Evening star., 1900-01-30
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Board Of Police Commissioners Exonerat
Officer Herbert Knight.
Charge Against Him of Assault Upon
Charles Hamilton, Colored-
General and Personal.
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| NO. IUl King ST.,
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| ALEXANDRIA. Va, January 80, 1900.
! In response to a call from Mayor Simp.
son, the board Of police commissioners me,
| last night in the police court room. and
after due investigation exonerated Office,
| Herbert Knight from the charge Of brutal
! assault, preferred by Charles Hamilton
| colored.
Policeman Knight was represented by At.
torney Samuel G. Brent. The complainant
Hamilton, upon being sworn, testified that
during row which occurred at a foot ball
game between colored teams at Colross
last fall, he had rushed forward with a
crowd to ascertain the cause OF disturb
ance, and that Officer Knight had struck
| him twice without justification, inflictfng
serious injuries. Several other witnesses
who were examined corroborated Hamil-
tons statements.
Witnesses for the defense, however, show
ed that Officer Knight did not resort ia
force until he had warned the crowd to
stand back. and then only when Hamilton
| was seen in the act of raising his hand as
If to strike the officer.
Police Court Proceedings.
Mayor Simpson disposed of the following
| cases in the Police Court this morning:
Joseph Pollard, colored, charged with car.
| rying concealed weapon, was fined $50
The evidence showed that Pollard had
| drawn his gun on Dallas Washington, also
colored. and had threatened to take Wash.
| ingtons life.
Oliver Rodier was arraigned to answer a
charge of assault, in which his wife, Mrs
/ Kate Rodier, was the complainant. Ac.
cording to the evidence adduced this charge
grew out of a family trouble, and Mayor
Simpson imposed on Rodier a fine of S.
Llewellyn Cockrell, a small white boy
charged with assaulting George Anderson
colored, was dismissed with a reprimand.
Death of Mrs. DonnaIIy.
Mrs. Emma Hill Donnally, wife of Mr.
Walter Donnally, died at an early hour
this morning at her home on South Lee
street. Deceased was twenty-seven years
| of age, and is survived by her husband and
one son. She was the daughter of Mr. John
T. Hill. Mrs. Donnaiiy was admired by a
wide circle of friends, and her early death
is cause of grief to many. Funeral ar
rangements will be made later.
General Matters.
In the corporation court yesterday after
neon, Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton presiding, VII.
liam Craig, colored, was sentenced to serve
one year in the state penitentiary for
| feloniously assaulting and cutting Estelle
Lucas, also colored. The jury considered
the case only long enough to draw up a
verdict.
The following Alexandrians, styling them
selves the Lime Kiln Club won a cash
prize at a social entertainment given last
evening at Typographical Hall, Washing
ton: Misses Rhoda Cook, Cora Eaton, Alice
Ticer Estelle Padgett and Messrs. Edward
Rammill, Herbert Bue. and Frank Pollard.
| Mr.. John Lucas, as 1.-The red-headed
tramp" won an individual prize.
1t is announced that the pulpit of the
Lutheran Evangelical Church, on Cameron
street, will shortly be filled by Rev. H.
Lenka of Buck Valley, Pa. This pastorate
was left vacant several weeks ago by the
resignation of Rev. E. NJ. Eberlein.
a meeting of the local chapter of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
| be held this evening at the residence of
, the president, Mrs. Nevelle S. Greenaway
| or North Columbus street.