Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE COMMISSIONERS SUSTAIN
MAYORS DECISION.
Policeman TIGER Exonerated From
Charges Preferred by Lieut.. South
Conflicting Testimony.
Evening Star Bureau,
701 King Street.
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Bell Telephone 1O6.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. April 16. 1908.
The police commissioners at their regu-
lar monthly meeting last night reviewed
the case of Samuel TIGER. who had been
brought before the mayor and dismissed
on the charge of drunkenness preferred
against him by Lieut.. Smith. There were
present of the members of the board Mayor
Simpson and Commissioners Graham. Law
Ter and Fisher. Mayor Simpson related
to the board the testimony which had been
given at the hearing before him. Lieut..
Smith was then requested to repeat his
evidence. He stated that Officer TIGER had
come into the station house between 1 and
2 o'clock the afternoon of Thursday. April
2, and had voluntarily informed the lieuten-
ant that he (Ticer) had been drunk for
several days. The lieutenant went on to
state that lady, whose name he declined
to mention, had informed him that she had
seen TIGER so drunk on the street that he
would not bring the lady before the COM
missoners. but could produce her affidavit.
Mr.. Lawler called attention to. the fact
that that part of the lieutenant's statement
was hearSay evidence and could not be ad-
mitted. In his own behalf Officer TIGER
denied positively that he had visited the
station house at the hour mentioned. He
brought forward several witnesses whose
fectly sober about the time stipulated by
the lieutenant. This was particularly true
of Mr. E. Goldsmith, who was not examined
at the trial of TIGER before the mayor. Mr..
Goldsmith stated that the accused was in
his store at o'clock the day in question
and was entirely sober.
After brief discussion the board voted
to sustain the decision of the mayor.
Funeral of David K. Hill.
The remains of David X. Hill. whose
death occurred at his home at Gunston.
Fairfax county, Tuesday night. will be
brought here this afternoon to be prepared
for burial. The funeral will take place
Saturday afternoon at l o'clock from the
undertaking rooms Of B. Wheatley, on
King street. Mr.. Hill was about flfty-two
years of age and is survived by two grown
children, son and a daughter. Death was
due to consumption.
General Matters.
The Episcopal High School base ball
team was disappointed yesterday after
noon in the failure Of the Central High
School team Of Washington to show up for
the game scheduled to be played on the
school grounds near this city. The next
game for the local team will be with Gal
laudet College on the high school diamond
Saturday afternoon.
The following officers for the ensuing
year have been elected by the Alexandria
Perpetual Building Fund Association: Fora
HILL president; J. schneider secretary and
treasurer; w. P, Graves, L. Ruben. H.
Baader J. M. Hill and 8. Schwarz, men,
bers of the board Of directors; L. NICK.
Bell, w. E. Latham and d. Ruben. trustees,
and ]. D. Normoyle. B. B. Smith and ]. r.
Cation, members of the examining COM
mittee.
Miss Emma Wolff and Mr.. T. J. James,
both of w ashington. were quietly married
here yesterday at the parsonage of the
Methodist Protestant Church, Rev. ]. H. s..
Ewell, the pastor. officiating.