Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-02
AT FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Married Life Not a Success in One
Case.
Many Other Local Topics Which Will
Interest All Classes
of Readers.

Married life is not always bed of roses.
especially when the wife is sometimes very
fond of imbibing too freely of intoxicat-
ing liquors, as was shown very plainly yes
terday evening, when Mrs. Charles Love-
lace, nee Emma Brooks, became very drunk
and proceeded to clean up the whole upper
part Of the city. 1t will be remembered that
Emma married Charles Lovelace about a
week ago at the house of Louis Boswell
the fortune teller, on Peyton street. They
had been living together as man and wife
for the past four or five years, but Charles
became converted at the gospel tent just
across from his home. He then concluded
that it would be best for him to marry
Emma. Their honeymoon went along
smoothly enough for a few days, but his
wife was too fond of drink, which caused
their first row on Saturday night as men
toned i'll The Star, but this was uuieted
down without the assistance of the police
But yesterday evening Officer Beach ar
rived upon the scene while it was. at its
height, and put her under arrest, and car
and yelled at the top Of her voice all the
way down the street; consequently there
was large crowd of boys and children
session last night fined her IS, and, not
having the necessary change, she will go to
the work house for sixty days.
Accidental Shooting.
Romie Essex small colored boy about
thirteen years of age, living in this city,
was accidentally shot last night by his
brother Garfield He had found small
sized pistol which carries only one bullet
He made several unsuccessful attempts to
discharge the weapon. and when his broth
or, who is about fifteen years old, came
home he showed him the PISTOL and asked
him to see if he could fire 1t off, He took
the pistol in his hand and tried to discharge
it; his first attempt was not successful
hut on the second trial the pistol went off
and the ball entered his younger brothers
stomach. The little fellow fell to the ground
and was later carried to the Alexandria
Purvis were summoned. They could not
locate the ball, as the little fellow was too
weak to stand an operation; but it was seen
that internal hemorrhage had set in. The
the day. Garfield Essex, his brother, is
locked up at the station house, and Mayor
Thompson will examine into the case in
the morning.
Failed to Meet.
There was to have been a meeting of the
beard of fire wardens yesterday evening
at 5 o'clock at the Hydraulion engine house,
but for reasons unknown none of the war
dens put in an appearance. The paid men
OF the Columbia engine company and truck
company had been ordered to appear before
the board to answer the charge of not
turning in the alarm Sunday before leav-
ing the house for a fire They were at the,
Hydraulicn house for an hour awaiting the
arrival of the hoard, which left their house
without any Of the paid men there, and If
ar. alarm of fire had been turned in there
would have been no one authorized to take
the apparatus out. The board should be
more careful in the future not to order all
of tie paid men from airy Of the houses,
as serious trouble might occur from it,
A Musical Entertainment.
The entertainment given at the Opera
House last night, under the auspices of
Jackson Council. Junior o. U. A. M, was
greatly enjoyed by the large audience who