Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-05
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
A Serious Riot Yesterday at Riverside
Park.
In the Mayors Court-Complnint of
the Number of Escapes From
the Chain Gang.

Fire partially destroyed a frame house
| on North Fayette street about 2 o'clock
| Saturday afternoon belonging to Joseph
Johnson, colored.
While Mr.. Martin LAWYER was returning
| home from a drive through the country
| yesterday afternoon his horse dropped dead
! from some unknown cause near Hunting
creek bridge.
Capt. Henry Pitts Of the Southern rail-
! way was brought home last night from
| Manassas. where he had been spending his
| vacation with his family, who have been
boarding there. quite ill.
| A reward of $50 has been offered for the
| capture of VIM. Nash of this city who de-
| serted from a United States vessel at Nor
| folk recently.
Rev. S. S. Griffith, well-known colored
| preacher, died at his home in this city
| about o'clock yesterday afternoon, it is
| supposed from blood poison. he having
recently had an operation performed on
| him.
There is still much complaint about
| tramps in this city and the adjoining coun-
| ties.
Mr.. Anthony W. Armstrong is at Yellow
| Sulphur Springs.
Mr.. Patrick Downey, the popular letter.
carrier is spending his vacation at Co.
| lonial Beach.
| Considerable excitement was created In
| this city yesterday when news reached
| here that riot had occurred at River
side Park on the Mt. Vernon electric road,
| near Mt Vernon. Just how the row started
is not quite clear. but majority of tine
| reports agree that the Harpers. father and
| four sons. who are employed at The park,
were at fault. Messrs. Tom Downey, I-e-
roy Beach and John and Robert Evans
| were sitting at a table drinking beer. when
| one Of the Harpers picked a row with
| Downey. The whole Harper crowd and
man named Brown then jumped on Downey
| and were beating him numerically. when
Beach and the two Evanses interfered. In
| over the head with bottles and glasses, and
| when the fight was finally stopped the four
AleXandrianS. were brought home Cor medi-
cal attention. They wer. all terribly cut
and bruised, and 1t g feared that the re-
suit of the wounded may be even more
| serious than is thought now.
A large crowd hung around the corner of
King and Royal streets last night watch
Ing the cars as they came up from the
park and discussing the affair. There is
| no truth in the sensational reports about
| armed men going to Riverside. The Har-
pers evidently escaped 10y boat.
| Congressman Turner, one OF the owners
| of the park, states that he will discharge
all of the Harpers and any others who
had a hand in the affair. and will swear out
| warrants for all engaged in the disturb
ance.
Mayors Court.
| following cases this morning in the pres
ence of a crowded court: James Cliff.
| white, drunk and disorderly: fined S. Gar
| rett Dorsey and Henry Mason. colored, for
| fighting; $3.50 each. Julia Cheats, colored,
| escaping from the workhouse; sent back,
| with ten days added to the original SEN
| tehce. Lewis Darlington, colored, for dis
| orderly conduct; thirty days added to his
sentence. which he was supposed to be
| working out on the gang. The boss" Of
| the gang was ordered to appear in court
| ard explain why Darlington was at large.
| Eight white boys. charged with playing
| crap: held until their parents could be con-
suited with. Samuel Ford, colored, dis
orderly conduct fined ST. William Geary,
| white, charged with stealing a pair of
| shoes from his mother, old Irish woman,
was given ninety days. Charles Knox
Vile, charged with selling liquor on Sum-
day, was fined $40 and warned against the
next offense. Turner Jackson, colored.
| charged with telling conflicting stories as
| a witness in the Knoxville case, was locked
| up. A young white man, charged with an
Turner Jackson was then brought into
| court and fined IS for knowing nothing"
as the court termed it. Captain Kans of
the chain gang then came up and was
| warned by the acting mayor that this
would be the last warning he would give
| him about allowing prisoners to escape
from the gang.
Death of Mrs. Evelith.
Mrs. Julia A. Evelith died at her resi-
dence. on South Fairfax street, yesterday
morning in the eighty-fifth year Of her
age. She was the widow of John
Evelith, who came here from West vir-
| ginia number Of years ago. She was
one of the most highly respected old ladies
| in this city, and a consistent member of
| the Second Presbyterian Church. She
| leaves four grown children, Misses Kate
and Sarah Evelith, Mrs. Frank Brockett
and Mr.. James Evelith. The funeral will
| take place tomorrow.
| Death of Mai. Wood.
Major VIM S. Wood, an ex-confederate
soldier and a most popular old gentleman
| from Richmond, died at the residence Of
| his nephew, Mr.. Thomas White, on South
| Washington street, yesterday, in the
eighty-third year of his age. His funeral
will take place at 9:3O tomorrow morning,
| grave by Lee Camp, c. v, Of which he
| was member.
| The Churches.
Large congregations attended all the
churches yesterday, and most Of the resi-
dent clergy were in their pulpits. Father
| Bowler said mass at ST. Mary's for the
| first time. Rev. Douglas Hooff preached
| at st. PauIs in the morning. Rev. w. F.
Doty occupied the pulpit at the Second
| Presbyterian Church,
| Notes.
Mr.. Jno. D. Hooe returned from the
White Sulphur Springs yesterday morning
| and left for Leesburg last night, to spend
| a few days.
Rev Mckinley McMillion and wife of
Baltimore are visiting friends In the
| county.
Time to Reflect.