The times., 1898-09-05
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Col. Edmonds, of Texas, Visits His
Old Home.

| Col. Eumonds, of Texas, Visits His
Old Home.
Col. John c. Edmonds, of the Fourth
Texas Regiment, was here today visiting
! the scenes of his childhood. 1t was his
| first visit to Alexandria since he left here
In 1858. Col Edmonds is son of the
late DR.. John r. Edmonds. who was a
| prominent physician in this city many
! years ago.
C. w. Bell is back from a trip to Cape
Cod. Boston and New York
| Miss Anna Leadbeater, who has been
absent from the city, returned on Sat
urday
| Lena Carroll. a resident of North Lee
! Street, was arrested last night by Lieut.
| Smith and Policemen Belts and Knight
charged with robbng French Cleveland.
| of Washington, of s14. The woman was
| locked up, and Cleveland was detained
| at police headquarters as a witness.
! Cleveland was placed In a room which is
used by the policemen. The door not
| being secured, after the 6 O'Clock relief
went on this morning, the witness, evil
! IDENTIFY being weary of confinement, con-
cluded that he would seek liberty. He
walked down stairs. and after inquiring
| of Station Keeper Sherwood as to the
! time OF holding the sessions of the po-
| lice court, left the prison.
The residents of the vicinity of West
and Oronaco Streets have been greatly
| annoyed recently By a gang of colored
| boys who have selected that locality as
a crap" ground. The matter was report
ed to the police yesterday, and this after
noon Policemen Atkinson. Arlington,
| Beach, and Sergt. Smith secreted them
selves in q building and awaited the ar
| rival of the PLAYERS. 1t was not long
! before about twenty young colored boys
were calling for Big joe which was
signal to the officers that 1t was time
| to make a call. When the blue coats
made their appearance there was a gen.
eral scattering in all directions. but the
| officers succeeded in arresting nine. Those
arrested were Henry Lucas. Willis
Thompson, Henry Gibbs. William Mar
tin, Ben. Johnson Walter Stephenson,
| Isaac Napper. and Nat Jackson. all color
| ed, and r, T. Arnold white. The others
! led the police. a lively chase and escaped
arrest.
| Andrew Lon1ax was arrested by Police
man Arlington today, charged with steal
| ing ring from Mary Mason.
! The following named prisoners are also
trial: Pat Duffy and David Brown. ar
rested by Officers knight and Belts.
! charged with disorderly conduct and
| fighting; Frank Payne and Dan Freeman,
arrested by officers Bcacn and knight.
for gambling; NJ. z. Bolen. arrested by
officer Ferguson, charged with drunken
ness: Alice Green, arrested by Lieut..
Smith and Policemen Belts and Knight,
charged with selling beer without
! Tlni inr- mad
member of the chain gang. arrested by
Officers Roberts and Ticer.
The iron bridge over Cameron Run, re-
Gently destroyed by a storm will be re-
placed.
The county school board has appointed
Miss Hannah Moore principal of the High
School at Ballston, and Prof. Randolph
| Marks has been placed in charge of the
school at Carlins Springs.
Most of the pastors of the churches
have returned from their vocations and
today conducted the services in their re
spective churches.
The ladies having the matter in charge
| are rapidly perfecting arrangements for
| the proposed reception to be rendered the
members of Company + on their return
| to this city. On its arrival here the COM
| pany will be marched to the opera house,
| where speeches of welcome will be deliv-
cred. banquet will follow at Army
| Hall in which the members of Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans and the members
| of the G. A. r. will be invited to partici-
pate.
Among the prominent speakers who
have consented to deliver addresses on
the occasion of the meeting of the vir-
ginia Christian Endeavor Association in
this city is DR.. James Lewis Howe of
Washington. Percy S. Foster, of Wash
ington. will have charge of the music
Dave Worolock and Frank Mayo, mem
| bers of Battery K. stationed at Fort
| Sheridan, created q breezy scene on North
Lee Street this afternoon. The two men
had been making social call and took
charge of the premises. They Immediately
began to destroy the furniture and dis
| figure the building. Policeman Belts was
attracted by the disorder and Attempted
| to place the iisturbers of the peace unle.
arrest. He secured Worolock but Mayo
broke away and ran in the direction of
South Lee Street. Worolock was turned
over to Policeman Ferguson and Police
man Belts started on a chase for Mayo.
| He fired at the fugutive and the ball mar
| rowly escaped hitting the man. BY this
| time several hundred persons had been
attracted and Lieut.. Smith and Police
man Dean had joined in the pursuit
Mayo ran to the south end of Royal
Street, more than mile from the scene
of the trouble, where he was overtaken
by Policeman Dean and escorted to the
station house. The Two men were subse-
quently released by order of the mayor
upon the application of a lieutenant from
Fort Sheridan, who deposited collateral
for their appearance in the police court
tomorrow.