The morning times., 1896-07-01
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

cludec his investigation into the circuin-
stances attending the drowning Of Richard
Ii. la yliss, whose bvdy was found floating
near The dock Monday III UrDing.
The Jury, with Mr. L. b. MaIsGall us fore
man, recoDvened u I Demaine & Sons estap-
lishInent at 4:3U, and two ad0itional wit
nesses were heard.
DR.. Arthur SnowdeD, who assisted the
coroiier at the post moftem, testified that
there was a confusion Of the left eye
Of the deceased, which had evidently been
caused by a blow, and that the lower
teeth had been knocked out.
Mr.. James Goods testified to having seen
the deceased Saturday night in company
with man ans werng the description of
the longboatmaD, said to be named George
Brown. THE two were sitting in his store
door, corner King and Alfred streets
MIR. ba yliss had several dollars III his hand
and tried to get way from his coiDpaDion,
sa ying that lie wanted to go home. Brown
took hold OF the old mans arm and led him
down the street. Brown had On neither
coat nor hat. This occurred between IL
and 12 o'clock. When the body was
searched after being taken from the river
only two cents were found in the drowned
mans pockets.
The Jury, after deliberating about ten
minutes, rendered the following verdict:
THAT he came to his death by drowning
at the hands of party or parties unknownto
the Jury, but from the evidence suspicion
points to one Brown. who was last seen
with the deceased and who, It is said. lives
near Occoquan."
Brown will he arrested and brought
here. He will probably be charged with
murder.
Two young women who gave their names
IN Rpr IN arrest
ed on the streets at an cary hour yesterday
morning by Officers Proctor and Ticer-
When taken to the police station the
women stated that they had come To Alex
andria in a cab with two men whom they
met on Pennsylvania avenue in Washing
ton.
William Dudley, colored. who assaulted
Edward Grayson, also colored. With an ice
pick at Reeds wharf. cn Sunday, was
fined So in the police court yesterday;
Minor Davis, for an assault ON George Nor-
ton, was finei So. and George Norton. who
was charged with assaulting Davis, was
discharged.
The Third Virginia Drum Corps is In
trouble The corps is composed OF en-
listed men. and their uniforms. equipments.
drums flies, ETC., are the property OF the
State.
Pending the decision of the Alexandra
Light Infantry on tne Richmond trip, tine
corps made arrangements with Lee camp
OF Confederate Veterans, to accompany
them to the state capital In the mean
time the regiment determined to have the
services OF the drum corps, but before the
order was issued the corps left early yes
tcrtiay morning with LeSsCamp, by whom
they were furnished with tickets TO Rict-
mond. Commander Perry, OF Lee camp as
soon as he was advised OF the circum-
stances yesterday, telegraphed tie mem
bers of the camp in Richmond TO turn the
corps over to the Third Regiment. Capt
Mushbach, OF the Light Infantry, who viii
act as colonel of the reGimeVt, left last
night for Richmond. He VIII issue a gen
erai order this morning commanding serg'.
Major Krauss ITO immediately report to
reyimental headquarters with his corps Tor
ortiers.''
In the event of failure to do so, all the
State property in his or their possession
viii be taken away from them.
The funeral Of the la te Rev. 3. W. Madden
took place yesterday Afternoon from .ne
Alfred Street Baptist Church, oo'oreo. Inc
services were conducted by Rev. rieius
Cook. assisted by FIVE other ministers from
This city and Washington. About 2'ooo
p.,uul. were present at the service. in-
cruding Sumner Post. G. A. R., oi whlch
the deceased was chaplain
Mr. T. c. Minton. while at WORK IN tne
machine shops OF the Southern Railway
Yesterday. had one OF his fingers cut OIL
by getting it caught In the machinery
il, was attended by DR.. Snowden.
The contract for furnishing apparatus
for ueatln. by steam the United states
custom house building in this city was
Yesterday awarded to Blake & Williams OF
New York for 81, I,261. There were num-
her of bidders, including several from
Washington.
Mr.. John Fitzgerald had his leg pain
fully Injured by getting it caught between
two electric cars, ut -Four Mile Run, yester'
day He was attended by Dr.. Snowden.
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