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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1906

Page

34

If He Does Not He Is Blamed Dr Gwynn Fined

Dr William C Gwynn was fined five dollars for failing to have a rear light on his car after Officer Connor stopped him near Harvey's restaurant at Eleventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW The Police Judge Mulloway commented that an officer may meddle but has no right to order without invitation and warned that if an officer warns a man he is meddlesome if he does not warn he is blamed

Mulloway William C. Gwynn Connor Dr. Gwynn Harvey Eleventh Street Pennsylvania Avenue Gwynn

Inmate of asylum dies after fifty-one years

Nicholas Sewell an eighty year old inmate of the Government Hospital for the Insane died Sunday after fifty-one years as a patient. He believed himself a king and treated other patients as subjects. He was admitted March 12, 1855 and referred to by superintendents as the Nestor. Time has erased much of his history. his body was buried in the asylum cemetery.

Nicholas Sewell Sewell Nestor Negrot

Reed Pleads for Leniency in Profanity Case

James Reed told Judge Mulllgoway I might have been jagged but did not cuss the officer, aiming to escape a fine for profanity and disorderly conduct. Policeman Hartman testified Reed was blasphemous while an officer urged him home. Simultaneously, Jonathan Flamilton's will filed for probate authorizes his executor to sell part of square 515 lot 22 and distribute proceeds to Harriet Robinson, Mary Hamilton, and Fannie Hamilton, with Samuel M. Tyler named executor.

James Reed Mullgway Hartman First Precinct Reed Jonathan Flamilton Square Harriet Robinson Mary Hamilton Fannie Hamilton Samuel M. Tyler

Complainant Loses 10000 Suit in Circuit Court

By a jury verdict in Circuit Court No 1 Capital Traction Company won the case for 10000 damages against Edward A Savoy. The suit claimed injury December 12 1902 near Eleventh and U streets when the plaintiff was thrown from a car. Attorneys B Ross Perry Son and G Dunlop represented the company. Beautiful Floral Work Gudes artists plan and execute floral effects 124 FF.

Capital Traction Company Edward A. Savoy Eleventh U- Streets Ross Perry

District boundary reform lays out six subdistricts

The District Supreme Court in general term promulgated new subdistrict boundaries for six divisions with each boundary tied to street lines. Subdistricts list starting points, streets, and rivers, naming offices at 1205 G street, 627 F street, the Columbian Building, the Fennall Building, and other locations as offices. Harmony Council installs officers and Mary Horton seeks 25,000 damages from Capital Traction for a December 14 accident. wills probate for Richard Rothwell leaves household effects to daughter Lillie and 700 to Virginia Benjamin, executors named.

District Supreme Court Charles S., Bundy Fourth D Streets Fourth Street F Street I Street Fifteenth Street Pennsylvania Avenue Twenty-third Street Twenty Third Street Rock Creek Potomac River Sixth Street D Street Columbian Building Traction Company Mary ‘C. Horton A. §. Worthington Capital Traction Company Eleventh Street Richard Rothwell Lillie Virginia Henjamin William Wagner Lillie Rothwell

Disbarment Hearing for District Bar Members Set Today

May Disbar lawyers panel announcement notes a meeting in the District Supreme Court this afternoon to decide on disbarment actions. A Bar Association committee previously urged disbarring three attorneys. others have answered charges or are subject to possible summary action.

Bar Association Clabaugh

Airship Models Return From New York Exhibit

William J. Barker of the Patent Office yesterday brought eleven airship and flying machine models exhibited at the Astro Chile exposition in New York City. By law, models filed in the Patent Office cannot be removed from custody, and this marked the first occasion any model left the Patent Office museum on G Street northwest between Sixth and Seventh streets.

William J. Barker Patent Office New York City Hitchcock Patents Asro Chile Patent Office Museum G Street Sixth Seventh Streets

Naval Battalion Disbanded After Three Officers Refuse Resign

Gen Harries ordered the naval battalion disbanded after Lieut. Commander Brummett Cox and Hance refused to resign their commissions. The united party aboard the Puritan heard claims of disharmony as Adjt Gen Brett prepared for a reorganization. All officers will be honorably discharged as the action is military in nature.

Harries District National Guard Brett R. B. Brummett Clifford Cox William Hance Brummett Cox Enaign Brett United States

Police Learn Right Name In Forgery Case

Police confirm the woman calling herself Mrs. Catherine Berger is Catherine Bolsh and the girl is Elizabeth Bolsh not Elizabeth Ray. Bolsh's New York address is 319 West Seventeenth Street. her husband is an engineer. The daughter faces forgery arraignment tomorrow, the mother on complicity. Detectives Parham and O'Brien plan to present evidence to the grand jury.

New York Catherine Berger Senator Depew Catherine Bolsh Elizabeth Ray Eizabeth Bolsh Parham O'Brien

Canary Birds Scarce in Washington Due to Shortage

Washington faces a canary bird shortage with local dealers unable to fill orders from New York since December. The principal dealer reported only a few dozen birds yesterday after a long pending order. Most canaries come from Germany or Switzerland, with immigration reducing available freight space.

Washington New York Germany Switzerland

Watson defalcation deficit totals over seventy six thousand

Auditor John R. Garrison outlined the Watson defalcation figures showing a total shortage of 76 060 10 with 52 052 61 net after attachments. He estimated 64 506 35 needed to clear the books and noted seven months of expert accounting and 9 203 accounts rechecked.

John. R. Garrison Watson Garrison United States Congress Petty Garrison Sala District Supreme Court Demurrer Justice Barnard Dong

Commission to appraise damages from street grade changes at Union Station area

Charley A. Baker George W. Moss and George B Spransey the district court appointed panel finished hearing evidence on Florida avenue northeast between Third and Fifth streets they will submit appraisements soon Afterward special counsel A Leftwica Sinclair said the commission will review damage claims by owners on N street northeast between First and North Capitol streets the panel is expected to examine that property next Monday.

Charley A. Baker George W. Moss George B Spransey District Supreme Court Union Station Florida Avenue Northeast Third Fifth Streets A. Leftwica Sinclair N Street First North Capitol Streets

Awards for M Street Condemnation Reported by Jury

In District Supreme Court proceedings to extend M Street east of Bladensburg road to a uniform width of ninety feet, a jury returned verdicts awarding damages of 5533.38 and abutting benefits of 5995.31. The difference arises because Congress mandated the jury to assess the total damages as benefits, including costs and expenses of the condemnation.

District Supreme Court M Street Bladensburg Road Congress

Trustees name challenged in McKenney estate case

The District Supreme Court was asked yesterday to remove Thomas E Waggaman as trustee of the Mary McKenney estate and appoint a replacement after a petition filed by Mary J. Cooper. The notice appears amid a page of local ads and notices including goods, stores, and services. The case centers on allegations of mismanagement and calls for a new trustee to oversee the estate.

W.grove Marcel M. Siccaidi Dhono Johannes Mirsch District Supreme Court Anna Mirsch Berlin Germany New York H. L. Es Waggaman Thomas E. Waggaman Mary McKenney Mary J. Cooper Annie L. Corron James A. Corron George Drew Gran Johnston's N.w. Fern Halls Kramer's Keene's Shoe G St

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