The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-10
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Verde Gilbert. colored, was arrested by
Bicycle OtiCar Neunili0n last night lie Is charged
with operating shell game az the Benuing races
last spring
Upon recommendation Of Chief Belt
C. C. Coumbs has been promoted 70 private #
class q the FIRE department and and G.. 5. Bishop
appointed a private Of class J.
a. D. Langley. Knight Of Washing
ton, crowned Miss Lucy Rock as Queen q Love and
Beauty il The tournament held 40 Lacey's Farm
Baiieys Cross Roads Va. yesterday.
Catholics on Capitol Hill are making
preparations for their annual cutting TO Marshall
Han wednesday, August q. A programme Of atA-
leti, events has been prepared for the day and an
entertainment Tor the evening.
Commissioner 1Iorr0w yesterday
recommended that the corporation counsel be di-
recred % take the Necessary steps fr the proseca-
ti0B Of the oWusT5 CT the Ebbitt House for non
compliance with the are-escape law.
On the charge Of maintaining an un-
licensed bar in her house. Louisa Wells c0lcreI Of
ll7H Clicks alley. was brought before Judge ONeal
hu tie Police Court yesterday and Sentenced 10 pay
fine q SO CT spend ninety DAYS IN Jail
Information was received yesterday
F-hat barge IT, Of the Consolidated Coal Company
fteeJ bound for this city laden with ice from the
'keunebec River. was ran into b. the f0urnasted
Ebooner !. Herbert Taft OF the Massachusetts
cCAst. and badly damaged above the vateEliue
Superintendent Zinkham, Of the
Washington Asylum and Wcrkhouse made an Of
EcLL report 10 the Commissioners Yesterday I'D the
CGe,t that Frank Cole, the prisoner who escaped
frUI the Institution Tuesday, was captured and
retw1fd ou that night. having been caught in the
woodsiuear Bladeus5uTg b. the w0TkhoUse guards.
ISuIise Fenimore. better known in
This civ ',he girl with the red hat" and Albert
CurE known here as Kid Curry. were returned 20
this city yesterday morning from Cincinnati. Ohio.
where .lley were recently sentenced 20 term IN the
wcrEh1 lsa They are wanted here on the charge Of
jumping 'bonds given about year ago fer alleged
cab roAsTy-
RarGser than see the young girl sent
10 the wCkh0use u default Il not being able 10 Day
the 81 hle which BE bad been forced 70 impose.
Judge UNeai furnished Rosie Phillips with the
money iu the Police Court yesterday morning. in
order that lshe could 80 free. The young girl was
arrested an the charge Of disorderly conduct the
night bef0rgffor quaTreling with her sister
c. B. HUNT, engineer Of highways.
said yesterday that steps viii he taken st an early
date 20 grade an embaukment al the corner Of
lexington pace and . street northeast. attention
having been called by Capt, Doyle. Of the Eighth
precinct. 10 the danger Of the collision Of auto
mobiles and other vehicles Whose occupants are
r-sycnted from, seeing each others approach al the
intersection Of the streets named
Policemen. Timothy J. CuHinane and
Ernest L Fletctsr, OF the Teath precinct who were
arrested on the charge Of disordery conduct by the
police Of the First precinct, were admdged guilty
iu the Police Court Yesterday and sentenced by
Judge ONeal 10 pay fine Of so each Both say
they intend TO carry the case 10 higher courts TIE
mcn viii also be tired by the police trial board
to-day.