The morning times., 1896-10-30
KU KLDX In ALEXANDRIA
Old Shoemaker Receives a Letter
Signed by the. Clan. @
Quail Damage SUIT Decided AgninS;
the Railway-News Notes
of the Virginia City.

s. Hcyman, who recently came 10 this
city and opened a shoe repuir sIUp, at No.
4o6 King street, is greatly in Tear OF his
lie. Yesterday Heynan applied to Cher
OF Police Webster Tor protection, exhibit
ing letter, dated October IS, which rraus
as follows: -...--.. t- .
Is. Hcyman: 1 feel it my duty, S Il
citizen inns caItinonweaitn, 10 INFORM
you that Your life is in danger; there is
btg Scenes in progress to os ertHrow th,.
building in whicD occupie. Ii VIII he done
IN daylight and while You are at Work.
Now, Al this is not sufficient warming FOR
a man, what is? You have been warned
before by another OF the n. n n, and
don seem to heed 1t When the time
expires that ne gave sou, tnen tile great
trap Will be set. We are organised and
nave been IOr thirty gc1irS ana nave ncr4r
undertaken thing We did not succeed! H.
We do not want You in OR midst, ana We
Won u have You. X. h. X, or " bite Caps.
When Heymau delivered the above let
to Chief Webster he was SO frightened
that lie wuud not return 10 ins stole
until assured by the officer that he would
nave the protection OF The Euicc. CLic.
Webster is endeavoring 10 locate the au
thor OF the threatening letter, anu IL caughI
the guilty party Will tie turned over 10
the United States authorities.
In the corporation court yesterday after
noon about O'Clock, the jury i'll the case
ofQ udil VS.. The Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Rail way Company returned u
yeruICt III favor or the plaintiff. and award
ed damages TO the extent OF S3 3,2I9. Two
years ago Charles Quail, thirteen years
| OF age. was run over by a car ON The cleo
trlc railway and 50 badly in,lred that the
| uiDputation of one leg was necessary.
When The verdict OF the jury was an
nuunced, counsel for the railway company
made a motion for a new trial, which was
overruled, and an appeal 10 The supreme
court OF Virginia was noted. Quaii was
suing for $4,000 damages.
Collector of Taxes Z. f. German was
painfully injured yesterday afternoon in
waIkI.ig down MARKET alley, when a colored
man. running from an opposite direction,
cullided with him, knocking Mr.. German
10 the ground, and rendering him uncon-
scious.
Senator j. I. Morgan of Alabama, at
the Opera House last night, was greeted
by the largest audience which has assem-
bled in this city during the present cam
paign. number of ladies occupied seats
in the gallery. The Senator defended the
Chicago platform.
Dr. W. S. Hammond delivered an inter
esting lecture in the NJ. P Church last
night His subject was, Myself or Some
body Else"
Mr. Charles Callahan, deputy commits
Dl TcScuut, 1GCuNeTGu lIOLu
recent illnoss.
Col. William A. Smoot mas returned
from Winchester, where he attended the
meeting of the Grand Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans.
difficulty occurred last night at the
corner of Cameron and Fayette streets
between Richard Parker and Henry Ste
venson, both colored. During the fight
which ensued Stevenson was SO badly
hnt M q a n ha rr;,, 70. &c
home. Warrants were issued for the ar
rest of both parties. $500 80 .s.s- F.
William Jackson, colored, arrested by
Policem an Atkinson for the larceny of
$40 from Fred Schuler; John Bryant,
colored, arrested by the same officer for
the larceny of lock, and Edward Davis.
colored, by Policeman Knight for steal
ing 81 from Robert Pinkney, are detained
at police headquarters for trial.
letter was received at police head
quarters yesterday from Sheriff Gordon
of Fairfax county, stating that horse
and double set of harness were stolen
from Mrs c. A. Mullen while in WASH
in gton on Wednesday. The theft was
committed by a colored man, who was
afterward seen coming in the direction
of this city.
William Morgan, resident of Fairfax
county, died at the Alexandria Infirmary
Yesterday and will be buried today.
In the police court yesterday Willis
Pettis was fined $2.5c for contempt of
court in falling to appear 10 prosecute the
case in which he had caused a warrant
| to be issued; Louisa Timberlakc, for being
drunk and disorderly, was fined $40, and
Edward Jones, for refusing to- work on
the gang. was placed on bread and
water diet.
A grand rally, under the auspices OF
the Mckinley and Hobart Club, will be
| held in the Opera House tonight. To
morrow night the Sound Money Democrats
will hold a meeting in the Opera House.
On Monday night Mr.. Frank e. Ander-
son will speak at the Opera House.
| The electric railway ticket office at the
corner of King and Alfred streets will be
removed TO King and Washington streets
| on November /.