Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-21
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
A Wicked Assault by Elizabeth Ballard
Upon Harriet Lyles.
The Election of Delegates In Third
Case-POlice Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. $50 King Street.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June p, 1897.
Harriet Lyles. colored. was before the
mayor this morning upon a warrant sworn
out by Elizabeth Ballard. also colored, who
charged that Harriet was guilty of throw
ing salt in her back yard every Saturday
morning early, thereby placing a charm
over her. After hearing the case the mayor
dismissed Harriet. Shortly after court ad-
journed Elizabeth appeared at the station
house and wanted peace warrant for
Harriet. The mayor advised her. however,
to go home, and If Harriet bothered her
again he would give her a warrant.
About an hour afterward. while Officer
Lyles was patrolling his beat near the
Lyles woman's house, he was called upon
Tor a warrant for Elizabeth for assaultine
Harriet with an ak. 1t appears that short
~ AFTER all hands had returned from the
station house the women met and a war
OF words ensued, which wound up by tn.
baliard woman striking Harriet with the
ak.
Dr. purvis was summoned. and upon ex-
ANIMATION declared the wound to be of n
most serious nature. Elizabeth was arrest
GU ana is locked up at the station house
Election of Delegates Today.
AS stated in The Star, a primary election
Will be held in the third ward this eventn.
between the hours of and o'clock for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
state democratic convention, to he held II,
Roanoke In August. for the nomination of
ednoloates for governor, lieutenant gov
Gihor ana attorney general. Two tickets
nave reen prepared, and 1t is understood
.hat third one will be placed in the field
wheh tne polls open. Owing to the fact
That this is the second time an attsnnt
Ids Deen made to elect delegates in this
ward great deal of interest Is heinp
manifested. and 1t IS expected that an un.
dainaa. large vote Will be polled. All the
ue!eea.es from this city will cast their
fotes Tor James II. Cation for lieutenant
governor. 'ena III
AlhsOn-Tny1Or Assault Case.
AS mas been stated in The Star, a called
meeting of the board of police commits
siohers Will be held this evening af g
ocIeck 10 investigate the charges against
foheeman Atkinson, preferred by LAWYER
eugene =. Taylor, who alleges that the
nisht OF June II Officer Atkinson assaulted
MN ana was insulting toward him At
k-nson's many friends feel confident thar
II VIII take the commissioners a few min
ules only TO declare him innocent of the
ofense charged.
Death of W. \. Berkeley.
William n. Berkeley, an old and respected
CITIZEN, died at his home, No. sos Prince
street, last evening at 7:30 o'clock. Mr..
herhiey served two terms as mayor of
this city, having been once appointed by
the military authorities during the late
war and was afterward elected by the
people He was in the eighly-second year
OF his age, and was for number of years
engaged in the dry goods business here.
Funeral of Maj. Johnson.
The funeral of Major George johnson.
whose death was mentioned in The Star,
took place from his late residence on
North Washington street Saturday after
noon, and was attended by large num-
Der of the friends of the deceased. The
services were conducted by Rev T. P.
Phillips of St. Pauis Church, of WhiC n
Major johnson had SO long been vestry-
man. The pallbearers were Messrs. Rob-
ert F.. Knox, John r. Tin norman and Her
bert Bryant of this city. Geo. A. Walker
and James W. PegIam of Richmond and
Thomas Lee OF Washington.
Police Court.
The following cases were disposed of In
the police court by the mayor this morn
ing: W. D. Chichester. charged with be-
ing drunk ard disorderly. sent to jail for
ten days: Archie Hullett. charged with
having been drunk and disorderly. forfeit
ed s. collateral; David Jones, drunk and
dfsorderly, sent down for ten days: Mathew
Williams, drunkenness on the street, sent
down for ten days: Andrew Jackson charg-
co with stealing beer from Paul Behler
fiji ed s..
General and Personal Notes.
DIR. Bedford Brown. by special reques:
will this evening repeat his lecture on his
tour through Mexico at r. E. Lee Gang
Hall. South Fairfax street, at 8 o'clock.
A meeting Of the WomaE's Christia.
Temperance Union was held in NJ F.
Church South this afternoon at 3 o'clock
Arthur Herbert Camp, Children of the
Confederacy, will mold regular meeting il
Lee Camp Hall this afternoon at ) O'Clock
Mr.. j. H. d. Lunt and family have gone
TO Philomont. where they will spend the
summer months.
The family of Rev. F. r. Benson have re.
turned from Baltimore, where they have
been visiting for the past month