Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

After n deliberation of more than an
hour yesterday afternoon jury in Grim
inal Division 1 failed to reach an agree
ment as to the guilt or Innocence of
Susie TyrelL alias Dean. charged with
robbery in connection with the alleged
hoId-up Of an employee of Chandlee &
Chandlee by Orville Cook and Joseph
Carroll. The men escaped from the
District Jail last Sunday and the woman
was tried alone. Mrs. Tyrell was re-
manded to Jail to await another trial
Mrs. Carrie e, Defandorf has fled suit
for an absolute divorce from Daniel A
Defandorf. an employe of the census
bureau. They were married October II,
1894. and have no children. Misconduct
is alleged and a correspondent named.
The couple separated a month ago.
Robert F. Gibbs will lecture on the
discovery and exploration by expedi-
tions conducted by the National Geo
graphic Society of the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes" in Alaska. at meet
ings OF the society tomorrow afternoon
and evening at New Masonic Temple,
18th street and New York avenue. Mr..
Gibbs was in charge of the parties
which explored the crater of Mount
Katmai of the Valley Of Ten Thousand
Smokes" in 1915. 1916 and 1917. The
Mrs. Isabella G. Reid, sixty-hve years
young. of 1860 Park road, became the
bride Of John Putland. four years her
ton street Tuesday evening. Rev.
George F. Dudley. pastor Of ST
Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church,
performed the ceremony. The event
of both. Mr.. Putland has been employ
ed at the Medical Museum for a number
Of years.
ago took over the dyeing establishment
conducted for many years by the late
Anton Fischer. has been adjudged bank
rupt by Justice Siddons on a petition
creditors of the corporation. The COM
pany. by its secretary, admitted in
solyency-
The court appointed Charles SeIden
by the creditors of trustee in bank
ruptcy. His bond was fixed at $1,000.
Pedro Monzon. a musician in the
suit in the District Supreme Court for
an absolute divorce from Sylvia A. w.
Monzon. When he returned from a
cruise. December Z. 1915. he states. he
! furniture and left for parts unknown.
| taking their child with her. He
/ charges misconduct and names a core
spondent.
A motor cycle belonging to the
| Thompson Dairy Company. ridden by
| Ray Thompson. caught fire at Florida
avenue and V street yesterday after
| Of 800. A leaky gasoline tank was
responsible for the fire.
While playing with a pocketbook ut
her home, 1912 K street northeast, last
night about o'clock, Eileen Carlin,
| nine months old, took a poison tablet
from it and swallowed a portion of it,
| Thomas Carlin, her father, took her to
the usual treatment for such poison,
and the child was taken home. -.
A lighted match dropped from an
upper window last night set fire to an
awning at Walter Armstrong; drug
store. Sd and G streets. Damage to
the awning and building amounted to
$35.
| Members of the ONCE force Of the
| Mills building yesterday played the
part of firemen when an awning on the
| building caught fire. Ten dollars dam
age resulted.
| Elisabeth Davis, coIored, nine years
| old. 1908 9 street, was bitten on the
| face by dog belonging to a neighbor
while at the latter's home yesterday
afternoon. She received only a slight
| wound.
| Funeral services for Mrs. SalNe e.
Ray, wife of the third auditor for the
| Interior Department, who died yester-
day at Casualty Hospital from burns
received Tuesday, will be held at the
chapel Of =. William Lees Sons tomor-
row at o'clock.
Flowers for the Siek.
GUIDES fresh-cut homegrown flowers
viii cheer your sick friends. 1914 F.
lAdyertisamept.