The morning times., 1896-05-05
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Archangel Taylor, the Notorious
Negro, skips the Workhouse.
Ellis Whitemere Arrested on the
Charge of Stealing a
Bicycle.

The monthly meeting or Mary Gusts
Lee Chapter, U. ID. c., will be held at No.
405 King street, this morning.
Bishop Newton will preaoa aud confirm
q class ut Grace Episcopal Church this
evening.
A meeting OF the Alexandria Local As
sembly will be held in Whittle Hal, The
illogical Seminary. this evening. The SUBJ
ject to be discussed viii be brotherhood
Bible Class" Rev. 7. II. Rice. jr., OF this
city, and Mr.. w. F. Gibbons, of st. Johns
Chapter. West Washington, ID. c., will de-
liver addresses.
Miss Minnie Watkins, aged sixteen years,
daughter of the late Policeman James
Watkins. died at her home, No. 1014
Queen street. Sunday. The funeral will
take place this evening at 4:30.
Taylor, alias ''Archangel,' the negro
who has been giving the authorities no
little trouble recently and who, as re-
ported in The Times, was shot at IN his
cell Sunday by Keeper Smith OF the work
house. made his escape from that institu-
tion Sunday night, by digging hole
through his Cell. No effort will be made
to reCapture Taylor, as he is an uuwel-
come prisoner
In the police court yesterday morning
the following cases were disposed of: Flor
ence Livingston, selling liquor without
license fined ST; Rertie Gibbons, charged
with unla wfuily obtaining So from j It.
Bomont OF Washington. was dismissed;
Grace Dumont, vagrancy, ordered to leave
the city; Matte Wade vagrancy, ninety
DAYS on the farm; Zachariah Williams I'd
Benjamin Lyies, disorderly conduct, SO
each; Catharine Timbers. disorderly con-
duct, ST: Luster McKenuey, for assault
ing Fannie Washington, 81; and eYis
Darlington, vagrancy, sent 10 the gang for
ninety days.
Ex-Mayor Strauss has associated him
self with MessFs. O'Neal Il Lunti in the real
estate business.
Major E. r. Boyer of the Uniform Rank
knights OF Pythias, aud representing
Mecnanics' Lodge, No. 3, left yesterday
for DanviIe. where he last night attended
the anuua NEE ting OF the virginia Brigade.
Major Boyer win repre- Mechanics
Lodge and Mr.. w Ii. May Oriental Lodge
In the grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
| which conyenes tonight.
DR.. D. n. kust has gone to Richmond to
attend the sessions OF the State dental
| board.
In the county court yesterday the ap-
! plication of Stephen c, Clements, an ex-
| Confederate. for pension, was ordered
| certified to the State auditor: BOstfOrd
| Brown was assigned guardian of Alma
! Brown. John CrItcher, jr., was appointed
| administrator OF the estate OF j. T. Nc
| Knee. In the case of Mount Vernon Rail
way Company VS.. II s. Johnston. an order
was entered directing the clerk TO pa
| over certain amounts or money held by
| court due creditors.
| The circuit court. Judge Nicol, was en-
| gagged Yesterday With the case OF SnOwden
! VS.. Windsor, on a motion for removal oil
| r. 5. Windsor as executor or tie estate
| OF the late d. A. Windsor The case was
| continued over until today.
| The foreign books were opened at the
| st. Asaph race track yesterday.
The relatives of Fireman Whitby, Of this
| city. who was seriously injured in the
| accident on the Southern Railway. Sunday
| morning. have gone to Charlottesville,
| where the injured man was taken anc
placed III the infirmary a the University
| of Virginia IL is thought that he vii
| tlie from his injuries.
AT Ffshiown yesterday 1000 herring
sold at 81 to S2.25 per thousand, and 30
snad al $l2 to 81 4 per hundred.
| Chief of Police James 7. Webster, VIII
/ has been confined to his home by Illness, i
i gain on duty
Mr. George R. Curtin and Miss Ros
Dudley We're married at the residence o
MIR. George Hall. No. 325 North Henr
street. Sunday night Rev. Mr.. Butler, o
the Baptist Church, offciated.
All of the parties arrested at New Alex
| andria for disorderly conduct and gambling
| on Sunday. Were fined 81 each and costs b.
Justice Kerby, of Fairfax county. Tn
offenders We're warned that they would b
| fined $50 each if they broke the law again
Miss Jessie Brent. youngest daughter O
the late George D Brent, and sister O
| Corporation Attorney S G.. Brent, of thi
city, died in New York Sunday night. Mis-
Brent had many friends i'll this city an
Washington.
UnIon prayer and praise services wer
held in the Railroad Reading Rooms las
night, and were conducted by Mr.. w.
foods. The meeting was very interestin
and largely attended.
| Ellis WhitemOre, a young white man
was arrested last night by Officer FergU.
son on suspicion OF stealing a bicycle
which he offered for sale al repair shoI
for So. There was no nameplate On th'
! wheel. so the authorities teIephoned tn
number, S.T07, to Washington polio
| headquarters and were advised that {
| wheel bearing that number had Just EeeI
reported stolen in that city. WlStemcre
| who claims to have hired the wheel On -Four
tcenth street, in Washington. protests tha
| be did not intend to sell the bicycle. anC
only carried it TO the shop here to hav
some necessary repairs made, necessitate,
| by an accident which happened on hi
way to this city. The accused was unit
recently employed 10 the Hotel Enrich
| opposite the Baltimore and Ohio depot
| and claims to have established q worG'
reputation as the Boy Traveller
| Alta meeting of R, f. Lee Camp Confedel
| ate Veterans. last night arrangements fC
| Confederate memorial day, which will b
observed May 25. were completed by tn
appointment OF general committee, Wit
! MIR. &. William Ramsay as chairman, TO bay
charge of the services. Special committee
were appointed to decorate the graves {
the Confederate dead tIvy Hill st. Mary
st. Paul's. and the Methodist cemeterie
near this city. a committee was also al
pointed to make arrangements for the Wis
of the camp to Richmond June 80 and Jul
/ and 2. the occasion of the reunion of th
Confederate Veterans of the United State
Lew Blackburn, colored. was arreste
last night on the charge of stealing 50
from Robert Ford. also colored.
The mayor last night fined John Undel
/ wood. jr.. $3.50. for aSsaulting Mr.. W. !
Graves. and George Fegan So for assaultin
Lucinda Johnson.