Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-24
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
The Mayor Presides Again in the Police
Court
The Several Gases Decided - Other
Note. of a local and General
Character.

Mayor Strauss presided in the police
court this morning. the first time for @
week, and his return was celebrated by the
largest court for some time past, and the
city treasury was made richer by SO On
account of fines imposed, most of which
were on account of raid by officers Fer
guson and Beach Saturday night on the
disreputable houses in the northeastern
section when Florence Livingstone, Annie
Brautman, Kate Fisher, Annie King, Nettis
Rosser, Mary Springfield, Fannie Chap.
man, frankie Folsam, Jessie Poff and
Alice kits were arrested and charged
with selling beer without a license. They
We're fined s. each and costs. Maud lib.
bets for assault on Fannie Carter was
fir ed SO Georgianna Kirby was fined s2.5t
for disorderly conduct. and Fannie Carter
for fighting was fined S.. George Ogden
and Dudley Lee were fined $3.50 each for
disorderly conduct and fighting. Edward
Bryant for assault on Mary Fieulds was
assessed $. Thomas Jenkins and Mat
book. Dick Farrell, sent to the chain gang
for ninety days for vagrancy. Annie Law
harboring vicious dog; case continued.
A Lively ScrimmnEe.
Saturday night about II o'clock there was
lively scrimmage on the corner of Prin-
cess and North Lee streets between three
occupants of disreputable houses in that
locality. From what could be learned OF
the affair, it appears that Maud Tibbets
was sitting on the front step of Jessie
Poffs house, when Fannie Carter came
by. Maud accused her of having been
slandering her and proceeded to wipe up The
ground with her. Then Maud told Georgi-
anna Kirby. another woman of the same
StamD- Fannie ha6 leo hoa,,
saying unkind things about her, and Georgi.
anna also interfered. All three were ar
rested and fined by the mayor in the police
court this morning.
Severely Whipped.
After the police court was over this morn
ing the mayor told the mother of Mat.
Washington, the small colored boy fined 81
for stealing a book, that If she would give
him good whipping he would remit the
fine. She took him at his word, and
thrashed the youngster soundly.
A Quiet Sunday.
Yesterday was a quiet Sunday, and,
owing to the extreme heat, the congrega-
tons in the various churches were not AS
large as usual. Presiding Elder Shipman
preached both morning and evening at
Trinity NJ. E Church. Mr.. Mathews, the
evangelist, preached at the Railroad Mis-
sion, and in all the other churches the resi-
dent rectors OBLIGATED. All day long the
electric cars were crowded with those who
were seeking the cool breezes of the coun-
try.
Notes.
Presiding Elder Shipman will preside over
the quarterly conference of Trinity M. E.
Church tonight.
The tug Templar became disabled while
towing two schooners off this city yester-
day afternoon, and lad to be towed to this
city
Bert Pitcher had his foot badly wrenched
by catching 1t in a frog of switch in the
Southern railway freight yards yesterday
Next Thursday night Friendship Chapter,
Epworth League, of Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church will conduct a jubilee
meeting in their church, to which the Ep-
worth League of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South will be invited to attend.