Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE SEARCHING FOR CoLoRED
MAN CHARGED WITH CRIME.
Alleged to Have Twice Murderously
Assaulted a Woman-General
and Personal Items.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, October o, 1905.
me police OF this city are looking for a
colored man who is wanted on the charge
Oh having attempted to commit a murder
Gus assault on two different occasions on
coiored woman. named Grigsby. living in
the western section of the city. Yesterday
AFTERNOON, in response to a report made nv
the woman at the station house to the
effect that the man had made an attach
upon her with knife, Officers Mayhush
and Nicholson were sent to the scene. The
accused negro got a start on the officers
ana succeeded In making his escape by.
poarolng freight train. Another appeal
from the Grigsby woman for aid was re-
ceived at police headquarters this morning.
This time 1t was stated that the man had
returned and seemed bent upon killing the
woman with pistol, with which he was
said to have opened fire upon her Officers
knight and Smith hurried to the place, but.
as before, the negro took alarm In time to
get away. The policemen gave him a hot
chase, which extended into Fairfax county,
but he succeeded in eluding his pursuers in
west end.
Bachelors Club Election.
The Bachelors Club Of this city has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: Douglas Stuart, president; w.
w. Ballenger, vice president; O. H. Kirk.
secretary, and Julian Y. Williams, treas
urer. With Mr.. ]. William May these off,
GERS will compose the board of governors.
The club was organized in 1870, and is now
IN a prosperous condition. 1t has been one
Of the most successful social organizat tons
of Alexandria.
Temperance Discourse.
Rev. r. s.. Laurenson of Washington
preached a special sermon yesterday morn
ing in the Methodist Protestant Church for
the benefit of Perseverance Tent, No. 1O9s,
Order Of Rechabites. His theme was "The
Aims and Principles Of the Order" In the
evening the members of the order attended
the First Baptist Church and heard a spe-
cfal sermon by the pastor, Rev. DIR. w. F.
Fisher. The Alexandria representative to
the annual meeting of the High Tent of
Rechabites In Washington is Chief Ruler
w. L. Griffin Of Perseverance Tent.
General Matters.
The fire department was called out yester-
day morning about o'clock for a slight
blaze in the rear of the residence of DR..
]. H. Bitter on Prince street. But little
damage was done. and the fire was soon
extinguished. At the intersection of King
and Pitt streets the horse attached to the
hose wagon Of the Reliance company In
making sharp turn while being driven
to the fire. slipped and fell. The driver
escaped injury. but the horse was badly
cut and bruised.
In observance of the Day of Atonement
special services are being held today in the
Jewish synagogue on North Washington
street, Rabbi Gross Of Cincinnati officiat-
ing. The stores and business houses of this
city conducted by Hebrews are closed.
The registration books Of Alexandria are
open today at the voting places In the sew
eral wards for the purpose of amending and.
correcting the lists OF voters for the Novem-
Der election.
c. Stokes. whose death occurred in Dem
yer, Col, took place this afternoon from
the residence of Mrs. Charles, 1915 King
street. Rev. DR.. Frank ]. Brooke of the
Second Presbyterian Church off1ciated and
the interment was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery.