Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
OFFICER Ari,1sgo,s NOT BLAMED
FOR KILLING ROBERT posEY.
d. VI
Special Session of Police Court to Con-
alder TIE eh.e-Buria
of Tem6lar Victims.
rediiHA Star Bureau,
No. 7O1 King ST.,
Bell Telephone, No. 100,

| <AIII<A<a>NA>Asa@Asl ~ d., August 4,
| Officer Weston Atkinson stands acquitted
| of any blame in Ehe killing of Robert Po-
sey, which occurred Thursday evening
| while the policeman was attempting to place
him and his brother Walter under arrest, as
reported in The Star. After the coroner's
| jury had rendered its verdict yesterday af-
| ternoon commencing Atkinson for faithful
| and fearless discharge of duty in the mat
| ter, special session of the police court
was held at 8 o'clock to investigate the
shooting. Those witnesses who testified be-
fore the coroners jury were heard in the
mayors court. There was nothing new in
| the evidence adduced, and Mayor Simpson
| in disposing Of the case, dismissed the Of
| ficer from custody and complmented him
for faithful performance of duty. The
mayor expressed great regret at the unhap-
Ply occurrence and commented upon the
| rashness of resisting an officer of the law
Walter Posey, who was shot through the
right lung in the battle with Policeman At
kinson is still alive at his home, No. 101
Prince street, though his condition is con-
sidered to be critical. The attending ply
sicians believe that he has a chance of
| recovery. Robert Posey's funeral will
take place tomorrow afternoon.
Templar's Victims Buried.
Funeral services over the remains of En-
gtneer Charles E. Wood and Mate Jerome
Moore, whose deaths occurred in the explo-
sion of the tug Templar in Baltimore har-
Dor Monday afternoon, were held at B.
Wheatley's undertaking rooms, on King
street. Throngs of rivermen, friends and
relatives of the deceased attended both
funerals and placed floral tributes on the
Baskets The funeral of Mate Moore took
place at 10 o'clock this morning Rev. Faith
er Richard L. Carne of St. Mary's Church
conducted the services. Interment was made
in ST. Marys Church. Engineer Wood
was buried this afternoon. The services
We're conducted by Rev. ]. A. letters OF
Trinity Church and the interment was
made in the Methodist Protestant Gene
terry.
Strange Conduct Causes Arrest.
An aged man who gave his name as
James Brown of New York was before
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning for examination on the charge of
lunacy The man was picked up at River
side Park, In Fairfax county. yesterday by
the crew of an electric train on the Mount
Vernon division. His strange conduct had
excited suspicion and the police depart
nent had been asked to take him into Gus
tody. Being out of Alexandria's jurisdiction,
the request was refused, and. above
stated the man was brought to this city
on the train. He was dismissed with in
structions to leave. the city. Mayor Simp-
son said he would put a stop to the bringing
of vags and disreputabe parties to Alex
andria to- be cared for by the city.
General and Personal.
"A tournament and coronation ball will be
held at ahnear Arlington, Alex
andria county. Wednesday, August s. The
chief marshal wifi be +. V. Cleveland. and
John o. ShaughaesseE and Homer Works
will act assistant tharshals. The judges
will be W. H. Palmer George Head. Curtis
B. Graham, Mr. qPelHf}1 and Oscar Haring.
James F.. Clements 0wfl be orator of the
day and George;iH. Rucker orator of the
evening. The charge will be delivered to
the knights at o'clock
The Young People STA uxilary of the Del
Ray M E. Church South gave a lawn party
last evening at the residence OF Mr.. Charles
Price, near DeltSFay' About 80 people
We're present and the evening was made
pleasant by muste1ani singing and various
forms of amusernenfo The money raised
will be devoted to 1.-THE church extension
fund. II ,I,ISf ..- ....,
The remains oftJeseph-J. Wiles. who died
iaSst night at Providence Hospital In Wash
iEgton. have been Brought to this city. The
funeral services will take place tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock from ST. Mary's
Church.
Lee. colored was assessed $40 for assault
ing Taylor Tibbs. John Mcfarland, charged
with vagrancy, was placed ON diet of
bread and, water
The services at the railroad reading rooms
tomorrow afternoon will be conducted by
Rev. j. A. LETTERS of Trinity Church
An infant child of Mr.. Frank Powell died
last night at its parents home on South
Patrick street.