Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Trial BY Court Martial Of Membe,s Of Third
Virginia Volunteers
II In Expected to Take Place Late
This Afternoen-General and
Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 59 King Street.
Bell TelpphoDe M 106

II
No. 80 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. 106
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, June II, 1898.
The trial by court-martial of David Dow
ney. Patrick Hayes and William Hayes.
the young men of Company F (the Alex
| andria Light Infantry. Sd Regiment. vir-
ginia Volunteers. who, it is alleged Tues
| day morning last, attacked a guard, taking
his gun away from him, and also attacked
the officer OF the day. and who were ar
| rested and placed in the guard tent. did
not take place yesterday afternoon. as was
intended. Why the trial did not take place
Is not known, as the officers decline to
talk Of the case, evidently desiring to keep
the matter as quiet as possible. 1t was
learned from good authority, however, that
the men would be given a hearing late this
afternoon.
The members of the company are very
much incensed over the fact that they are
not allowed q short leave Of absence to
visit their homes in this city. especially as
the members OF other regiments are daily
given passes to visit Washington and other
points of interest. Exactly where the
trouble Is no one seems able to say.
A first lieutenant of one Of the Virginia
| companies stated to a Star reporter yester-
day afternoon that he was Of the opinion
the reason why the men were not granted
leave was because they were liable to move
Private VIM. M. King of Company F has
been assigned as clerk to the regimentai
quartermaster.
The Ladies Relief Association of the Sd
Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, which was
organized in this city few days ago, made
| its first shipment Of supplies to the boys
| at Camp Alger today. Armory Hall was
opened this morning to receive donations,
and the citizens and merchants generously
responded to the appeal made to them.
Mr.. Louis Shuman will tomorrow give the
| members of Company treat IN the
shape of ice cream
Boy Drowned.
Henry, the eight-year-old son Of Mr..
George West of West End, was drowned in
Cameron run yesterday afternoon shortly
after o'clock. The little boy went to the
run, about a mill from his home. by HIM
self and went in bathing. A tramp who
was also bathing in the run, which was Tot
| very deep, saw the boy when he went into
| the run, but in few minutes he missed
him. He waited few minutes and not
again seeing the boy, but noticing his
clothes on the bank, he proceeded to make
| search, and in short while found the
dead body.
The tramp FASTENED to Cameron mills,
nearby, and notified persons there of the
sad affair. A telephone message was sent
to this city and Sergt. Smith responded. In
the meantime, however, large crowd had
gathered and it was not long before the
body was identified The remains were re-
moved to the home Of his parents in West
End.
Death of John Rogers.
Mr.. John T. Rogers, an old and respected
citizen, died at his home in Fairfax county
Thursday He was the father of Mr.. Will
lam Rogers of this city. Mr. Rogers was
sufferer from heart trouble and dropsy
He was in the seventy-eighth year OF his
age.
Child Painfully Burned.
The little four-year-old child of Mr.. r.
L. Myers was quite painfully burned about
his face. body and hands yesterday by his
| clothing catching fire. The little boy was
playing with a box of matches in front Of
the home of his parents, on North Pitt
street. Mrs. Myers, the mother of the
child, who was looking out of a window
saw her boy in flames and FASTENED to his
relief. Mr.. ]. R. Cowling. who keeps
blacksmith shop in the vicinity, seized the
child and tore the burning clothing from it.
Dr. Mcguire was summoned and rendered
medical aid The little one Is doing as well
as could be expected.
General and Personal Notes.
Capt. James Scott, wheelman Of the
ferrybcat Columbia. who was injured last
fall when the Columbia and Newport News
collided, was yesterday paid $500 by the
Washington Harbor. No. 81. American As
SCciation of Masters and Pilots of which
he was q member.
Mayor Simpson this morning had only
one case in police court. Lewis Crosby
colored, was charged with an assault on
Matilda Jones with knife, and was fined
s., which he paid.
Miss Mary Louise Wimsatt of Washing
ton Ia the guest of Miss Kettle Agnew at
her home on South Pitt street.
Mrs. j. T. Beckham and her daughter
Carrie left this morning for Auburn, Gull
pepper county, to spend the summer
Col. L. w. Reid and family have gone to
Sandy Hill to spend the summer.
Mr.. VIM. A. Moore has been appointed
tanitor Of Washington Lodge Of Masons 10
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Mr.. James Grigg.
Several members of the police force in
dulged in a crab feast at the station house
this morning. Policeman Ferguson acted
as master of ceremonies.