The morning times., 1896-05-09
LIVE NEWS OF ALEXANDRIA
Robert White Will Suffer for Sell
ing Liquor Without a License.
Epworth Leaguers VIII Meet In Alex
andrin Next week-New Plan
for Lighting the City.

Lieut.. Smith yesterday evening arrested
Robert K. White on the charge OF selling
whisky by sample in this city, without q
license. The case was called in the police
court last night, and at the request of the
accused was continued until Thursday
evening next, on account of the absence of
DIS attorney from the city.
White gave bond for his appea rance. This
VIII be the second case OF this character
since the recent enactment of the legis-
iatufe giving police Justices original juris-
dictlon In all cases OF misdemeanor. A
short time since, as reported in The Times,
Abraham Berwagner was fined ST. 90 in the
police court for selling whisky by sample.
The case had been previously called for
trial In the police court, and the accused
waived an examination and gave bond for
his appearance in the corporation court.
Pending the action OF that tribunal the
act of the legislature referred to became
effective, and Dolle pros was entered
by the common wcalth's attorney and the
case reverted to the lower court, where. as
above stated, fine was imposed.
In the police court yesterday the follow
ing cases were disposed of: William Dud-
ley, for disorderly conduct fined So; George
King and Joseph Churchill both colored,
for fighting. Sc each; HedIey Woodbridge,
carrying concealed weapons, fined $50;
Charles Rodgers, Colored. larceny, fined S5;
Ed Schuler and james Cook. larceny, fined
Sc each, and Nethe Harris. colored,
vagrancy, sent to the workhouse for ninety
days.
The work of extending the electric rail-
way tracks on upper King street Is icing
pushed rapidly, and Is expected to he COM
pletcd by tonight. 1t is expected that by
next Tuesday the work of constructing the
line through Mr.. Frank Hume's property
in the county will be finished.
Miss Lilly Warfield, who has been visit
ing friends in this city. has returned to her
home in Washington.
Mrs. Clarence r. Walker has returned
TO her home, in Upperville, Va, after a
visit to Mrs. walker, OF upper Duke street.
The second annual conference of the
Washington District Epworth League will
be held at the NJ. E. Church South on
Tuesday and Wednesday. May 2 a nd 13.
The sessions will be from $50 a. IN. to
p. n. each day. A mass meeting will be
addressed by Rev. A. Coke Smith Of L ynch-
burg and Rev. j W. Grubb, district pres
ident.
The Democratic city convention will meet
OIL Monday night to consider the holding
of primary election and to fix a date.
The joint committee of light and finance
of the city council have taken no definite
action on the proposition of Mr. Miller
of Washington TO furnish the city arc lights
for street purposes al stipulated sum per
annum. The city I present operates its
own electric plant. which is considered
by many interested parties to give salts
faction in every respect, and it is thought
that the council Will move cautiously in
the matter.
Bedford. the youngest son OF Mr.. A. G.
Uhler, had his hand caught in a lawn
mower Yesterday afternoon and two OF
his fingers cut off.
The five prisoners who escaped from the
iail in this city Tuesday morning are still t
large. Deputy Sergeant Webster and the
entire police force have been diligently
working out every clue furnished, and are
still hopeful of success.
ItiS confidently believed that Mike Thomas.
the would-be wife murderer Is in hiding
In or near this city. "A telephone message was
received at police headquarters shortly
after O'Clock last evening saying that he
had been seen near Portner'S brewery, going
in n southerly direction. and short time
afterward another report was received that
Thomas had passed along Royal street. going
In the direction OF his old home.
Officers were at once dispatched To the
point named, and folio wed up the tran
until they had located the man who had
hcen mistaken for Thomas, in house on
South Royal street. Every point within
twelve or fifteen miles Of this city where
it was supposed the men might have gone
has been visited by officers.
In the corporation court yesterday the
Jail inspectors, DR.. Purvis and Messrs. G..
L. ROothe and C. w. Moore, VINO were ap-
nointed by the court, submitted their
quarterly report They state that the
general condition of the iail is good, rot
witbstanding public opinion to the con-
trary. There are twenty-eight prisoners,
six white men, twenty coiored men. aud
two cUlored women. They recommend
some slight repairs to the exterior, and also
that the ceilings in the room on the second
floor he removed and made stronger. The
inspectors state that in their opinion the
five prisoners could not have escaped
without tools with which to cut their way
out TIE report also recommends that the
brick coping on the wall around the Jail
be removed.