Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
AFFAIRS IN LEXANDRIA
Special Meeting Of the Police Commits
sioners Called by Mayor.
Officer PrOctor's Mysterious Absence
to Be COnsidered-Attemp Sui
cide-GcneraI Matters.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 12I King Street,
Bell Telephone No. 106.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 20, 1898.
Mayor Simpson stated this morning that
there would be a called meeting of the po-
lice commissioners either tomorrow night
or Thursday night at the usual hour, the
date to be determined by the convenience
of the commissioners. The principal bust
ness of the meeting, it is stated, appertains
to Officer John l.. Proctor's mysterious alb
sence and the consequent vacancy in the
police force. Shortly after Mr. Proctor left
home the mayor appointed Frank Spinks
to temporarily fill the place. He has been
acting officer since, and as nothing has been
heard from the missing policeman It is un-
derstood the former will be permanently ap-
pointed.
The charges which james Webster, color
ed, some weeks ago preferred against Off
Ger Herbert knight, alleging that the po-
liceman had made an unlawful arrest, will
be read at the called meeting, but it is not
known whether they will be considered then
or at the regular meeting.
Police Court Proceedings.
The following cases were heard before
Mayor Simpson in the Police Court this
morning
Frank Entwlsle, charged with petty lar
ceny, arrested by Officer Atkinson, was as
sessed s., or twenty days on the gang being
the alternative.
James Davis and Ernest Cocktail, ar
rested by Officer Wilkinson, were arraigned
on a charge of vagrancy and disorderly
conduct. The officer stated that the prison
ers had been going from house to house
begging and insulting citizens. One of
them, Davis, VINO said he was from Ala
bama, set his clothes on fire in the station
house and narrowly escaped being seriously
burned. He was transferred to another
cell, where he continued the role of crazy
man until late in the night.
The mayor assessed them both S. or
twenty days on the gang.
Mary Johnson: colored, arrested on
charge of using insulting and abusive Ian
guase on the street. was dismissed.
Attempted Suicide.
A colored man, said TO be John Monroe
Of Washington, attempted to commit sui
eide from the wharf here yesterday. He
arrived here on a river steamer. and was
heard to say that he did not care to live.
A few minutes later he drew a pistol and
fired at his head, but the ball merely made
a scratch on his neck. The wound was
soon dressed and the man left for Wash
ington.
General and Personal.
Lieutenant Smith recovered a valuable
diamond ring yesterday that had been
stolen from Mr.. p. H. Helwig's daughter.
The loss was reported to police headquar-
tiers early in the day, and shortly there
after the officer had succeeded in locating
the ring and recovering it from a woman
named Thurston. Miss Helwig declined TO
prosecute her, and she was permitted TO
leave town.
In the Alexandria county court yesterday,
Judge j. M. Love presiding, in addition TO
the Gaskins case, noted in The Star, the
following business was transacted:
]. Monroe agt. HI. c. Jones: case con-
tinued for plaintiff.
NJ. NJ. Harrison agt. Enoch Cook; appeal
from a Justices decision: Judgment sus-
tanned.
In the case of Geo. Harris, sent to Jail by
a justice on a charge of housebreaking,
writ of habeas corpus was issued, return
able Thursday.
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