Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-11
ALEXANDRIA
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Two Christmas iiiID.y Peace !. B's.tsr' Pun
csrporation Meetings, Social Happen
inss anu the Varied Events
OF q D0ys

named Shacfaeford Two of the men by
the names Of Cambria and Sanders started
quarrel with Jerry Dorsey. colored man.
Dorsey left the store and the two men fol-
lowed him and assaulted him with bricks
and sticks, breaking his Jaw. Dorsey man
aged to get into the house OF Eliza Will
liams, colored. who lives nearby, and Dress
ed his wounded jaw. In a short while John
Howard came in with a gun in his hand.
and after talking for a short while, went
cut calling to Dorsey to follow, " hich he
refused to do. Howard then told him that
II he did not come out that he would shoot
MIN, and just as Dorsey started out Of the
door Howard shot him in the face and
breast. Fortunately, the gun was only
loaded with powder, or he would have killed
MS man. Dorsey sWore out warrant for
able to appear against the men until this
morning, when Mayor Thompson fined
them $40 each or sixty days on the gang
Called Meetings.
There was called meeting of the Column
bia Fire Company last night. with Presi-
dent w. A. Smoot in the chair, and w. K.
Griffith secretary. President Smoot stated
that the object of the meeting was to hear
the report of the committee which was APP
pointed at the last meeting at the request
OF the Junior Order Of Mechanics in regard
y.
Mr.. John H. Studer, chairman of the COM
mittee. reported that he had attended the
joint meeting of the representatives of the
Junior OrderAmerican Mechanics and Hook
and Ladder Company at the Relief Hook
ana Ladder rooms on Prince street, on
Thursday evening last, in regard to having
parade on the 22d of February, and found
that no definite arrangements had been
made by the joint conference. The COM
mittee on the part of the company was con-
tinued. with power to act After a CONVEX
sational debate. lasting for some time. the
meeting adjourned. A called meeting of
the Relief Hook and Ladder Company was
held last night, with Second Vice President
j. H. TW1nger presiding. The report Of the
parade committee, was read and the COM
mittee was continued, with power to act at
the joint meeting of the committee to be
held tonight.
Paid the Amount. Due.
.Lewis,-J. Yeager. the man who claimed
to be lawyer al d who was before Mayor
Thompson yesterday morning. charged
with trying to defraud Mr.. George Young
out of his board bill. yesterday afternoon
paid the arnount-s2O-and cost of the war
rant. Yeager became very insoent after
sthe mayor dismissed him toward all con-
.nected with the police court. and stated
that he proposed to sue the whole business
for false imprisonment. Yeager is from
Red Bank. NJ but came to this city from
Washington "1ast August. He Is a book
agent in Washington. In August he began
boarding at Mr.. Youngs house, on Wash
fngton street. and the 9th of December
Mr. Young attached his trunks for his bill.
Ieager gave him check on the second
National Bapk of Washington for $50 and
then Immediately stopped the payment of
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United States Court.
In the United States court yesterday,
Judge Hughes presiding. Jack. Robinson.
charged with violating the pension laws.
was found guilty and sentenced to one
month in the Richmond Jail and a fine of
800 was IMPOSED - .-ti = '
Richard Simmons. the colcred man who
boys in the Arlington cemetery, sem
fenced to saTveaorie month in the Alexan-
dria jail.
The case of H F. Gibson for violating
the postal laws was continued at the re-
quest Of the prisoner. and will be tried at
the April term of the court in Richmond.
The petit jury was dismissed for the
tel m, and the other cases were removed to
Richmond for trial. The work of the court
Is about concluded. a,..
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
|. night as being clear and cold until about
IL o'clock, when it became cloudy. No
prisoners. and fifteen dodgers at the station
house. Mayor Thompson this morning dis
posed of the following case: Vim. Gau:-
brill, VIM. Sanders and John Howard. all
colored. arrested by Officer Belts. charged
with assault. beating and shooting Jerry
Dorsey, colored. on last Christmas day,
We fined $40 each or go to jail for sixty
days, subject to the chain gang.
..r -.. Corporation Court.
Judge j. X. NJ. Norton of the corporation
court who is in North Carolina or a gun
ming trip, yesterday telesraphed Mr.. ]. S.
Beach, clerk of the court, that he would
be detained there for a few days, and d.
recting that the grand jury be summoned
to appear on Wednesday instead of Mon
day next.
Pleasant Dance.
!. The Junior German Club gave another
of their pleasant dances at Odd Fellows
Hall, on North Columbus street, last night.
The young ladies never looked pretter than
they did last night as they tripped the
light fantastic to the strains of Dunns Or
CHE stra. Among those present were Misses
Roberta and Hattie Ansley, Mamie and
Eloner French, Lucy and Jennie Mimi
gerode, Alice Acton, Marie Davis, Lottie
Daingerfield and Annie Uhler, Messrs Ross
Elliott, Reverdy Daingerfield, K. Kemper
jr., Albert Dillingham;. Powell Mnnigerode
Barbour Daingerfield and Joseph Cochran
and many others.
Death of Chas. l.. Powell
Mr.. Charles L. Powell, one of the Oldest
residents of this city. died at his home on
Queen street yesterday of pneumonia, at
the ripe old age Of ninety-one years. He
was an A. NJ. Of Yale College, where he
graduated in the class of 1923. He success
fully conducted a school for boys In this
city after the war. but spent his last days
in the quiet privacy Of his home.
miscellaneous.
Thieves entered car of the Southern
railway on the Union street track last
night and stole a half barrel of apples.
The police are using every effort to break
up this gang of thieves, which has been
robbing cars for some time.
Mr.. J. r. Smoot this morning received
fine deer by express from his son, A. E.
Snoot who is in North Carolina on a gun
ming trip.
Mr. L. E. Uhler, who resigned the teller
ship Of the Citizens National Bank a day
or two ago. as mentioned in The Star, has
been appointed to the same position in The
First National Bank.
Miss Carrie Wise left yesterday evening
to visit friends in Columbus, s. c.
There are several cases of scarlet fever
in this city, Conrad, the young son of
Mr.. J. NJ johnson, has been taken with it,
Mrs. Martha A. Price and daughter of
Baltimore are visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. VIM. H. Wood. engineer of the Co.
lrmba Fire Company, has been presented