Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-06
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Raid Maze by the Sheriff on Alleged Gam
bling House.
The Defendants to Have Hearing Be-
fore Justice Varney-General
and Personal News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
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ALEXANDRIA. Va, September g. 1899.
Another raid the alleged gambling
houses of jackson City was made yester-
day afternoon by Sheriff Palmer of Alex
sndria county. The sheriff succeeded In
shall. against whom complaint had been
lodged for conducting and promoting pol
icy playing a their places in Jackson City.
The men will be given hearing before
Justice Varney of Del Ray.
Cotton Nelson and James Wells, the two
alleged gamblers arrested by Sheriff
Palmer In a recent raid on Jackson City,
appeared before Justice Varney last even
ing for hearing. Counsel and witnesses
for the defendants were on hand, but the
leading witness for the prosecution, r. E.
Hardwick of Washington failed to put in
an appearance. and the trial was postponed
until Tuesday. September 49, Attorney Jo-
seph X. F'lanigen. for the accused, moved
that the case be dismissed, on account Of
the failure of the prosecuting witness to
appear. but Acting Commonwealth Attor-
ney G. G. Carlfn urged postponement, and
Attorney Flanigen's motion was not enter
tanned.
Meeting of Directors.
The board Of directors of the Alexandria
Kindergarten held meeting last night and
decided to open the next session Of the
kindergarten October 4 at the same build
ing occupied last year. No. 81 South Fair
fax street. Miss Touchstone was re-elect-
ed director. Assistants will be named later
on for the places vacated by Misses Janet
Fawcett and Anna Leadbeater. who will
continue their studies relative to child edu-
cation In Baltimore. The kindergarten will
open the coming session with fifty scholars
on the roll.
The Alexandria Light Infantry.
First Lieut. Patrick J. Murphy and Sec
ond Lieut.. Richard Payne Of the Alexan-
drfa Light Infantry, who took military
examination in Richmond last Monday, had
not, up to this morning, been advised as to
their standing. but 1T is confidently believed
both officers passed creditably.
Capt. James E. King OF the local COM
pany expects his command to be fully
equipped in short time. The men already
have arms and ammunition, but are lacking
In uniforms and general equipage.
Will COnte.t to He Reopened.
The Daingerfield contested will case will
probably be reopened before Judge c. E.
Nicol of the circuit court. sitting In special
session in this city in October. The original
proceedings. 1t will be remembered, occu-
pied the whole Of the spring session Of
Judge Nicors court and resulted in the
jury being unable to decide. Judge Nicol
at that time expressed the opinion that an
other jury could not be impaneled from
Alexandrians, and 1t Is probable that
county jury will be summoned.
General Matters.
Rev. E. V. Register of the M. E. Church
South and Lay Delegates F. ]. Pollard and
H. K Field are in attendance on the dis
trict conference, which convened yesterday
afternoon a Hamilton, Va.
Captain James E. King, secretary of the
sesqui-centennial committee on parade,
has received letter from the Portsmouth
Rifles saying that the company will be
present and participate in the military
pageant here October r. the date of the
proposed celebration.
Ellis Day. colored, forfeited IS collateral
by non-appearance in the police court this
morning on a charge Of assaulting Bette
Mason.
Residents on Jefferson street near Fair
fax are complaining of an offensive odor
arising from ditch recently dug by direc-
ton of the street committee for the pur-
pose Of draining water from Fairfax street
to Lee street
A total of 3s1 permissible boys and III
girls-for white scholars to enter the public
schools were issued yesterday. The whole
number of permits issued for the two days
is 1172-597 to boys and 574 to girls To-
morrow and the day following permits will
be issued to colored schools