Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-04-02
LOCAL MATTERS.

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,>.7rs77aATIso. COMMITTEE. commit
800 c ,be Cts Council appoloted to lovesi-
~ ;. provn SUPERINTENDENT OF Police, met IN
"a -. chamber oil the Board OF Aldermen oa Sat
'"3oy NIGHT, all the members b@og re'en''
NJ, "a numher OF spectators outside the bar.
st,or rpaiinp the minutes Of the last meet
.o; The Chairman asked Mr. Edmund Burke
,rho ;s Browns counsel, and who vas present.
nhother he had apy statement 10 make !or
t3roW1. 90
Mr.. Burke sad tnat he MAS o''' "a -
The report of the evidence oil Mcssrs; O,Neal
o.l Lambdn, given ia the Gazette OF Thurs
,.v. last vss read to them, and they made
S.,b 70 the Truth thereof before Justice Ihomp-
s'n vho was present for that purpose.
Wir Lsmbdn said, in addition to his former
.-;i.ncn, that Brown had called upon HIN when
.n.ncndsd and asked him 10 draw up peti'
.,an 70 the Mayor to rcinstatc him, which Nc
iia,nhdjo) agreed to do, after Bro"n nad
e.i7cu pledge in the presence OF Mr.. y. W.
clifford to abstain from Intoxicating liquors
.luriug his term OF 0i1cc.
In reply 10 u question from the Chairman as
% whether Hrown was now scHng as superb
;noirnt Of Police, Mr.. ONesl said that Mr..
i'artic had brought him the pay roll Tor the ne,
,es, week, and told him that Brown still
',a;ro,t to b, 10 charge Of the business OF the
flee
The evidence Of Messrs. Strauss Bfockett
md Eaton was then read and sworn to by them.
lIr, VI. p. Harlow, City Treasurer, having
.,.n sword, testified Inst 90 money from the
e,t, Of oifN had been returned by BrowD, but
Ii. Dillon, Captain Of Chain Gang, and Mr.
i:-Jwo, ac:ng Superintendent OF Police, had
mad. returns to the extent Of $40. Brown
nli, however, told certain parties 10 his pres
ra., 10 pay him (tlariow) for certain piles OF
,u!uarc when they wsre ready. The Superlo
,.DIeut Of Police drew moucy for the whole
.,rsst gang and paid them; he kuc. Of % em-
T.. 1g..n!cut on the part of l}rowo. Brown was
,-.y often ia his Office, aud had ouy found him
.irual: on one or two octasions. lie was not
.a.t!ire as TO whether the amount Returned
.7aj iJr manure or Ice taken from the streets.
10 rcpIy 20 question b. MIR, Hughes as to
whether BrnWn hal uot given AZ order on Ills
;.y "a Mr.. Dcran, h. SAID that he had, eut h
I!arlow) did not know what ior.
The Charmau here said that he would haze
. :ur these questions out unleSs the commit
.1a decided to1akc MP the question OF ma'ieas
.aca in Office.
!hc room vas then cleared Of all save uau
G,;s Of tie committee, and after some time
>ptut 10 secret session, the committee al
,DGrGri.
Ii Is understood that the conmlttee declined
{, taEa UP the charge OF malteasancc, and will
,ioti,u,4al to the City Council the removal Of
i;rown 10; tIuGEcuacss and ioconpctency.
The Mayor. according TO previous announce
Maat, toc!: up the case Of Brown q. l o'clock
;iia rioru.ng, and after examining the Com
mittcc Oh Streets aud other witnesses adjourn
I'd the further hearing until Tomorrow night.
fatal. ACCOMMODATIONS halfpast n'le
o'clock last nisht the two story brick house, ou
HE north side Of Cameron street, between Fay
etc and Payne, owned by p. II. Hoofi, and
o,cupicd By El:-. Boswell, feel to the ground
Etryioc III its ruins nine persons. The noise OF
The falling building and the cries of those H. !
,ila, soon attracted crowd, who went imme'
lately to work to dig out the buried people. |
- complete vas the wreck that the digging |
cut was slow process, and it was fully three
quarters Of an hour before all OF the unfortunate
PEOPLE could be gotten cut. This list Of those
.nurcd is as follows -
George Boswell, aged Ii years, killed; big |
50jy arl head were terribly crushed and
tru!sod.
Mrs. Eliza Boswell, severely hurt; her ipil
rtta bciag mainly internal.
Uccrgcauna Padgctt, serlous 5 cut % the !
lead, am and knee,
Henry Boswell, SLIGHTLY injured On shoulder
AZ! arm
Lewis and benjamin Boswell, slightly injur-
"a on shoulder.
The other three occupants of the house,
.'1mes and Jobu BOSWELL and little girl, es-
capped uDhurt.
Tie house has been in an unsafe condition |
!or some time, the walls being badly sprung |
lenry Boswell states that his brother George |
slw a mouse on the wall, and called out to
Lewis to kill it, whcreupon the latter struck at
he wall and it tumbled in on them.
An icQucst was hold on the body of George
Boswell at Whcatley's undertaking establish
mcnt, at noon by DR.. r. Z. Powell, Coroner,
and the jury, OF which Geo. McBurney, esq E,
vas foreman, returned a verdict that the lie
ceased was crushed to death by the ang OF
the house in which he lived. The jury caunot
Place the responsibility lor TINS latal acclacnt
On any one Individual or city official, but would
tate that, 10 their opinion, some action should
he taken by the City Council in regard to re-
moving or tearing down unsafe bouses in the
ely limits" Mrs. Boswell ard Gcorgeanua
padgctt are regarded as 10 a dangerous condi
ton, especially the former, who is quite az Old
woman.
THE ABINGDON Stock IAED.-lt
has always been q subject Of surprise
Ia many that the Virginia shore opposite
Washinytou has not been utilized for many
uurnnscs outside of mere AGRICULTURE Il only