Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEATH OF PATRICK DWYER THE
RESULT OF PARALYSIS.
Charles Mitchell Arraigned in Corpora
ton Court on Charge of Grand
Larceny-Briefs.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 10, 1904.
Mr.. Patrick Dwyer, a highly esteemed
citizen, died shortly before 10 O'Clock last
night at his home, sos South Washington
| street, after brief illness. He was stricken
| with paralysis Sunday night, September t.
| while sitting on his doorstep and had been
confined to his bed since. Up to Sunday
hopes of his recovery were entertained
but Monday change for the worse oc-
Cured and he gradually declined until the
end came last night. The members OF MS
family were at his bedside when death oc-
Cured. Mr.. Dwyer was born in Limerick
| county, Ireland, in 1913, and was, there
fore, in the sixty-second year of his age
He came to this country when young
man, and after the close of the civil war
engaged in the grocery business with ms
! brother the late Anthony Dwyer. A few
years ago he retired from active par
ticipation in business concerns Three chill
dren, Miss Mary Dwyer and Messrs. M; i.
Dwyer and E. ]. Dwyer, survive him. The
funeral will take place from st. Mary
Catholic Church Saturday morning at s:5O
o'clock, and the interment will be made in
| the family lot In st. Mary's cemetery
Business in Corporation Court.
The session Of the corporation court yes
terday was largely taken up with the case
of the commonwealth against Charles
Mitchell, indicted for grand larceny. Two
of the most important witnesses, j. W.
Grant and Oscar Mundy, failed to appear
and the court directed that the sergeant as
certain why they were not present. In the
absence of these witnesses the common
wealth attorney acQuiesced in the motion OF
Attorneys Machen and Moncure, counsel
for the defendant, that the charge be
changed from grand to petit larceny. rms
cONrt Mitchell pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to serve SIX
months in the city jail. The grand jury
yesterday reported Indictment In the
case of Henry Smith, colored, charged with
passing counterfeit $2O note a few days
ago at one of the offices of the electric rail-
road in this city. The jury was then dis
charged for the term.
General Matters.
A meeting of the new city council COM
mittee on light was held last evening. when
| the organization was effected with the
| choice of Councilman L. e. Uhler as chair
| man. Besides Mr.. Uhler, the committee is
| composed of Alderman w. H. Sweeney and
j. NJ Hill and Councilmen Henry Strauss
and John T. Harrison. The question of the
| future of the city electric light plant and
franchise, which was agitated during the
| term of the old council, is now in the hands
of this committee. This matter Is consd-
cred one of the most important now In
view with which council will have to deal.
In the two days devoted by the clerk of
the school board to the issuing of school
permits to white boys and girls the total
reached 1246, which Is an increase of 20,
compared with the number for the CORE
spending period of last year. OF the total,
632 were issued to girls and GA to boys.
Rev. Bergman Green of the Episcopal
Theological Seminary, who has been spend
ing his vacation in Europe, has returned to
his home near this city.
The heavy rain and wind storm which
swept over this city last night blew down
a number of shade trees and did other
damage of slight character to property.
Police Justice Harry B. Cation and At
torney j. Randall Cation will leave this af-
ternOOn for ST. Louis. to stay ten DAYS