Evening star., 1896-12-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The Mayor to Look Into Case Of Alleged
Arson.
New Road Ordered to Re Opened to
Connect Prince Street With
the Leesburg Turnpike.
Evening Star Bureau.
121 North Washington street.
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against the Catholic Church. accompanied
by his wife, appeared at Schuler's Hall,
where he found crowd of about 200 await
ing him.. He was unable to gain admittance e
to the hall, however. After waiting about
three-quarters of an hour, and the doors
not being opened. he made a statement to
the crowd. He said that he held a receipt
for the hall. and that he would enter suit
for damages.
Charged With Arson.
William. alias kid" Harper a young
colored man, was arrested yesterday after
noon by officer Knight and Constable Will
lam Webster on charge of arson. 1t is
alleged that Harper on the night Of July II
last set fire to row of frame houses on
the corner of Duke and Payne streets. The
houses were partially destroyed by the
ire After Harper was locked up at the
station house he was put through the
sweating process, but he strongly main
tanned his innocence. He was given a hear
ing before Mayor Thompson last night at
Z O'Clock Several witnesses had been sum-
moned by the commonwealth. Richard,
alias Dick" Burnett was the only cne who
seemed to know anything about the case.
He stated that on the night of the fire Har-
per came to his place near the stone bridge
about o'clock In the morning, and wanted
to buy pint Of whisky. On the following
Sunday Harper again came to his place,
and while there confessed to him and Law
yer John H. Green that he had set the
anything about 1t. Lawyer Green was then
put upon the stand. He said that he knew
nothing of the so-called confession. He did
remember being In Burnett's place about
that time, and having joked with Harper,
Green claiming to be fortune teller. Mr..
Green rega 'ded the whole thing as a joke
Other irlmaterial witnesses were examined,
after which Harper was released in the
n, M f,,, l. t.
mayor on January 8. Col. L. c. Bailey rep
resented Harper, and Mr. Leonard Marbury
the commonwealth.
Omcers Elected.
At the meeting Monday night of Belle
Haven Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, the fol-
lowing officers were elected. Thos. Chaun-
cey, councillor; Fred. Rodgers, vice coun-
cilior; Albert Harding, recording secretary;
J. Ellis Norris. assistant recording secre-
tary; Edward Scott, financial secretary;
Geo. Johnson, treasurer; John Ennis, con-
ductor;. T: M Kidwell, warden; Geo.
Coins, inside sentinel; s. s. Mills, outside
sentinel; Norman Treakle. trustee for
eighteen months; Edward Scott, repre-
sentative to F. B. A.
At a meeting of the teachers of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Sunday school held on
Sunday the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: George w. Jameson
superintendent; William H. Melchoir, as
sistant superintendent; E. w. Markell, sec
retary; F. L. Slaymaker, treasurer, and
VIM. A. Moore, jr., librarian.
Marley Encampment, No. 6. /. o. o. F.,
at their meeting last night elected the fol-
lowing officers: A. J. Butcher. chief pa
triarch; George w. Bontz, S. W.; William
Brissie, H. p; William E. Latham, secre-
tary; P. NJ. Bradshaw, treasurer; Edward
H. Hammond. J. w.
Alexandria County Court.
In the Alexandria county court yesterday
Judge D. NJ. Chichester presiding, the fol-
lowing business was transacted: Aaron
O'Dell agt. William Bailey: attachment
quashed, and plaintiff directed to deliver
to defendant the race horse Lady May.
The court was engaged most of the day in
hearing argument in regard to opening the
proposed new road to connect the exten-
tion of Prince street with the Leesburg
turnpike. Yesterday evening the Judge,
the attorneys on both sides and several of
those most interested in the matter went
over the proposed road, after which they
returned to the court house. The court or
dered the new road to be opened.
Notes.
The steamer Dennis Simmons. Capt. j.
w. Simmons. is unloading shingles and
lumber at Smoots wharf. The Simmons
came from North Carolina, and bears evil
dence of rough voyage.
The contract for carrying the mail be-
tween this city and the Theological Sem
mary has been awarded for four years to J.
B. Angling of West Virginia at $160 per an
rum.
ment of Virginia, Grand Army Of the Re-
public, inspected Thomas p. Davis Post
No. :46. last night, after which he made an
address which was received with a great
deal of interest. After the post adjourned,
they were handsomely entertained at Va
naelStyn'S cafe.