Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-30
PLEASURE AND PAIN
THANKSGIVING FESTIVITIES,
WITH OTHER SIDE IN VIEW.
Arrests for Misdemeanors, Hospital
Experiences, Accidents Of More
OF Less Magnitude.

While thousands of residents of the city
were giving thanks or enjoying the sports
about the city yesterday there were others
who were unfortunate in sense, yet
who nevertheless, had reason to be thank
full matters were no worse. Included in
this list were many victims of accidents or
assaults. The use of alcoholic stimulants
caused some of the trouble, but not all. In
several of the assault cases the offenders
were arrested and taken to the Police
Court, as stated elsewhere in The Star, and
in cases where no arrests were made the
police expecting to bring the offenders
to justice
A big stick, the police report, was the
weapon used upon Daniel Dyson, colored,
who lives at 1879 street northwest, His
wife, Annie Dyson, Is alleged to have ad-
ministered the chastisement. The husband
was taken to the Emergency Hospital and
given treatment, and later in the night he
returned home.
age, living at 159 Pierce street, was taken
to the Homeopathic Hospital last night
about IL 80 o'clock and treated for a slight
stab wound. He was able to go home after
he had received treatment. George told
the police the name of his assailant.
Mamie Johnson, colored twenty two
years of age, a resident of Blagden alley,
received blow in her right temple last
night which made a bad wound. She ac-
cused Samuel Poole of hitting her with
drinking glass. Mamie refused to go to a
hospital.
A colored man from Alexandria, Va,
named William Grigsby twenty-seven years
of age, was treated at the Emergency Hos
pital last night for an injury to his lower
lip inflicted. he said, by Harry Phoenix.
Harry was not apprehended
Number Of Casualties.
One of the several victims of accidents
was Harry Despert, colored, twenty-eight
years of age. who lives at 1926 10Th street
northwest. He called upon his wife at her
place of employment, 2127 R street north
west. about 1880 o'clock last night. 1t is al
legged. under the influence of liquor, and he
was advised to go home. Before leaving
the premises he accidentally ran his hand
through a glass panel in a door and was
painfully injured He was taken to the
Emergency Hospital.
The most serious accident of the day oc-
CURED to Harry B. McCullum, twenty-nine
years of age, whose home is at 1920 9th
street northwest. He was cleaning win
dow on the second floor of the Portland,
Vermont avenue and 18th street, when he
accidentally lost his hold and fell. Both his
ankles were fractured, and he was taken
to the Emergency Hospital and given treat
ment.
H. H. Thompson colored, thirty-seven
year of age, living at 1866 I'd street north
west. fell from the top of the rear building
at 1897 l. street northwest yesterday after
noon and received painful scalp wound
The ambulance from the Emergency Hos
pital reached the scene of the accident a
few minutes after 1t occurred and the in
jured man was taken to the institution
A young colored man named Harry JEFF
ferson, who lives at 1910 D street north
west, attempted to board a moving car at
the intersection of 9th and U streets yes
terday afternoon. He missed his footing
and fell to the asphalt pavement, injuring
lie nix O W. lrf nd
was able to go home without assistance.
Minor Accidents.
The Emergency Hospital ambulance was
summoned to 1855 Union street southwest
last night about 10 o'clock to care for
Martha Rhone. colored, thrty-five years Of
age, who had fallen and sustained painful
injury. When the surgeon in charge of the
vehicle reached the house he was told that
Martha refused to leave home. She had
fallen from the porch at her home and sus-
tanned fracture Of her collarbone.
Louis Hickman, colored, thirty-five years
of age, whose home is at 1923 E street
northwest bumped into a street car yester-
day afternoon at Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street and cut his head. The surgeons
at the Emergency Hospital put several
stitches in the wound and Hickman went
home.
John Devine, sixty-five years of age, who
lives at 300 Sd street northeast fell aud cut
depot last night about o'clock. His injury
was dressed at the Casualty Hospital.
A colored man named Daniel Mackall who
is employed as driver of a team for w. o.
Anderson. neglected to lower his head yes
terday afternoon while driving near 18th
and G streets southwest and he was dragged
from his wagon by coming in contact with
the limb of tree. He received an injury
which required that he be sent to the Emer-
gency Hospital for treatment
William JONES' thirty-one years Of age,
living at 331 Missouri avenue fell into the
areaway at the Elreno Hotel last night
about 1O:45 o'clock and received painful in
juries. He was taken to the Casualty Hos
pital by the police Of the sixth precinct
Ernest Y. Mistead guest at the Mt.
Vernon Hotel, missed his footing when he
attempted to board a street car at Mary
land avenue and Az street last night He
fell and cut his eye. The police had him re-
moved to the Emergency Hospital.
Capt. John B. Dowd. sixty-five years of
age, slipped and fell upon the sidewalk near
the corner Of 9th and streets northwest
last night about 7:3O o'clock and sustained
a painful cut over his eye. He was given
surgical treatment at the Emergency Hos
pital.
Joseph Mcmahon, twelve years of age liy-
Ing at 9th and I streets northwest was
thrown from his bicycle yesterday afternoon
near the corner of 1st and C streets north
| went and received cut on his head After
his injury had been dressed by the surgeons
at the Casualty Hospital the boy was taken
home by the sixth precinct police.
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