The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
TIM COURr GOfN0 FOR C0RRUP
rfoN IN TBE COUNTY.
The Assault Case Making n Great Ado
In Washington Move to Erect honu-
mcnt % Lees Mother.

not known whether Judge Chichester. OF
the County Court Is acting with or under
the advice Of Governor O'Fcrrall In mat
tcrs relating TO Alexandria county affairs
which the Washington papers and Board
~ Trade and some other busybodies
have been harping on for long Tune, OF
not. for the Governor IL believed 10 have
said some things that the Judge nlu no.
over-fancy. as hey we're IN tne mature vi
n reflection upon his cine Judge - posiNoii
as well aS leanings. ,
Mr.. Leonard Marbury, t0mmonwealth
Attorney FOR the city. TO 90 into 'nvSe
eases relating TO this matter with Nr.
johnson the county attorney Tor the
state and tho Judge has now buncn.a
all those cases of county lawlessness IN
which true bills have been found ny We
recent grand fury. and will start them
the first thing In the November Term u
his court.
The grand jury has been sitting several
days True bills were found IN me cases
OF tho Hoaths. Walsh Davis, Rely. lie
Fountain and Slater. charged with keep
ing and exhibiting gaming tables ana sueh
like devices; Phil Walker ana - =, OF.
man, for selling liquor without hceilse,
Frank Forster selling liquor on SUNDAY
one OF the prOprictors OF the 81. AsatH
race track, FOR exhibiting gaming tan,e
and selling liquor on sunday fred poia-
man for malicious cutting with inteht 10
Kin: George chichester and Winter CruP-
nor Tor felonionslv and malioiously
wounding: John Heath. for selling hquor
on sunday. and John Bailess, ior ieio-
niously and maliciousy woundihs.
MAGISTRATE REMOVED.
This hoav also had "A local matter to
Investigate and act upon. They did thelr
work SO well that Judge Chichester con,
graduated them on their efficiency anu
Thanked them warmly. III was rceaIui"s
the justices of the peace OF the county
They submitted their report yesterday
evening recommending the removal or
four of these magistratcs-fayhea anu ~,
tcrson lwhitel and Harris ana foilsIu
scolorcd) Ex-Magistratc Thought came
in for his share Of the bitter CUP as Wen
The accounts of 'STlircs Hooker ana
schlcvogt were found to have been kent
all right. and SQUIRE Lane had ehueaVo'-
c1 TO comply with othe law.
'Suuire Payne. who entered MS once
I'm July. 1896. made no returns or fines col
lected until the middle Of last nonth
and his only excuse was that ne r VA
ignorant of the law on the subject. Ihcy
also aScertaincd that he tPayne) fan
while holding office. visited a gamp,lns
hell somewhere out there, had taken
part in the games especially keno, and
bought and treated his friends 10 liquor
i'm the same on the Sabbath day. and
therefore failed 10 do his duty, 10 say the
least
considerable reyute out there. the jury
was of the opinion, did not possess suffi-
Gent intelligence TO fill such an office
and as he admitted he was employed al
one OF the race tracks, was accordingly
dropped.
squire Patterson. OF Washington dis
trict visited the bar-room of the St
Asaph. track on sundays. lie also crank
LIQUOR there, and made little or no effort
10 bring offenders TO justice He is said
10 have evaded summons TO appear in
certain case by removing to Washington
Fx- Magistrate brought has presented
ri Of
office.
The docket of Harris shows only elgh-
teen cases i'm ten years. though the court
record shows he has tried more cases ana
that his financial statement does not
agree with that of the clerk. The grand
jury also made examination or letter
Of complaint against this magistrate TO
the Judge in reference TO a threat mat
this magistrate would commit woman
unless she paid certain costs
THE COUNTY OFFICIALS.
II will be clearly seen that Alexandria
county affairs needs more attention IMAM
is given them.
Those that live out there are mostly
negroes, who exc out a living by working
In the brick-yards at starvation wages.
while about twice as many more OF every
kind come over from Washington 10
patronize tho gambling and drinking
dens. until the whole element is about the
worst element of all mankind.
Some of these officials of the county are
no better than the worst. Indeed, many
Of them have no other livelihood, and IL Is
believed by some that II the courthouse
goes out of the city IL will make matters
even worse.
The trouble does not come from those
that live In the county. but from Wash
ington, and ultimately nothing will an
swer but the driving off OF Virginia soil
such places as the dens of Jackson City
and RoSSlyn and closing the barr0oms at
the race track at st. Asaph $.
This the county authorities cannot do
by themselves. and Alexandria city wants
no hand IN IL whatever.
THE ASSAULT CASE.
The Washington papers are now max
ing great ado over the speedy convic-
ton of the negro lad TO hang here In a
few weeks. not to speak OF his arrest,
which came near causing bloodshed be-
tween two classes OF citizens irrespective
of color and political leanings.
The sentiment In Alexandria is TO the
effect that the law should take its course.
and IL Will, most undoubtedly Yet, much
sympathy is expressed for the boy. and
should any effort to either rescue or hang
him be made IL would be prevented, and
that very easily.
With all the lawlessness out I'm Alex
andria county, this will be the first
hanging here in a quarter of a century,
and II will be only through the written
statutes of the law of the Commonwealth.
The boy had a fair trial, and his crime
will teach a lesson.
tract little attention hereabouts Morgan
has withdrawn. and Mr.. May has no real
opposition, as the vote of Lewis. the Re
publican candidate. will be small. Frank
Harker. the Populist. will not run.
Franks legs are too short
The Ann Lee Memorial Association. an
Incorporated institution pledged TO erect
n memorial TO General Lees mother. for
many years a resident OF Alexandria, IS
starting the winter campaign most duspi-
ciously. IL is believed at the annual meet
Ing In February Mrs. Colonel Reid the
president, can say that funds sufficient
have been raised to enable the association
10 discuss what form the memorial shall
take and where II sahll be erected. The
association membership fee is but n dol
lar. and any one Is eligible. IL takes this
form TO come In compliance with the law
Some OF the most prominent S0utherners
OF the country have written Miss Stuart
the secretary on the subject DR.. Bed
ford Brown lectures next week 10 start
the ball. The Doctor is fluent speaker,
ready reasoner. and whatever ne has
70 say always carries weight with IT, IL
Is hoped that after this matter is fixed
the old house In which General Lee lived
here viii be taken IN. IL is still about
az IL was then. The yard and garden is
little different. and each recurring sDring-
time the "snowballs' he so loved and
often spoke OF bloom just as they bloomed
for him.
Amazing English Stupidity.
An amazing story OF continued stup.di-
ty resulting in mans death, comes