The times., 1898-01-21
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Feeling RIMS High Against Brown
in His Neighborhood.
An Alleged Murderer Held for the
Grand Jury on the
Charge of Infantici6e.

Alexandria. Jan. 20.-Lovelace Brown
(colored), who shot and killed his son,
Ulysses Brown,at Gum Springs, yester-
day evening and who was arrested and
brought to this city, was taken before
Justice Kirby near the scene of the
tragedy today. Brown waived an ex-
animation, and was taken TO Fairfax
Courthouse by Sergeant Smith and po-
liceman Knight, and placed in jail TO
await the action of the grand jury.
Brown will be defended by Mr., John
VI. johnson, of this city, and Mr.. r.
Walton Moore of Fairfax. The funeral
of the murdered man will take place
tomorrow The services will be held in
the Baptist church at Gum Springs, of
which the murderer was an active
member. Public sentiment is said to
be very strong against Brown in the
Mt Vernon district, and ii is thought
that il will be impossible to secure a
jury from that section to try the case.
Detective Boyd, of Washington,
came here today with a warrant for
Stella Scott tcolored), charged with in
fanticide. Policeman Ferguson Went TO
the house where the woman was visit
under arrest She admitted that she
threw her infant over a fence and
abandoned it, and then came on to this
city. The prisoner was turned over TO
Detective Boyd, who took her TO Wash
ington.
j. Z. Berdenson (colored) was ar
rested last night by Policemen Young
and Lyles on the charge of having
robbed Charles Gibson, also colored,
When searched at the police station
two dollars was found in one of his
shoes. Gibson failed to appear in the
police court this morning when the case
was called, and he was subsequently
arrested for contempt OF court Ber-
denSen was discharged.
The trustees of the Theological Semi
nary. located near this city. met in
Richmond yesterday and elected DR..
Houston Eccleston, rector OF Emanuel
Church. Baltimore to succeed DR.. Carl
f. Grammer in the chair of church his
tory He was also made dean OF the
faculty.
The annual meetings OF the Interna-
tional Building and Loan Association
of Washington, of the George X. Hill,
Company, and of the Mercantile Rail-
way Building and Loan Association
were held in this city today. The sew
efal companies ie-eisIlSu IiSii va" VI
ficers.
The stockholders of the Atlantic
Ruildjng Company met at the office of
the Virginia Brick Company, in the
county. today, and elected directors
and officers.
Mr. G. William Ramsey, Commander
of Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans,
has gone to Lynchburg to attend
meeting of the advisory committee OF
the Grand Camp to consider the case
against Commander Stubbs.
Several merchants will go TO Rich
mond tomorrow to protest against the
passage of a bill to permit the trading
stamp business to be conducted in this
State. The COMMITTEES has secured the
signatures of about 200 merchants VINO
are opposed to trading stamps, which
they will present to the legislature
II is stated that William kidWell
will bring suit in the circuit court of
Fairfax county for $4,000 against the
Southern Railway Company for false
imprisonment Kidwell, it will be re-
membered was arrested, charged with
having wrecked Chesapeake and OHIO
train at Ravensworth. He was tried
in the Fairfax county court and ac-
quilted.
Mr.. Frank Slaymal1ier has resigned
his position with the Alexandria Water
Company to accept a position as book
keeper with Mr.. /. Eichberg.
Mrs Mary d. jenkins died at her
home. near Surrattsville, Md, on Sun
day last, aged seventy-one years. She
was the widow of John q. Jenkins, who
died over twenty years ago, and who
was a brother of Mrs. Mary E. Sur
ratt Mrs. Jenkins was a cousin of
Chief of Police James F. Webster, of
this city.
In the corporation court today in
the case of Schmidt & Co. of Balti-
more, against E. Webb, the report of
Commissioner Boothe was confirmed.
The colored G. A. r. departments of
Virginia and North Carolina are hold
ing a reunion in Potomac Hall, in this
city. The session opened last night,
and will close tomorrow evening, at
which time a new post will be insti-
tuted Mrs. Julia Mason Laden, presi-
dent of the Womans Relief Corps. of
Washington, delivered an address be-
fore the meeting tonight, and to-
morrow night Charles Sumner Post. of
Washington. will attend the reunion.
Miss Elizabeth Slaymaker left today
for Baltimore, where she will visit her
aunt. Mrs. E. F. Wilmer.
Miss Alice Payne Hart an accom-
plished young lady of Prince Edward
county, who has been visiting Mrs. A.
H. Thomson, on Prince street, left for
her home today. She is daughter of
NJ j. Marion Hart, formerly of this
city, but now merchant of Hampden-
The German Club will give another
assembly at McBurney's Hall tomor-
row night.