Evening star., 1897-02-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Making War Now Upon Illegal Liquor
Selling.
Conviction Of Harry Slmps0n-A Pa
tient Gone to Take the Pas
teur Treatment.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 121 North Washington st.


ers are behind the bars, the authorities
have turned their attention to the illegal
LIQUOR sellers and the selling of liquor on
Sunday. They seem determined to rid the
city of Illegal liquor selling If possible, and
they are on fair way to success. Already
some six or eight proprietors Of speak
easies have been arrested, and more will
follow as fast as sufficient evidence is OBJ
tanned. Alcnzo TraverS as stated In The
Star, was fined s64 by Mayor Thompson
Monday night for selling on Sunday ard
without license, and went to Jail for sixty
days on refusing to pay the fine Last
night Richard Burnett and William Braw-
ner We're before Mayor Thompson, charged
with selling liquor without a license, and
the case was continued Until tonight Bur-
nett, 1t will be remembered, has been ar
rested and punished on this charge a num-
her OF times. Burnett keeps a place near
the Stone bridge, and some time ago his
license was revoked by Judge Norton of
the corporation court for selling liquor on
Sunday. Brawner also has a place near
the Stone brige and his license was taken
from him for the same reason.
Benz. Lucas and Frark Baltimore, who
are the proprietors of negro eating houses
across from the local depot. on Fayette
street, are also under arrest for running
speak-easies, and will be tried in the police
&C urt next Monday night
In some instances what are known as
LSCi HSciScS are issued, winch only al
low malt liquors to be sold and on these
licenses spirituous liquors are sold on the
quiet
Harry Simpson Convicted.
The trial of Harry Simpson, a we'll
known young man of this city, recently
indicted for grand larceny, occupied the
attention Of the corporation court all day
yesterday. At 4:30 o'clock, after being
out over two hours. the jury, with R. P.
w. Garnett foreman, returned a verdict
of guilty and placed the punishment at
one year in the state penitentiary at Rich
mond. Young Simpson was represented
by Messrs. Samuel G. Brent, Charles Bend
helm and Eugene B. Taylor while Com
monwealth Attorney Leonard Marbury
looked after the commonwealths end.
1t will be remembered that the night of
September - last Simpson and a man
named Joseph Ewald relieved John Ponder,
an ex-policeman of Washington city, of
the sum of $3.50 and hid the money in 4
number of empty gun shells in Simpsons
room, where 1t was afterward found by
officer Ferguson. Both men were ar
rested at the time. but Ewald turned
pearing yesterday as the principal wit
ness against Simpson. The counsel for
the defense made decided effort to i'm
peach the evidence of young Ewald. but
without success On the night of the rob-
berry Ponder. Simpson and Ewald were all
drinking and having good time together
at Daniel Henry's saloon, on North Fair
fax street. Simpson. In his defense, en-
deavored to prove that Ponder had given
him the money for safe keeping. A mo-
ticn for q new trial was made, which was
overruled. Exceptions were taken, and
stay of execution of thirty days allowed
in order to allow time for an appeal.
The Meeting Wns Held.
Despite the fact that some of the men,
bers of the Bryan, Sewan and Rixey Club
of this city deny that committee was ap-
pointed to wait on the Virginia senators to
get them to oppose the nomination of Mr..
H. E. Davis for district attorney, the meet
ing was held. and committee was ap-
pointed, and the resolutions referred to in
The Star of last night were drawn up.
Owing to the inclement weather yesterday,
the committee was unable to go to Wash
iEgton, but will do SO at an early date.
The information in regard to the meeting
was given out by prominent member Of
A Patriotic Banquet.
Belle Haven Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. has
decided to give banquet February ~, in
honor of George Washington's birthday.
The other councils of the order in this city
and the Daughters OF America have been
invited to attend, as well as several promi-
nent members of the order in other sections
of the state. Several toasts will be offered
and responded to- This order has a very
large membership in this city, and Is con-
stantJy growing.
To Take Pasteur Treatment.
L. E. Payne of Bailey's Cross Roads
went to New York yesterday afternoon to
take the Pasteur treatment for a supposed
mad dog bite. Mr.. Payne was at his stable
yesterday morning, when the dog, which
had already bitten several cows, rushed at
him and bit him in the ankle. Mr.. Payne
YVES heavily clothed and the dogs tooth
penetrated the skin, bringing blood. He
thought it wise to take no chances, SO he
went to New York for treatment at once.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
of the following cases: Daniel Nelson, col
ored, charge, drunk in the street; fined
$50. Charles Page, colored, charge, as
sault on his wife, Florence Page; continued
until o'clock tonight. John Mills, Doc
Norris and Frank Cook, charge disorderiy
and fighting; Mills and Morris fined s. and
Cook dismissed.
The lecture to have been delivered by Dr.
Bedford Brown last night before r. E.
Lee Camp was postponed on account of the
inclement weather.
The Junior Order of Grace Church will
hold cracker tea at the rectory tonight
from to 10 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the Hy-
draulion steam fire engine company was
held in the companys rooms, on North
Royal street. last night. Only routine bus
mess was transacted.
1t is said that Mr.. James McWilliams
Will be a candidate for city council from
the first ward at the coming spring cleo
ton.
Miss Courtney Norton of this city is the
guest Of Maj. Green Peyton at the Univer-
sity of Virginia at Charlottesville.
Yesterday being Candlemas day, services
appropriate to the day were held in St.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Mr.. Harry Rothschild and Miss Fannie
Schwartz will be married in this city this
evening.
He Was Begging.
John Williams was begging last evening
from pedestrians on Pennsylvania avenue,