The Washington times., 1901-12-24
CURRENT EVENTS
IN ALEXANDRIA.
REPORT OF THE JAIL INSPECTORS.
City Prison Unsafe for Confinement
of Criminnis-RobcrtsC Case Dis
misscd-Firc Alarm
Proved False.

ALEXANDRIA Va, Dec 90 -- James
Roberts was arraigned in the police court
this morning on charges OF assaulting
Benjamin Scrivener and selling liquor on
Sunday. James Hepburn was arIaigned
with Roberts on the charge Of being an
accessory to the assault. Tn mayor fined
Roberts $50 on the assault cha e and dis
missed the charge of selling liquor on
Sunday. Hepburn was discharged. there
being no evidence against him. scrivener
stated that yesterday morning about II
o'clock he entered Roberts barr5om on
Lee Street and purchased drink, and
afterward the proprietor treated several
times He said he remained there until
about dark, and without any progocation
whatsoever Roberts struck him over the
head with beer bottle, iulictiag two
ugly cuts and a large bruise. Witness
stated that he believed Hepburn helped
to shove him out of the place. but was
not positive.
The funeral of Edward Rammel. whose
death occurred last Friday morning. took
place at 10 O'Clock this morning from ST.
Mary's Catholic Church and was attended
by large concourse of relatives and
friends of the deceased At the church
solemn high mass was celebrated by Rev
Father II. J. AheFn. The floral tributes
we're numerous and handsome The fol-
lowing were the palIbearers Messrs
Charles Marshall. Thomas Cation. Frank ].
Pollard, jr., Edward Wildt, Ferdinand
Knight. ana Stephen Woolls The inter
ment was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
The Alexandria County Court was in
session this morning, with Judge ]. NJ.
Love presiding. and in the case Of the con-
demnation Of lands for the Great Falls
and Old Dominion Railroad Company that
company paid into the court the amount
OF damages ascertained by the viewers OF
the lands OF several litigants.
Isaac Tancil colored. was before the
court on a writ of habeas corpus. and his
case was continued until next Monday.
Tancil recently escaped from the county
jail, where he was confined. aud was aft
erward rearrested. the charge against him
being that of beating his wife
a white tramp. giving his name as John
Anderson. and claiming to hail from
Richmond. was in the police court this
morning on the charge OF vagrancy. The
mayor sent him to the chain gang for
twenty days.
The city Jail INSPECTORS have filed in the
Corporation Court their quarterly report
of the inspection Of the city Jail. and state
that it is worse now than when they made
their last report The repairs recon-
mended by them have not. of course. vet
been made. and they do not regard it as
safe place in which to keep criminals
Their report concludes by stating that
the prisoners speak well of their treat
ment.
Christina Kultz has sold to G. T. Smith
a house and lot on the west side of
Patrick Street between Duke and Wolfe /
Streets, for 81 100. and Gardner l.. Boothe
has purchased from the Mercantile Rail-
way Building and Loan Association a
house and lot on the east side Of Fair
fax Street between Prince aad King
Streets for s5e5.
The Free Methodist Church viii hold It's |
regular quarterly conference ia its church, [
on South Lee Street. next Friday night. |
The meeting will be concluded Sunday |
night, and will be conducted by Rev.
George Eakns. of Philadelphia.
A man. who gave his name as II. L. |
Smith Of Washington. and who was ar
rested on King Street last night on the /
charge of being dis0rdcrly, forfeited S. 1
collateral today in court The police as
sert that the name given by the man was |
and they have his right name.
Christ Church aud St. PauI's Church
sunday schools will tomorrow afternoon
at > O'Clock hold thclr Christmas enter
taiumeuts in their sunday school rooms
and at both elaborate programmes will be
rendered At the conclusion OF the exer-
cises. candy will b. distributed among the
In the police court this morning, VII |
liam Johnston ColOred was fined 81, on /
"a charge Of assault. and also of cutting /
the dress Of Lizzie Majors, also rslored, |
" hile the case Of Rebccca Bransou, col |
ore.. on suspicion of the theft of S12 |
from James Craig, also cOlored. was con
tinued owing to the absence of the com /
plainant.
william Coleman, colored. who resides |
on North Henry Street has requested the |
police to be on tie lookout for his wife. |
who wandered from her home while in /
temporary state Of dcmeutia. /
A false alarm OF FIRE shortly before 10 |
O'Clock this morning brought out the en- !
tire FIRE department They proceeded to |
the extreme end of North Columbus /
Street. but without locating any fire.
The Rev. J. H. BOYD Of Falls Church
formerly presiding elder of the Washing |
ton district OF the Ne,h Hist Episcopal /
Church South. Who t-- .--1 under
going treatment At th, Saairia In
Urinary. has returned To his nome much |
improved
A. W. Armstrong is critically III At his
home on Prince Street