Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-29

7..fng at ga. m. Sunday school at
N.
plaold Heading Rooms Services
am ID. oy Rev. J. A. Jetlers.
Rv Chapel, VI. 4. Church SOuth.-
.,,j,y school at $50. Epworth League
|A,pm.
Aim. House.-Services at 8 p. m.
Nale Chapel, HrytestGM Episcopal
oored)-Sundsy school at 3 p. M.
Evening prayer and sermon at 6 p. m.
eyjrls Chapel VI. E. Church (colored)
reaching at II a. N. and at 7.30 p. m.
4 THEASSAULT UPON THE MAYOR.
The circumstances in connection
vita The assault upon Mayor Simpson
b, Wan. F. Webster yesterday morning
4. D he arrest of the after have already
s9p.sred in the Gaz9tte. The Mayor
sA-ri.suDga city warrant for Webster's
yrss slsoswOre out State warrant be-
oy Ju.tce Joseph :. Beach charging
/ Whistler with felonioUs assault, and the
1aminluon of the case was fixed for
= -n o'clock this morning.
As vas stated yesterday, the Mayor
/ ,si directed the officers at the station
! tl.s that when Webster was arrested
be should no lOCsed up and that no
C. st.ral must be received for his APP
p,bnce-he must await his prelimi.
DRY trial. When be was arrested be
"a treated As other prisoners and lock-
dup 10 a cell.
lne friends OF Webster, claiming
ia his health would suffer should he
b locked up in a cell, consulted DIR.
h'yIs, his physician, aud the latter,
bier a consultation with Acting Com
nogeaIth's Attorney Armstrong,
silsd that Webster's condition was
aci that it would be detrimental 10
BE- cealth to keep him in cell. After
IBIS statement by DIR. Purvis Mr.. Arm
strong called on Justice Beach, who,
i.lsr hearing the opinion of the doctor,
sued an order directing Lieut.. Smi b
ohmoye the prisoner to the upper
DOM. Policeman Atkinson, who was
Erected by the lieutenant TO remove
lie prisoner, refused to do so unless
o. Mayor so ordered. He telephoned
D. Mayor, who directed that the pris-
lsT should remain In the cell. Chief
"-O'ler remained in the station house
v n bis son throughout the night.
Ilere was a large crowd in the Pc
IT. OurI this morning 10 anticipation
Tie Iral OF Webster, but they were
'ooued to disappointment, owing to
proceedings having baen held IN
Mayors office Instead of the court
0n' Alter consultation with Justice
s'pl :. Beach, the counsel for Web
81 waived an examination and the
.rD1SuJ was released in the sum Of
NV 10 await the action OF the grand
l al The next term OF the Corpora.
'u court. Mrs. Susan G.. Webster,
OI Webster, became his surety.
.' r. urleose was represented by Messrs.
W. brent and l.. c. Barley and the
r."vuuOn by Commonwealth Attor-
laTOoTy. The Mayor was pres
Ol' leit immediately after the
'I ,ns OF an examination by Webster.
,s a'SI me proceedings, Justice Beach
.'u Lieutenant Smith if be had re-
''' d uoIe from him between 9 and
y'OcK last night requesting him
LeuIenanD to remove Webster
va We Cell 10 which he was confined
Iofe comfortable room on the
I'uu uoor Of the station house.
a. 'Venant Smith answered that he
10y 's'eiVed such a note and had di-
4, ' ~ Policeman Atkinson, who was
uu'y at the station house at the
os W carry out the Justices instruc
,1 a'u' uncture Mr.. Atkinson, who
r. 'u9a'G lie conversation, excltedly
In "I Waits minute; I'll snow
WY l dld 1t, 3" and rusned down
Ayor. '''u " 'eiePuone u We
NJ 'he Interruption, Lie Itenant
ts.' 'Ss''erated what he had previou =
,,oa ana further said that Mr.. AT.
Nil. uad Ignored his instructions
s,t 'I'' ne (Mr. A had proceeded to
Sb''puohe aud informed the Mavor
t,o, Usd transplred end that the
Nys uau informed him not to re-
TN. ,ue prisoner under any circum
hid "'nont he (the Mayor so or
asno' Beach, after hearing tn,
ea Sa u' OF the Lieutenant, ataC
II h. - usd been severely criticised
hots, part IN the matter and merel,
lsss. u set him self right.
spy remarks brought forth th,
Id rom from MIR. Atkinson, that h,
& DO, D'S M. from the Mayor ant
A,y ,,o ,u'end 10 take any to the con
I6s ',Ou other persons.i
so.s ts Beach then left the station
Ahb,. company with Common
he Attorney Marbury.
%ayoT took occasion this morn
- eO"E A COLD IN ONEDAY
tS ,1,..IiyE Bono QUIN1NE TABLET,
s " refund the money if 1t fails I
u 25c w. HRovEs's signature on esc
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