Evening star., 1896-04-06
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Mother Charged With Killing Her Infant
Child.
Attempted Suicide-ShOt Himself In
the Breast-Other Notes of
General Interest.

Saturday last a Baby was found in the
eewer on st. Asaph street between Gibbon
and Wilkes streets, ard police headquar-
ters was notified and Sergeant Smith, who
investigated. fourd it was true. and noti-
fled CoroEer Turbis. He had the body re-
moved to Demaine's undertaking estab-
Eshment- Coroner TGrbis performed an
autopsy, end the inquest was held yester-
day afternoon aid adjourned until this
evening. In the meantime the police are
trying :" find out the mother of the child.
They arrested Ruth Carroll, a nineteen
year-old colored girl. and charged her with
being the mother and locked her up a the
station hui Sc.
When sesn by a Star lnan she made the
following oonfessicn:
She said she had been to a festival We'd
nesday night last, and was her way
home alone, and when she arrived at the
corner of Wilkes and st. Asaph streets
she was taken sick, and then, without
assistance. gave birth to the child. Not
knowing what to do, as she was afraid OF
her mother. she threw the child into the
sewer and went home, and did not tell any
one what had happened 20 her. She fur
ther said that she knew the child was alive
when born. for she heard it cry. She
gave the name of prominent business
man on King street as the father of the
child.
She will be carried before the coroner's
inquest and will doubtless be held for the
grand jury The Offense is considered very
grave in this state, and the penalty is i'm
prisonment for from one to eighteen years
or hanging, in the discretion of the jury.
Attempted Suicide.
This city was again thrown into a high
state of excitement yesterday morning
about IL o'clock. James Clark, better known
as Jim Pooderley,' attempted to take his
life by shooting himself at his home, S12
Queen street. For several days James had
been a spree and was very despondent.
Yesterday morning, however, he seemed to
he in brighter spirits He arose about 8
O'Clock and prepared himself for the street
and told his mother that he was going out
for short while. About IL o'clock he re-
turned and went into his back yard and
placed a revolver to his breast and pulled
the trigger, and fell 30 the ground with an
ugly wound in his left breast. Several
neighhors who heard the report hastened
to the scene and carried the wounded man
into the house. and Drs. Miller and
OBrien were summoned. The physicians
made examination and found that the
ball had entered the left breast just above
the heart They probed for the ball, but
were unsuccessful. They think, however.
that the ball lodged near the shoulder
blade. The man is said to have been de-
spondent over love affair.
Notes.
The churches we're all we'll attended yes
tel Gay, and the music in the Episcopal and
Catholic churches was decidedly the best
that has heen heard in this city for a
number of years.
There will be no drill of the Alexandria
Light Infantry tonight, in consequence of
the Easter holidays.
The funeral of the late Policeman George
W. Jones totk place from s.. Mary's Cath
Ollie Church yesterday afternoon, and was
largely attended.