The times., 1897-04-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Trial of Mrs. Riedefs Assailant to
Begin at Fairfax Today.
Death of Judge Chichester-Mrs.
Louisa Snowden Passes Away.
Mr.. Lacey's House Guarded.

| The home of Mr.. Lacy, on South Wash
| ington street, is still guarded and it would
| be exceedingly dangerous for any one TO
! attempt 10 further injure him or his
| family The horrible crime committed on
| her little children and the exciting events
| OF the past fe days have greatly impaired
the health of Mrs. Lacy, and il ma Y become
| necessary toremove her from the city Mr.
| Lacy, however, is determined To con-
| tinue himself TO occupy his home In this
| city.
| Thousands OF Washingtonians have Wis
sted Alexandria today, aud there has been
| an almost continuous stream OF callers
at the police station. Most of the visitors
| entered and examined the cell from which
| the negro Mccoy was taken and lynchet,
and portions OF the old doors OF the prison,
| which were broken down by the mob, have
been carried away by the visitors.
The action of the white residents in pre-
pairing to defend the city last nj ght against
| a1inyaSion by the negroes from Alexandra
county has been generally commented upon
by the residents OF the negro settlements
today, and crowds have been gathered in
those localities, talking of the affair A
colored military company, under command
OF Capt" Green Were drilling ON North
Pitt street this afternoon. As soon as the
fact was reported to police headquarters
Lieut.. sIuith sent Officer Atkinson TO the
scene. BY the time the officer arrived
the negroes had gone beyond the corporate
limits. The company, is armed with
wooden guns.
The trial Of the negro James Lewis,
who criminally assaulted Mrs. Ida Riedel
in Fairfax county, few miles below this
city, Will come up at Fairfax courthouse
tomorrow Constable Webster today Sc
cured two witnesses TO prove that the
negro attempted to crirlinally assault
an old colored woman on the same day
that lie brutaiiy assaulted Mrs. Riedei
The witnesses, Wilson Jennings and his
Wife, Rhcda Jennings, are detained at
the police station here, and will be taken
TO Fairfax tomorrow morning. Jen-
nings, who is well known old oolored
man, resides near Fort Lyons a few miles
from the Riedel farm, He says that on
the day the crime was committed he and
his wife were working in the field when
Lewis approached them and asked for
work. About this time the old woman
returned 10 the house for some seed
Lewis Immediately feigned having the
toothache, and a sked the old man to permit
him to go to the house and get some salt,
which he said would relieve the pain
Lewis went 10 the house, and had been
there but a few minutes when Jennings
heard his wife screaming. The old man
seized his spade and hun ried TO his home 10
find his wife lying on the floor. where she
had been thrown by the fiend Lewis es-
capped from the building, but returned in
a few moments armed with club doubt
less with the intention of killing the old
man. Fortunately the approach Of a neigh
boring farm hand frightened the negro off,
and Ia went down the road In the direction
OF Mr.. Riedel's farm. 1t is supposed that he
remained in the neighborhood until after
dark, when he went to the Rosehiil Farm
and assaulted Mrs. Riedel. Although the
old lady is III she will be conveyed to the
courthouse tomorrow to testify in the case.
Mr.. Emil g. 4. Riedel, the son of Lewis
victim, is also i'll from the effects Of being
thrown from car at the intersection
OF Ninth and F streets northwest, in
Washington, yesterday. 1t is feared that
Mr. Riedei has received internal injuries.
Lewis, who was taken to Leesburg, br
Sheriff Gordon, for safe keeping, will be
brought back tomorrow morning for trial.
Judge ID. NJ. Chichester, judge OF the
Fairfax and Alexandria county courts,
died at Fairfax Courthouse this after
noon. The deceased was well and favor
ably known In this section of the State
on account of the prominence he attained
in his position of Judge of the Alexandria
county court, during the trial of the
gambling cases in the county.
Mrs. Louisa Snowden, the venerable
widow Of the late Edgar Snowden, sr., Of
the Alexandria Gazette, died at her home
On South Lee street this evening The
deceased was the mother of Mr.. Hubert
Snowden, president of the common coun-
Gil, and DR.. Harold Snowden, present edi-
tor Of the Gazette. She was most
estimable lady, and her death is regretted
by host Of friends and acquaintances.
telephone message was received at
police headquarters today from Washing
ton that a horse and carriage had been
stolen from George II. Shanks of that
city, and 1t was supposed that the thieves
were on their way to this city. Policeman
Knight was given the case, and captured
the stolen vehicle near Four-miIe Run.
James Ferguson, Charles Alexander, and
John johnson, who were found in charge
of the rig, were arrested and brought to
this city. They were subsequently turned
over to Detectives Rhodes aud Galliger
and carried back to Washington.