The times., 1897-06-22
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
A Voodoo Case in Court Terminates
in an Assault.
Ownership of the Courthouse In
Dispute-Charges Against Po-
uceman Atkinson.

regular voodoo case this morning, dud
Mayor Thompson had considerable dif1i-
Guilty in finding out from the complainant,
Elizabeth ballard, some one thing Con-
nected with the case that had transpired
since de wah.'' Finally he made out
that Harriet Lyles, the defendant, was
charged with having sprinsied salt in her
yard every morning recently. The Bal
lard woman had no apprehension OF an
evil result until the sailing was done on
Friday, anu then she swore cut a warrant
There being no evidence to show that the
LyI,S woman had sprinkied tie salt, the
mayor dismissed the case. About half an
four later Elizabeth Ballard and her daugh-
ter attacked Harriet LyIes and Knocked
her down with d brick. The Djured woman
was taken 10 her home on South Alfred
street and ii physician summoned, who
pronounced her condition serious and stated
that it would be twenty hours before
he would be able To give an opinion as to
the result of the blow. The assailants are
now In the lookup
Mr. Lloyd Uhter has returned home from
BacksbuTg College, where he has been
student during the past session
Mr. Thomas s. Rouse left for Sulphur
Springs, Mo-, this evening, where he VIII
spend several months.
In the suit between the supervisors Of
Alexan dria county and the city council of
Alexandra city as to the ownership OF the
courthouse and Jail property In this city,
Judge Wexford, Of the Richmond, Va,
circuit court. decided that the report Gf
Commissioner Barley is correct, and that
the property in question cannot be the sub
Ject Of a decree of q court of law until
the general assembly of Virginia pre-
scrbes some scale of measurement for the
guidance of the courts
Mr j. II. ID. Smoot and his family have
gone to Colonial Beach for a few weeks,
which they viii spend in their cottage al
that resort.
In Judge Norton court today, James
Simpson was substituted trustee in place
of j. w. Leatherland, in deed OF trust
from John Leatherland to ]. w. Leather
land The will of Mrs. Mary A. Mark
ham was admitted to probate, and w II.
Smith appointed administrator. The es-
tate, valued at about 81 900, was left
to Mr. schuier and William Carroll Adj
ninistration upon the estate or James Quinn
was granted to Patrick Quinn Julius Pei
ton qualified as Justice OF the peace.
The rule against Auditor Price, in the
matter of his refusal to issue warrant
for an allowance made by the court, was
dismissed
The grand jury OF Fairfax county found
true bills against 6 cor ge Chichester, Richard
Burnett. and Edward Jameson, the last
named being colored, all of Alexandria,
charged with setting fire TO the barn OF
Constant Ponnet, in WestEnd, some weeks
since. The trials are set for the July
term, and Burnett was released on bail.
A delegation of colored men OF this
city and vicinity, led by William A. Carter,
paid visit TO Congressman Rixey today, in
regard to an amount of money said TO have
been taken from members of the Quarter
masters Aid Society, during the war, for
the benefit of INDECENT freedmen, and W hich
was never used for that purpose, so it is
said. Congressman Rixey promised them
his aid
The closing exercises of Washington
School viii take place tomorrow.
The new shaft for the tug Tenplar,
weighing over 500 pounds, arrived here
today and viii be placed In position al once.
Will am Butler, cOlored, was in the
police court this morning charged with
escaping from the chain gang. He was
returned to the gang wit h ten days
added.
The primary election held In the Third
ward tonight for the election of delegates
to the State convention, to be held ut
Roanoke, August II, S97, resulted in the
election of the following: W. II. Smith,
EOS; c. B. Marshall, 169; G.. L. Boothe,
212; j. 7. Harrison, 191; Charles Bend
helm, 17a; Robert II. Cox, IA; Louis Brill,
Hi The following were also voted for:
s. H. Lunt 80; John W. May, ~: K KEN
per, II: George w Bautz, 1Os: J. H.
Green, 5; j. R. Cation, 1. This election
completes the list of delegates to which
Alexandria Is entitled
After q long and exhaustive session to-
night OF the board Of police commissioners
In the case OF Officer Atkinson. for con-
duct unheconing an officer, the board
decided to leave the matter with the
mayor, who is instructed to reprimand
Officer Atkinson in open court tomorrow
morning officer Atkinson was charged
with assaulting and abusing Lawyer E. r.
Taylor in the station-house on June IT.
Lawyer Taylor, it seems, took exceptions
to the treatment of couple of tramps
who bad been placed under arrest by the
officer, and is alleged to have made series
| of uEconplinentary remarks about Atki1-
son About nineteen witnesses were ex-
amiued.
The commissioners dsregarded all testf
f!1ony except that bearing on the alleged
assault on Mr.. Taylor.