Evening star., 1896-08-21
ALEXANDRIA i AFFAIRS
The Body Of the ReoeeEt Suicide Not
Yet Identified.
LILY WHITES" WIN A VICTORY
A Trolley Wire Causes Serious
Injury to a Railway EmpIoye.
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The body of the unknown white man who
committed suicide at Schwabs saloon. on
North Royal street, Wednesday afternoon,
is still at Denaine's undertaking estab-
lishment awaiting Identification. Hun
dreds of people have viewed the remains.
No one knows anything about his identity,
though number of people remember hav-
ing seen the man strolling around the
streets on Wednesday apparently sight
seeing. Mr.. 1. NJ. Ken yesterday recog-
nizsd the body as that of a man who
strolled into his commission house on low
er King street Wednesday morning and
asked a number Of questions Of Alexandria
and it's enterprises etc.
He walked to the back door of the store
and appeared to be very much interested
in some improved chicken coops in the
yard, and commended Mr.. Kell for his
humane treatment of his poultry He asked
If he could purchase shoulder and Mr..
Kell told him he did not usually sell them
at retail, but would do so If 1t would be an
accommodation to him. He said 1t would,
asked the price, and then left, after thank
ing Mr. Kell for his courtesy, and saying
he would probably return for the shoulder
ldtSF Ill lne Qay. ffe appeared 10 De re;
fined and well-educated man. and Mr. Kell
thought he was probably some Washing
tonian who was taking days holiday in
this city
The body was photographed yesterday.
and every effort will be made to find his
relatives or friends. Several gentlemen
have interested themselves in the matter,
and even II his identity Is never disclosed
his body will probably be buried in the
"potter's field"
Acting Coroner Beach has heard nothing
from the Chicago chief of police, whom he
wired to endeavor to locate Corwin, the
person whose name was signed to the let
ter found in the mans pocket.
Lily Whites Got the Seats.
The lilly whites We're seated In the re-
publican convention at Culpeper yesterday,
and it is said that the two factions of the
'ebony blacks" ere very indignant. All
three factions went TO Culpeper yesterday,
but the seating of the whites was to be eX-
pected.
Cases In the Mayors Court.
Mayor Thompson disposed of the follow
ing cases this rlorning:
Harry Wainwright and William Borden
white tramps. were arrested on complain
of the Southern railway freight yard men.
charged with trespassing on the company s
property. Wainwright proved to be very
glib talker and the railway men failed
to appear against the prisoners, they We're
dismissed, with instructions to leave town
al once.
Luther Flnks. white. admitted having
been drunk on the street, and was fined 81.
James Butler and William Price, both
colored appeared at the station last night
and each charged the other with assault
Price was found to be at fault and a fine
OF 30 was imposed. Butler was dismissed
Benjamin Johnson. colored boy. charg-
ed with stealing money from Henry
Brinele. had his case postponed, Mr..
Bringle failing to appear against him.
Mary johnson. colored, was fined 81. -
fer harhoring an unlicensed dog. Mary
could rot pay the fine. and when Officer
Atkinson attempted to place her In a cell.
she resisted and bit the officers thumb,
painfully laceratng 1t.
George Cogan, white, was fined 81 for as
saulting Tobe Dixon. simple negro. Cogan
threw flour on Dixon for joke.
Railway Employe Injured.
Hayes Huntington, a white man. was
badly injured yesterday afternoon by a fall
from the car shed Of the electric railway
at the power house in New Alexandria
Huntington was at work among the rafters
of the shed. and, coming In contact with
the trolley wire, received a shock which
caused him to lose his balance and fall to
the ground. breaking his right arm, three
ribs. and otherwise cutting and bruising
himself. He was taken to his home on
commerce street. and Drs. OBrien and
Snowden summoned. His injuries are not
thought to be serious.
General Notes,
Mr.. ]. Rector Smoot has returned from
Cobbs Island.
Mr.. John s. Beach, clerk of the corpor-
atio:, court. is still confined to his home
by sickness
The Southern railway pay car was in
this city yesterday and the men received
their salaries for July.
1t is understood that the electric trains
between this city and Washington have
bridge. 'e
Mr.. and Mrs W. B. Smoot have returned
from trip to Nova Scotia and several of
me northern summer resorts
Mr: 1ncnas L. Waters has gone to Char
iolLeSIllle to spend some time.
Mr. Eugene b. Taylor returned yesterday
rev for Atlantic City.
mr.. Henry Wattles of the Citizens Ma
tlcnal Bank returned last night from At
vacation. ~
Durlng row on Peyton street yesterday
afternoon among lot of negroes Lizzie
Rlchardson was cut in the abdomen by
@ rom Gibson. who Ned after the cutting
The police are after him. The woman is
painfully but not seriously injured.
MAJ: Moore has requested the police in
'ris CITY 10 look out for nineteen-year-oId
Whlte boy named VIM. r. b. Holland. who
mas peen missing from his home in WASH
lHgton sirce December Is, 1895.
Hotel Arrivals.
haieigh-F. H. Lancaster and J. E. Tully,