The times., 1899-10-23

i.ter E.HaNT.I #F q .b.H- ID rH..Hg HH
woaII doabrIrss have Ha.n seriously il-
iureL shortly after o'clock Hammu
entered the lalI Tor The purpose of allow
IuE prisoner .o Er into fEf yasI for
water When lf opened rra door alIug
into aha rear corridor several pr SOFA -s
under ms leadership 90 p aiam.u Dorsey.
seized the jalior and attempted 90 sake rhe
Keys az the prison fran l.H. HamTu aas
oveIpJEcra3. and one % .a. prison rs fas-
lerel ll5 ha-Is a-eaaG fae aE-1-a 81
u-s loats.r b-fe7r De- raI made a- 1us-
cry El.eh attracted ,af a. taatI1l 81 several
UTlsaaers o1 tEa upper ruar % tae a-lIa-
ilE Alexander Rowe eata-.f. za5 IS
awaiting Eial 0a 9 charge VI H1-s -staar-
ilE- was tll Ers. to- g. ,o fhe assistance ~
-te 4Lar HaHn ha reached .1a i1.e-
corridor JaIdr Haumi vas a the mercy
of tho sang aud Benjamin Dorsey aa- sa-
deaVoriEE lo break the gasp which Nr
HaIrl-L had CI the keys loEa. who is
q powerful man, Erapp.e8 altb Dorsey
and succeeded ln securing rll heaFF key.
which uIlU-Es one Cf the outer doors a.
so-u as De gained possession of the key
be dealt Dorsey a terrible blow which al
most rendered him unconscious. A white
the 5si-UT, and the W0ull-be jalI-hreakeTs
were soon 0YerTlWered and securely Locked
in cells. Dorsey the negro who led the
gang. was arrested in Lout0un county
Thursday last by Deputy Marshal Glover
charged with having robbed the pcstofiice
at LoF5-Evillc. Loud0un county He was
committed 10 Jail by United States Com
missioner Fowler for a hearing Thursday
next Alexander Rowe, who went TO the
of no f- an 'rFa
boy, and bore a good character until ar
rested charged with having participated
In the sale of q horse and wagon which mad
been hired by him and a companion.
A general fight occurred in an eating
house conducted by Ben Lucas. co-O-ed. in
Fayctte Street between Cameron and
Queen Streets tonight. during which Frank
King was shot in the eye; George. alias
Nick Carter. was shot in the hea1; Saral
Parker, his mother. had her head cut AMI
Ben Lucas received a terrible gasl on his
right hand. All the parties are co ored,
and warrants have been issued for their
grrest Policeman Arlington was 1T "a lie 4
10 the scene. Nheu he arrived Lucas
stated that Carter rad been disorderly in
his house, and requested the officer 10 eject
him. Garter yEas armed Eith bottle. ana
IS ke left The house a shotgun, in tae
hands Of Lucas. was discharged. Lucas
protested his innocence Of having in-eH-
t-ulaIly fred the gun, and exhibited his
wounded hand 10 the officer He accom-
panied Policeman Arlington TO h5adquar-
tiers and requested a warrant for Nick
Garter Subsequently the police IelTnsd OF
THE general row which had occurred. and
warrants were issued for all the parties.
Parker is said TO be badly though not
seriously wounded. lie was removed TO
his home In Queen Street, where he was
-n r-r-EFrfaug
would not give his consent for the removal
Ct Parker 10 the police station tonight
Lucas did not advise the officers Of tle
difficulty which had occurred. bur simply
stated that he dId not want Mex Carter
in his house. and IL was an hour later
when the police learned Ihe facts in the
case
The case Of the Commonwealth against
howard r. Marshall, which VIII be called
for trial IL the Alexandra county court at
Fort Nyar Heights tomorrow, is one Of Un-
usual interest, not only 10 the county, but
also 70 the United States Government as
j. involves the right 20 the roadway leading
from the AgueGuct Bridge 10 Fort Nver
Heights and Arlington. Il is claimed BIZ
the defendants that the road was cut
through private property years ago for the
convenience OF the a1uttiIg property own
crs, while The CouU,y authorities contend
tEa- II is a public highway. and cannot be
closed ly individuals Several weeks ago
EOHarl p Marshall representing certain
land owners near Arlington. caused 10 be
published a notice thEr the road referred 10
would he closed 10 the public az a speci-
fed tlIe- Al the time designated. Tr
Marshall appeared on the road with a gang
al men. V-Lth the intention Of building q
tlEee across the road Sheriff Palmer was
also Oh hand. and when Mr.. Marshall o.
tere- lls men 10 place the obstruction in
the road be was placed under arrest and
taken before Justice Nar-ey, who imposed
l-e % $50 an appeal was noted and il
ls -L -hls tlat the case VIII be- Te-Opered
before Judge Love tomorrow The defend
ants Hlll b. represented by Nessrz Morgan
Bza-E, Of Washington. and John M John
s-l- OF this city. and Acting Common
Fre. ID Attorney C.. C. CaTltu, viii prob
ably 3e lzzfaed 1y Col. T. l. smith
a. Is understood that a majority Of the
La-a board recently elected bg the city
cg-ucl. has declined TO attend The meeting
ct THAT board called for tomorrow morn
.-E af O'Clock ly Mayor simpson. Health
o-leer Miller had intended calling meet
llg ~ the board ~ health for Iast night
bat Aa was advised by Mayor simpson that
de- The health o-dcer, had nothing 10 do
Win calling the beard together, that the
health officer was simply ex offIci0 presi-
dent ~ The board alt not member there
o. similar questions TO this caused con-
siderable imp -eaEalflsss during he preva-
leIce of smallpox in This city last year
and il is understood that the corporation
attorney win be- requested Co render an
opinion as 10 what authority. II any. the
health officer has 10 Jhe premises. While
the litle girl who was reported as suffer-
-uE lraw mild case or smallpox is rap
idly improving, and there Is no fear 81
spread ~ tHe disease. t- IS urged that The
heait HCf community is very important
matter and If it Is not DO The hands af
The health authorities the laws should Ire
So amended as 20 place i there
lr. I EealIaI- residing ar sos Elug
Street 5'.i I9sl night oa board rae steamer
hta-E On. HL.ie al hlz way from Nor
t--ar iB.s city. Dr DacEtel left here
several days ago fer Cape Charles CITY
- -sLaua the session af the STATE Council
a. che Junior Order United American Me-
crs rs representative from Alexandria
DaElel 80 5a ~ The order NJ tha close
- -la session DE visited friends u Barl5-
leE- Peri =U0r-a and Norfolk and Fri
dag evening tla ether delegates from this
C-T le-r tae doctor ia Portsmouth Yes
re~llT evening when preparing 20 return
aue Le discovered that he had but
feF moments in which 20 make the boat
L1f Was anxious 10 return To his family
ANA ran from his hotel 10 the wharf. a
l. nee Ct about "a mile He reached Tia
steamer il an exhausted condition ia q-as
evident no these who saw him that b4
was D. and Dr. 7. Savage. of Washington
who Was GA board was Immediately sum-
ul--d- lIg liI everything pos be lor The
sufferer. who. however. expired iu about