Evening star., 1900-09-27
AFFAIRS m ALEXANDRIA
MAYOR REPLIES T0 CHARGES MADE
BY POLICE CHIEF.
Allegations 0fsa Gross Derelictfon OF
Duty ON Pazt oaCapt. Webster
-GeAerA News.
EsenfnU Star Bureau.
No. 761 King Street.


ALEXANDRIA, Vas. September q, 1900.
Mayor George 4. Simpson made public
lengthy statement this afternoon replying
in detail to the statements made by CHIEF
OF Police James Webster before the board
OF police commissioners and published In
The Star yesterday. The mayor first takes
up the story which the captain related con-
corning Sergeant Smiths conduct at the
station house subsequent to the arrest OF
certain prisoner named James Grayson.
Against the allegation of impertinence
made against the sergeant by the chiei,
Mayor Simpson states that he was present
on the occasion and that Sergeant Smith
conduct was eminently correct. The inci-
dent is fully rehearsed in the mayors let
ter. Z
As to the charge Of fnsubordinat1on
cgainst Officer Ferguson, the mayor asserts
that that officer was acting at the time IN
question in accordance with positive IN
structions given by him (the mayor. Al
this point the mayor relates story OF
person detained at the station house who.
1t is alleged, swore to kill Officer Ferguson,
but who was released on a small collaterai
by the captain. Notwithstanding his muir
officer.
After replying in full to the charges OF
grievances contained in the captains state
ments. Mayor Simpson goes on to stare
persons allied Herewith have been untiring
in their endeavors to secure the removal OF
Sergeant Smith and certain other oIncers
ever since the sergeant and his assistants
succeeded In roofing up the gamblns uens
that had been operated prior to the RAID IN
full blast within the city limits. He cails
attention Of citizens to a comparative view
OF the moral tone of the city as II ls now
ana as 1T was some years ago. ~
Charges Gross DereIictiOn.
vxyfth n
swering charges He states that Chief
Webster has been guilty Of the grossest
dereliction in the matter Of reporting
charges against officers to him. The police
regulations, the mayor points out, require
the chief of police to report all new charges
to the mayor and then to embody all sus-
tained charges in his report to the Commas
sionerS The first requirement, the mayor
says. has been ignored. He declares that
the captain carries complaints against OFF,
GERS direct to the police board without
waiting for them to be investigated by the
mayor.
Mayor Simpson has made arrangements
to have the distance between the boundary
line of Alexandria on the north and the st.
Asaph race track surveyed. II an accu-
rate measurement shows the race track to
be within the mile limit of the corporation
the mayor announces that he will at once
cause the arrest of certain persons in busi-
ness there Should it be found that the
track Is outside Of the mile limit the
mayor will ask the aid of the authorities in
Alexandria county in proceeding against the
St. Asaph track. r If not successful in that
move Mayor Simpson, states, he will invoke
the War Departments which has quarter
masters station on the st. Asaph grounds.
The survey Of the distance will be made
today.
Meeting of Campaign Club.
A meeting of the Bryan. Stevenson and
Rixey Campaign Club of Alexandria coun-
ty held last might at the court house
on Fort Myer Heights. Mr. z. f. Thomp
son, president of the club, presided, and
Mr. James E. Clements acted as secretary.
committee was appointed to invite Rep
resentative Rixey to address the club next
Wednesday evening" The action of the
county COMMITTEES. in preparing for a grand
barbecue October 30 at Court House Grove
was indorsed. 1t is expected that Senator
John w. Daniel and aOther speakers of ma
tional reputation will deliver addresses at
that time. Messrs. r. L. Mclaughlin of
Arkansas and r, d. Schade of Herndon,
Va, addressed the gathering on the politi-
cal issues.
General Matters.
A runaway team on King street created
CONSERVATION among several pedestrians
last night and came very near causing the
death Of Miss Blanche Hensel of Beding-
ton, W. Va, who has been visiting at the
home of Mr.. John w. Summers The team,
which elonged to Messrs. E. S. Leadbeater
& Sons, dashed up on the sidewalk and the
lady was unable to get out of the way.
She was knocked down and sustained pain
full injuries, but which. fortunately, did not
prove serious.
In the circuit court for the CITY, Judge
Nicol presiding, the damage suit Of Wat
kins against the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon railroad, which engaged
the whole attention of the court yesterday
was continued this morning. The examina-
ton Of witnesses will probably be con-
cluded this afternoon and arguments com
menced.
In the Alexandria county court Yesterday
afternoon Henry Lewis was found guilty
of malicious shooting and sentenced to a
term of five years in the penitentiary.
Charles A. Thought resigned as Justice of
the peace: his resignation was accepted
and he was given thirty days in which to