Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
NEGRO CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
ING A CoN1UCToR.
Wedding Which Surprised Friends of
the Contracting Baraes-Brief Men
ton Of Minor Happenings.
Evening Star Bureau,
7O1 King Street,


Bell Telephone 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 9, 1903.
George Thompson. a negro, who said he
came from Lynchburg, Va, was questioned
by Mayor Simpson this morning in the po-
lice court relative to the charge lodged
against him by employees of the Southern
railroad to the effect that he had commit
ted felonious assault yesterday afternoon
upon Conductor George Smith of the South
ern road at Remington FauQuier county
Thompson was brought to this city on the
second section of passenger train No. TO- In
charge Of Conductor Smith. Upon arrival
here he was placed in charge of a police
officer and locked up at the station house
This morning he told the mayor that he
was beating his way to Washington when
the trouble occurred. He said the con-
ductor found him on the train and kicked
him off, when he picked up a stone and
threw 1t at the railroad official The mayor
ordered Thompson to be again locked up
until this afternoon, when he will be turned
over to the authorities of Fauquier county.
According to the statement of Conductor
Smith, the negro refused to give either
money or ticket when called upon to do SO,
which made it necessary to forcibly eject
him from the train at Remington. He then
became obstreperous. seized stone and
hurled 1t at the conductor. The latter. &C
companied by others of the train crew.
chased Thompson and finally captured him.
Surprised Their Friends.
Miss Melania Ponnet, daughter of Mr..
Constance Ponnet, residing on Duke street
extended, and Mr.. Charles Kaufman, who
Is connected with the Virginia Glass Com
pany In this city, surprised their friends
last evening by being quietly married in st.
Mary's Catholic Church. Rev. Father j. J.
Kelly, assistant pastor of the church, per-
formed the ceremony, In the presence Of
only few friends of the bride and groom.
on northbound train They will make
their future home In Alexandria.
Brief Mention.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mortimer Cook whose death occurred Sat
urday, took place this morning at $50
o'clock at st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The following acted as pallbearers: Messrs
Patrick Dwyer. Frank Hill, Richard M.
Latham and Hugh Latham Rev. Father
j. ]. Kelly conducted the services and the
interment was made in st. Mary's ceme-
terry
In the corporation court yesterday an or
der was entered by Judge L. c. Barley
appointing Attorney Eugene B. Taylor
ton court in the place of the late John T.
Callahan Attorney J. Dennis Normoyle
was also appointed a commissioner in
chancery to fill a place made vacant by
the death of Mr.. Callahan.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth W. Berk-
ley, whose death occurred in Baltimore
Friday, were brought here yesterday and
placed in the Hendersonavault in the Meth
odist Protestant cemetery. Rev. j. A. JEFF
fers of Trinity M. q. Church conducted the
services.
The funeral of Edward Baggett who was
killed yesterday morning by a train in the
yard of the Southern railroad, will take
place this afternoonsat 5 o'clock from his
late residence. Rev. G. E. Ball of Grace
Church will conduct the serv-
ices.
Rufus Robinson, colored, was before
Mayor Simpson this morning in the police
court on the charge of assaulting Amelia
Meeking, also colored. A fine of IS was i'm
posed.
The closing exercises of Arlington Insti-
tute, school for girls, were held last
evening in the school rooms ON North
Washington street
The annual excursion of the Young Mems
Lyceum today attracted large
number of people from this city to Mar
shall Hall.
Edward Mayhugh, the infant child of Po-
liceman Mayhugh, died last night at the
home of it's parents, 80 South Henry
street.