Evening star., 1895-04-30
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Thomas Jefferson Was Hit With Brick
bat
Trouble between Chinnman and
Some Young TOushs-Other Notes
of Local Interest.

For some time past and in fact, ever
since they have been in the city, a number
of young men have been. congregating
around the Chinese laundries and worry
ing the Cinnamon beyond endurance, and
on Friday night last some one assaulted
Moy Yeun, who keeps a laundry at the cor
ner of King and Commerce streets, striking
him in the side with brick and badly in
jurinS him. The police arrested four young
men-Henry Simms, Richard Burnett. Jas.
O'Sullivan and Frank Hayes-on suspicion
Of being the guilty parties. and Mayor
Strauss held a special session of the police
court last night at half-past Z to try them.
Moy Yeun could not talk English and his
testimony had to be given through an in
terpreter, and as he was excited and could
rot positively identity the man who struck
him. the mayor was compelled to dismiss
the case for lack Of evidence.
In the mayors court this morning Thos.
Lynch, Patrick Donohue and James E.
Burns. charged with vagrancy. were or
dered to leave the city forthwith. William
Day, for assauiting Thomas jefferson, was
fined $50. AlphonZo Arlington and William
Taylor, charged with beating cabman out
OF his fare, were dismissed upon paying the
fare.
ID. W. Writings Funeral.
The funeral of the late D. w. Whiting,
whose death was mentioned in The Star,
took place from his late residence. No. a0S
North Fairfax street, today at O'Clock,
friends. The members of the press at
tended in a body and sent a handsome
floral design.
Entertained Last Night.
The Young Peoples Union Of the Second
Presbyterian Church was very pleasantly
entertained last night by Mr.. and Mrs.
Remedy at their home on the corner of
Fairfax and Wolfe streets. Games and
merry making We're indulged in until a late
hour, when handsome repast was served.
A Ncrited Fine.
Several nights ago Thomas Jefferson was
standing quietly on the platform at the
Washington Southern depot, waiting for a
train, when he was approached by William
Day, who insolently demanded a match.
jefferson told Day that he did not have
one, and suggested that he go to a neigh
boring store and buy some, whereupon
Day became indignant and struck Jefferson
with a brickbat, badly cutting his head.
Day was not caught until last night, and
this morning Mayor Strauss imposed
fine on him of $50 saying he would make
an example of such people.
Charter Granted.
Judge J. X. NJ Norton of the corporation
court granted charter yesterday after
noon to the Gold Hill Mining Company.
The capital stock was fixed at $4,000.
Gardner l.. Boothe will represent the conf
pany in. this city.
Mr.. I. c. O'Neil, whose name was men
toned as a possible candidate for mayor at
the May election, gays he has no intention
of going into 1t.
Mr.. Allan Warfield of Randolph-Macon
College is spending few days with his
family.
The Brotherhood of the Railroad Mission
held a regular meeting last night, with
President L. W. Gamble in the chair.
The literary class at its injecting last
night reviewed all the subjects discussed
during the past winter.
The degree staff of Belle Haven Council,
had drill last night.
Mr. Lawrence Parker left this morning
for New York to accept position with the
Edison Electric Company.
The case of r. H. WattleS against Her.
tert Bryant was argued on demurrer in
the corporation court yesterday and SUBJ
mitted.
The Alexandria Light Infantry drill last
night was but slimly attended.
In the corporation court yesterday liquor
licenses were granted to H. c. Wallace,
Garrett & Monroe. A. H. Travers, Harlow
BrCs., Robert Portner Brewing Company,
Mrs. A. Rammel and c.. r O'Conner
Julian Magruder of Cherrydale, Va, cap
tured with hook and line on Saturday
last. near Little Falls on the Virginia
side of the Potomac. seventy-Six herring
and two tailors. Old fishermen had never
heard Of 80 many being caught in that way
before. 1t was done by putting ten or a
dozen common hooks on one line with a
heavy lead sinker.