Evening star., 1896-11-07
ALEXANDRIA AF FAIRS
Illegal Voters Punished by the Police Court
Magistrate.
Some of the Cases PGstpOned-OtheI
Local Notes of General %.
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The police court was last night crowded
when the cases Of the alleged Illegal voters
were called. quite number of local poll
ticians of both parties being present.
Among those present were Frank E. Ander-
son, Henry Strass, Park Agnew and Joseph
Crupper. Commonwealth Attorney Mar
bury appeared for the commonwealth and
Mr.. A. w. Armstrong appeared for the de-
fense. =
The first case called was that OF Thomas
Bierden, colored. who was charged with
having been convicted of petty larceny in
the corporation court March IL. 1889, con-
sequently illegally registered. His case was
continued on account OF the failure of an
important witness to appear. "'
The cases Of George Johnson. w. A.
Parker Armstead Harris, John Green. JOS
eph Beckham and Carter Bradford, all
colored, charge, convicted of petty larceny
consequently illegally registered. were also
continued to get the records Of the cor
poration court. @
The cas- of Malcolm Hoffy, charged with
voting Illegally. not being a resident OF the
state, was continued until Friday night
next.
". E. Holiday. Henry Harris and Henry
Washington, colored, We're fined $40 each
and thirty days in Jail for illegal register
ing, Holiday being NONRESIDENT and
Washington and Harris having been con-
NlSlCo VI pSlty ioiNShy.
A Serious Accident. 49,.
Frank Hall, a motorman o n the Wash
ington, Alexandra and Mt Vernon ELECTRIC
railway, me- with. a serious accident at
the Four-m!e Run power house yestertiay.
Hall was on a motor car which had been
lrought from the shed for service. The
current mad been taken from the wires and
he was standing on the front platform
waiting for an employe to adjust switch.
While this was being done he stopped for
the purpose Of making some suggestion.
thus bringing his head close to the motor
crank, which, unfortunately, was not Sc
cured in the notches. While in this posi-
ton the current was applied from the
power house and the crank revolved i'm
mediately with terrific force, striking Mr..
Hall in the face, breaking his jaw bone in
two places and bruising his chin. He was
picked up unconscious and brought to his
home on South Fairfax street, in this city,
where DR.. Klipstein attended him.
After the POstmustershlp.
About the only political plum in Alexan-
dria is the post office, and now that the
e.ection is over and the republican party
will be in control, number of prominent
republicans have their eyes upon it. Mr.
A. A. Warfield has a petition in circulation
securing signatures asking the administra-
ton to appoint him postmaster Of the city.
1t is also stated tnat Mr.. Park Agnew the
ex-postmaster and member of the state
committee, will be a candidate for reap
pointment.
Notes.
A special meeting Of the Woman's Auxil-
isry Of R. E. Lee Camp will be held at the
residence of Mrs. G. w. Ramsay this after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. A. Avery Rittenour is extremely ill at
his home on upper King street.
The November term of the corporation
court will convene on Monday. 1t is
thought that the criminal cases now on the
docket will be disposed Of at this term.
The difficulty between Commonwealth At
torney Leonard Marbury and Corporation
Attorney Saml. G. Brent on election day,
and which was thought would lead to fur
ther trouble, has been satisfaftor set
tied. EE III
The funeral of Mrs K.ltKer7per, whose
death was mentioned in The Star, took
place from her late home40n NSrth Wash
ington street this morning. and was largely
attended. I'll! I'm