The Washington times., 1901-07-11
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

Appeals in the case of C. s. Way. agent
! for Gately. Elberson & Co. of Baltimore.
who was convicted in this city in the
mayors court last July on the charge OF
peddling pictures and frames in this city
without having obtained a license. and
was fined 500. The final decision in the
case By the Supreme Court of Appeals is
awaited with much interest.
After Mr.. Way was arrested and fined
the firm he represented employed Messrs.
S. G.. Brent and Eugene B. Taylor as
legal counsel. and from the mayors judg
ment an appeal was taken. The record
and petition for writ Of error and super
sedeas was recently submitted TO the
Court of Appeals by Mr.. Ways attorneys,
and they were today notified that Judge
Whittle. for the court, had granted the
writ of error and that the case will be
heard by the court.
Mr.. Ways attorneys. il is understood.
will contend that the present law of Vir-
ginia is unconstitutional and void. as il
discriminates against nOn-residents In
favor of RESIDENT. and that it seeks to
regulate commerce among the States,
which Congress alone. under the Consti-
tuition of the United States, has power to
regulate, and that it prevents a non
resident manufacturer, from selling his
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first obtaining license for that purpose.
Policeman John T. Roberts was. at 10
o'clock this morning. arraigned in the
police court before Mayor George L
Simpson on complaint of Lieut.. James
Smith. who charged him with being
asleep while on duty on Tuesday morn
ing last. The mayer after hearing the
evidence in the case suspended the ac-
cused for fifteen days
Lieutenant Smith was the first witness
to testify In the case, and stated that at
about O'Clock yesterday morning he
found Policeman Roberts asleep in the
vestibule of the residence occupied by
George Brent on Henry Street. near
Cameron Street, and that he found il a
difficult matter to awake him. Afterward
he summoned Policeman Howson and
Griffin, and, after some time they sue
ceeded in getting the officer out of his
apparently dazed condition The two po-
lcemen I'm question corroborated the
Iieutenants S evidence.
Policeman Roberts titen took the stand
in his own behalf. and stated that he was
sorry to have been in such a condition
as to cause him to be reported. He then
stated that Mr.. Brent recently had some
domestic troubles and that he had stop
ped at the house for the purpose of keep
ing him company for awhile, and that
on account of the humidity Of the at
mosphere he had fallen asleep. There
were no other witnesses, and the mayor
then imposed sentence.
Miss Katherine Bauer, resiling at l22e
King Street, had narrow escape from
being seriously burned yesterday morn
ing by gasoline stove. The young lady
after having lighted the stove, aad gone
to another part of the house. During her
absence a kettle of water boiled over into
a skillet quenching the flames. and in the
meantime the gasoline steadily dripped
from the reservoir into the skillet Miss
Bauer, taking the contents of the skillet
to be water, applied a match for the pur-
pose of relighting the stove. The flames
at once spread in all directions, and did
considerable damage. Miss Bauer be-
came terrified and ran upstairs and es-
capped injury. Her brOther-in-law, sup
posing that she was on fire. picked up
blanket and ran to her rescue. After as
certaining that such was not the case,
he returned downstairs and quenched the
flames.
The trustees of the Episcopal TheoIogi-
cal Seminary met this morning in St
Paurs Chapel and a new chair was es-
ta5lished, called Professor OF English
Bible and Introduction to the Holy Scrip
lures" The Rev. Bergman Green. of
Christ Church, was elected adjunct pro-
feSsor of the chair, and accepted. After
transacting some routine business the
trustees adjourned.
]. Peter Brenner of this city. who has
been in the Philippine Islands for the
Mr.. Brenner brings back large number
of souvenirs.
F. E. Lawler. who was last night elect
ed police commissioner from the Second
ward, today qualified before Mayor Simp-
son by taking the required oath OF Of
flee. Mayor Simpson will be present at
the next meeting. For some time past
the mayor has not attended the meetings
of the board.
Emma Louise Woodward. the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wood
ward. died this morning at her grand
mothers home on Fayette Street
The stockholders of the National Roller
and Ballbearing Company, which was re-
Gently chartered in this city, met here
yesterday afternoon and organized with
the officers named in the charter. which
has heretofore appeared in The Times.
Champ Walker has been appointed ship
ping clerk of the river steamers in the Of
flee OF William NJ. ReardOn & CO., on the
Strand
The Methodist Protestant Sunday School
of this city and the Baptist Sunday School
of Falls Church today gave an excursion
to River View. The Mount Vernon Council.
Daughters of America. gave one to Mar
shall Hail. Both were well attended.
Martha Johnson. a well-known coiored
woman. died yesterday ct her home on
South Royal Street. The deceased was
the wife OF John Johnson, a well-knOwn
street preacher.
Policemen James Griffin, James Howsep,
and Arthur Davis will, commence TO take
their annual ten days vacation tomorrow
The Schooner .Rebeeca. TeuIane arrived
here this morning from Nova Scotia with
lump plaster for the Alexandria Fertilizer
and Chemical Company. The vessel was
Hospital Service. who issued a clean bill
of health