Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Preparations Complete forthe Primary
Election.
THIS CONTEST EXCEEDINGLY WARM
Lewis, the Alleged Ravisher, Lodged
in Jail.
BIS CONTEST EXCEEDINGLY WARM
LOCAL NOTES OF INTEREST
Evening Star Bureau,
No. SO King street,
Bell Telephone No. log.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 70, 1897.
Tomorrow morning at sunrise will begin
the hardest political battle ever fought in
| this city. Law and order against vice and
| immortality will clash horns for supremacy.
| Mr.. George L. Simpson, the peoples can
d.date, appears to be the choice of the
people, while Mr.. Luther H. Thompson, the
incumbent, is being heavily backed by the
policy men and gamblers. For several
weeks past both candidates and their
friends have been hard at work, but it
| can be plainly seen that Mr.. Thompson
and his friends are fast loosing confidence
| in his election. They are now working
| what may be called the sympathy dodge"
| that is, the only arguments put up in his
(Thompson's) favor is that he should be
| elected because his predecessors have all
| been elected for the second term. 1t will be
| remembered, as stated in The Star, that
| Mr.. Thompson, the Incumbent, was not
elected by the people, but appointed to
! fill an unexpired term of the man who
defeated him for the position. Therefore.
| he cannot safely put up the plea of re-
| election. Now that his term of office is
| about to expire citizens are freely discuss
| ing the way in which police matters have
| been conducted during his incumbency. and
| almost a unanimous verdict is reached
| to the effect that there has been less Or
| ganization among the police force, more
| prejudiced decisions against police officers.
| etc, than were ever known in the history
of the city. Mr.. Simpsons friends claim
| that 1t is now only a question of how
| much majority he will receive. Last night
| at the knights of Pythias' fair a large
| NUMBER of the candidates were present,
| and politics ragged hot. Next in import
| ance to the mayoralty contest comes the
! contest for commemorative attorney.
There are two candidates for this position.
! Mr.. Samuel G. Brent, the incumbent, a
| Palmer and Buckner supporter, and Mr..
| Gardner L. Boothe, prominent member
| of the Bryan, Sewall and Rixey Club.
| The candidates for the other offices are
| leaving no stones unturned. 1t is expected
| that the largest vote ever poled at a prima-
| ry election in this city will be cast tomor-
| row. The following is a complete list OF the
candidates to be voted for:
Mayor-Geo. L. Simpson, Richard H. Cox,
| Luther H. Thompson.
Anditor-E. F. Price, A. H. Thompson.
| Tax coielctor-P. F. German.
| Clerk of gas-R T. Cook, J. H. Raines.
Measurer of lumber-Richard NJ. Latham,
EJ. L. Adams.
| Measurer, -hark-Charles Goodrich.
| Corporation attorney-Gardner L. Boothe,
Samuel G. Brent.
City treasurer-M.-B. Harlow.
First Ward.
AIderman-N. P T. Burke, Aleck Mel
| cbior, w. B. Dobie.
| Common council-H. r. Burke, John
| Trimyer, Hubert Snowden, c. N. Moore,
| Alton Moore, s. Cuvilier, T. f. Mccarthy.
Constable-Wiliam F. Webster.
Magistrates. c. Swain.
Second Ward.
Alderman-Theo. Ballinger.
Common council-Joseph S. Beach, Fred
| erick Klaus, Frederick Burrell, John H.
Strider, George Hayden, w. E. Latham
William Desmond.
Magistrate S. Beach.
Third Ward.
Alderman-J. r. N. Curtin, Morgan Davis
Common oouncil-James r. Cation, Frank
Pollard, D. r. Stansbury, John T. Harrison,
B. Be- Smith. Louis Brill, w. w. Sherwood
George Finch. George Bontz, j. w. May,
John H. Green, o. B. Hopkins.
Magistrate-Julan Pelton. c. L. Arnold.
Charles T. Smith.
Fourth Ward.
Aldern,an-John T. Sweeney.
Common council-George r. HILL L. E.
uhler, ]. NJ. White, r. H. Ficklin, James
McCuen, Frank Spinks, r. E. Tyler, Thos
F. Kelly. William G. Simpson, T. J. Fan
non.
Magistrate-o c. Whittlesey.
Lewis Lodged in Jail.
James Lewis, the alleged ravisher of Mrs
Ida Riedel, aged German lady who lives
On the Rose Hill farm in Fairfax county
about three miles southwest of this city,
was brought here from Charlottesville by
Officer Atkinson and Constable William
Webster yesterday afternoon and lodged in
the station house. Immediately upon his
arrival bulletin to that effect was placed
upon the board in front of The Evening
Stars bureau, 529 King street, and in
few minutes large crowd congregated,
and after reading the bulletin repaired to
the station house, hoping to catch
glimpse of the fiend. Consequently there
was large crowd around the station house
all the evening. They were all disappoint-
ed, however, for he was locked UP in the
old part of the station, and no one was al
lowed to see him except the newspaper
men. When seen by a Star correspondent
he at first declined to say anything in re-
gard to his actions, except to deny that he
had committed the heinous offense.- He
was dressed In a dark suit of clothes a
striped shirt, standing collar and cap.
He stated that he was twenty-three years
old. His description tallies exactly with
that given by Mrs. Rie6eL After several
efforts to get him to talk, he said that on
Tuesday last, the day upon which the as
sault was committed, he left his home in
this city and went to the farm of Mr.
Reid, near the scene Of the crime, and
later he visited the home of a colored wo-
man named Mary Ennis, where he stayed
until about IL o'clock, when he went to the
farm of Mr.. Riedel to see a colored man
whom he did not see. He then returned to
his home in this city, he said, and decided
to go to Charlottesville. and told his wife
to that effect. About Z o'clock Tuesday
night he left home, he said, and walked 10
Manassas, about half way to Charlottes-
vile. where he caught a train and rode to
Charlottesville, where he remained up to
the time of his arrest. AS stated above. he
st positively denies having committed
the assault. stating that he knew nothing
of it until he was arrested by the officers
at Charlottesville
Base Ball.
The Young Mems Sodality base ball team
yesterday Afternoon defeated The Evening
. Star team in well-played game of base
hall on Colross grounds by score of 20 to
n
The Evening Star Juniors. which is COM
pc sed of the Alexandria newsboys Of The
Star, defeated the Young American team
by score of 81 to B. yesterday morning.
The Evening Sta Junior team is composed
|, of the following youngsters: Davis II
\ Laupheimer. Griffin Eli. McCuen, Thos.
4 McCuen. John Zones. McGowen, Lucas ana
Crump. The boys are desirous of hearing
from any team in the city under fifteen
years Of age. Challenges sent to The Even