The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-08
WOMAN,
ALLEGED SLAYER,
HUNTED BY POLICE
Believed She Will Visit Rela-
tives In Anacostia-No
Clues Found.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,


Eleventh precinct policemen are maxi
ing search today for Mary Washing
ton, colored, upon the request Of the
authorities of Prince George county
Mo, from whom she made her escape
,Lomowing her arrest on the charge Of
kllnng her child. II, S. Carroll, deputy
snerin. went to the woman's house and
enueaVored to take her, but she. sue
ceeded In making her escape.
Inc report sent to Anacosta by Dep
aaty sheriff Carroll did not contain suf-
NOR %ere a0T Of Of the the GS9Tsd
the case given. The officer placed a
note In the hands Of a passing wagon
arver. telling the bare facts. and
stating that the Washington woman has
relatives in Anacostia. 1t Is thought
sne WIN visit them In her effort to keep
nerself from falling into the hands of
the county authorities.
Thus far the policemen have not been
Sple 10 hnd the woman.
The Iris Realty Association, Inc,
which has been interested in realty
operations in this part of the District
tensive holdings here, where it plans to
develop, large subdivision In the
spring; The officers for the new year
nave been chosen as follows: Edward
vice president Albert Whtworth, secre-
tary; S. M. Jones, treasurer; John B.
Schommer, attorney, and s. Sowerbutts,
| ". J.; +. Repett, Robert r. Bradbury,
and Berkeley Inge, directors. The di.
rectors held a meeting last night, when
copies OF the annual report were passed
around.
Oneita Council, No. 2. Degree Of Poca-
hontas, gave box party at the home OF
Mrs. Mowatt. Fourteenth and w streets,
on tuesday evening. After musical
1 hNy IRn
Mowatt, Miss Izora Dodge, and MISS
| Francis McGrath, the boxes were sold
by @. ID. Litherland. The prizes for the
best boxes were given to Miss Alice
| a musical entertainment Is TO be held
| this evening in the parish hall of the
| Emmanuel P. f. Church for the benefit
J Of the Episcopal Home for Children. II
has been arranged By the women OF
Emmanuel parish as the means Of pro.
| yiding supplies for the Episcopal Home
A number of the churches in Anacostia
have united in supporting the enter.
| talnment.
Robert Somnervtlle, twenty-one years
old, resident of Nichols avenue and
v street, fell near his home yesterday
AFTERNOON and was injured severely
about the face. He was taken to Cas-.
ualty Hospital.
| There promises to be some interesting
developments in the Sunday closing Sit.
uation In Anacostia in a short time. The
| seventeen grocerymen who pledged
| themselves to keep their stores CLOSED
on Sunday are rigidly adhering to theil
agreement and to the satisfaction Of tn,
promoters of the movement. Now there
Is said to be plan to open a grocery
store by outside parties, who have il
mind the transacting of Sunday bushes!
principally. AS soon as such a place
Is opened the Sunday closing commit
tee will request the proprietors to joiI
in the movement. The only instance O.
any grocerymen selling on Sundays wal
reported by the groceryman himself, al
he was called upon by a representative
Of the Associated Charities and asked
to sell goods that were needed for thu
| relief of several poor families. Thi
he did. Previously the agent OF thu
charities organization had visited othe
grocery stores, but found none of tn,
prCprietors about.
Mrs. r. F. Jones, of Congress Heights
who has been confined to Providence
Hospital for a month, has recovered anC
she will return home tomorrow.
For the first time since the presen
freeze Of the Anacostia river there wa
skating last night