Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-19
ALEX ANDRIA AFFAIRS
CoLoRED MAN ATTEMPTS MUIR.
DER AND COMMITS SUICIDE.
Had Recently Manifested Symptoms Of
Insanity Date for Special
Democratic Primary.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 10, 1905.
Maddened by jealousy Edward Butler.
colored valet OF Mr.. CORTLAND H. Smith OF
the Hampton stock farm. situated near this
city, fired two shots yesterday afternoon at
Harriet Mcknight. a young colored woman
to whom he had been paying attention. and
then retired to his room in the servants
apartments. in the rear Of the residence
where he committed suicide by shooting
himself in the right temple and cutting a
Mcknight woman yesterday afternoon
about 5 o'clock, Butler 1t Is stated. opened
Are upon her without either warning OF ap.
parent provocation. When another servaht
employed on the farm attempted to inter-
fere Butler turned his pistol toward MIN
and fired at him twice without hitting Dim
The two shots which were fired at the Wom-
an took effect One struck her IN the pach
and the other inflicted wound in the arm
Her injuries were not considered serious.
She was attended by DR.. r. M. siaugn'ef'
who was called soon after the shoo.ing.
From the location Of Buffers body, wheh
II was discovered in his room, 1t was APP
parent that he had stood before the mirror
while in the act of taking his life Hls
death was doubtless instantaneous Inc
man was about thirty-five years OF age
and was a native of this city. He was fond
of wearing gaudy apparei, put was Sons' r.
cred a reliable and weil-behaved person. l.
is stated that he had recently maniies'eo
symptoms of insanity.
Date Fixed for Primary.
At meeting of the city democratic com
mittee yesterday afternoon at 4:le ciocN'
In the Hotel Fleischmann, Thursday. Oc-
tober 10 was selected as the date for hold
ing the special primary for the purpose OF
nominating a. candidate for the clerkship
of the courts of this city. Mr.. Charles
Rendheim who was appointed as clerk LOT
the unexpired term after the death OF M.
John S. Beach, stated to the committee IN
announcing his candidacy that he woulo
like to have the time for the primary de-
ferred as long as possible by reason OF the
fact that his duties in the clerk ONCE
would interfere with his canvass. oh the
other hand, Mr. Newell 8. Greenaway, who
was deputy clerk under Mr.. Beach. ana
who is a candidate for the clerkship, told
the committee that. as a statesman With
out a job" he would like to have the mat
ter settled at the earliest possible date. On
motion of Mr.. S. G. Bret the time above
mentioned was decided upon. Mr.. Green
away addressed the committee. saying that
a report to the effect that he was repub-
lican had been circulated and asking that
it be refuted. He was assured by Mr..
George l.. Simpson that his recognition as
candidate by the democratic committee was
sufficient reputation of the statement.
The meeting being the first since the re
cent election the committee proceeded to
organize and Mr.. Bendheim was renomi-
mated the IN aCCeplillS
the position Mr.. Bendhem asked to be al
lowed to relnquish it temporarily saying
that inasmuch he was a candidate for
office he thought such course proper Mr..
Simpson said he saw no improperly in his
being chairman and candidate at the same
time, but Mr. Bendheim said he preferred
to be relieved, and Mr.. Simpson was elected
chairman for the time. 1t was decided that
candidat ties be required to file their names
with the committee on or before September
30.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of Miss
Sadie Padgett, whose death occurred Sun
day at the Alexandria Hospital. took place
Chapel, in West End. She was sixteen
years of age and was the daughter of Mr..
w. B. Padgett. Interment was made in
Bethel cemetery.
In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
Barley presiding, Mr. Julian T. Burke
qualified as the administrator of the estate
of the late John G. Beckham, giving bond
in the sum of $780, 900.
Oscar Jones, colored. who for some time
has been evadng arrest the charge of
assault, surrendered himself this morning
to Officer Belts at the station house. In
the police court the prisoner was assessed
$40, with the alternative of spending thirty
days in Jail.
Mrs. Elise Thompson died last night at
the home of her husband, Robert Thomp-
son, on North Alfred street. She was the
daughter of the late Rev. Mr.. Griffin at
one time local pastor
1t Is stated that the small boy by the
name of Tomlin who fell into the river at
the foot of Prince street Sunday afternoon
two members Of the Old Dominion Boat
Club.