Evening star., 1902-08-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
WOMAN CHARGED WITH VIoLAT-
ING Jim CROW" LAW.
Deposit of SIS as Collateral Forfeited
This Morning-Engine Pilot
Wrecked-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau
No 7O1 King 81.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 49, 1892
The Jim Crow law was again brought
into notice in the police court this morning
when the case Of Mrs. NJ. w. Hayson, col
ored. was called. The sum Of s. collateral.
which was deposited by the defendant last
night after her arrest on the charge Of vio-
lating the law, was forfeited by her non
appearance In court this morning. Officers
Beach and Gill went to the Royal street
office of the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon railroad yesterday afternoon
in response to a call from Conductor Yer
non and placed the woman under arrest.
She refused to go with the officers, resist
ing their attempts to take her by clinging
to the seats. and declaring that she would
not submit to arrest. Finally, however,
they conducted her to the station house.
where she told Captain Webster that she
lived III Washington. She expressed her de-
termination to employ counsel and fight the
case. She was accompanied by little boy,
presumably her son.
The trouble with the woman occurred on
a train coming to this city from Mount
tion reserved for white people and refused
to move to the rear when the conductor
went to her and explained the law on the
subject.
Engine Partly Wrecked.
A peculiar railroad accident. the second
of its kind at the same place within the
past few months, occurred early this morn
ing at King and Fayette streets. when the
pilot of a heavy freight locomotive on the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
road pioughed into the cross rails Of the
electric railroad track and wrecked the
fore part OF the engine. Fortunately the
train was proceeding at a slow rate or a
serious wreck would probably have result
ed 1t was. about $50 o'clock when the
accident occurred. The train. which was a
long and heavy freight, was going north
when 1t was brought to a sudden and Jar
ring stop by the collision Of the cowcatch-
er with the cross rails Apart from q shak-
ing up the engineer and fireman were unin-
jured. About two months ago a freight
train tore up the rails of the electric road
at the Fayette street crossing.
General Matters.
John Green. coIored, appeared before
Mayor Simpson In the police court this
morning and charged that William Level,
also coIored, had dealt him a knockout
blow few evenings since from which he
had not recovered consciousness until half
hour later. After the testimony Of the
complainant the defendant reasoned long
and earnestly with the mayor. but to no
effect. as a fine Of IS was imposed.
The contractors for the repaving of King
street have been notified by the officials of
the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railroad that the new Improved
grooved rails to be used In place Of the old
ones on King street win arrive here In
about three weeks. The work of curbing
along the line of the Improvement has been
nearly completed. and the first installment
Of bricks for the paving has arrived
The Alexandria district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. comprising
the churches of that denomination In Alex
andrta, Fairfax, Lordoun and other coun-
ties In this section. will open this evening
at Herndon. Fairfax county. The opening
sermon will be delivered at 8 o'clock by
Rev. Warren Burr, Rev. w. A Lytle being
the alternate. Business sessions Will be
held Wednesday and Thursday and the
annual meeting Of the district .Epworth
League will take place Friday.
The remains OF Miss Elizabeth Worthing-
ton, whose death occurred yesterday after
noon at her home on Seminary H1l. will be
carried to Baltimore for interment. Miss
Worthington was sixty-two years of age.
and was a daughter OF the late George Y.
Worthington- She formerly resided in this
city. where she had many friends.