Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-05


MN Prot. ChurCh-SayQic es at II a. N.
and 5 >. n. by Rev. W. N. Poisal.
Comm I1therqa Church.-SeFvicas at S
n ia. 10 Gesnsn, oy Rev. c. ]. W. Leub-
~ N.esine 81 tbs Caristian Association
r dig & 'ons at 1907. N. Meeting at
Nh. Nd}srd depot a $50 .. "a a!mshouse
Il, ; p n and jail at p. M
KILLED BY A PoL1csM depot Of
INC Wasaiag On Southern Railway,
,,c-,., a,,-t corner OF CaEeGoa sud Fayette
a.r.,,l4 Uas the scene Of {. cua tragedy
al 81 80 O'clock yesterday evening", Pc
,;can.su rainue TIGER shooting two coiored
no. slmosl instantly killing ore, Fayette
{,rq ARD SO seriously wounding TIE Other,
f;s,fe,, Pine, that his death is hourly es-
,ec.ea. The neighOorh0od has for years
hen ieude.ed disagreeabie to quiet people
ny no assembling there OF crowds oi ne
o,nss VINO sometimes become menaciog II
,,os iisorderly. Their hlsrity gene:aiiy
,s.vo7,ts conversation among other people,
-; thair butlsonrg and kylarkiDg is er-
no,,ug snd disars;iug. Last night, during
ma II these dlsorderiy scenes. ciflcerS Iicer
,.,d NtCusr undertook TO dispense tne
nv. 1hs Two p)iioeneu becoming sepafa-
tAd in The meantime. Mr.. Iicer hac &C.
cs.icr, 10 take Cclored man canned Albert
.,.,i.ntnto custody for refusing TO ooey ne
order when Fayette Lee another negro, IL
tarfArad Tne policeman then undettook TO
..rysst ..e wheu the latter struck the toi-
~, krocsing him down and cutting dis
80 Officer McCuen, ct this junctate,
oa,c.. n oys partners assistance. and struck
rim f,is sick. Mr.. Ticer immedia ely
,..ained ht- Test. shaking I'll Lee, ard de-
m. bimself az pest De could against the
,ros.l watch hal gathered timex sn0 meta
e,no n ordered them to fall back, Whica
order p,as igno,ed, and nsSro named Geo.
Pine. WIG was in front OF the crowd, con
t0ued 20 advance, whereupou tne olnGe.
d, ew his pistol sud fred two shots. lie
fr-S bullet struck Pine in the chin, pass
ing I'D into his head. and the sec
cnd Embedded itself in Lees shoulder.
Toe crowd thea scattered. Zee "cunoso
man were taken TO a neghboring house,
whera Doctor O'Brien was summoned, out
too ,ate 10 ba Of say avail 10 Lee, who uleo
in Ten minutes Piue was :aken to his homa
yherg he received medical attention. IN
inc msaa tius Officer Ticer. who wss
bruised aud ole.s3inc. was taken INFO 50
loon agar by, End large number of negroes
pslhered in groups outside and listened to
th- speeches Of two negro men, who urged
tnem to svenGe the death of thelT fallen
com7Ales using violent language and mak-
ipgdjfe threats to apply the tocch to every
house ia town and murder tho inhabitants,
42ejlg that this vac the time to assart their
rms and that Congress would protect
in m The result OF tue disturbance, how
ever. had g cooling effect upon the Dad
blo5d oreyiously exhibited bg the negroes.
snt w1an endorsements arrived the two
ool were urging thu crowd TO b'oodsheG
ware arrested and taken icto custody.
OH 7er Cicsr gas taken TO the station house
Sy Lieu Smith and an examination oil the
aiTair was held by Mayor Downham, Mr..
Leonard M,r0urg Appearing for the Cor
pn,nwaalth Tne evidence adduced was 70
accordance with the facts given above ava
th,ttNs officer was compelled to act IL stl
1.f.pse Mr.. Tear waa held in the sum oil
y eco for hs appearance re2t TUESDAY, -, NJ 6
~ Woo Is becoming bis bon6smsn. This
~, n:,g ;he two negroes who had tried to
inciea rat Simon Lee AMI Webb Roy
80 e, siVen heating, aud were faed
= each fec disoyderly conduct. Later
most n,crren. examination was held by DIS
I0'Rrien ard AshOy, at Mr.. VIM. Domaine
undertaking establishment, on tbs body CT
lie Fae examination sno@ed that Inc
bullet had cut through q largo artery,
pierced the lungs aud imbedded itself In the
sp,ual column. L, the absence OF Coroner
Pargis, Justice Whittlesey summoned the
following corones's jury viz: Thomas hoy
+. T. LacAs, c. ~. Howell A. Marshall,
Thomas Fairfax and J. T. Cox. The Idry
viewed the remsna. but without taxing nc
rio, adjlrneG till tomorrow morning. Nj
g. Gent appeared for Officer T.cer. Les
was ah, u. 80 years old aud man of powe'.
fnI bn,Ia p.ne's name for some time past
has dorret q the police report. OtiiceT
Tcer, Who VS. p Union soldier during
the late war. h.. bssn OF the police
force about eight yeats. has sLways proven r; e.
himself re liable aud trus S9rtby, anu o@F'Ds
the time he has been emplo.ye rs confefV'
aior OF the peace has more than o2ce nesn
an actor 10 scanes where both his coG'sge
and patience have been strained to their Nv
most tension, and that, too, With the very
element with which De was last night er-
Gagged. Tbnt he ca this occasion exhibited
his usual forheaceuca Ia apparent to all die
passionate minds, aid he would assuredy not
have used his pistol had any ether means Of
dealing with his assailants been effsctual
The fact that tragedy has to be enacted by
- : leo of n he do.