The Washington times., 1902-07-31
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Henry Kloppmeier Beaten
by Unidentified Men.
Charged With Maltreating His House
keeper-Alderman Hill to Build
Apartment House.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 30.-Henry
| Kloppmeier. who resides on North ST
| Asaph Street. near Pendleton Street
and who is employed at the plant OF
the Robert Portner Brewing Company,
reported &c the police this morning
that last night about II o'clock six men
knocked at the door of his house. and,
after gaining admittance. seized him,
bound him hand and foot. and gave him
severe thrashing. They also placed a
rope about his neck and threatened to
hang him.
The whipping is said to have been due
to a report that for some time past
| Kloppmeier has been in the habit of
beating a woman who does his house
keeping.
The police are endeavoring to ascer-
| tain the names of his assailants.
Kloppmeier's cries for help created
considerable excitement in the neigh
I borhood.
At the police station Kloppmeicr
stated that he did not suspect the mis-
sion of his visitors. He therefore ad
faitted them without any hesitation. and
they set upon him before he realized
their intent
Kloppmeier exhibited a scar on his
head and said that this was made with a
brick in the hands of one of his as
sailants. Kloppmeier stated that the
men were not masked. but that he rec
ognized only one of them.
When asked by Sergeant Goods what
was the occasion for the trouble, Klopr
meier at first protested ignorance as 70
the cause, but afterward admitted that
yesterday he had some trouble with
the woman who keeps house for him.
1t Is reported that on several occasions
Kloppmeier had been warned by his fell
low-workmen at the brewery, mostly
Germans. against maltreatin9 the
woman. and yesterday the report was
circulated that he struck her, and this
accounts for the thrashing he received.
Alderman ]. NJ Hill is having plans
prepared for an apartment house which
will cost In the neighborhood Of 81 900.
The proposed building is to be located
on the west side OF Royal Street, be-
tween Prince and Duke Streets, OPP
posite Armory Hall. The building viii
be modern in every particular.
The excursion given to Marshall Hall
yesterday under the auspices OF st.
Mary's Roman Catholic Sunday School
was success in every particular, and
the committee having charge Of the af-
fair are highly pleased over the out
come.
Elston Franklin Taylor. an infant son
of Mr. Stephen and Mrs. Virginia Tay- |
lor, died at an early hour this morning
at its parents residence, corner OF
Queen and Pitt Streets. The funeral /
will take place at 2:30 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon.
The track of the Washington, Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail- I
way Company on Fairfax Street, be- |
tween Prince and Franklin Streets,
which for some time past has been /
abandoned, is being removed. This is /
being done preparatory to making the 1
loop on the blocks bounded by King |
Prince, Fairfax. and Royal Streets.
Miss Emma Smith, daughter o: Lie
ant Smith. Of the police force,
Ill on the return trip OF th
Charles Manchester from Mar t! at-
last night She was conveyed
by residence and medical fF
summoned For a time her .yr
was alarming. Tonight she
with another spell.
The local police have been
to look out for Daniel McCar
tecn-ycar- old white boy, who s
in Washington on the charg5
ting a man last night. His fail
tain of canal boat No. is.
expected that his son would 7.4
here. The father stated tha
was not with him. and he be
he is In Washington.
Isaac Cartwright. colored.
evening fell down the elevate
the icing station OF the Arm
pany. en- the tracks of the
Railway Company. west OF
sustained bad scalp wounv
bruised. Dr. N.
rendered medical assistance.
Harvey l.. Allen son OF Poll
len. who is employed a. the =.
Factory yesterday stumbled ~
of ice at the factory and fel
ing several bruises.
Mrs. James Preen. who resi-
northwest corner of Gibbon al .a.
Streets. was pdralyzed at her
terday. This is the second ii,
suffered a stroke recently
Delegate James X. Cation. H rapr
sents Alexandria city and cou
State Legislature, has return
home In this city, that body / Wig
journed.
Marian Scrivener, infant da
Mr.. Thomas f. and Mrs. Sarah a.
ener. died last night at her
residence.