The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-24
pEWs FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. Nov. 24-French
Jones, son of James L Jones. white
youth, aged about seventeen years. last
night brutality assaulted q white itinerant
paintec. giving his name as Henry Minton,
aged htty years, claiming to hail from
Newport r. I. From what can be learn
ed Of the affair it seems that several men
and boys had congregated in the house OF
Louis Boswell. a fortune teller, in South
Peyton Street. near King. and engaged in
drinking. Mirton had, during the Cay,
been painting signs in the city, and had
some small change on his person. After
taking several drinks he left the house
and started for the old Virginia House,
where he has been stopping. and which
IS conducted by g cOlored man named
Wash Jackson Hardly had he got out
side of the door when he was struck by
Jones with beer bottle Minton saws
he was struck twice with the bottle which
feiled him to the ground Not satisfied
with his work, Jones, with companion
whose name has not been sscertained,
viciousfy kicked him IN the face and on
the body and then fieS- MintOD managed
TO get up and made his way across the
street to the Virginia House. At S
O'Clock police headquarters was notified
OF the occurrence and Policeman Sher-
wood was despatched to the scene On
the way he met Policeman Young. who &C
cOmpanied him When they arrived at
their destination they found Minton with
ugly cut on the forehead and bleeding
Tosohusely- They carried him to the sta
ton Nocse DR.. German was notified ard
in a few minutes afterwsrd he was at the
station. He found that Minton had cut
On the left side Of the forehead about
= III Il arr- -
take seven stitches in IT. After examina-
tion it was found that the skull was not
fractured and that the cut viii not prove
fatal. Ainton claims that Jones attacked
him without any provocatioR whatever.
All parties II is said, had been drinking.
The policeman in taking MintOn to the
station had considerable trouble On the
way he tainted several times from loss OF
blood. French Jones was arrested at
about o'clock last night by Policemen
Lyles and TIGER.
The board Of mana gers Of the AIexan-
dria Inf1rmaTy have caused TO De pub
lished an account Of the gifts received by
that institution from residents of this
city and vicinity. The list shows cUnrri-
buttons Of everything necessary tOT con-
Quoting such an institution and also sew
eraI contributions in money The people
of this city are always foremost IN this
work and the list shows that they have
given generously.
On Thanksgiving Day the congregations
of the NJ. E Church South, Trinity, Meth
odist Protestant, Baptist and Second
Presbyterian Churches Will assemble in
the Second Presbyterian Church and hold
divine services. The services viii be con-
Quoted by Rev DR.. Warfeld Of the Meth
odist Protestant Church. collection
will be taken up for the benefit of the AL
exandria Infirmary.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South has invited the
Westminster League. OF the Second Pres
byterian Church, on next Thursday.
Thanksgiving Day. to hear a sermon
which will be delivered BY G. II. H.
Smith, of Washington, on Building and
Dedication of solomon's Temple
Mayor Simpson yesterday disposed OF
the following cases: Joseph Pollock, col
ored charged with being drunk and dis
orderly, was put on a bread and water
diet; William Davis, coIored, charged with
disorderly conduct and fighting, was dis
missed; Richard Pines, eolored. charged
with the same offence, was fined IS: viii
liam Johnson, colored, charged with as
sauIting and beating Martha Johnston.
also colored, was fined So: Wingield
Deane, q white youth, arrested on suspi-
cion of stealing watch, had his case con
tinued.
Mrs Eleanor Washington Howard has
issued invitations for a german to be
given in honor Of her daughter. Miss Sa-
rah Howard, at McBurney's Hall on Fri
day evening, December Z
The Epworth League Union, embracing
organizations in the various Methodist
churches of Washington and vicinity, will
meet in the Methodist Episcopal Church
South on Tuesday, December T. Il confer
ence will be held in the afternoon. at
which the work Of the devotional depart
ment viii be discussed. This branch of
the work is under the charge of Rev H |
A. Beach, of Falls Church. An address |
viii be delivered in the evening by Rev. |
William Beauchamp. pastor of the Broad |
Street Methodist Church Of Richmond.