Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
AFFAIRS IN! ALEXANDRIA
William Dodson, Lately Convicted of At
tempted Assault, Taken to Penitentiary.
Proceedings Of TOday's Session of
Police Court-General and
PerBOnol News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King St.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September o. 1889.
Guard Smith Of the state penitent1ary left
here this morning for Richmond, Va, having
in custody William Dodson. the aged negro
who was recently convicted in the Alexan-
drIa county court Of attempted rape and
who was sentenced to serve term OF ten
years Two other prisoners, George Parker
and Ernest Dade both colored, were also
conveyed to Richmond.
Parker and Dade were taken from the
Fairfax county Jail. The former will serve
term Of five years and the latter two
years for burglary. The men were retained
in the city jail last night.
Oil Stove Explosion.
An oil stove exploded this morning at the
residence of Mr.. VIM. F. Carne, on King
street. doing but slight damage. Driver
Stephen Taylor of the Columbia hose wag-
on exiting aished the fire with a patent ex-
tinguisher. The companies are not provided
with extinguishers of this description,
but in the opinion of the firemen the affair
Illustrated the need of them. Recently the
matter has been brought to the attention
of the wardens and it Is probable some ac-
ton will be taken at the next meeting.
Police Court Docket.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
Dennis Daley charged with disorderly
conduct, was assessed So.
Jessie Wilby charged with discharging a
pistol on the street and thereby alarming
the neighborhood, was also fined S.. Louisa
Worth. colored. who was convicted of dis
orderly conduct, was assessed the same
amount.
A venerable-looking prisoner, answering
to the name of Charles Fender, was ar
raigned as a vag. Pender said he was an
fadarate his from Richmond
to the Baltimore Soldiers Home. He was
dismissed with instructions to leave town
Immediately.
In Quest of Information.
Mrs. Charles Kerr of Baltimore, who,
Saturday last, identified the remains of the
tramp kidd Smith as being those of her
brother, John l.. Smith, reached here this
morning in quest of additional information
concerning the identity of the unfortunate
man, who, she states, carried life insur-
ance. AS stated in The Star at the time,
the tramp killed by train on the
Pennsylvania railroad.
General Matters.
The police are on the lookout for a boy
named William Haskins, sixteen years of
age. who ran away from his home in Rich
mond, Va, Wednesday last. A boy an
swering the description in almost every
detail was detained at the police station
last Friday, but subsequently released.
The police have commenced a crusade
against unlicensed dogs. Sergeant Smith
took up the matter yesterday. and in a few
hours discovered about thirty-five CANNES
whose owners had failed to take out the
required license, which costs $150 for each
animal.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Varney.
daughter of Mr.. John Varney of Del Ray, to
Mr.. Archibald Nolls will take place at the
M. f. Church South in that place tomor-
row evening at $50 o'clock.
The work of issuing permits for attend
ance in the white public schools was COM
menced yesterday and continued today The
total number issued yesterday was 791-
3SS to boys and 4O3 to girls.
A local official of the Southern Railroad
Company, when approached this morning
in regard to the report that the company
would increase the wages of its employees
10 per cent, stated that he could neither
affirm nor deny it, as no authentic infor-
nation had been received at his office.
Mrs. Bessie NJ Wise and husband have
sold to Mr.. James T. O'Mera house and
lot the north side of Prince street be-
tween Payne and West streets for 5000.
The regular monthly meeting of r. E.
Lee Camp, c. v, was held last night
and routine business transacted.