The Washington times., 1911-02-23
ADMITS HE STOLE
BREAD AND MILK
Anacostia Grocery Clerk
Says He Wanted to Get
Even With Milkman.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. d. c., FEB. %


The numerous thefts of milk and
bread from doorstoops in Anacostia
that have been reported to the police OF
the Eleventh precinct during the past
three weeks have been explained. There
were twelve cases reported to the police,
while as many more went unreported.
Jimmy Gator, about seventeen years
old, who is employed in grocery store
in Anacostia, admitted to Patrolmen
Brown that he has been responsible for
the disappearance of the milk ana
bread. AS much as a quart OF milk
was taken at one time from one house
and once, Jimmy stated, he had Pill
fered from another place pint OF milk
a pan of rolls, and two loaVes OF Dread.
He claimed to have been seeking re-
yenge declaring that he had grleV-
ance against a milkman VINO was leaV
ing the milk. Among those VINO IIsL
milk and bread were Sergeant Charles
A. Stevens and Policeman Conrad. jim
NV went to work each morning about
4:3O o'clock and while making MS own
rounds he made away Win as Huch
milk and bread as he desired. Inc po-
lice had no wish 10 press tIi5 nGsiT a. neri'
charges against the boy VINO Is penn
tent. and who has offered to pay pacK
in money any loss the owners OF the
milk and bread have sustained. How
ever, two cases were recorded aBdHiS6 a
him and he was Obliged to leave sIo
as collateral.
The outlook for the amalgamatlon OF
the Public Improvement Association Oh
Compress Heights and the Congress
Heights Citizens Association, oNeFtureS
10 which end have been commenced Dy
The former organization, appears 10 oe
favorable. The latter assoclatl9hr mas
named a committee c0nslsIdns ~ Ut . nd nd
MarCerOn, secretary; Thomas Dean anu anu
. a Emmons TO represent II III lne
negotiations that are 10 take Phifc
The committee appointed by the IupllC I
Improvement Association d con RraH2
Milton ]. Fillius, J. 5. Lyon ana Fran7 an
Cis Vahler. The feeling among tne
cifizens of Congress Heights Is that Tue
interests of the suburb are suleIln6
from a lack of unity among those WIZ
in the association meetings
End n is believed the existence oil TWO
snch organizations serves no good pur-
pose.
As soon as the weather will permit,
Oxon creek, to complete the new hlgh-
y3v marking the extension or fourth
street so as to connect COH6IeSS
Heights with Washington Highlands,
will be undertaken; AS the slIuatso. Iea
now stands the roadway, which passses
through the farm Of the GoEerhmehI
HOspitaI for the Insane, according to an
act passed by Congress, has been out
lined with a road machine. the work
having been done solely by citizens ana
;.t their expense, in order to oDNlate
any delays. This roadway Will be thirty
feet wide with ten feet on each side for
The building of the cement
bridge is also the plan of private par
ties. The owners of the Washington
Highlands subdivision are bearing the
expense of the improvement.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage in Baltimore Tuesday of Miss
Leah Tilghman, of so Chester street,
this place, and i. Alvin Fugitt, Of I'll
d street southeast. They were mar
ried by the Rev. Charles Q. Isaac, pas
tor Of the Columbia Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, formerly pastor of
the Methodist Church in AnaCOstia. Mr..
and Mrs. Fugitt have returned to the
city to live, but expect to leave in
short time for Montana, where Mr. Fu-
expense of the Improvement.
Washington Birthday events last even
ing in this section. which We're largely
attended, were the dance given in Hitch
cock Hall, on the grounds of the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane, by the
employees of that institution to their
friends, and the supper given by the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Anacostia
Methodist Episcopal Church in the new
hall, on Fourteenth street