER
lntendent; Jay Coleman assistant superin-
tendent: Mr.. Hunter. librarian: Alvin W.
Miller. secretary; Miss Ella Hospitel. Or
ganist; Miss Mary Aperson, assistant or
Lieut.. w. w. Jordan. commanding tho
seventh precinct police was again az hiS
desk this morning after three weeks, ali.
sence on account of an attack of acute
indigestion. o
A fund is being subscribed nv friends
and members of the congregation of tine
MI Iabor Methodist Protestant Church
Tor the purpose of charging the present
to meet the growing needs of the congre-
cation. In addition to charging the build
ing an innovation will be provided in the
way of new furnishings One mart of
the new structure it is thought will be
used for Sunday school auditorium
The condition of Mr.. John Marbury who
| Tor several days has been dangerously i'll
at his home in Georgetown, remains I'M
changed"
christopher Pepper. a carpenter, whose
collar bone was broken a few days ago in
a fall from scaffold while at work on
| the new Georgetown University buildings
and was afterward treated at Georgetown
| University Hospital, was reported today
| by the physicians to be slightly improved
| Pepper was also badly injured about the
| face from falling upon pile of stone and
broken timbers beneath where he was