Evening star., 1901-07-18
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
MEETING LASTr NIGHT OF THE
POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
Revival of Questions of Difference
With Mayor Sim m.son-Genernl
and PERSONAL Matters.
Evening star Bureau,
M. 1M King street,
Bell Telephone No. 1O6,

Evening star Bureau,
NJ. 7M King street,
Bell Telephone No. 1O6,
ALEXANDRIA,, Va. July Is. 1901
In the absence of Mayor Simpson Acting
Mayor Paff presided at the regular monthly
meeting of the board of police commission
ers held last evening. In addition there
were present Commissioners Bryant, Miller
and Lawler. 1t was the first meeting at
tended by the new commissioner, Mr.. Law
ler, he having been recently elected by the
city council to succeed Commissioner Price.
The reading of the monthly report OF
Chief Webster was the first business taken
up. The principal item in the statement
was the report of the suspension OF Police
man John T. Roberts for fifteen days by
Mayor Simpson, on the charge OF being
asleep while on duty, preferred. by Lieut.
Smith. Commissioner Bryant stated that
it devolved upon the board either to ap-
prove or set aside the verdict of the mayor.
He referred to a decision OF Judge keHn.
which, he said, showed that the action OF
the mayor In such cases was subject to the
subsequent decision Of the board. He SAID
also that Mayor Simpson had not recog-
nized the commissioners in these matters,
and, consequently, the board had often
ignored his decisions.
Commissioner Lawler stated that he be-
lieved from a recent conversation he had
held with the mayor, 1t was his intention
to notify the commissioners of his action In
doing so by being called away from the
city. For himself the commissioner stated
that he had not given the matter any at
tention, and he therefore asked that It's
consideration be deferred until the next
meeting. This was finally agreed to.
On question raised by Policemen Tray
ers and Young as to whether it was neces-
sary for them to take their annual vaca-
ton at present, while doing duty at the
station house, or to wait until the fall,
when they had prepared to leave, the board
decided that 1t was a matter Of small i'm
portance and one which could be settled
by the chief of police, provided it did not
interfere with the service at the police sta
ton.
Mr.. Lawler asked if there was any rule
against policemen smoking while on duty.
A reference to the book of rules and regu-
lations showed that there was no such re->
striction. but the matter will be taken up
at the next meeting, when resolution COW
ering the case will probably be passed.
adjourned.
Falls Into DisfavOr.
Mystery and matrimony combined to
cause trouble for the Rev. G. c. Spence,
who recently located in this city, claiming
to hail from Brunson, S. c., and the COM
bination was sufficiently strong to cause
in the church. MIR. Spence appeared at the
parsonage of Trinity NJ. E. Church In June
and introduced himself to Rev. j. A. JET
fers, the pastor of the church. as minis
ter of that denomination. Thereafter he
abided at the home of the pastor and be-
came a communicate at his church Mat
ters, it is said, moved along smoothly in
the everyday life of the visitor until last
Saturday night, when he applied to his
host to unite him In marriage with a young
woman who, he said, was a widow from
New York. The pastor recalled having
seen in local paper the death notice of a
woman In Savannah. Ga, which Identified,
her the wife of MIR. Spence. He recalled
also that Mr. Spence did not attend the In
terment, and, wondering greatly at the
strange conduct of his visitor refused to
tie the Knot Later, however, the ceremony
was performed by Rev. E. V. REGISTER Of
the NJ E. Church South.
Sunday morning the pastor laid the cir
cumstances before his church and it
decided that Mr.. Spence should no longer
retain his connection with that body.
General Matters.
Mrs. Rebecca Greenwell, widow of John
A. Greenwell, died at an early hour this
morning at her home on Wolfe street. De-
ceased was seventy-eight years of age
She was well known, and her death is re-
GREETED by a large number of friends. She
was the mother of Mr.. William H. Green
well, vice principal of Washington public
school The funeral will take place Satur--
day morning.
John Simms was before Acting Mayor
Paff in the police court this morning. On
the blotter the charge against him read,
Drunk and making the night hideous''
ItsWasn testified that the prisoner had de-
veloped a propensity for singing several
popular airs the street after midnight,
and a fine of s.. 90 imposed. ,,'I
Don p. Hurley, who was arrested yester-
day afternoon on the charge Of stealing
81 600 from the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company, as reported in The Star,
was taken before Judge Norton Of the cor
poration court at a late hour yesterday at
ternoon. and was admitted to bail in the
sum Of 81 600.
Miss Halle Chichester Of Stafford county
is visiting Miss Fannie B. Smith at her
home on Duke street
Mrs. Matte Hinkin and her two children
have gone to spend short time with
friends in Delaware.
Second Lieutenant Julian Y Williams of
the Alexandria Light Infantry has received
telegram from Richmond announcing
that he had passed his recent military ex-
animation In that city with a high mark
Misses Lillian and Ruth Herr of Louis
VILE KY, sisters of Mrs. Bickham, are
visiting at the home of Major Bickham on
North Washington street.