Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SUICIDE By LAUDANUM OF J. w,
ATWEIL.
Justice Pelton Presides at Police
Court-General and Per-
sonal Matters.

cpec1al Correspondence OK The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 81, 1905.
A large dose of laudanum, which is sup
posed to have been taken with suicidal in
tent. caused the death of John w. At
well, about thirty-eight years of age, yes
terday morning shortly after 10 o'clock at
the residence of his brother, Edward G.
Atwell. 1909 King street. Mr.. Atwen was
discovered under the influence of the drug
early yesterday morning lying on couch
in room on the first floor Attempts to
arouse him failing, members of the family
called in Officer Beach, who was near by.
He found bottle bearing a laudanum label
In the room and hurriedly summoned DR..
Samuel B. Moore. but all efforts to re-
suscitate the man were without effect. He
had evidently swallowed the poison some
time before his condition was discovered
1t was stated that Atwen purchased the
laudanum Saturday evening from a drug
store on King street. Atwell had been
twice married, but had been separated
from his wives. Until recently he had been
employed as a laborer by Messrs Reiter
Curtis and Hill, railroad contractors. He
was son of the late Ewell Atweu
In a fall from building which he
was working some years ago Atwell sus-
tanned serious injuries about the head in
Guiding the loss of an eye. The funeral
Will probably take place tomorrow after
noon. An inquest was deemed unneces-
sary.
Justice Pelton Presides.
In the absence of Police Justice Harry B.
Cation, who has gone to Atlantic City,
Justice Julius Peton presided at the ses-
sion of the police court this morning Hugh
Wiley, who was arrested by Officers Pat
terson and Beach on the charge of assault
ing Stewart Jones with a knife was fined
SO. William Talford. colored was before
the court the charge of stealing n
phone from Julia Whitfield, also colorad.
Julia affirmed and William denied the theft,
but Officer Beach testified that he had
round a graphopone in the possession OF
the prisoner. The latter declared he had
purchased the instrument in question: but
admitted having taken another one, which
he also claimed was his own. from the
house of the complainant. Justice Pelton
said he had no right to take it. even if it
was his own, without due process of law.
and a fine of $40 was imposed. Edward
tinkney colored, was assessed $40 for rs
saultinS an unidentified man with pistol,
and Winter Crupper fined half that
amount for assaultng Charles Rainy. Geo.
Lucas and William Holland, both colored
We're charged with assault, but the accusa-
ton on the blotter against the latter speci-
fed that he had attacked Lucas with a
saw. 1t is thought that the injuries sus-
tanned 10y Lucas i'll the encounter may prove
serious. Holland arrested by Officers
knight and Ferguson. Their cases were
continued. The same action was taken in
the case of John Stewart, a small colored
boy, who was arrested on the charge of
breaking into the residence of Mr. c. c.
Carlin North Washington street.
General and Personal
The Cameron Run Hunt team will be ex-
hbited at the Charlottesville horse show
which will be held tomorrow and Wednes-
day. Mr.. Charles r. Hooff, jr., of this city
will have number of hunters and jumpers
at the show.
Mrs. John D. Grafton, who has been Wis
iting her mother Mrs NJ. E. Gilmore, on
North Royal street, has returned to her
home in New York.
Miss Madeline Hope has returned to this
city after spending ten days at Colonial
Beach, where she was the guest of Mrs.
Walter U. Varney.
Andrew ]. Silling. whose death occurred
last Wednesday at his home in San Rafael
Cal, had many friends in this city, where
he formerly resided. He was sixty-nine
years of age and was a native of Augusta
county.