Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SHOOTING ARRAY OF SUNDAY
AIRED IN POLICE COURT.
Albert Valentine, the Wounded Man,
Fined $40 for His Share
In Disturbance.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 7O1 King st.
Rell TeleDhppe No 1OR.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 10, 1902.
The details of a shooting ARRAY which oc
CURED Sunday morning on Wolfe street
near Patrick street in which a colored man
named Albert Valentine received two slight
flesh wounds, were told this morning be-
fore Mayor Simpson in the police court
Frederick w. Valid, elderly Prussian,
who is employed In the shops of the South
ern railroad, was in the dock charged with
the assault. Valentine. whose wounds were
not of serious nature, was also on trial
for his part in the disturbance.
Several witnesses were examined. Two
or three colored persons stated that Mr.
Valid had overstepped the bounds of pro-
priety while shaving in front of a window
on the lower floor of his house. One colored
woman went into his front yard and at
tempted to close the blinds. A few minutes
later Valentine and another negro entered
the gate Valentine. who was in the lead
advanced toward the window, when his
progress was arrested by a pistol shot
from the man inside. The ball barely
touched the intruder, who hurried to the
back yard, while his companion turned and
fled. The colored man was again touched
up by ball from Mr.. Wald's revolver.
Two of the aged mans neighbors told OF
having witnessed the negroes in his yard
1t was stated that Valentine entered the
front gate advancing toward the window.
where he stopped and picked up large
stone, with the apparent purpose OF making
an assault upon the house. At that Juncture
Mr.. Valid opened fire and the scene was
transferred to the back yard. One witness
testified that the colored man there got at
Mr.. Valid and assaulted him. The witness
had heard four shots.
ATTORNEY Samuel G. Brent represented
Mr.. Valid. In dispoSing of the case Mayor
Simpson said that had there been any i'm
proper conduct on the part of the house
holder it should have been reported to the
police station. The evidence, he said, show
ed that Valentine had trespassed upon pri-
vate property and had been the aggressor,
in the disturbance. He was assessed $40
and Mr.. Valid was dismissed.
Interfered With Gatekeeper.
j. T Petty, who is employed by the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac rail-
road to watch the road gates at the inter-
section of Duke and Fayette streets, was in
the Police Court this morning for the pur-
pose of testifying against an employe of
Pawnee Bills wild west show, who gave
his name as Jack Mitchell, on the charge
of disorderly conduct and assault The cir
Gus man was not on hand, although his APP
pearance for trial had been vouched for by
one of his superors. Mr.. Petty told the
mayor that the man had forcibly opened
the gates against his protest, and that in
the operation he had been painfully injured.
A representative of the company who was
present arranged with Mr.. Petty for
monetary compensation Mayor simpson
said action would be taken against the man
upon whose representation the accused EN-
ploye had been allowed his freedom.
Funeral of W. Nelson Toler.
Funeral services over the remains of W.
Nelson Toler, whose death occurred Satur-
day at the Homeopathic Hospital In Wash
ington, will be held at o'clock this after
noon at Christ Episcopal Church. this
will
conduct the services. R. E. Lee Camp
Confederate Veterans, will attend in a
body the deceased having been prominent
confederate soldier. He was a member of
Loudoun Cavalry, 9th Virginia Regl-
ment, and held in his possession at the time
Lee and Gen. J. E. B. Stuart commencing
him for gallantry. Mr.. Toler was sixty
two years OF age.
General and Personal.
Miss Cecilia Green, daughter of Mrs Mar
garet P. Green and the late Stephen A
Green, died early Sunday morning, after
long illness, at the home of her mother, PIP
South Fairfax street. Her death, although
not entirely unexpected, was a severe shock
to a large circle Of friends. For several
years she has been identified with church
and charitable work.
Rev. Dr. Arthur Crane Of Charleston, s.
c., who has beer conducting a series of
evangelistic services at the First Baptist
Church, preached his final sermon there
last night. DR.. Crane addressed a large
audience of men yesterday afternoon at the
Opera House.
Rev. Thomas E. Carson of Roanoke, who
was fOr-,erly pastor of the NJ. E. Church
South in TINS city, paid his friends here a
brief visit yesterday. He delivered a ser
mon from his former pulpit yesterday morn
ing.
The Episcopal High School base ball team
went to Orange Saturday afternoon and
evened up matters with Woodbury. Forest
College by defeating that team by a score
of to 2. Early in the season the college
defeated the high school.
Lieut.. Charles Fisher, u. S. A, who Is
stationed near Port Royal, S. c., is visit
ing relatives in this city.
The annual meeting of the board of d.
rectors Of the Alexandria Free Kindergar-
ten Association was held Saturday night in
Peabody Hail. Miss c. A. Watkins of
Washington delivered an interesting adj
dress orFkindergarten methods.