Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-29
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SMALL NUMBER OF VOTERS REG
IsTERED FOR FALL ELECTION.
Police Investigating Charges Against
Edward Simmons-Brakeman
Leg Crushed Under Car.
Evening Star Bureau,
TOl King street

Bell Telephone l06.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August %. 1903.
The registration books of the city were
closed last night. after having remained
open FIVE days. The number registered was
unusually small the whites greatly pre-
dominating.
The vote polled at the coming election
will probably be the smallest one cast in
years.
1t Is stated that those who were eligible
this year would have found 1t to their adj
vantage to register as the requirements
next year will be much more severe. The
applicant will then have to answer any
question put to him by the registrars, will
have to show tax receipts for three pre-
vious years and will have to make applica-
ton In his own handwriting.
Still Under Investigation.
The police are working up the case OF
Edgar Simmons, the colored man who is
being held at the station house on the
suspicion Of having been connected with
Frederic Dahrs death. They have been to
the place where he claimed to have spent
the night Saturday, and found that he
had not been there that night He win
be given another hearing Monday morning.
and it is thought a good deal OF evidence
against him will have been secured by that
time.
Brakeman Severely Injured.
Alexander Garrison, a brakeman on tho
Southern road met with a serious accident
Thursday afternoon near Springfield sta
ton. The train upon which he was en-
ployed was on a side track, and to escape
heavy shower of rain he crawled under
1t. An engine backed into the car, setting
1t in motion, and while endeavoring to get
from under the car his right leg was caught
and horribly crushed. He was brought to
this city and taken to the Alexandria Hos
pltal, where 1t was found necessary to
amputate the limb. The operation was
performed by Drs. OBrien and Jones. Gar
rison lives in Charlottesville and Is thirty
five years old He has wife and five
children
Improvements Under Way.
The work on the addition to the Old Do
minion glass factory is nearly completed.
The building will be ready for service whep
the factories begin operations next month.
The plan of improvements embraces q
wharf in front of the property. which is
situated on the river front, just north OF
this city.
Police Court Docket.
There was a small docket in the police
court this morning, the mayor having but
three cases before him. John Ryan was
charged with having made an assault on
joseph Martin with brick The case was
continued until Monday. L. G. Silver. who
was arrested short time ago and released
upon his promise to leave the city, was
again before the mayor this morning. He
was given ten days on the chain gang.
William Wade, charged with assaulting
and beating his wife. forfeited his collat-
eral The mayor ordered that he should
he ", tod ,,I .r,,-1 49,
the peace.
General and Personal.
The store recently occupied by Mr.. s.
B. Fisher has been purchased by Mr. E.
Goldsmith. who will shortly begin the work
of remodeling it for the purpose of con-
verting 1t into clothing and furnishing
store. Mr.. Goldsmith is the successor Of
the late Joseph Brager and the house rep
resented by him has been local institution
for half century.
While unloading car OF lumber yes
terday afternoon at Leesburg. Samuel Bel
lamy of Charlottesville. was seriously in
5ured by heavy piece of timber falling
across his left leg, breaking the bone and
twisting the limb completely around. After
receiving surgical attention at LeesburR,
he was brought to this city and placed
broard train for Charlottesville.
At a recent meeting of the Alexandria
county school board it was decided to open
the schools September p. Miss Grigg was
appointed principal of the Arlington school,
and Mr.. Petty principal Of the Del Ray
school.
Miss Pearl Hoffman left today for Paeon-
ian Springs, Loudoun county, where she
will remain ten days.
Mr.. Laurence Stabler. who has been
spending the last two weeks in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire. has returned
home
Miss Jessie Armstrong has returned from
a visit to Babylon. L. I.