Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
EVIDENCE TENDS. TO IMPLICATE
EDGAR SIMMONS IN. MURDER.
Witness Saw Him Leave Wharf the
Night the Crime Was Com
mitted. Sy
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Evening Star Bureau.
701 King Street.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 2. 1903
There has been a new and important de-
velopment in the case Of Edgar Simmons
colored, who is held at the station house
under suspicion of being connected with
the death of Frederick Delhi. Acting Chief
knight. who has been working hard on the
case, found a marine fireman named Ed
ward Bell, who was the first witness to
positively connect Simmons with the scene
Of the crime. Before this the police could
not trace him to the wharf, but the testi-
mony of Bell proves that he was there at
the time the deed is supposed to have been
committed.
According to his testimony, Bell heard
the cries of murder coming from the wharf
shortly after IL o'clock Saturday night,
August %, and a few minutes after this
he saw colored man hurrying away from
the wharf He called to him and told him
that there was trouble on the dock, and
asked him to inform the police. This, the
negro refused to do, saying he was in a
hurry When taken to the cell of Simmons
last night Mr.. Bell positively identified
him as the man he had seen the night of
the murder. Simmons is cross-eyed. and
when once seen it would be hard to forget
his appearance.
The coroners jury met at Domain &
Sons yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, but
adjourned without arriving at any decision
The Jury was composed of Messrs. George
Bryan, foreman; r. E. Knight, s. B. Fisher,
l.. Ruben, E. p Taylor and c. p. Timber
man. 1t will meet again, probably, this
afternoon.
Death of Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Steward Smith, who was well known
in this CITY, died at her residence on South
Lee street about 1 o'clock this morning
Mrs Smith was the sister-in-law of Mr..
Fred Paff of this city, and the sister of MIR.
VIM. Chauneey. Arrangements for the flu
neral have not been completed.
Base Ball Notes.
A game of base ball will be played tomor-
row afternoon on the old fair grounds be-
tween the Alexandria Athletic Association,
one of the best of the local teams, and
nine representing the bureau of engraving
and printing, who are said to be the cham
pion athletic association of Washington
The game will be called promptly at 8
o'clock, and an interesting contest is prom
Used.
The Alexandria Athletics will also play
game on Labor day with the Harlem Dis
trict League team. The game is to be play
ed on the old fair grounds and will be call
ed at 2:3 O'Clock.
Burglar in House.
Mrs Walter Roberts had rather thrill
ling experience with burglar at her home
on Duke street extended at an early hour
yesterday morning. She awakened in the
night and, thinking draft might be blow
ing through the room occupied by her young
son, went into his room to close the win
dow. Going to the boys bed to see ti.at he
was properly covered her arm came in con-
tact with a mans head, who was lying on
the bed, probably to escape detection when
Mrs. Roberts came into the room. She
alarmed the house, but the man in the
y,ffy hQ n lQaT, ont nf a wi md md
escaped.
Police Court Proceedings.
In the police court this, morning the
mayor had several women charged with
disorderly conduct. Annie Lee, for using
was fined s.. She was also fined the same
amount for using abusive language to-
ward officers Belts and Beach. Amos
Robinson, colored, charged with stealing a
stove from Amanda Wanger; case post
poned until tomorrow morning. Edith
Norman, charged with improper conduct
toward the officers, was fined IS. Daniel
Kelley. arrested on the charge of vagrancy,
was given twenty days on the chain gang.
General and Personal.
The funeral of Miss Rosa Jones, whose
death occurred Monday night at the Alex
andria Hospital, will take place this after
noon at o'clock.
Miss Mamie Lewis, Miss Francis Rob-
ertson, Captain and Mrs. Smithers have
returned from trip to Cape May and At
lantic City.
There were 952 permits for children to
attend the public schools issued by the
clerk Of the school board yesterday, 631
to white girls and 421 to white boys. Per-
mits will be issued to white children again
today and to colored ones Thursday and
Friday