Evening star., 1896-09-26
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIR
Efforts to Be Made to Close Up Disorderly
Houses.
Cases in the Mayors Court and the
Sentences-LOcal Notes OF Gen.
eFal Interest.

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cry effort IN his power to reduce the law
lessness which has recently become prom
inent in the Whitechapel district. Houses
Of ill-fame will be raided and the inmates
sent to the work house under the vagrancy
act. and the mayor says: I'm future all
young men and others found in the house
when raided will be taken in Also"
The mayor Is very much commended for
his action in exterminating these dens Of
vice-where men, young and old, are al
lowed to carry on their rascality Two of
these houses have been raided in the last
few days and the proprietresses fined $50
each, the inmates being given terms in
the work house.
The Citizens Law and Order League, re-
Gently organized, will use its best efforts
for the suppression of vice in both Alex
andria city and county. and much good will
probably result from 1t, as there Is un-
dcubtedly room for a large work.
Until the last session Of the Virginia leg
tslature Judge Chichester of the Alexandria
county court controlled the issuing of all
liquor licenses in Alexandria county, and
was most positive in refusing to issue any
within his jurisdiction. The matter Is now
| in the hands of the county excise board,
| and the county is dotted with barrooms,
many of which are but covers for gambling
Of all sorts-conspicuously, policy.
Mayor Thompson caused another Of these
houses, kept by Lena Gaskins, on Patrick
street. to be pulled last night. The in
mates were taken to the station house and
| fined In the police court this morning.
In the Mayors Court.
Mayor Thompson had a large docket to
| dispose of this morning. follows: Thos.
| Stoddard. assault on Mahlon Patton dis
missed; Mary Coleman, interfering with an
| officer. dismissed: Walter Washington, re-
| fusing to work on the chain gang, put on
| bread and water: Lena Gaskins keeping
| house of lll-fame fined $52: Lizzie Ham!l-
| ton. John Talltaferro, Charles Parker. An
| drew Jackson. Edward Green and Jennie
| Hawkins. all found In Lena Gaskins house
| were charged with indecent conduct and
| fined $6 EACH F. j. Travers. charged with
an assault on Gabriel Shepherd, dismissed: ::
! Alonzo Simons, vagrant, ninety days on the
chain gang. Several persons who had not
| as yet taken out their corporation licenses
were notified to do SO before Monday. un-
der pain of arrest.
Annual Militia Inspectfon.
| Col. Joe Lane Stearn. inspector general
Of the state militia. will visit this city to-
night for the purpose of inspecting the AL
| exandria Light Infantry. Company F, Sd
Regiment Virginia Volunteers. and the Sd
Regiment Drum Corps. The inspection will
| be held in the armory of the Alexandria
| Light Infantry.
| Slight Fire Last Night.
The alarm of fire last night, which brought
|
| the burning Of some wood work in Curtain
& Butts foundry at the corner Of Royal
and Wilkes streets. 1t was not found neces-
sGry to put the engines into service the fire
being extinguished by hand buckets. The
damage was slight
John Ponder Released.
John Ponder the ex-Washington police
man. was released from custody yesterday
by Judge J. K. NJ. Norton Of the corpora tior
court on writ Of habeas corpus. The $500
OF which he was robbed was held as securi-
ty
| Ponder still claims that he gave the
H oney to Simps on to keep for him The au-
thorities claim that the dignity of the COM
morwealth has been insulted and viii
| prosecute the case.
| General and Personal Notes.
Miss Lula Kidwell of Charlottesville is
visiting friends in this city
Mr.. Vim. II. F. Beckham, who has hat
charge of Overwharton parish. Stafford
county, has resumed his studies at the
Theological Seminary.
Mr. Ben. Blackford of Staunton is visit
ing friends in this city.
Col. L. r. Hubbard will address the Nc
kinley and Hobart Club In the opera house
| tonight.
Samuel G. Brent of this city will speal
for the sound money democrats at Spott
sylvania Court House, October s. and T
l.. Waters at Fairfax Court House on Oc
toher 10.
Mrs. Martha Boswell died at her hom,
on Prince street yesterday.
| Ida Brown, who was recently adjudget
Insane. was taken to Petersburg yester
day. to be placed in the insane asylum, by
| Guard Smith.
The regular weekly meeting of Potoma,
Lodge. l. o. o. F.. was held last night.
1t is said that the Musical Association
will be reorganized and hold meetings il
| Iyceurn Hall