The morning times., 1896-04-25
KILLED BY 4 C. & 0. TRAIN
Fairfax Man Struck While Sitting
On Pope Greek Bridge.
John Nelson's Case Postponed In the
Corporation Court-County
School Board Meets

Yesterday evening a man named Nc
Ihenny, who was sitting on Pope's Creek
nead Bridge, No. ., between Chfton and
ami Fairfax, ON tue southern Railway, was
killed by Chesapeake and Ohio tram NO
A. east bound. Tue remains or the IN
fortunate man We're picked up and brought
10 Fairfax station, near Whleh place ne
lived.
having aDstrdcJrd steaen gafnDIInB para
pnernaia from the county Courthouse IN
This city, was called in the corporation
court yesterday, and poSt poned on account
OF the a assence or Mfr. J. n. Green, counsel
for the defense, and no date was set Ior
the hearing
AT a meeting of the Columbia Fire Com
pdny last nt5nI IL was urcIIed 10 secure the
tIntnicum Dramatic Ctuo OF the DlsJrIcJ OF
Columbia TO give an entertainment IN tnls
city, at an early date, 10 De decided upon.
Frank Petit was elected second assistant
commander OF hose, vice T. C. kugntt re-
signed, and F L. Entwisie was elected
fireman OF engine, vice Frank Pettit,
resigned. The committee on the proposed
trip OF the company TO Cumberland, Nd,
reported progress.
Ine sciiooi board of Alexandria county
met yesterday in this city and decided
| to give the schools of jefferson and AIRING
| ton districts an eight months session ana
| Washington district nine months. Inc flrst
named schools will consequently be closed
the middle of May and the latter the uiiudle
of June. The school levy for the ensuing
year was fixed at 80 cents on the 81 in
1 Jefferson anu ATllD&IOn tlStT1etS, anu AZ
cents on the 81 in Washingt on district.
In the police court yesterday Robert
| Taylor, for assauhing william GiImartin
| at the workhouse, got twenty days added
| TO his term on the farm Rebecca Quill,
| cOlored, drunk, sent TO the wOrkbouSe for
| twenty days. Sam Jones, tramp, was
| sent to the gang for wenty days. Sampson
| Thompson for aiding a fugitive from
| Justice. was fined S5, and the men who
| engaged in the riot on Franklin street, as
reported In yesterdays Times, We're fined
| IS each.
| When the case of common wealth VS..
| Berswanger was called In the corpora
| tion court yesterday, Common wealth At
| tOrney Marbury entered nOle pros, aud
| the defendant was reaTreSted on COM
| mon wealth's warrant, and gave bond in
\ the sum OF $3.50 for his appearance in the
! police court last night. 4 : stated in The
/ Times yesterday, Bers wanger was charged
| with selling whisky by sample without
| license. ana recent act OF the legislature
| gives the magistrates courts original
| jurisdiction in such cases, consequently the
| case had 10 De Drought BACK Tor trtal IN
the police court, where the defendant bad
| previously waived examination. The case
| was called in the police court last night,
! and was argued 10y Messrs- Charles Bend
| helm and Eugene Taylor for the defendant
| and Leonard Marbury for the common
| wealth. The mayor imposed a fine OF
$100 and costs An appeal was noted and
| the case Will be taken up again to the cor
| poration court
Yesterday afternoon Sergt. Smith and
| Officer Young arrested Sandy TOsOn- VIII
| liam Buckner aud Joe Garrett. young
| negroes for destroying the property OF the
| late Ben lamin Price on Columbus street.
| The boys had carried way from the house,
which was unoCcupied, everything that was
movable and broke up the do1rS, windows
| and bl udS and stored the WOOD IN their
| homes, which are in the court IN the rear
OF the Price building The Officers noticed
| a number OF very pretty ornaments 10 the
| homes OF the negroes and became Sus-
piciOus and reported the fact 10 police
| Headquarters. Lieut. Smith instructed
| Officers a Atkinson and Young TO return and
search the houses. which the Officers did
recovering number of valuable articles,
Including Chins vases. cups. gloves, dress
goods, etc. Matilda ToSon, mother or one
OF the boys, was also arrested and locked
up in the SfatiOc-hOuSe. She had been
working for Mr.. NJ PrctZfelder II his dry
goods store, and he recognized lot OF
the stolen articles as his property
| The question of the validity of the election
Of Herbert c. knight TO the police force
has been raised from the fact that eN-M yOr
| Strauss. w no is member OF the Police Com
| mission from the Second ward. now re-
sides in the First ward. The question has
| been referred to the corporation attorney
for his decision. In referring 70 the police
| board the charter provides that when a
| vacancy shall occur in the board al any
other time than at the expiration OF the
term of member. the city council shall fill
the vacancy for the unexpired term. The
| cha rter, referring to members of the city
council, provides that removal from ward
| 5 hail not create a vacancy
| valuable dog belonging to MT. L. Brill.
Jr.. was killed by the electric cars on King
| street last night.
| team ran away yesterday evening on
! Lee street. and demolished the United states
mail box in front of Charles King < Sons
| storehouSe-
Mr. ]. Fl. Green, counsel for Poss and
| Henry. have prepared the bill Of excep
| tions. and expect TO present the case to
| Judge Nicol. at Manassas today. on an ap-
peal for new trial. POss and Henry are
| under sentence for robbery.
| The Old Dominion BAH club. OF this city
| will play their first game of the season
| with the first nine Os the High School or
| the lattcrS grounds May B.
| Richard Fowler was arrested last night
by Officer Goods for being drunk and dis
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