Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Considerable Excitement Caused by an At
tempted Rescue of Prisoners.
Cases In the Police Court and an Ac-
cldent-OtheF Local Notes
of Interest.

corner OF Royal and Cameron streets.
Constable William Webster arrested Frank,
alias Sleepy" Hayes and Harry Simms on
capias issued by Judge ]. X. M Norton
Of the corporation court. Constable Web
ster was assisted by officer Ferguson. and
when Webster told them to consider them
selves under arrest Simms ran. but was
captured before he had gone two squares.
Both prisoners began to buck" and 1t
was not before great deal of force had
been used that they safely landed at the
station house. Fully 200 people conere-
gated around the officers, and William
create a riot by telling the prisoners not to
go with the officers. They were arrested.
and Mayor Thompson this morning fined
them $40 each.
1t will be remembered that some time ago
S.mms and Hayes were tried In the cor
poration court, charged with highway rob
berry, ard the jury brought In verdict
filming them SO and costs each. They man
aged in some way to leave the court room
as the crowd was leaving, and the judge
issued the capias for their arrest and 1t
was not until Saturday night that they
could be found. They will be taken before
the judge, who will sentence them to Jail.
Will He Taken to the Court of APP
pealn.
Commonwealth Attorney Marbury Satur
Gay notified Messrs. Bendheim and Taylor.
the attorney, for Berswanger, the liquor
drummer who was acquitted In the cor
poration court for selling liquor without
a license because he sold by sample only,
that Attorney General Scott had decided
to take the case to the court of appeals TO
settle the constituticnality of the state law
upon the subject.
Police Court.
Mayer Thompson this morning disposed
Of the following cases:
Frank Hayes and Harry Simms arrested
by Constable Webster and Officers Fergu-
son and knight on a capias issued by Judge
]. K NJ. Norton Of corporation court; held
for court.
rested by Officers Ferguson and Knight:
charge. interfering with officers in the dis
charge of their duties: fined SO.
Lima Bolden. colored, arrested by Officer
Knight; charge, disorderly and fighting;
fined so.
Lou. Lamb. colored, arrested by Officer
Lyles; charge. disorderly and fighting;
fined So
Tim Banks. Edward Grayson. Frank
Wanzer, Lewis Darlington and Taylor
Thompson, all colored. arrested by Officers
Knight and Atkinson; charge, gambling;
fined s. each.
William McNIann, arrested by Officer
Beach. charge. assau lt and beating William
Van Zant; dismissed for want of evidence.
Jerry Dorsey and Thomas Lghtfoot. col
ored, arrested by Officer Knight; charge,
dlsorderly and fighting; fined 81 each.
Philip Warren. colored, arrested by OFF,
Ger Belts; charge. escaping from the chain
gang; sixty days added to original sentence.
Mrs. George Beaur, arrested by Officer
Ferguson; charge. selling liquor on Sunday
and without license; continued until
O'Clock tomorrow morning to obtain addi-
uOnal evidence.
Narrow Escape.
Charles Perry. a fourteen-year-oldc olored
boy, who claims his home Washington,
was quite painfully. but not seriously, in
jured last night in the freight yards of the
Southern Railway Company. 1t appears
that the boy was endeavoring to steal a ride
on an outgoing freight train. when he lost
his footing, falling between the bumpers.
Fortunately only his arm was caught. He
was taken to Summers drug store. near by,
where he received medical attention, and
later he was sent to his home in Washing
ton.
Lutheran Pastor Installed.
Rev. j. NJ. Eberlein. the new pastor of the
German Lutheran Church. was installed
yesterday afternoon. The services were
conducted by Revs. Morhart, Luebkert, King
and Hamm of Washington. and were very
somely decorated for the occasion and there
were quite number of visitors from Wash
inStOn.
Notes.
Engineer William Wood of the Columbia
Steam Fire Engine Company left this
morning for Leonardtown, where he will
spend his ten days leave of absence. Mr..
Frank l.. Entwisle, who has SO efficiently
fired the Champion" in her numerous con-
tests, has charge OF the engine during Mr.
Woods absence.
Quite a large number of Alexandrians
will attend the grand democratic rally at
Falls Church tomorrow.
Police Officer Goods, who was quite pain
fully hurt by being thrown from a horse q
few days ago, is still confined to his home.
Miss Mary McCaffery of Washington, who
has been the guest of her brother. Mr.. w.
w. McCaffery, in this city, has returned
home.
MIR. Luoian Duffy. the famous scene
painter of Washington. was in the city
yesterday on a visit to friends.
Mrs. J. 7. Beckham and daughter left
this morning for Camden Caroline county,
to spend the month of August
DIR. and Mrs. E. s. Leadbeater of this
city have gone to Atlantic City on a visit
to their daughter.
Mr.. H. H. Young. clerk of the Alexan-
dria county court. and his daughter, Miss
Millie will leave in few days for Kent
county. Nd, on a visit to friends.
Mrs. Brodie and her son Isaac returned
ed visit to Baltimore.
A FORTUNE IN A BUSTLE.