Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
HELPLESS AND DESERTED
FAMILY CARED FOB.
Woman States Her HuSband Abandon
er Her-stranger Arraigned on
Charge of Assault.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Sehtember 9, 1904.
A helpless and deserted wife and family
of seven children. the latter ranging in age
from three years to sixteen years, stirred
the compassion of the police and others
who were at the station house this morn
ing. Measures for relief, in which Officer
Gill assumed a leading part, were at once
taken, and after supplying the immediate
needs of the group attention was directed
to means for securing transportation for
the mother and her children to their former
home near Lynchburg. Va.
The woman gave her name as Mrs. Dora
Perkins and that of her husband as Reuben
Perkins She stated that the family had
come from Lynchburg about two weeks
ago, and had stopped at place in Fairfax
county six miles from this city. 1t was
the avowed intention of the husband to Sc
cure work, but after leaving last Tuesday
with his horse and wagon Mrs Perkins saw
no more of him, and was informed that he
had departed from this part of the coun-
try. She told the police that, according to
her information her husband was last seen
leaving Fairfax in company with another
woman, the wife of a resident of that sec
ton.
With no expectation of further support
from her husband Mrs. Perkins was lett in
a strange community entirely destitute, and
all of the children to Alexandria for the
purpose of placing herself upon the charity
of the city. When they got here last night,
weary and worn from the tedious trip, the
men on duty at the station house. to whom
the unhappy story was related, secured for
them comfortable lodging at the old
Braddock House on North Fairfax street
This morning the family was assembled in
a room at police headquarters while the re-
lief expedition was being conducted by the
police.
Charge of Felonious Assault.
The examination of James King
stranger, On the charge of committing a
felonious assault on Harry Simms at the
corner of Duke and West streets at an
early hour last Sunday morning, which
was commenced before Justice Cation in
the police court this morning, was -contin-
ued until this afternoon at o'clock in or
der to hear additional testimony. Simms
who terribly beaten, was able to APP
pear in court this morning, but declared
that he could remember nothing after he
was struck with a brick until he found him.
self at the Alexandria Hospital. He pro-
fessed utter ignorance as to the man or
men who had assaulted him. Among his
injuries a big cut on the right cheek
which opened into his mouth.
General Matters.
Miss Nettie Wells. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Frank Wells, and Mr. James H.
Burroughs were quietly married Wednes-
day evening at the home of the brides
parents, PIG Wolfe street Rev. J. A. JEFF
fers Of Trinity M. E. Church performed
the ceremony.
Rev. ]. H. S. Ewell. who has been visit
ing in Kent county, Nd, has returned to
his pastoral duties in this city
Capt and Mrs W. H. Sweeney have re-
turned to their home on Duke Street after
visit to Captain Sweeney's old home near
Upperville, Fauquier county
Among other improvements at the Lee
public school building for girls is the con-
struction of modern fire escape leading to
the King street pavement.