Evening star., 1897-01-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
The Policy Trials 10 Be Hsld To
night
A Chfnaman who is Charred with
Perjury-Rebert e. Lee Camps
Celebration - Notes.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 121 North Washington street.

Evening Star Bureau.
No. 1N North Washington street.
Alexandra, Va, January 20, 1897
The trials of the policy men captured by
Sergeant Smith in his raid last week will be
resumed in the police court by Mayor
Thompson tonight. 1t was the intention of
the mayor to continue these trials in the
corporation court room, but yesterday he
was informed by City Sergeant Smith that
Judge J. K. NJ. Norton of the corporation
court, who has Just returned from Chicago,
had refused to allow his court room to be
used for the purpose. Consequently Mayor
Thompson will have to use the stuffy little
police court room. This room, under or
| dinary circumstances, is quite large enough
to accommodate those who desire to hear
the trials, but in a case that has attracted
such attention will be totally Inadequate to
accommodate the crowd. In fact, there will
hardly be room for the witnesses, prisoners
and attorneys.
inent citizens are much interested in these
cases, as it Is battle royal between law
and order and vice and immortality. and
they are anxious to show by their presence
at the trials the hearty commentator they
have for the action of Sergeant Smith and
his brother officers in trying to rid the city
OF this offensive vice. If the police court
room has to be used for the trial of these
cases the public will be necessarily barred
from attending them for want of room.
There are still nineteen of these cases to
be disposed of, and it is the intention of
Mayor Thompson to take them up nightly
until they are all disposed of.
Cinnamon Charged with Perjury.
Moy Kee and John Sing, two Cinnamon,
were yesterday arrested in Washington
upon a warrant issued by United States
Commissioner Mills, upon the complaint of
ri low nf @1,fe
charging them with perjury. These arrests
are the sequel to the arrest of Charles Moy
IN this city last February upon the COM
plaint of John Sing, who at that time ran
laundry on Upper King street. who
charged Moy with having sent an obscene
letter through the mails to Sings wife Moy
was tried before Judge Hughes of the
United States court In this city about a
month ago and was acquitted of the
charge. Moy Kee was a witness against
Moy. He swore that he saw Charley Moy
write the letter claimed to have been re-
ceived by Sings wife. The case is a tan
gled affair. and the services Of half dozen
interpreters will be needed before the affair
Is Strengthened out.
r.. e. Lee Camps Banquet.
AS has been the custom for a number of
years past. the Robert E. Lee Camp Con-
federate Veterans, celebrated Gen. Lees
birthday at banquet at Odd Fellows
Hail on North Columbus street. hand
some hlenu, consisting of all the delicacies
OF the season, had been prepared by the
ladies' OF the Womans' Auxiliary Associa-
tion- After the old veterans and their
guests had satisfied the inner man toasts
were IN order which were greatly enjoyed.
Omcers Elected.
Ihe annual meeting of the Mary Gusts
Lee Division, U. D. c., was held at Miss
Mahaffey's yesterday, a large number of
ladies' being present. The following named
ladies' were unanimously elected: Mrs. p
1; Ieatman, president; Miss Minnie L.
Lloyd, vice president; Mrs. E. H. O'Brien
secretary; Mrs. Dabney Herndon corre-
spending secretary; Mrs Peyton Randolnh
treasurer; Mrs. Jas. Alexander registrar
and historian.
Judge ]. K. NJ Norton has returned from
chicago, where ne has been on legal bus-
iness and has announced that both the
civil ana criminal dockets of the corpora-
ton court will be called on Monday next.
Col Francis L. Smith, who has been con.
fined to his home by an attack of the grin.
Is able to be about again.
Mrs. J. 7. Beckham. who on Friday last
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis is
improving rapidly.
A business meeting of the Christian En-
oeavor Society was held in the NJ p
Church last night.
The condition of George Carlin. who has
oeen critically Ill, is much improved.