Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-18
AT F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Meeting of Council Held to Discuss Street
Improvements.
John Nelson. Wanted for Murder, At
tempts to Settle n Grudse-Gen-
eral and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. so King Street,


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September Is, 1897
There was called meeting of the city
council last night, at the request of sew
oral of the members, for the purpose of
taking action on the improvement of
Prince street between Pitt and St. Asaph
streets. 1t was found necessary to tear up
all of the cJbble on this square in order
that it might be properly repaired, but
the city auditor announced that he could
rot draw warrants to pay for the work, as
1t would not properly come under the head
of repairs for which there is an appropria-
uon. Council, by a unanimous vote, passed
resolution instructing the auditor to pay
for the work, and it will be done at once
This square has long been in a horrible
condition, and the residents along it are
glad that it is to be improved. AS there
Was bare quorum present in each board,
10 new business could be transacted.
resolution appropriatiEg 81, 800 for i'm
proving GibbCn street was referred to the
committee on streets.
resolution from the board of realth
asking for $3.50 for the purpose of improv-
ing cutters on Oronoco, Princess, Pendleton
and Patrick streets was referred to the
committee on streets and petitions
report from the committee on streets
recommending an appropriation of 500 for
graveling a tWenty-foot roadway on Lee
street between Prince and Wilkes streets
was returned to the committee. Several
other minor matters were referred.
Nelson DeHes Law.
aoout clock yesterday evening there
was {; lively scrap near the Washing,o,
and OHIO junction in which john Nelson
whose presence in Alexandria county was
exposed exclusively il yesterdays Star.
and luck Otfutt, his one-Lime pal, but now
4 reformed man. figured as principals.
FROM what can be learned of the affair it
appears that Nelson had grudge against
OffCtt, and they met in the road yesterday
evening for the first time since they dis
agreed. Offutt claims that Nelson said:
GU = o. =, l am going to fix you
now for good and al the same time as
saulted him
There was 4 general mix-up, and the
men were separated by Mr.. Frank Hume,
VINO grabbed shotgun from negro v no
was passing and shot it in the air.
Nelson, II is said. has been running n
gambling den in Alexandria county for
several months, and the county authori-
ties have known of it. The exposure of
MS presence in The Star was quite a bomb
In the ranks of the officers Offut: tas
1or some months past been CnJeayorine
10 earn an honest living selling produce.
inc Whole affair will be called to the at
tention OF Judge Love when the county
court meets. and an investigation asked
for as to why Nelson has not been returned
to Jail.
fOllce Court.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
John Hunter, charged with assaulting
Fred Mills, was fined $3.50; Samuel Smith
charged with assaulting John Lawrence
was dismissed; WILDER Wadeirg, chareed
with assaulting Harry Angelic forfeited s.
collateral; Frank, alias Sleepy" HAYES
on the same charge, was fined S.; Theodore
Rouss and Lou Gaskins, charged with dis
orderly conduct, were fined $50 each.
Arson Cases Monday.
The case of Richard Burnet. and George
Chichester, charged with setting fire to the
barn of Constant Ponnet, in Fairfax coun-
~, near this city, comes up in the Fair
fax county court next Monday morning
More than half of the Alexandria police
1orce has been summoned as Witnesses
Brcvitics.
Governor O'Ferrall has reappointed Thos
Perry as flour inspector.
Rev. and Mrs. c. E. Woodson have re-
turned to Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Saml. G. Brent returned
from Raleigh Springs today.
MIR. John ID. Hooe has returned to War
reHton, after a weeks shooting in the
marshes around the city.
Messrs. *. Kemper and T.. +. Knox have
gone to Baltimore on business