Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-20
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
WEDDING OF AIss MARSHALL TO
3LIEUT.rpEACE.
Burnett Found 0nilty-Police Commits.
sioners Hold Regular Meeting
Lieut. Smith Exonerated.
Special Correspondence Of The. Evening Star.

opccidi Correspondence OF Inc Evening otaf.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. October 20. 1904.
A quiet home wedding occurred at high
noon today at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Armstead Marshall, on Wolfe
street, when their daughter. Miss Mary
Armstead Marshall. became the bride OF
Lieut.. Theodore Norman Pease of the med
ical department of the United States navy.
The bride was attired in a gown of plum
colored wolfe. with hat to match. She car
ried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and
orchids. The groom wore the uniform of
the United States navy. He was attended
by DR.. Dorsey, U. s. N, attached to the
U. S. S. Illinois, as best man. also in uni
form. Rev. ]. P. Stump of the M. E.
Church South performed the ceremony.
Among the guests were friends of the
bride from Baltimore and New York and
several Of the naval friends of the groom.
The residence was handsomely decorated
with flowers for the occasion. The parlor
was dressed with white, the dining room
with pink and the drawing room with red
chrysanthemums. The groom Is attached
to the U. S. S. Hartford.
The regular monthly meeting of the board
of police commissioners was held last even
ing, with Mayor Paff presiding. There
were present Commissioners Graham, Law
Ter and Fisher. Mayor Paf reported that
after an investigation of the charges
made against Lieut.. Smith by William
Travers he had exonerated the officer. This
action was approved by the board.
Lieut. Smith Exonerated.
The mayor further reported that he had
taken no action on the resolution recently
adopted by the board requesting him to in
vestigate the charge made by the common
wealth attorney, during a trial in the cor
poration court, to the effect that Lieut..
Smith had failed to render the state the
necessary assistance by obtaining and fur
nishing important evidence in the case in
question. Mayor Paff said that he had
postponed making an inquiry into the mat
ter because the case was still pending. He
announced that he would be glad to have
the commissioners present at the hearing
when he takes the matter up at an early
date.
force previous to those adopted during the
administration of Mayor Simpson were
adopted. In reply to a suggestion by Mr.:
Fisher, that a rule should be formulated
requiring officers to make certain reports To
the commonwealth attorney, Mr.. Graham
stated that there was an implied rule re-
curing policemen to give the states attor-
ney all necessary information in their pos
session, but that it should be given through
the officers of the force or under their in
struction Mayor 'Paff said he would at
once bring charges against any member OF
the force who failed to render all ASSIST
ance possible to the commonWealths attor-
ney in any criminal case. Mr.. Graham re-
marked upon the recent improvement,
which, he said had been noticed in the ef-
ficiency of the force After a discussion as
to the advisability of retiring ohcers IN
capacitated by reason of age or bodily in
firmities. it was decided to notify Officers
Howson and TIGER that their names will be
dropped from the rolls May /, 1905, or per-
hapS earlier.
Democratic Mass Meeting.
The city democratic committee has ar
ranged for a democratic mass meeting in
the opera house the evening of October 81.
Mr.. Charles Bendheim, chairman of the
city committee, will preside and will pre-
sent the speakers. Representative John f.
Rixey of this district, Mr.. Henry st. George
Tucker dean of the law school OF George
Washington University, and Mr.. {. e Car
lin, presidential eieetor for this district,
are expected to address the meeting.
verdict of not guilty was returned about
o'clock last evening in the corporation
court by the jury in the case of Richard
Burnett, indicted for receiving two bar
rels of whisky which had been stolen from
the store of NJ. R. O'Sullivan on Patrick
street. Attorneys Louis H. Machen and
R. c. L. Moncure addressed the jury in
behalf of the defendant, and the case of
the state was summed up by Common
wealth Attorney Samuel G. Brent.
James F. Wood, ST., died last night at
his home, $50 North Columbus street, after
a brief illness. A widow and several chill
dren survive. Mr.. Wood was a well known
painter and was about fifty years of age.
His death, which was due to acute indiges-
ton, was unexpected.
Mrs. Dolly Callahan died yesterday at
her home on Duke street after a long ILL
ness. Two young children survive her. She
was the widow of John T. Callahan. Ar
engagements for the funeral will be COM
pleted later
The funeral of Mrs. Mary j. Wilburn,
whose death occurred Tuesday, will take
place tomorrow afternoon at 9 O clock from
the residence of her husband Mr.. Charles
w. Wilburn, $50 Commerce street