Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-06-30

,,.s,, or eUNp.Y BALL PLAYERS =
AA ,i'l- one Of p.ss bail was played yes
AhV1No a.itea,,jnr o. the Aexand,ia DIVING
teF'aS es sI,in"1he third successive sunday
I@'N' 80 there this summer, BAT during
M P."5 ,s Sheriff Vei:ch, of Gne county,
rs % .ha n,eoaser of thu game. a man
hrf'7'Se pn,kett A. the sherih'a posee vas
ma ...,' -,,,,oyitY bn5 itGe ell ,ri wss made TO
N ~, 'a,' iha gaule being played, but the
of tjcEsts va: stopped ineE the
.,.re thrown open and the crown
"a ,u-h aud gained free admission 10
the park. -aoo, IF booin, an
,',i,,e rial os BnrkeLt ha was released
an sse.ritg fcr his appearance to day. in's
on Sc, q, ssfi,e tue matter, but lst as the
..rncln9ed y colored justice OF the
y .a,y . uumoEd, turned mp and
so-e - ,i,<t ne you'd hear the caEe ae
- I'D fros.a1 10 convene court III the
-, .,,,,j After heSricg sufficient testl-
-, - conyjnce him that game OF pau
~ Iasn nlaysd the Justice imposed me
20 for .,eh man engaged IN he game, anc
st, urb;ch amounted in all 10 81 o0.
NJ, Bu,kett paid promptly, snn re was
M ia leave the grouncs When SnerIH
V.ifch informed him That he Hs5 $3.50 Wnn''
Oh foreiviu@ an exhibition without iicenso
eoG he would require ascuflty Tor oetheet
ar,,aarancs ~ court. A wrenele ABOUT us
,aeulari ' of the proceedings occHtleu oe
I'm fe tgvo court officials ana Whlie IL
,gss in progress Burkett stole from .he
ornnnd- and Jumping ;nto hugSy, s!arte"
far WaabiGctun Tue shetlll started III pun
amir. also n cngg', but bn:Se3s 'eHcp1 y,
The long Bridge before tue ouleeF oo'in
oysriake HIN. -. ;,,,.;.o y, thu
hall eround had row with one OF ths nS
s-aoders who drew pistol anu io'1e'i 'n0
ilatce to leave the place. vy.,,.,
The game was between the W"sD'ie."h7
ard Wnrcestors and the former wen oy
score OF 20 :
t,-ms Wos INDUCED in and enc q the COR
dnc ora of "shel' game was arrested auo
tr.nqht TO this city where he Yves iocSeo up.
C.rSry IrEMs.-On Saturday Jus ice
VIM GRAY committed Albert Lyles lot
fna action Of the grand jury In two cases
far breaking aud entering railroad cars ahG
stealing theref-om also Classy Bowlin ane
lam J5huson. for breaking and entering
the dwelling house of George Mitchell
g, lag-Justice Henry Dfummond com
o,ilea Thomas Buchanan to jeil for action
IF the Grand Jury for exhibiting o game
known as The shell game" at the driving
marx Yesterday. Commemorative Attoi-
ney Clements appeared for the State IN s'l
the above cases. o.,
Ssinrlay night about 10 o'clock the Com
n,;ssiope- of tue Revenue called upon Com
non ,eeaI;h's Attorney Clements, saying
trst en- application. amounting almost TO
danoor,d had been made upon him to grant
Gcerse for base ball performance at the
Gentleman's Driving Park the next day
Snn6sy-and that doubling the proprieJy
ofith he wanted the attorneys opinion. tie
,,,os fold that it was unlawful for him to Ii
ma snch license 1t was understood that
cha GENE wouid he played, license or no IL
eanse and gate money charged; whereupon
5ha attorney drew several warrants for 'ex.
b;h;fing an unlicensed performance" and
,1nced ther, in the hands Of the sheriff early
.a4ferl.vr.orniug. A man named Burkett
nm managed the hall game, was arrested
in The Afternoon hut escaped. He viii,
boy,ever he indicted for tho ollense, and
will he brought to the County Court for trial
NV reouisi,ion from the Governor OF she
Stale.
There seemsto he beginning of deter
mined Effort to snppress crime in the coun-
~. although il is q difficult matter because
OF tho nearuess OF the county to Washington
CITY. All the parties committed were nom
residents.