Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
AFFAIRS IN . ALEXANDRIA
Lieut. Smith to Appeal From Mayors Order
ofsusphsion.
The Case to Be Heard by Board of
Police COr4missfOners-Gen-
eFal News.
EvFings Star Bureau,
No. I27 King street,
Re1l Tplephope No. 1tR.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, September %, 1899.
Lieut. James Smith, who was yesterday
suspended by Mayor Simpson for ten days.
will take an appeal from the decision and
bring the matter before the board of police
commissioners. Mayor Simpson this morn
ing stated to a Star reporter that he would
be only too glad to have the matter brought
before the commissioners, that the leuten-
ant might be given further hearing.
1t will be remembered that Mayor Simp-
sons predecessor had a similar case to
deal with, which created some controversy.
The mayors predecessor contended that
the commissioners had no power or au-
thority to change his decision. The board
Of police commissioners contended that if
such was the case they We're mere figure
heads and had no power Finally the
matter was given to Judge Keith, he act
ing as arbitrator. He decided that the
mayor had a right to suspend until the
board of police commissioners met, and
that their decision would be final. Lieut..
Smith was yesterday suspended for ten
days for alleged derelicton of duty. He
found officers Wilkerson and knight asleep
in police headquarters while on duty, and
he let them remain there according to
his own admission, for a period Of nearly
two hours. The mayor held that he was
as guilty as the accused policemen, as he
should have awakened them.
The commissioners will hold a special
meeting early next week to hear the case.
Sesqui-Centennial Meeting.
The ladies' committee on sesqu-centen-
NAL held a meeting at the rooms of the
headquarters last night. They appointed
a committee of four, one from each ward,
to look after affairs in their respective
wards and to attend to the collections for
entertaining the visitors.
A committee was also appointed to wait
upon the mayor and city council with the
object of getting them to make an appro-
priation toward the fund
Mayors Court.
Mayor Simpson this morning, in police
court, disposed of the following cases:
Bryant Henry, charged with lunacy; dis
missed.
Porter Evaline, charged with assaulting
and beating Amard Mekins; fined $3.50.
General Matters.
A large number CT Alexandrians left this
morning for Front Royal to attend the I'M
yelling of the Mosby monument at that
place, which will occur today.
Mr.. VIM. Webster, of Chief of Police
Webster, is quite i'll at his home Wilkes
street
First Lieut.. Meekin of the 4Tth United
States Regiment Of Volunteers, who opened
a recruiting Office here several days ago,
closed his office to-day. He secured only
three recruits.
The 18th Virginia, Regiment Chapter,
Daughters of the (Confederacy, held call
ed meeting yesterday afternoon They de-
cided to assist ME ladies committee on
sesaui- centennial. No other business was
transacted.
The Epworth Leagu of the NJ. f. Church
South held it's regular monthly meeting last
night in that church, After the meeting
refreshments were served.
VIM Rammel fell down a flight of stairs
last night and disloc9ted his right arm at
the elbow