Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-12
Murderous Assault Of Which Lewis
Hart is Victim.
CLARENCE MILLS ACCUSED OF CRIME
Preparations Being Perfected for
Sesqui-CentenniaI.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
ALEXANpRIA, Va, june l2, 1853.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 727 King street,
Bell telephone No. JOG,

| A murderous assault was committed
about 9 o'clock last night on Lower Cam
| eron street, white man named Lewis
| Hart being the victim. In response to
! telephone message at police headquarters,
Lieut.. Smith and Officer Sherwood hurried
to the scene. They found Hart in a semi
| conscious condition, lying face downward
! in large pool of blood. He was taken up,
! and the light revealed an ugly slash across
| his left cheek, extending to the nose. The
| blood had coagulated, which, In the opn-
| ion of the officers, indicated that Hart had
| been cut an hour or more before he was
| discovered.
The injured man was conveyed to the
station house, and DR.. Howard dressed the
wound. His condition is not considered
| very serious this mor1 ing.
| Clarence Mills has been arrested, charged
with the crime The case will come up for
| trial in the police court tomorrow morn
| ing, or as soon thereafter as the wounded
man can appear. This morning a danger
| ous-looking knife was discovered near the
| scene Of the cutting.
Tenement Row Burned.
About $50 o'clock last evening fire was
| discovered in an unoccupied frame ten
ement house. No. 72S North Columbus
| street. The flames spread rapidly, and
| when the fire department arrived had gain
| ed considerable Roadway. For about two
| hours the f1remen labored hard. Their n
| ergetic efforts saved the row from COM
| plete destruction, and prevented the flames
| from spreading to closely contiguous build
| ings.
The fire started under the stairway of
! No. 72s. which was between three houses
| below and one above Evidently it was
| either accidentally caused by boys was
| of tncendiary origin. The remaining four
buildings were occupied by parties who
| owned them or were buying them through
| building association. The loss to the
! buildings will probably amount to 81 800.
| partly covered by Insurance Apart from
| this furniture was damaged to the extent
of about $1,000 without Insurance.
| Thomas Muller occupied and owned the
| south corner house which he valued at
i $500 This was insured.
Edward Tesh lived in house No 726 He
| was purchasing it through a building
sociaticn for $3.50. There was no insurance
! on, his furniture, much Of which was de-
| stroyed.
| j., ]. Bradley occupied the next house,
/ which he was buying in like manner.
| Mrs J. A. Schwab owned the building
| where the fire started The other house
/ was occupied by Mr.. H. w. Bayliss.
Case Sent to Grand Jury.
In the police court this morning Landon
| Anthony and Robert James, both colored.
| were arraigped before Mayor Simpson to
1 answer the charge of breaking into and en-
| terfng a railroad car on the Southern road,
I and stealing various articles Of clothing
I there from Detective c. D. Duke of the
4 Chdsa peake and Ohio railroad, and Officer
! E: e. Stratton of the Charlottesville police
4 force where the arrest made, testified
| against the prisoners. Mayor Simpson re-
ferred the case to the grand jury.
| Joseph Darlington, coored, and Martin
| Kessler were arraigned on a charge of in
| stigating assault on Henry Shirley, The
| evidence showed that Darlington had paid
| several colored youths to chase Shirley on
the plea that the latter had attempted to
| steal a goose from Kessler. About fifty
| men Joined in the chase witnesses stated,
| and overlook the fugitive, who was beaten.
! Darlington was fined SO and kessler dis
| missed.
| Committee Organized.
| The executive committee on arrange
| ments for the sesqui-centennial celebra-
| ton of Alexandria,, to be held next Octo-
ber met and organized Saturday night by
electing Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow chairman and
Mr.. C. c. Carlin secretary. Messrs. Geo.
| R. Hill, Isaac Echberg, ". B. Smoot,
| Thomas L. Robinson and Gardner L.
| Boothe were named to constitute the COM
| mittee on finance.
! DIR. VIM. NJ. Smith was named as chair
man of the committee on parade The
committee on monument was not appointed.
| Twenty-Five members were dppointe to
| constitute an advisory board. TIL, execu-
| tive committee will meet again next Sat
| urday night.
| True Bills Reported.
In the corporation court this afternoon
| the grand jury reported true bills against
| Thomas L. POLLS on the following counts:
s59.ss, S261.10 and $242, all of which were
for grand larceny from the Metropolitan
| Life Insurance Company. The indictment
| against Polls for the larceny of $261. 10
| from E. Scott was not sustained. Polls
| was formerly assistant superintendent of
| the Alexandra branch Of the Metropolitan
| Life Insurance Company. His mysterious
| disappearance last fail created widespread
| interest.
| General Matters.
| President NJ. B. Harlow of the Business
| Mems League, who was instrumental in
| securing appropriation from Congress for
| the river channel at MattaWoman and
| Kettle bottoms points south of this city,
| has been investigating the report that an
| effort was being made by parties in Wash
| ington to have a large part of the appro-
| priation expended in the channel at that
| city. Mr.. Harlow has received a letter
from Representative Rixey, in which the
| writer pledges his influence to have the
| appropriation expended as intended.
| Capt. James E. King of the Alexandria
| Light infantry has issued a circular card
| calling the members of his company to
| meet al O'Clock this evening in Arrnorv