The morning times., 1896-09-12
SUMMERS MEANT SUICIDE
Young Alexandrian Takes a Big
Dose of Laudanum.
Prohibition Campaign Club Or
ganized in the city Across
the River.

/ Frank Summers, young married mar,
was brought TO police headquarters last
night by Officer Atkinson i'll d semi cor.
scicus condition. An Investigation re-
veaied the fact that Summers had teen
drinking iaudanum. An empty bottle which
had contained the drug was found on his
person. He was sent TO his home SUM
mers stated 10 the officer that lie intended
to repeat the dose, II what he had already
taken did not have the desired effect
The cause OF the attempt at suicide is
unknown.
Iatai accident occurred at Clifton
station, on the Southern Railway IN
Thursday night, when Mr.. HiraI Boyer
was struck by a chesapeake and ONO
train dis skull was fractured. and both
legs were crushed. Drs. % Brien and
Snowden OF this city We're summoned to
attend the unfortunate man. but wnen they
arrived, found that ne was not in Il con-
dition to bear the aniputation OF bis
limbs. he lived until yesterday moTning.
He was twenty-three years OF age.
Constable Webster yesterday served an
attachment notice on tie officers Of the
Washington Ferry Company, for load Of
furniture which had been taken aboard the
steamer Columbia to be conveyed To WASH
iugton. The steamer was run out in the
stream, turned around, and the wagon
load OF furniture was landed and turned
over 10 the officer. The attachment was
against Thompson Harris, in iavor OF c.
y. Pullman. A warrant is out for Harris,
charging binl for assault, and he was
endra voring to transfer his effects to
Washington.
Rev. ID. H. Kern viii tomorrow deliver 4
special sermon 10 the members OF the Junior
order OF American Mechanic of this city.
W. r. Seleeman, OF Accoquan, died sud-
denly on thursday night
Mr.. Robert Cline. ot this city. whiI.. IN
his way from Washington had his hand
caught in a baggage car door ana badly
mashed. IL Is feared that one finger VIII
have to be ampUtated.
The clerk OF the school board yesterday
issued 31s permits to colored chiliren To
enter the public schools. During the
week 2,i4o permits have been issued 10
both white and colored children.
The promoters will hold a meeting On
Tuesday night next for the purpose Of per-
fectns the organization OF a camp of the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans
DICK Burnett was arraiEned in the police
court yesterday. charged with contempt i'll
failing to appear against Lieut.. Smith and
Officer Davis. for whose arrest ON "A charge
OF abusive language he sued out Il warrant
Burnett said he was drunk when he applied
for the warrant and did not know whether
the charges were true or not. He was
tined 81 and costs.
Mr.. William j Slaymaker, formerly Of
this city, and bride, nee Alexander, who
were married in Washington on Thursday,
have returned to their future home, Fort
Wa yne, Ind The marriage of Mr. SIay-
maker was surprise to his many tTicncs
III this city.
Alexandria Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ. Will
celebrate its sixth anniversary on Thurs
day evening next
Mrs julia Summers, wife OF Mr.. Ernest
Summers, died at her home, ON South
pf- d.
disease. The deceased was daughter
OF Mr.. George Legg, o. Fairfax county, and
had been married about one year.
Ella and George Jones, Colored. We're
charged in the police court yesterday with
having assaulted and stabbed Dan LomaX
on Thursday night. Daniel bore evidence
of having been roughly handled, and had
several ugly cashes i'll his face. The evil
deuee, however, was TO the effect that
LomaN attemptcH TO use a knife on Ella
Jones, and that her brother defended her
with baseball bat. The woman
used the knife. LomaN was fined So and
costs.
The infant child of Mr.. Ernest l. Fadgett
died yesterday.
Mrs. Miller, of Bedford Springs, IA,
and Miss Effie Taylor, OF lynne, Pa. are
the guests of Mrs. DR.. Beclitol, ON King
street,
Mary Shirley and James Jones, Colorcd,
charged with dIsorderly conduct, were
dismissed by the mayor yesterday; David
Brown, for being drunk and disorderly,
was fined $3.50.
The September term OF the corporation
court will commence on Monday.
Mary Lee, the infant daughter OF Mr..
John VILLA ms, died Thursday night
Mr.. X. ii. Gemeny, train master of the
Mount Vernon electric railway, has re-
signed. lis rumored that other changes
will soon De made.
Mrs. Mamie Rice, of Pueblo, Col, is in
this city on visit to her brother, Mr. D.
+. Carter
At meeting held at Good Ternplars
Hall last night. the Alexandria Prohibition
club was organized by the election of the
following Officers. y. s. Greenaway,
president: Jared Hayden, vice president;
Frank krauSs, secretary. A. d. DeetUn,
treasurer. 1t is understood that an effort
will be made to reopen the cases against
the parties arrested at Gum Springs on
Sunday for Illegal whisky selling and
gambling by appealing to Judge Chichester