Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-07
ALExAN RIA AFFAIRS
Many People Applying to the City Au-
thorities for Assistance.
Mrs. Maxheld's Second Attempt at
suicfde-LnrEe Number of Police
Court Cases Notes.

The number of needy people who are ap-
plying to the authorities for assistance is
steadily increasing. The city has not vet
made contracts for furnishing provisions
and fuel, and many of the applicants can
not be supplied. In some urgent and
worthy cases some assistance is afforded.
one family, living on the western end of
King street, were reported yesterday by
Officer Atkinson as being on the verge of
starvation. No fire was in the house, and
not mouthful of food had they had for
twenty-four hours. The children were
barefooted and with only half enough
clothes to cover them. Wood and gro
ceries were at once sent them. and they
will receive further aid from the charita-
BILE. Work has been slack all summer
and is scarcer now, and those who hoped
to get far enough ahead during the warm
weather to meet the wintry blasts have
found their hopes shattered, and the first
snow has overtaken them with nothing
from which to draw.
Attempted Suicide.
When Mr.. Edward Maxfield, who lives at
112O Prince street. returned home from his
work at the Southern railroad shops at
noon yesterday ne found his wife in
comatose condition from the effects of
iaudanum, with an empty bottle by her
side. He hastily summoned DIR. Herndon
who by administering proper emetics sue
ceeded in restoring Mrs. Maxfield to con-
seriousness, and she is now out of danger.
1t seems that she had some misunderstood
ing with her husband during the morning,
which caused her to attempt the rash act.
rms is the second time Mrs Maxfield has
attempted to commit suicide The affair
caused a great deal of excitement in The
neighborhood at the time
Police Court.
The police report last night as being clear
and cold with six prisoners and thirty-four
lodsers at the station house. Mayor
thompson this morning disposed of the fol-
lowing cases: Stephen X. Hill, arrested by
Officer Smith. charged with being drunk
and dlsorderly, was sent to the chain gang
FOR ninety days. Alfonzo Arlington ar
rested by Officer Smith, charged with being
drunk on the street; fined s.. Patrick Doran,
& arrested by Officer Beach, charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly; fined s. w. H.
montgomery, arrested by Officer JONES'
charged with being vagrant, was ordered
TO leave the city at once. Edward Jen-
nings, colored, arrested by Officer Smith
charged with being drunk on the street :
fined 81. Jerry Simms, colored, arrested by
Officers Davis and Howson, charged with
assault and beating Julia Checks, colored;
hned 81. Eugene Brady, arrested by Officer
Jones, charged with being vagrant; sent
to Jail subject to chain gang for ninety
days.
RObt. \. Clfne's Funeral.
The late Robert A. Cline was buried yes
terday Afternoon in ST. Pauls cemetery.
The funeral services which took place at
the home of the deceased, on Prince street,
were conducted by the Rev. s. AZ Wallis
of Christ Church, and were attended by
many friends of the deceased The pail
bearers were Messrs. VIM. Zimmerman, w.
F. Creighton and Vim. Windsor of this
city, and John Atkinson, Horace A. Reeves
VIM. Conway of Philadelphia
Notes.
Commencing Monday night the ladies of
st. Mary's Church will give an oyster
roast and supper in the Lyceum Hall for
the benefit Of the building fund of the
church.
Albert Hawkins, the colored boy who
was sentenced last week in the county
court to serve eighteen years in peniten-
tiary for attempted rape, was not taken to