Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-28
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CHARGED WITH IN
ToxICATIoN WHILE ON DUTY.
Review Of Case by the Mayor-Walter
Graves Charged With
Theft-Briefs.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. November %, 1904.
Charges against Officers John T.. Roberts
and William Mayhugh of being under the
influence of liquor while on duty will be in
vestigated by Mayor Paff some evening
early in this week The accused and all OF
the witnesses in the cases had been sum-
moned to appear Saturday night before the
mayor in the police court room, but the
hearing was postponed owing to the an
rouncement that the two officers were too
Ill to be present. The charges were formal
ly preferred by Chief Webster. The alleged
offenses occurred last week.
AS before stated special meeting of the
beard of police commissioners will be held
within a few days. when the action OF the
mayor in the matter of the two officers
above named will be reviewed. The board
will also inquire into the alleged assault
committed by Officer Henderson upon a
stranger last Monday night Concerning
this matter Mayor Paff states that there
was no effort at secrecy. as the report or
the officer was made in the presence OF the
mayor the following morning. Concerning
the effort to improve police conditions
Mayor Paff made the following comment :
Il am fully determined. with the aid or
the police board, to bring the police force
up to the highest possible standard of eff
cheney, regardless of who gets hit. but II
must be borne in mind that an undertaking
of this sort cannot be accomplished In a
minute"
Referred to Grand. Jury.
Walter Graves, colored, was before JUS
tice Cation in the police court this morning
on the charge of entering the annex of the
Fleischmann Hotel and stealing a coat,
pair of shoes and razor Graves was ar
rested by Officer Smith, who secured infor-
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recovery of the stolen articles. The accus-
ed was formerly employed as a waiter at
the hotel. He was discharged and soon at
ter that guests complained of losing artl-
cles of clothing. One coat, which was val
ued at $50, was stolen and sold to a second
hand dealer in Washington for the sum of
S125 Justice Cation this morning referred
the case to the grand jury.
Two boys, Edward browns and August
Robinson, charged with stealing watch
from w. T. Willis, were dismissed, the
complainant not appearing
Two Small Fires.
The fire department was called out yes
terday for two small fires in the southern
part of the city. The first blaze occurred
about o'clock in a small frame house on
Gfbbon street between Pitt and st. Asaph
streets and was extinguished by means OF
q chemical apparatus. Some misunder-
standing occurred by which one portion of
the department was sent in an opposite d.
rection. The second fire, which occurred
about o'clock in a house adjoining the
one which first caught, was also extin-
guished by the chemical apparatus.
General Matters.
W. s. Cascut. lineman In the employ of
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
was taken to the Alexandria Hospital last
evening suffering from broken leg and
other injuries sustained in a fall some
hours before from telegraph pole at
AQUA creek, thirty-five miles below this
city on the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad. He fell about twenty
five feet.
The remains of William H. Hayes. whose
death occurred in Washington Thursday,
were brought here this morning and inter-
red in the family burying ground. He was
son of the late Thomas Hayes Of this
city.
Captain Woody of Fredericksburg is a
guest at the home of his son-in-law, Mr..
Nevelle 8. Greenway, on North Columbus
street.