Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-13
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Offenders Arraigned for Participating in
Disturbance last June.
Woman Fined and Man Dismissed
High School Foot Ball Team
Scores n Undergraduates.
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ALEXANDRIA,, Va, November 10, 1899.
Effie Bates and Jack Washington. both
colored, were arraigned in the police court
this morning, charged with disorderly con-
duct and fighting. The offense was alleged
TO have occurred in June, but the Bates
woman had been out of town since that
time.
Officers Deane and Spinks testified that
| they entered the house where the oc-
CURED and ascertained that pistol shot
had been fired Sarah Carter, a colored
woman. was found in a house nearby with
several fingers badly torn by a pistol ball.
Several other witnesses were examined,
but their evidence showd that the two
prisoners We're not responsible for the Car
ter womans injury, which, they stated.
was due to the accidental discharge of a
weapon held in her own hand.
Mayor Simpson imposed a fine of 50 on
Eff1e for being the aggressor in the disturb
ance and Washington was dismissed.
Local Eleven Victorious.
The Episcopal High School foot ball team
added another victory to its long list OF
successes this season, when 1t vanquished
the Roanoke College eleven Saturday after
noon by score of 16 to 6. The game was
witnessed by several hundred people and
was close and exciting from start to finish
After about seven minutes play ROANOKE
made a touchdown and kicked goal. High
School kicked off and the ball rolled over
the goal line without being touched by a
Roanoke player. High School man fell
on 1t and touchdown was allowed, which
yielded a goal.
Another touchdown was made in the first
half by the local players.
In the second half High School again
crossed the line and time was called on &C
count of darkness The Roanoke team left
here this morning.
Fugitive Reported Captured.
Intelligence was received here yesterday
that the negro who shot and robbed Henry
Pritchard of this city near Liverpool Point,
on the lower Potomac, about two weeks
ago had been captured and confined in Jail
at King George county court house.
Pritchard was attacked aboard his YES
sci, the Rebecca Smith, and robbed of
about $50, the assaiant shooting him in
the right thigh. The wounded man was
conveyed to Washington for treatment and
later to his home in this city.
General Notes of Interest.
Work on the interior of the NJ. E. Church
South, on Washington street, is progress
ing favorab,y, and it is expected that the
auditorium Will be ready for occupancy by
Christmas. The large room has been ex-
tensively remodeled and will be handsomely
furnished when completed. Its formal
monies, in which it is expected prominent
divines of the Methodist denomination will
take part.
The remains of Mrs. Ida Pfanman, the
aged mother of Mrs. Carl Fleischmann,
who died Saturday night at the Feisch-
mann Hotel, We're conveyed to Washington
yesterday and will be inferred today. The
deceased was a native of Germany. She
was in the seventy-first year of her age.
Arlington Ruling. Fraternal Mystic Cir
Gle, has reorganiZed with the election of
the following officers: VIM. Campbell w.
c.; w. II. Melchoir, V. W. G.; j. Fred
BirrelI, secretary, and ". n. Moore, col
lector.
Rev. T P. Revelle of the Methodist
Protestant Church here delivered two ser
mons in the chapel of the University of
Virginia yesterday before the students of
that institution.
Judge c. E. Nicol opened the November
term of the circuit court for Alexandria
county at Fort Myer Heights this morn
ing. a long docket was called and cases
set for trial.
Mr. Aubrey Bowie of this city and Miss
Robert StrngfeIlow of Brandy Culpeper
county, will be married December 20 in
the Baptist Church at Brandy.