Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-11
Ar FAIRS m ALEXANDRIA
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN POLICE
COMMISSIONER AND MAYOR.
Mayor SIMPSONS Statement Cnndi-
dates for the Coming Election
-c.cucraI Notes.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 1rI King st,
Bell Telephone. No. fD6,
ATEN ,NDRIA. April II. 1901.

wcrr given a fresh impetus when h" COM
rEissioUers met last evening and declared
the mayors action in the recent suspcn-
sion Of Officers Lylcs ana Wilkinson null
and void Ii has been quite a while since
Mayor Simpson attended one of the meet
iHSS Vt tho board.
After taking tho action noted last night
the commissioners passed n rule requiring
Oficers LyIes and Wilkinson 10 appear he
fore them next Wednesday to stand trial
or the charge Of assaultjns Lieut. Smith
In the resolution adopted it was set forth
that in reviewing the action If the mayor
, in the ease the board had reached the con-
ciuSion that his Judgment was not only in
disregard of tn" law in both It's letter and
sni"it. hrt failed To meet the requirements
of 1iSCI-lirP
Tha following amendment to section No.
~ of the police rules was read and notice
given that it would be brought u0 for ac-
ton ut the next nCetiuG: 1t is ordered
that the chief 81 police. or officer acting in
his place will make every two months q
detail of three policemen from the roster
of tn" force In Regular order for duty at the
police station house. such detail alternating
I'm regular order and at regular intervals
for station house duty. to patrol and other
duty and from patrol and other duty to the
police station duty. This rule shall be in
force from its passage after May /. 1901"
Chief Webster read a paragraph from
local paper in which Mayor Simpson Criti-
cised his action in compelling Thomas
OErien. who was arrested here recently on
the charge Of VaSrancy. to be taken into
custody by an officer from Washington. al
though the prisoner demanded rcduistion
papers. The chief said he wished to be
punished if ne had don" wrong. Commits
Sioncr Bryant directed IN" chief To submit
the matter TN writing, and sail Il wouIu re-
ceiv" attention at the next meeting.
An order was entered directing cX-SerEt.
Smith To appear before the board Weducs-
day evening next to stand trial Of violating
section 80 Of the police regulations Com
missioner Bryant asked Chief Webster for
information regarding a published state
ment that n certain policeman had been
drunk at a Masonic banquet given at Ar
mpry Hall more than a year ago. Can't
Webster replied that he knew nothing more
IMAM was contained in the publication re-
ferred to- Commissioner Bryant then ask
ed II II was not an open secret that several
efhrers friendly to Mayor Simpson. were
Intoxicated on the occasion in question
Chief Webster said he had heard a r1lrnor
shat other policeman We're drunk that
night
Mayor simpsons Statement.
When seen by reporter for The Star
Mayor Simpson took up several items in
he proceedings of the commissioners, and
what he said was most emphatic In re-
gard to the rule providing for a regular
change of the men detailed to act at the
station house the mayor said ne wnuld dis
rose OF that matter by the simple state
ment that he would not give il the slight
est attention.
He SAID there would be no change IN the I
Present arrangement at the police station /
referring to the statements made AZ the /
session last evening that he had been in
formed Of drunkenness on the par! IF some
officers, friendly to him. at the Masonic /
banquet above mentioned. Mayor Simpson /
'naracterlzed 1t as an absolute falsehoOd, /
without any foundation whatever He went
on 10 state that he had heard Of but tn. one
ease Of drunkenness. which he had men
TONED To Chief Webster, and the latter. he
Al f-4lt.4 f.y=,,. e LsLE
si'ners- Concerning the case Of Thomas
OBrien. the mayor said he was taken
from the police station in Mayor simpsons
absence by order Of Chief Webster and
given into the hands of a negro officer from
Washington, although the latter had no /
requiSluun papers. Mayor Simpson said
the chlefs explanation next morning was
that the police had authority to send a
EasTant out of the city. The mayor pointed
out to the chief the difference hetween
sendlnS q Vag- out of town and surrender
ing him 70 the officers Of another furisdic-
Law. "
Candidates for City Offices
"A meeting Of the city democratic COM
m1ttfe was held in the chamber of the
board Of aldermen last night and the fol-
lowing candidates announced their fnten
ton of running in the democratic primary
u be held on the 10th instant: For MAYOR
George l. Simpson: auditor f. F. Price
and Richard Latham. collector of taxes.
r r German. clerk of gas s l. Monroe.
corporation attorney. Gardner l.. Booth-:
Inspector of lumber. James l.. Adams;
measurer of wood and bark Charles Good
rich.
First ward-Roard of aldermen Peter
Aitcheson. William Doble and n P. t,
Burke; council, Thomas l.. RisheilI Alton
Moore, William p WoolIs. Huberf snow
den. Joseph F. Rodgers, J. II. Trimyer Ed
gar + Thompson and Harry r. Burke;
magistrates Ernest Craven and s. c. Swain:
constable, Luther Hayden
Second ward-Alder1nan Thee Rauanae-.
council, +. Z. Lawler. Henry Bladder VIM
Desmond. J. u. Normoyle. A II Thompson
and ;. X Fisher: magistrates \. w. Sin
cIair. John Haynes and William Tatsa-
paughi constable =. Voggelgsane
Third ward-Aidermen. j r. \. Curtain
ana r T. Downham; council. Frederick j.
IAN. George A Apgtch. b. b. Smith. W. H.
Heilmuth. Albert Bryan, j. T Harrison
Louis Brill ana John T johnson: nagis
trate. Richard Cox.
F3usth war4--Alaerman. J. T. Sweeney:
council. J.. l.. thier. F. c. Spiuks ir +, :
Iealbea ter, James McCuen. Charles +
Nra:e, Richard Tucker and Robert Elliott:
magistrate, Richard Rowland
II WIS stated that the cost of The, nrir,arx,
would be 500.
Election of Officers
The stockholders Of the Alexandria Per-
petual Building Association have eIectea
the fe!l-wirS officers 70 serve for the en-
suing year: Park Asnew. president: JUS
tus Schneider. secretary: NJ 4. Harlow.
treasurer; directors. Messrs. Joseph Kauf-
man. ". p Graves Samuel I.idsay. Fora
tllI and i. Mex. Baldwin: trustees Nessrs
Lewis Mex Bel, Samuel F. Fisher and w
F. Latham. examining committee Nessrs
j. u Nornoyle, James r. Cation and p
Nick Baldwin.
General Matters
Mr. Charles Sherwood, son Of Policeman
Joshua Sherwood, and Miss Ida Hum
phArlss. both of this city. were quietly mar
Fled last evening at the parsonage of the
TRINITY NJ r. Church The ceremony was
performed by Rev j. A. LETTERS. After the
marriage the couple left for a northern
bridal tour They will reside here
Mrs. Lizzie g. wning has issued an
nouncement cards for the marriage of her
daughter. Miss Clara EVELYN Chewing TO
Mr. Charles Phillips Mahood of Lynch
burg. Va The ceremony will take place
in the First Baptist Church on the night
Of he ir.sf mt