Evening star., 1903-07-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
COLORED FIREMAN INJURED IN
RAILWAY COLLISION.
Trial of Policemen Charged With As
sault to Occur Late This After
noon-General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street.
Bell Telephone log.

Bell Telephone JOG.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. July 81 1903
In the rear-end collision on the Southern
| road yesterday morning. which occurred
| about fifteen miles south of Charlottesville
! George Powell. the colored fireman, who
| was painfully though not seriously injured
| on the left shoulder. was citizen of this
| place. Yesterday afternoon the widest pos
| sible rumors were afoat to the effect that
| thirty people of this city had been killed,
| and the Southern depot was thronged with
| their friends and relatives. anxiously await
! ing news from the scene of the supposed
| disaster. Powell. however. was the only
| person from this city who was injured.
Wanted In Manassas.
The police of this city are in receipt of
| communication from the authorities of
Manassas. stating that Timothy Madden,
| the tramp who was arrested here for va
grancy a short time since and who has
been confined in the station house, is want
ed in that place on the charge ofsjail break
ing. 1t is stated that Madden. while pass
ing through there, attempted to broWbeat
and overawe the officers and soon found
himself in Jail He succeeded in breaking
out. but was arrested shortly after reach
ing this city.
Four Policemen to Be Tried
In the police court at o clock this after
noon the case of Policemen Allen. Lyles,
| Roberts and Smith, charged with using un-
necessary violence in arresting Thomas
Rowen, on the night of July IL last will
be heard before Mayor Simpson. 1t is ex-
pected that a large crowd Of spectators will
be present as the has attracted wide
spread attention Attorney Samuel G. Brent
has been retained by Policemen Allen and
Smith and Attorney Lewis H. Machen will
represent Policeman Roberts. Attorney
Gardner L. Boothe will appear in behalf of
Policeman Lyles large number of wit
nesses have been summoned on both sides,
and IT is expected the trial will occupy con-
siderable time. Policeman Lyles, it is un-
derstood. denies that he struck Rowen with
his baton, and on these grounds will ask
for a separate trial
Death Of Miss Roach.
Miss Mary A. Roach died about o'clock
this morning at the Alexandria Hospital
after lingering illness. The deceased was
about seventy-eight years of age, and one
of the best known and most beloved ladies
in the city. For many years of her life she
was engaged in teaching school Her first
school was known as ST. Mary's Academy
and afterward went by the name of the
Mount Vernon Institute. Several years ago
her health began to fail and she relinquish-
ed her life work The deceased had in lat
ter years engaged in considerable charitable
and church work. The remains were today
removed to the residence of Mrs. Annie r.
Stoutenburgh, Cos Prince street. The fun
eral will take place next Wednesday morn
ing at . O'Clock from St. Mary's Catholic
Church.
Proceedings in Mayors Court.
In the police court this morning the may
had the usual Monday morning crowd of
drunks before him. Daniel Nelson, a col
ored man. was charged with being drunk
oh, h
He denied all knowledge of this but as he
is an old offender he had to deposit IS
with the alternative of ten days on the
chaingang.
Benjamin Scribner. charged with being
drunk. forfeited s. collateral for non-ap-
pea rance at the trial.
Ernest Sullivan and Ferdinand Pattan,
also charged with drunkenness, were fined
s. or twenty days on the gang. Sullivan,
when arrested was lying at full length
on the railroad track, fast asleep.
Clearance Agnew and Harry Williams
were charged with stealing a sailboat from
Capt.. Henry Ochershausen of Washington
but the case was dismissed. the boat having
been returned. :
Edward Burke and Jesse McGraw, two
tramps charged with resisting the officers
were fined So with the alternative of thir-
ty days on the gang.
Items Of General Interest.
solemn high mass of requiem was cele-
brated at $40 o'clock this morning at st.
Mary's Catholic Church for the repose of
the soul of the late Pope Leo XIII A
large congregation was present.
Rev. J. P. Stump. pastor Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, left this morning
for Mlwood, W. Va, where he will spend
the next three weeks Of his vacation
At the parsonage of the First Baptist
Church. on Friday last Miss Sarah Beau
regard and Mr. Herbert Harrison, both of
this city, were married by Rev. George L.
Hunt.