The Washington times., 1912-10-08
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

ANACosT1A. d. c.. OCT. 9.
A band Of gypsies, sent out to forage
for the main body. created turmoil In
Anacostia and neighboring towns yes
terday evening. At the close Of the day
the record OF the Eleventh police pre-
cinct showed two cases Of larceny. by
trick charged to the women fortune
teliers, shopkeepers were guarding their
money tills. and the police had chased
the invaders from tho suburbs.
The gypsies entered Twining City
first, and the women with them scat
tered throughout the town to tell for
tunes. One Of them entered the bar
room OF Herman Fischer. in Psnnsyl-
vania avenue. william Bittner. the
bartender. was there. a. we're number
Of others. The saudily dressed visitor
insisted on telling Mr.. Bittner's fortune
In the course of her incantations she
declared she could proceed better II
shown some bills. Some one handed
several bills. to her. She said she. would
after some more mysterious passes she
handed back the money. After she had
gone Mr.. Bittner, his suspicious aroused
BY Proprietor Fischer. discovered he
Mr.. Iittner pursued the sypsies to
Anacostia, where he found Policeman
G. r: Brown. The woman he pointed
out denied the charge. A gypsy who
up and said the woman was not not guilty.
but he would pay the money in order to
prevent trouble. This he did on the
spot. Mr.. Bittner deciding not to prose-
william e. Howard. . Congress
Heights blacksmith, was the next VIC
tim One Of the women. going inside
the shop. offered to tell Mr.. Howard's
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move a handkerchief from the smiths
pocket several times. Finally she left
and Mr.: Howard discovered that 81 had
been taken from his pocket Policeman
4. 4. Lusby arrested the woman in a
Susie Magic was the name she gave
She had with her q two-weeks-old baby
The woman denied the theft. She was
sent to the House Of Detention.
Congress Heights figures that It has
spent $50, $50 In plumbers bills recently.
The sewering Of the entire suburb. after
plumbing systems In the suburban
homes, brought about the expenditure.
1t Is estimated that by this time fully
LOO people have the advantages OF
piSmbers % Ts biiis must as Be Gcsa ineiSdeS ID ' at
least Sl5,120 levied as taxes for the i'm
provement, making total cost Of $b,870
for the Congress Heights residents In
having the improvements maoe 10 their
premises.
Policeman A. d. MofYett intercepted
Frank Watson, a colored inmate Of st.
Elizabeth's Asylum. yesterday as the
patient was escaping from the instttu-
ton by way of Nichols avenue. The
policeman was on his way to report for
duty at the Eleventh precinct at the
time. The fugitive was sent back to
the asylum without delay.
The Rev. George w. Davenport, rector
Of the Episcopal church In Danbury,
Conn. is Waiting the Rev. and Mrs. ,
Maple view avenue. The young Clergy.
man was reared In Anacostia, and ID
well remembered here. He Is on his way
to Savannah, Ca, where q missionary
convention is to be held.
ISOLATION wfli meet tonight in the Bap- |
list Church, in the Naylor road. The |
annual election Of officers Is to take
place.
Anacostia people will prepare q NAM
moth petition for the extension of the
Capital Traction Company to the south.
eastern suburbs. This action will be In
support Of the efforts Of two citizens
associations. committees from which are
seeking to bring about the extension re.
ferred to. There is a difference oi
opinion. however. as to the most practi
cable route. The Anacostia Citizens
Association favors entrance by way o.
the Anacostia bridge. while the Mime.
believes the Pennsylvania avenue
bridge, mile away, will be the proper
one.