Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
GRAND JURY TERM OF CORPORA
TON COURT.
Judge Barley Delivers Charge - The
Police Court Docket-Lad's
Foot Amputated.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July II. 1904.
The grand jury term of the corporation
court for July, Judge Louis c. Barley pre-
siding, opened this morning at II o'clock.
Judge Barley delivered charge to the
jury, calling upon them to inquire carefully
into all reports of violations of the liquor
laws within the city of Alexandria. In
order to fully inform the jury as to its au-
thority in regard to such cases, the court
read a section of the law governing the is
suance of licenses and the regulations for
the sale of liquors. The court stated that
every proper means would be placed at the
disposal of the jurors in the discharge of
their duty. Several members of the police
force were sworn as witnesses.
Commonwealth Attorney S. G. Brent had
prepared six presentations on criminal
charges for consideration by the grand
jury. The list included tie case of Ed
ward jenkins, colored, charged with COM
hitting a murderous assault upon William
Brown and H. M. Griffith, captain and
mate of a schooner unloading lumber at
Fields wharf May II. At different times
during the night the captain and mate were
lured from the vessel and brutally assault
ed with an iron bar The captain was
robbed of large amount of cash.
French Journalist Recalls Arrest.
Lieut. Smith Of the police force this morn
ing received letter from NJ. Andre Chera-
dame Of Cerde Volney, Paris, the French
journalist who was arrested in Alexandria
last summer on the charge of violating the
Jim Crow law, inclosing picture of sew
eral officers and a newspaper correspond
ent, taken In front of the station house
after his release. On a card he wrote:
THE man who tried the exciting expert
ment for violating the Jim Crow law at
Alexandria June IL 1903" NJ. Cheradame
was travelling in this country last summer.
and was on a trip to Mount Vernon when
he was arrested for occupying a seat in the
section designed for members of the col
ored race on the electric car. He did not
understand the conductor very well,
did the latter understand him, and the
matter eliminated in the arrest of the
French journalist, who was conducted to
the station house. Upon the explanation
the mayor at once directed his release.
Police Docket.
Several cases were disposed of by Justice
Cation in the police court this morning. G.
Constantinople, a Greek, was charged with
extending his fruit business without the
necessary license He was given the bal
ance of the day in which to comply with
the law. Thomas Bryant, William Thomas
and Alex. West. all colcred, were charged
with conducting came of crap, and were
assessed So each. The crowd was gathered
in by Officers Mayhugh and Nicholson.
Archibald Hullett forfeited s. collateral by
non-appearance to answer the charge of
disorderly conduct. Hiram Sutton and
Rooney Clark, charged with disorderly con-
duct and fighting, We're taxed the same
amount each. John Ramsauer colored, al
legged that John Thomson, also colored, was
one of a bunch that h id assaulted him sew
eral days ago Thomson wore an aggrieved
air as he declared that he had acted as a
peacemaker in the entire affair The case
was continued until tomorrow morning.
Foot Amputated.
A lad, giving his name as Suthard Simms,
was conveyed to the Alexandria Hospital
yesterday with one of his feet badly
crushed that 1t had to be amputated. 1t
was stated that he had attempted to jump
on a train near st. Asaph when he slipped
and fell under the wheels The amputation
was performed by Drs. Smith and Purvis.
General Matters.
The Alexandria Athletic Association base
ball team will play the nine from Hyatts-
ville Md, tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 on
the old fair grounds The local players
added another to their long string of VIC
tories Saturday afternoon by defeating the
strong team of soldiers from the 41th Coast
Artillery of Fort Hunt the score being
II to 9.
court has approved the application Of the
Northern Real Estate Corporation for
charter. The company proposes to do a
general real estate business. and D. II.
Brewer of Washington is named as presl-
dent Mr.. Lewis H. Machen is the local
attorney.
DR.. Hamilton P. Howard Of Lexington,
Va, formerly of this city, is spending sew
eraI DAYS with Dr. William NJ. Smith at
his home on Prince street. DR.. Howard IS
most surgeon at the Virginia Military 1nsti-
tute.
Mr. Charles B. Wheatley and prloe nave
returned from spending their honeymoon
In the south