Evening star., 1900-10-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
THREE PRISONERS CONVEYED TO
PENITENTIARY AT RICHMOND.
Case of Alleged HOusebreakinE Re-
fc Club Meeting--General Items.
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. October Is, 1900.
Guard S. T. Smith of the state peniten-
tiary visited the Alexandria county Jail
yesterday afternoon and thence conveyed
Pearl Blackwell and Henry Lewis, both
colored to Richmond for Imprisonment in
the institution named. Blackwell was re-
Gently convicted In the Alexandria county
court of the charges of assaulting Charles
w. Buckley, a telegraph operator at Ar
lington junction, and robbing the Office Of
the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railroad at that point There was
also another charge Of felony against him,
and his sentence amounted to six years
Lewis was sentenced to five years on the
charge of felonious shooting. There was
third prisoner in the squad, Ernest Mullen
OF Loudoun. Although a young man. ap-
parently not more than twenty years Of
age. he was under sentence Of eleven
years for the crime Of murder in the second
degree.
Case of j. F.. Beckham, tr.
In the corporation court this morning the
case Of ]. Thomas Beckham, jr.. indicted
for housebreaking, was called before Judge
j. K. M. Norton. Attorney Samuel G.
Brent appeared for the defendant and the
state was represented by Commonwealth
Attorney Marbury. The offense charged
against Mr.. Beckham is alleged to have
occurred In store on King street about
year ago. operated at that time by Mr..
Chester Scott, but formerly conducted as a
news agency by the defendant. Several
witnesses were examined this morning. The
police officers who made the arrest testi-
fed, did also Mr.. Scott. Beckham has
been in Jail awaiting trial for about two
months The case was not concluded when
this report closed
Meeting of Bryan Club
The regular weekly meeting of the
Bryan. Stevenson and Rixey campaign club
Of Alexandria county will be held tomorrow
evening at Ballston. The meeting will be
called to order at o'clock by Mr.. E. F.
Thompson, president of the organization.
and will be addressed by several local
speakers. 1t is expected that the Ballston
brass band. an amateur organization, will
special meeting Of the club will be held
Friday evening at St. Asaph. in Jefferson
district.
General and Personal.
George Timlick. an aged negro. was be-
fore Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning. charged with the larceny of
clock from Mr.. Charles Churchman. Tim
lick protested innocence, but the evidence
was against him and he was assessed IS.
Wilson Reed. colored charged with as
saulting Mamie Jackson, was also fined S..
stranger giving his name as Frank D.
Macon was before the court on a charge of
drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He
was placed on a diet Of bread and water
for an indefinite period.
The case Of Charles King, alias DR.. C. s.
Salisbury. charged with the larceny of
pension check. which was set for this
morning. In the Fairfax county court, has
been postponed until Friday. The case
against Lindsey Jackson, colored, charged
with attempted indecent assault on Mrs
James Coxen. has also been continued until
that date.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
Of Miss Florence McNaughton, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. McNaughton of Phil
adelphia to Mr. Allen Aogate Warfield Of
this city, Tuesday evening, October 80, at
1880 O'Clock. in Arch Street Presbyterian
Church. Philadelphia The prospective
groom, who is the son of Mr.. A. A. War
field Of this city. is we'll known and popular
here.
The marriage Of Miss Bessie Winston Lee
Stafford county. and niece of Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, to Mr.. Charles p. Cardwell of Hanover
county. Is announced to take place Thurs
day evening, October 25 The, ceremony will
be performed at st. Paul's Church. Han
society people in Alexandria.
The reserve eleven Of the Alexandria Ath-
letic Association foot ball team will play
its first game Of the season tomorrow after
noon on the fair grounds with the Orange
Athletic Club Of Washington.