The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-08
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

| ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. THE Octo.
Der term of the Corporation Court will
commence tomorrow Iaorning. Several i'm
| up. Frank Price, poEce commissioner
representing the Second ward. will appear
before Judge J. K. NJ Norton to answer
a writ quo warranto issued by the Com
| monwealth's Attorney Leonard Marbury,
| on application Of ex-Polieeman Frank C.
| Spinks, jr. Proceedings are instituted
against Mr. Price with a view OF testing
his eligibility to act as police commits
sioner and hold a Government Office at
the same time.
Mrs. Annie L. Moore. widow of William
S. Moore, died at her home, 100 Duke
Street, at a late hour last night, after a
protracted illness. The deceased was we'll
known throughout the city and highly es-
teemed. Mrs. Moore was seventy eight
years of age and is sur, ived by five sons
City Councilman Alton Moore, Norman
Moore, Joseph Moore. William Moore, and
Charles Moore. The funeral will take
place from St. Mary's Catholic Church, of
which deceased was member. Tuesday
morning a $3.50 o'clock.
Mrs. Ellie Reece, wife of John L. Reece,
aged thirty six, died at her residence, 932
The deceased is survived by a husband
and three chi.iren. Mrs. -Reece was well
known in that sc ION of the city. The
funeral will take place Tuesday after
noon from St. Mary's Catholic Church.
A crap game in progress at Lucas Hall,
in North Henry Street, was brought to an
abrupt close last evening by the appear
ance of Sergeant Smith and Policemen
Dean, Wilkinson. Knight, and Beach. The
s,f,
no idea of the minions of the law swoop-
ing down on them. As the police entered
the hall they were greeted by the cries of
come seben," come eleben," and other
crap phrases. The participants seeing
they were hemmed in submitted TO the in
evitable and Edward Davis. Tim Wilson,
Bun Lee. William Norton, French Ross,
Benjamin Lucas, Charles Poindexter,
James Parker, Charles Davis. and Edward
Collins. all colored. were arrested. They
will be arraigned in the police court to-
morrow morning.
An unusually large docket will come
before Mayor George L. Simpson tomor-
row morning. The following prisoners
will be arraigned: Robert Martin, drunk
and indecent conduct; William Yelling
ton, drunk and disorderly: Ellis Day.
Thomas Blondheim, and Jerry Simr1s, col
ored, charged with gambling; ten negroes,
CudTbeu Win SHpolliiB dps Iu5en5 I1Oi-
lard. colored, charged with highway rob
berry; Joseph Lee, colored, charged with
assaultlng and beating his brother; Lewis
Carr, colored drunk and disor6erly, ard
Edward Davis, colored, charged with the
same offence.
Eugene Pollard, colored, is detained at
Police Headquarters on the charge of
highway robbery. The complainant in the
case is John Christian, also eolored. Chris
tian last evening entered the grocery store
of W. II. Peck at the southeast corner of
Payne and Queen Streets. for the purpose
of making purchase. Christian produced |
an envelope containing 81, his weeks earn
ings when a negro. standing in the store. |
grabbed the envelope and made of. This !
morning Pollard was arrested on suspicion |
of having committed the theft. Christian |
was notified and appeared at the station |
house and positively identified Pollard Is |
the thief Subsequently he appeared and |
stated that it was case of mistaken iden !
tity, and that Pollard was not the man.
Pollard is still detained. and the case will |
be thoroughly investigated tomorrow morn
ing.
The Alexandria County Board of Super
visors will hold a meeting tomorrow morn
ing at the. county court house, when bids
will, it Is expected, be opened for building
a road from the south end of Long Bridge
to Fort Runyou, in the county. The road
Is TO be of macadam. People residing in
that vicinity say a road is badly needed.
A free fight occurred in the white