Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-08

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ryvp FRoBABILITIEs.-For this
81 IA "a. ~ tonight and Wednesday con-
secil'n ~" '5s,s,e temperature; fresh north to
e,.. winds -.e..
,.scsyr CoNDucr.-Beej. Thom
N lNpS' r-I Nas arrested yesterday
p 'I'g' b, Oli:els kuight aud VIII
eyeu.ns CHARGED with attempting to
kn'ou an assault on Lille Clark, a
&c., co9'an Yssver.year-old white girl, living
IlI. -s5 nortb Patrick street. The Mayor
"a si, ,c- officer Knight to quietly ar
ssdlf1 eaod confne Thomas in the station
Ie'' "U noril this morning at 8 o'clock
ho9S ,bsl otliarr with Policemen Wilkn
a1r a ,"r 4 out the orders 50 we'll that
sJD ', ,';,.ns knew of the matter. The
rev T.' ,,Ci neople, however, early in the
c'.2 g, 5aoan TO congregate on corners
W. ~, bfoi.tarously commenting on some
ANU ,, G report OF q propo.ed lynch
llnas e'nssj Inc crowds of colored men
i llL ss sc larger and more boisterous
" $500. - o'clock, most OF the white
W. ~ m the meantime remaining
O"'-Il unaware OF auy excitement
e,sa Mayor was on the streets until
d i1e - o'clock conversir 6 with NUN
az, ut cirlz.ns aud heard 10 comment
mark concerning the arrest About
~ ,5.i5 o'clock party OF colored met
--.ar "a the Mayors house and on be-
CO. sssed wby tney had come at that
..,dlnrs,d they wanted protection for
~. tos, prisoner a. the station house. L @
W. Var fold them to get oil the street.
80 On home as they would be arrested
iftbey did not do so that no one was
,,,esi4ning the prisoner and that the
'oiored people themselves were Great
;0r I'll the excitement. At one
,selock Lieutenant James Smith call
81 on the Mayor and reported
I,rge congregations of colored men
IN me vicinity Of the station house. He
49,. directed to take men from the
.,rset order the colored men to dis
nar.e and if they refused. to arrest
iSem and lock them up. The lieuten-
,nt nr,mptlv carried out the orders,
ard the disturbance WAS at an emo.
This morning, as will be seen from the
no.ics report, toe parties causing the
disturbance were punished. The
Mavor took occasion to say that the
c..e exhibited most remarkable con
Jlion of affairs. A man accused OF q
b,jaous otleuse quietly arrested, the
white cislzrns of the community I'm.
aware of any trouble and attempting 60
demonstration, aud yet colOred men,
u,a most ooisterous display OF regard
for tae safety OF one of their own race
pois.ly congregate and recklessly invite
catastrophe The trial OF Thomas
elected the fact that he took indecent
IjDertles with the little girl and the
Mayor on the evidence sent the Case on
to the grand jury. Lille Ciark's
evidence was that she was drawn
in,o the door by Thomas, who
was sitting on the indoor side of
the house steps, and took Indecent
liberties with her, but that he
comm tied no assault, AID that she
pulled away from him and informed
Der mother Of the matter. The child WAS
the ouly vi ness examined. After the
examination of Thomas Mayor Simpson
was handling a pistol taken from one OF
the negroes during the night. In so ne
mauler the weapon was discharge
and the 6all from 1t enter, q The wall il
the cthce The report was heard in
the street and it vas The origin OF sew
ersi ID rumOrs heard about The city
later, enc to the effect that Thomas
had attempted to escape and had
been shot at by one of the officers.
While experimenting no trouble, the
Mayor has deemed 1t best to take all
precautions against aoy excitement
winch might arise over the above affair.
He, therefore, today directed Chief
Webster - select four trustworthy
members of the police force for DUTY at
the ja,i tonight. The Mayor has suppl,-
men,vd these by the appointment Of
ten guards, who will also be stationed
at the lookup during the night. Chief
Webster vii proceed with bis men TO
the jail at sundown this evening and
remain there until tomorrow morDiug,
aud should any ill.advlsed movement
he made every means will be resorted
10 IN order o protect the prisoner.