Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-09
ALEXANDRIA II AFFAIRS
CARL Won wEDEL FINED 500
FOR ASSAULT.
Struck Youth and Caused Loss of
His Eye-General and Per-
sonals L.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street,

g~.F Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street,
Bell Telephone 106,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 9, 1903.
Carl Won Wedel, an einploye of the War
Department in Washington, who resides
near Franconia, in Fairfax county, was ar
raigned this morning before Mayor Simpson
in the police court, on the charge Of COM
hitting an assault upon youth named Lee
Gorham, whose home Is also near Fran
coma, the afternoon Of February 10, on a
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad passenger train, during its passage
through this city. Attorney Charles Bend
helm appeared as counsel for the defendant.
The testimony of several witnesses was
heard among them being the complainant,
who told Of the assault and his subsequent
loss of his left eye by an operation which
was found necessary at the Alexandra
Hospital, where he was carried the follow
ing day. The evidence of most of the wit
nesses was to the effect that Gorham had
been reprimanded by the defendant for
boisterous conduct on the train and had
made an insulting reply. A wordy combat
ensued, and finally Won Wedel, it was
stated made an assault upon him, striking
him several times and knocking him down.
His companions saw that he was badly in
jured, and when the train reached Fran
coma. Gorham was placed in the depot,
where he remained until the next morning,
when he was brought here for treatment.
Dr. Arthur Snowden, who performed the
operation of removing the eye, told the
court that the organ had been ruptured
when he examined it; that part of the
lower lid was cut off, and that there were
two cuts in the corner of the eye. The
wound he said, was of the incised char
acter, and it was his opinion that it was
not made with a bare fist. He said it was
hopelessly injured.
Several witnesses thought the wound
might have been inflicted by the collision
against the car seat during Gorham's fall,
and there was nothing to show that any
metal instrument had been used by the de-
PENDANT, who dsclaimed in his statement
any intention of manning or seriously in
Turing the complainant. 1t was suggested
that the cut might have been inflicted by
large ring on one of Mr. Won Weders fin
gers.
After hearing all the evidence Mayor
Simpson imposed a fine OF 500.
In the Police Court.
Owing to the inability of Otto Vogelge-
sang to appear in the police court this
morning the case Of Harry Nicholson,
charged with assaulting the former with a
knife, was continued until Wednesday
morning at 8 o'clock, at which time it is
expected the injured man will be well
enough to appear Since the cutting Vogel-
gesang has been treated a the Alexandria
Hospital, and his condition has been grad
| ually improving. rats4G
Richard Burnet, who conducts a saloon
at the intersection of Duke and Peyton
streets, was before Mayor Simpson this
morning on the charge of selling liquor on
Sunday. He was arrested by Officers Lyle,
Knight Mayhugh and -Yeung, some of
whom testified that they had seen several
men going in and out Eof the premises yes
| terday But when those mentioned were
put on the stand they all had some expla-
| nation for their presence about the saloon
Sunday. Two had gone in to keep from
getting wet one to do chores and another
to CLEAN pieces of coal All declared that
they had not had anything to drink, and
the mayor dismissed the case.
Mass Meeting of Citizens.
Pursuant to call issued by the executive
committee which had charge of the patri-
otto parade here February %, mass meet
ing of citizens will be held this evening in
the rooms of the Business Mems League for
the purpose of effecting permanent organ
iZation to insure a similar celebration each
anniversary of Washington's birth. 1t is
| stated that effort will be made to form
an association, consisting of about 500 mem-
bers or more, with an annual assessment
| each Of 81, and with permanent head
| quarters. Some of those interested have ad-
| vanced, broadening the scope Of the asso-
| cations work, to make it include the gen.
eral interests of the city. The plan is said
| to have several supporters. 1t is probable
! that the members Of the executive commit
| tee Tor the recent parade Will be elected as
| officers OF the proposed association.
| General Matters.
| Mrs. Mary E. Smith died at an early hour
yesterday morning, after lingering Illness,
| at the home of her mother, Mrs Charles M.
| Driscoll 122 South Fairfax street. She was
| the widow of w. H. Smith. She was promi-
| nent in church work, and her death is re-
| GREETED by a large circle Of friends. The
! from the family residence.
mass meeting of the Sunday school
| workers of this city was addressed yester-
| day afternoon at O'Clock in the Second
| Presbyterian Church by Rev. DR.. A. l..
| Phillips, the general superintendent of the
| Sunday schools and young peoples societies
| of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Vir-
] ginia.
Mr.. Henry c. Slaymaker of this city will
| leave here about July for Africa, where
| he Will be connected with missionary labors
under the auspices Of the foreign mission
| board of the Southern Presbyterian Church.
For term OF three years he will have
charge Of the business of the African mis-
sion, at the expiration of which time his
| work may be continued.
The remains of Charles W. Holland, whose
death occurred at his home here last Thurs
| day, were forwarded to Woodbridge, Va,
| yesterday for interment.
| The funeral of Mrs Artamisia Pettey,
| whose death occurred Friday took place
| this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the resi-
| dence of her daughter, Mrs. John Harrison,
on North Columbus street. Rev. Homer
| Welsh Of the M. E. Church South, in Del
| Rey, officiated, and the interment was made