Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-24
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BODY OF COLoRED MAN FOUND
FLOATING IN RIVER.
Nothing Discovered by Which It Might
Be Identified-Attorney Generals
Views Of Registration Law.
Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. "a, 1902.
A man named Lucien Hayden found the
body of colored man floating in the dock
at the Baltimore and Ohio railroad trans
fer slip about $50 o'clock this morning.
He notified police headquarters and under
direction Of DR.. William r. Purvis, the cor
oner the remains were removed to the I'M
dertaking rooms of William Domaine & Son,
where an autopsy was performed by DR..
Purvis, assisted by DR.. ]. T. Miller. No
marks of violence nor anything to indicate
foul play were found. and deeming coro-
ners inquest unnecessary Dr. Purvere d.
rected that interment be made at the ex
pense Of the city.
The body was in an advanced state Of
decomposition and had apparently been in
the water three or four weeks. The features
were beyond recognition and there was
nothing about the clothing that might lead
to the identity of the dead man. His cloth
ing consisted of an ordinary undershlrt.
cheap striped trousers and a pair of COM
mon shoes. The man was probably thirty
five or forty years Of age and had weighed
about $50 pounds, as well as could be
judged.
Hearing Of Damage Suit.
The circuit court for this city Is engaged
again today in the hearing Of the suit Of
NILS Laura ftiuSeWdy dSdluSl liAS " ASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
way for $4,000 damages for personal in
juries alleged to have been received In an
accident on the defendant company's road
in October 1900. The examination OF the
witnesses for the defense consumed most
of the morning session of the court. The
case will probably go to the jury late this
afternoon. The suit of Thomas G. Hoy
against the same company for $4,000 dam
ages for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived in the same accident is set for hear
ing tomorrow.
Congressional Convention Tomorrow.
The eighth district congressional conven-
ton to nominate q republican candidate for
Congress will assemble in Schuler's Hall, in
this city, at noon tomorrow. The conven-
ton will be called to order by District
Chairman H. B. Dodge of Manassas. and
will probably be in session only two or
three hours. 1t is generally believed that
w. K. Skinker of Fauquer county will re-
ceive the nomination. though others prom
inently mentioned for the honor are M. X.
Lowery of Stafford and J. NJ Thorne OF
Fairfax.
Opinion Regarding Voters Rights.
A semi-of1i cial opinion, recently given by
Attorney General Anderson, will have an
important bearing on the registration for
the next and succeeding elections. Mr..
George r. Rowland, resident of Wash
ington, burt claiming the right Of suffrage,
was refused the right to register in Alex
aHdria and appealed to the corporation
court. Judge Norton. however denied the
appeal. but stated at the time that this
case would form no precedent for others,
and that each case would have to stand on
Its own merits. In his opinion the attorney
general states that the object Of the con-
stitution in prescribing a residence of two
years In the state and one year in the
county as prerequisite to voting was to
exclude a floating and irresponsible class,
Washington who claim the county as their
legal residence.
The text Of Attorney General Anderson's
opinion follows:
The rule as to residence has not been and
ought not to be strictly enforced in respect
to residents of the District of Columbia,
and particularly employees and officers of
the United States government who, having
left their respective states with the purpose
of returning and retaining their domicile
and citizenship therein, do not, by accept
ing Office or employment under the govern
ment or residing under such circumstances
in the District of Columbia, lose their resi-
dence and citizenship In their respective
states. The District OF Columbia being the
common property OF all the states, such
residence there has been treated as not an
abandonment Of the home and domicile Of
the citizen of the state from which he has
come into said District. or course each
case, as 1t arises, must be decided by the
board OF registrars from al the facts and