Evening star., 1902-08-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
ERS TO MEET.
Probable Change in Reg gdlations-Cases
Before Police Court Today
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. TO1 King St,
Bell telephone No. 100,

Bel telephone NO. 100,
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August Is, 1902
A meeting of the board of police commits
sioners will be held Wednesday evening in
the mayors office, when Mr.. Thomas A.
Fisher, who was elected at the last meeting
of the city council, will take his seat as
representative of the third ward. So far
is known there are no important cur
rent matters for consideration now pend
ing, but the meeting is looked forward to
with considerable local interest as it has
been rumOred that some of the rules now
in force for the government Of the police
department would probably be changed
One Of the ections which. it is hinted. may
be amended is that relating to the change
of the policemen on duty at the station
house every sixty days. 1t was formerly
the custom of the mayor to appoint men
for station house duty and to keep them
detailed there at his will, but the commits
sioners adopted and put into operation a
rule for a change Of the men every two
months. There has been no public express
sion from any of the present commission
ers as to their attitude in regard to this
ru... and whether or not the rumor is well
founded remains to be seen.
Offenders in the Tolls.
Several offenders against the peace and
dignity of the city of Alexandria took
this morning. Mayor Simpson presiding.
The sum of S. was collected from Sylvester
Quail for disorderly conduct. and a SINH
lar amount in each case was extracted from
James Bradley and Robert Smith, respec-
lively, charged with drunkenness on the
street Henry Mason appeared against
William Saunders, charging him with as
sault. Both are colored. Henry averred
that William had visited his house and
raised a terrible row. Ii became neces-
sary, the former declared, to cast the Wis
itor out, whereupon the elected one flew"
for a brickbat with which he assaulted
Henry. When 1t came Williams time to
talk the mayor listened patiently to a con-
fiicting story and then said the fine would
amount to s..
another colored lad named Frank Moore
was required to deposit s.. Unless Joseph
is able to produce the same amount he will
spend his vacation pulling grass between
the cobble stones, as the evidence adduced
got him into trouble with the court.
Celia Johnson, colored, wore an express
sion of deepest scorn as she listened to one
of her white neighbors who told the mayor
some startling things about the house she
was alleged to keep. But Celia's visage
changed when the mayor said that IS would
settle the difficulty.
The case of John Green. colored. charged
with assault, was continued until tomor-
row.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Ernest Travers, whose death by suicide
occurred last Thursday. took place Sunday
afternoon at o'clock at his late home.
2O8 Queen street. Rev. ]. A. Jeffers of
Trinity M. E. Church officiated, and the
interment was made In the Methods.
Protestant cemetery. The palIbearers were
Messrs. Ferdinand knight. Samuel Elliott,
John Travers George Proctor. George
Klaus and Albert McCuen.
Joseph Jonas, who was arrested a few
days ago on suspicion Of stealing a watch
from w. S. Weaver. residing at 1913 Duke
street. has been released from custody, the
complainant falling to prosecute. Soon
after the theft was reported the watch was
recovered from a pawnbroker In Washing
ton by Officer James T. Smith.
Rev. ]. P. Stump. pastor OF he NJ e.
Church South; Rev. z. V. Register OF Bal
timore, and Mr.. Charley Stump left this
morning for the Loudoun camp meeting
where they will spend a week. Last even
ing Rev. Mr.. Register preached to a con-
gregation which crowded the building to
the gallery in the Southern Methodist
Church.
The funeral of John p. Clarke. whose
death occurred Saturday morning, took
place this afternoon from the Masonic
Temple on Cameron street, where the re-
mains laid in state yesterday and this
morning. Members Of Alexandria Wash
ington Lodge OF which he was one OF the
oldest members al the tina OF his death, at
tended in a body, and there were present
also members from Andrew Jackson Lodge.
The remains were inferred in Christ Church
cemetery with rhe rites of Masonry.
Marion Virginia, the little daughter CT
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew beavers died yester-
| day morning at the residence of her grand
| mother, Mrs. Nancy Hail 425 North Pat
rick street The funeral will take place
from the residence the evening az
o'clock