Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
HENRY TURNER CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTED MURDER
City Council to Consider Equalization
Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and Personal
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondents OF The Evening Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va. April 10, 1901.
A colored man named Henry Turner was
arrested this morning by Officers Smith
and Allen. charged with shooting Kate
Morris. also colored. at Chester Brook.
Fairfax county. the night of April 16 The
prisoner was held and the authorities at
Fairfax Court House were notified The
sheriff will probably take Turner to the
county jail this evening. The arrest was
made upon information furnished by a
colored man giving his name as p b.
Croker. 1t was stated that the woman
had been shot twice. once in the abdomen
and again In the shoulder. and that she
had been taken to Garfield Hospital, WASH
ington. for treatment. Turner admitted tn
one of the officers that he had had trouble
with Kate Morris and stated that he was
Intoxicated.
Meeting of City Council.
A called meeting of the city council will
be held Thursday night to discuss means
for complying with the provision of the
new constitution in regard to equal repre-
sentation in council according to popuIa-
ton. The necessity for early action in the
matter arises from the proximity of the
mayoralty election. Such an election, I'm
order to be legal this year. must be held
after the representation In the various
wards has been made equal Among the
plans to be considered are the changing
of the boundaries of the wards. the crea-
ton of new ward or the entire redistrict-
ing of the city.
Funeral Of John T. Stone.
Funeral services over the remains of
John 7. Stone, whose death occurred Sun
day. took place this morning at $50 o'clock
at st. Mary's Catholic Church. Rev.
Father Cutler officiated and the interment
was made in St Marys cemetery. The
pallbearers were Messrs. Edward Quinn. p.
F. German, John McKenns. T. d. Downey,
James Martin and T. MCGOWAN.
Frame Building Burned.
Fire at IL o'clock last night destroyed the
frame building on Payne street extended
which has been used by the city as small
pox hospital The structure was burned to
the ground. 1t is said to have been set on
fire. No one In the building at the
time of the burning.
General Matters.
robbery last night at the store of John
d. Webster. Ills King street, was reported
at police headquarters this morning.
Thieves entered the building from a rear
window and secured a large quantity OF
knives. raZors revolvers and cartridges
The Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust Cor
poration has purchased the large brick
building on the north side of King street
between fd1F1aX ana Royal streets lOr a
permanent home for the corporation. The
consideration, 1t is understood. was $4,000
The building will be remodeled and con-
verted into banking house with modern
improvements. The company is now located
in temporary quarters on South Fairfax
street.
Messrs c. N Cradlin. r. H. Hancock J.
bartlett and Thomas Chauncey .represent ing
Belle Haven Lodge. and ]. r. Mansfield,
past state counsellor; w. ID. Zimmerman
and Frank Elliott. representing Alexandria
Lodge, Junior Order United American Me-
chanics left last night for Richmond to at
Gil there today.
The annual meeting of the Seventeenth
Virginia Regiment Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. will be held to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock I'm Lee Camp
Hall. Officers will be elected for the en-
suing term.
The funeral of Thomas Hogan, whose
death occurred Sunday, took place this
morning at IL o'clock from st. Marys
Catholic Church. Rev. Father FL j. Cutler
conducted the services and the interment
was made in St Mary's cemetery
The Episcopal High School base ball team
will go to Washington tomorrow afternoon
to meet the Central High School of that
city. The game will be played on George
town field at o'clock.
Mrs Agnes Chichester and daughter.
Miss Halle Chichester, have returned to
their home in Stafford county after a brief
visit to Mrs. ]. T. Smith at her home on
Duke street
About thirty ministers are expected to
attend the meeting of the Presbytery of
the Chesapeake. which will convene this
evening at o'clock in the Second Presby-
terrain Church