Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-10-15

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Az IMAGINARY SToRY-As has several
,;o,.. i.een remarked in the GAZETTE the
t..,s..,:es. O: !. majority OF them, which arc
iilzoned fr.!l: ii tn: flash papers are m"f"
,orths, and iGrs upon the communities IL
.iich they are said 10 have occurred. Th"
allowing description Of an alleged attempt
=. .,,jci,le on the pat OF iovcsici< 3an,s'::i,
..;,I 10 Ec :. Hat;v" e ,his City, i published
tga Baltimore sensational l'ape''. he raiie
niyen must be :, lic: !t,ous eng, - Ia" s"c!!
u.Tson is Enu"u ht:eahc!!iS
:, pretty ycumg I.Ar ;Nou. syvclta2U ?c:!s q!
ore arrived iii ih,+ city ahcut the n!i:.G!o oi All
,n,. ,ui engaged board j., ii fashionable hcnse
49,, far from ,h., corner ~ Madison avenue and
tt,s;u.u street sac hvi"g highly cultivated, Al
.4r.r; musician :!nd o. happy GiS2"sit!cn she
ts:Ii,Iy wen the affection OF tho guests OF the
Iuu.c Four weeks $50 shc WAS taken sick AKA a
,r.,l. kuown Young physician in the ac!4hborhpai
IA; called to a,tc;.d her, The d0csor pc cE!hcd
for her and in The ecu 81 OF 9 Week lioAoh;:ccu
her cured. The Young lady, however appeared
+, he infatuated with the doctor who is man OF
thirty seven years. She was contnna ~ making
rvcuses for a visit to him. Ihss' visits finally
became annoying 10 IL" doctor, an i;e hi,aiiT
wrote her thai >hc lccac3 10 further h''dicil
advice, ANA askc: tba. she stay "''"y i;o'h NJ,
,ti.r, IS hr va, i'raG her frequent "i';ts WORLD
,,,u.c pcap'c IL talk; AID mi-r njat. his irac-
tinr.
"Ihi; action head. H.. >avc.s:c', maiden iics-
;rlatr Two .yrg Ks :.u is: Friday S..e 10 'hc
lsdy vi.h who.. she bearded that @rc mast ;'nd
world see tn decor The llnll"':y 81 not see
.ho ucacssii; o. tr,. doctor boir. antt ": aud had
a serious il K VITA the girl - show Arr the folly
&: her nfatuatoi for Il man 50 m"r' ode: and
on who showed himself industrious 81 y: ihcc-
,ors The young lady woad listen IT, II reason.
nor be convinced by any argument; she must SEQ
the doctor and she would she him. She went up
Ia her bed room and took d 81 OF laud mum out
-. rial which Lad been seat To the 'i2ES3 during
her sickness. This scheme worked very success
t,f. the do tor hei?g sent for iii hot haste. Al
r hc:us restored to consciousness, the girl Scent
al Ia hc more t0atentcd
Blu; this state only lasted two three days,
when she again began 20 piEc for the doctor. She
80, given II understand that she must no. trouble
;.'uUt the doctor any more ana that such condnct
Wau,d rot DO liberated by the occupant Of the
nausc Saturday last she concluded her lilo was
Lighted and determined to take it. She there
fore made WILL in which she left her clothes and
,;h"r belongings 10 the yonng physician, went II
lex "n.l tool. enough laudanum to Lii thlcc
:lurs0ms This time another doctor was scat for,
aud she was. after considerable difficulty, pio.
luUaccd out IL danger. she was aisgnStt!, how
ever, to think she had failed in her attempt 70
commit suicide, also to know that another doctor
had been sent for. Since then she has been vc'y
moody aud has several times threatened her life.
Her conduct So worried the occupants of the housc
that they Insisted upon her securing another
boarding house. On Thursday she went 10
boarding house West Madison street
The young lady is Of excellent (aE,ily her par
cnts being wealthy residents 0! Alexandria, va.
She came to Baltimore to enter a fashionable tc
male academy; she purchased Il nam bar ri school
books bat the infatua!ivn ioT the young physician
appears TO have intericrei with her plans. HcT
par nrS have b?cu communicated with - her
ricads in this city arc afraid 80 take sny r"spon
for her .ckcCniuu.
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Thc
county Board Of Supervisors o! the county
convened in regular session on Tuesday
morning The clerk of the board being alb
sent and hGviag nc deputy prescr', the
beard elected one Of lis number ceik pro
tenn. NJ minutes, hooks Or papers neccssa-
r. for tn: transaction Of business being
present, tu; il tho custody OF the ahsnn!
clerk, Tie sheriff II the county was sent to
notify the clerk that the board was in SEES
sion, and requested his presence with the
books and papers pertaining to the office.
the sheriff returned that Mr.. Ben jamin
austin, the clerk of the board, was at the
Corporation Court House of the city and
said he could not attend, as be. the clerk,
was detained as witness in y case in that
court. The hoard then sent written notice
to the clerk informing him that the board
would meet he next day at 10 O'Clock and re-
auesting him 10 be present with the books
and papers Of the office; after which the
board adjourned until The time indicated.
On Yesterday morning the board met pursu
ant to adjournment, but the clerk was not
present nor the books and papers, the lat
Ter being in his custody and locked up.
The Commonwealth's Attorney was then
requested By the board to prepare petition
i IN. In,t.,
curing him to present himself and perform
the duties required of him BY law, and to
deliver up The books and papers of said Of
flee. The petition was Immediately pre-
pared and presented to Judge Sangster, who
awarded !. rule on the clerk to show cause
why the Com n onwealth's writ Of mandamus
should not be awarded against him, and
made raturnahie at 2:30 p. m. The papers
were placed in the hands of City Sergeant
Smith. wh" af,cr search, made the return
mot found" The board then passed the
following resolutions
..Rfsclrel, That this Board authorize the Com
mouwea.h's attorney to file motion for the
removal Of the Clerk of tho Court, and eSothcio
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of this county.
in order to he heard st the next term of court
Aud he it fn tier
EesoFrco That this Eoard adjourn until Tues
day ucA: .hc 2o.h inat at 10 o'clock a. N.
Alter xa;Ainins The treasurers report of
the list of de!iaqutnt ands to be sent to the
State Auditor and approving the same, the
board adjourned in accordance with the
above resolution.
ATTEMPTED SuIC1DE.-Mrs. Charlotte
Msadux, wife OF Mr.. Alfred Maddux (for.
merly of this city, aged 80 years, attempted
to commit suicide Monday morning at her
residence by cutting her throat with razor.
She was removed to Mount Hope Asylum
for the Insane Monday evening. Her re-
covery is regarded as very doubtful. 1t
was stated that Mrs. Maddux had been in
i'll health fer some time, and this, coupled
with the recentdeath of relatives, is thought
to have affected her mind. Soon after her
husband left the house Monday morning
she went into the room above her chamber,
where sac found razor, though lnstru-
ments of this kind were kept hid from her
on arcnunt If her threats Of seIf.deStructiOn.