Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The City Council Holds Midsummer Nights
Meeting.
George Darley Elected ~, School
TFustee-The Jackson City Assault
Case Sent to the Grand Jury.

called meeting Of the city council was
held last night for the purpose Of finish
ing such business as went over when the
summer recess was taken. The first bust
ness was the election Of a school trustee
from the second ward. The names of
Messrs. George barley and Joseph Beach
were placed in nomination, and after sew
eral ballots had been taken Mr.. barley
vas declared elected. Upon motion of Mr..
Beach the election Of Mr.. barley was made
unanimous. Mr.. Noble Lindsey's term
or service as police commissioner from
the first ward having expired an election
to fill the vacancy was gone into. The
names of Noble Lindsey and Fulton Moore
were placed in nomination. After several
ballots had been taken without result 1t
was decided to postpone the election.
The petition of Mr. Charles Thompson,
asking the privilege of placing incandes-
cent lights in front of buildings where
1t did not interfere with gas burners, was
referred TO the committee on light
Sent on TO the Grand Jury.
r. S. Williams, the negro who robbed
John Patti. the old scissors grinder. at
Jackson City last Sunday, an account of
which appeared in The Star, was given
preliminary examination before Justice
Lane at the Jail in this city yesterday
iteIHOoH fdttl IulIy 10ent!Ileu w
as the man who had robbed and assaulted
him, and described how the negro had
seen him pull out bag containing some
money, followed him and knocked him
in the head with stone. Several wit
nesses identified the watch found on VIII
liams when arrested as being PATHS prop
erty. Williams then took the stand in his
own behalf He denied emphatically that
nothing whatever of the affair. Justice
Lane, however, disagreed with him, and
committed him to Jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
Elected From the Car.
Mr.. j. Lee Lash. a popular young cigar
manufacturer of this city, was elected
from the electric cars near the north end
of the Long bridge Monday night. The
alleged cause for the conductors act was
that the ticket rendered by Mr.. Lash was
not good The conductor declined to &C
cept the ticket rendered. The conductor
insisted that Mr.. Lash should pay his fare,
which Mr.. Lash declined to do, whereupon
he was elected from the car.
Mr.. Lash may enter suit against the
company for damages.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: Edward Green and
Roxie Smith, colored, INDUCED in a free
and-easy fight on Henry street between
Cameron and Queen. last night about !
o'clock. A great deal of excitement was
created. Officer young appeared upon the
scene and placed them both under arrest
They We're fined $50 each.
Hattie Dundas, coored, arrested by Off
Ger Davis, charged with stealing a lot of
clothing from Mrs. Joseph Rogers. She
was fined s12, in default of which she will
sp md the next sixty days in the work
house.
Notes.
Serst. Smith and Officers Ferguson and
Knight reported for duty after having en-
joyed a weeks vacation.
Miss Saliie Hardy of Fredericksburg and
Mss Lottie Heuhsch OF Baltimore are the
guests of the Misses Crump on North Co
lumbus street.
he pipe for the terra Gotta portion of
the sewer on King street has arrived and
IS on the ground.
Rain last night badly damaged the saver
now being built on Pitt street.