Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-27

ALEXANDRIA AFFAIR
Colored Man Gets Into Wrong
House by Mistake.
ASLEEP WHEN FOUND
INTOXICATED, He TERRoRIzED
THE OCCUPANTS.
McKinley's Birthday Will Be Celebrat-
ed Thursday Evening-General
News Of Interest.
SLEEP WHEN FOUND
Evening Star Bureau,
NO. 1UI King street,
Va. Jan. p. 1903.

No. 701 King street,
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, Jan. q, 1903.
Joseph Anderson, stalwart young negro.
who claims to hail from Washington, came
to Alexandria last night to attend ball.
He imbibed freely, sought the home OF
friend in the early hours of the morning
and awakened at 4 o'clock to find himself
a prisoner IL the hands of officers Allen
and Young in a bed room in the residence
Of Mr.. John w. Coffin. 1907 Duke street.
This was what he admitted when called
upon to give an account of himself by
Mayor Simpson in police court.
Mr.. Coffin told the court that the man
had come into his house shortly before
o'clock this morning. He took lighted
lamp, which he found on table in the
hall. and proceeded upstairs to the room
occupied by Mr.. Collins two young daugh-
tiers. Entering, he walked to the bed where
they were sleeping and awakened them.
AS soon as the young ladies beheld the in
truder. instead of screaming, they ordered
him out Of the house: He Immediately left
the room. and the ladies got up and notified
their father. In a few minutes the other
members of the family were aroused and
some one was sent out to notify the police.
Then Mr.. Coffin and his son made a
search of the house and located Anderson
IL
occupied by a boarder. He had undressed
himself and was in bed. covered up head
and ears" as the witness. expressed it. Of
fcers Allen and Young placed the occupant
Of the bed under arrest and conveyed him
to the station house. He seemed somewhat
bewildered and scarcely able to realize that
he might have received violence at the
hands of the owners of the home he had
invaded
When examined this morning he told
Mayor Simpson that he had been invited to
spend the night at the home of Alice Kits,
colored. and had entered Mr.. Collins house
by mistake. He said 1t was his first visit
to Alexandria, but this was denied later by
officer Garvey, who said that he had seen
the man once before in a disturbance at
the depot. The prisoner said he was en-
ployed in pool room in 18th street, Wash
ington.
The mayor referred the case to the grand
jury.
NcKinley's Birthday Celebration.
Arrangements have been completed for
the celebration of the sixtieth birthday an
niversary of the late President Mckinley
by the colored citizens of this city at the
William Mckinley Industrial School build
ing Thursday evening DR.. Charles c.
Stewart of Washington will deliver the
Grafton The following program has been
prepared: Invocation. Rev. Robert H. Rob-
inson; Cavalier Mrs. Louisa Jackson,
Washington; musical selection. Mrs. Lena
Bronaugh, Washington; address, Magnus
L. Robinson; "Holy City" Mrs. D. l.. Stew
art, Washington; Grafton, DR.. Stewart; mu-
steal selection. quartet from Washington;
address, special to the veterans, Sumner
Post of Alexandria; Kaffir hymns, William
and Josiah Nyatikziia, students from South
Africa. Lead, Kindly Light" and Near
er, My God. to Thee" will be rendered.
Music will be furnished by brass band
and refreshments will be served
General News.
At high noon tomorrow the marriage of
Miss Alice Virginia Lindsey. daughter of
Mrs. Noble Lindsey, and Mr.. Overton West
field Price. both Of Braddock Heights,
Alexandria county, will take place in ST.
Pauls Episcopal Church. Rev. P. P. Phil
lips. the rector. will perform the ceremony.
after which the couple will depart for an
extended northern tour. On their return
they will reside on Braddock Heights.
Rumors circulated here to the effect that
the Southern Railroad Company intended
to remove Its train dispatcher's Office from
this city to Charlottesville. where 1t was
originally located. are denied on good au-
thority 1t is said that the company will
locate another Office in Charlottesville,
where four operators will be stationed and
that some of the employees of the local Of
flee may be transferred to that place.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary E
Barker, whose death occurred at her home
in Washington Saturday, took place this
afternoon from the residence of Mr. Thomas
Chauncey. sos Duke street. The Rev. DR..
George L. Hunt of the First Baptist Church
conducted the services, and interment was
made at the Presbyterian cemetery.
Christopher Grayson, coiored. was struck
and injured by an electric train at Four
Mile Run yesterday morning. He was con-
veyed at once to the Alexandria Hospital,
where it was ascertained that he had sus-
tanned a fracture of the skull. 1t Is be-
leved that he will recover. He was an en-
ploye of the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railroad Company.
Miss Minnie Lemuel Butler and Mr.. Sam
uel Harrington were married last evening
at o'clock at the residence of Mr. Dennie
Cronin, in the presence of number Of
friends and relatives. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev DR.. Frank ]. Brooke
of the Second Presbyterian Church. Miss
Maggie Ahern was maid of honor and MIR.
j. William Stone acted as best man. re-
ception followed the ceremony.
The marriage of Miss Blanche j. Pam
pel and Mr. William NJ Wamsey, both of
Baltimore. Md. which occurred in this civ
January 10 last, has just been announced
The Rev. j. II. 8. Ewell of the Methodist
Protestant Church officiated.
The body of Alfred Glenmore Appich who
died In Washington, Sunday was brought
here this afternoon and inferred at Bethel
cemetery.