Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-17
ALEX ANDRIA AFFAIRS
GENERAL NEWS OBTAINED IN
OLD DOMINION CITY.
pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. October IT. 1905.
The regular monthly meeting Of the board
| of police commissioners will. it IS an
nounced. be held this evening. It is more
than probable that the committee having
charge of formulating q new book of rules
governing the duties Of the police will sub
NIT a report. Several months ago the COM
missioners went into an investigation of
the work of the police force, and after an
examination Of nearly every policeman in
the service arrived at the conclusion that
there had been considerable laxity among
the officers in performing their duties. and
decided that new set of rules would ma
terially improve the working order of
things in general.
It is expected that the new book of rules
Will be adopted Many changes 1t is said
which will greatly simplify matters have
been made. Upon the adoption of the new
rules every officer will be furnished with a
copy. and henceforth will be expected to
live up to them.
Trial Postponed.
The case Of John Cisco, under indictment
in the Alexandria county circuit court for
an attempt to commit an assault upon Mrs
Bessie WEIGH. which was to have been
heard before Judge Nicol this morning, has
been postponed until Saturday next, as
Judge Nicol had to leave this afternoon for
Leesburg, Va. where he will hold court In
the place Of Judge Turner who is ILL.,
1t is said that Cisco was formerly en-
ployed In stone quarry the Virginia
side Of the Potomac. and, 1t is alleged, he
went to the home of Mrs WEIGH and en-
deavored to cut her throat with a razor.
Cisco, who Is native Of Austria, is said
to have made efforts to get the Austrian
minister to intercede in his behalf 1t Is
stated. however. that up to the present
time his efforts have been unsuccessful.
The prisoner will be represented by Messrs.
will be conducted by Commonwealth At
torney Crandall Mackey. s 80 s
In the Police Court.
Frederick Brooks, who claims to hail
from Sheffield. England. and who says he
came to this city from Norfolk, Va. was
a prisoner in the dock at the police court
this morning to answer charge Of tres
passing on the property Of the Southern
Railway Company. The prisoners head
was tied with bandages and a long iron
bolt. fully eighteen inches in length, was
the instrument. 1t was testified, which
one Of the special watchmen employed at
the depot had used in order to subdue the
prisoner. The court said: THE man had
been punished enough. and he was per-
mitted to go.
After the prisoner had left the dock tho
Waterman, small man, somewhat nerv-
Gus. appeared before the bar and told the
court that he was apprehensive lest Brooks
would DO him bodily HARM He was
informed that there would be no further
trouble and he left apparently satisfied.
Samuel G.. Reynolds was brought before
the bar to tell the court why he had not
paid his license. 500, for telling other peo-
Die their fortunes. Reynolds told the court
a rather pathetic story about not being
vocation was not remunerative enough. at
present, to Justify the payment OF the
license.
do you know this man? asked the
the officer, HE is a clairvoyant by oceu
patton. and IL apparently sober and up
right The court informed Reynolds
that he will either have to take out the
necessary license or discontinue his voca-,
ton.
Addresses Followed by Banquet.
At a meeting Of George Mason Council.
No. 1718, Royal Arcanum. held last evening
in St Mary's Hall an address was made by
Howard G. Avery Of New York. vice grand
regent of the grand council Of Virginia.
Among the other speakers were Henry K.
Field. grand guide Of the council Of Vir-
GINA; r. w. Arnold. past grand regent of
Virginia; N. Wollberg and T. H. Fegan.
At the conclusion of the speaking a ban
QueI Was served at the f1Otel hammer.
General News.
Mrs. Rachel V. Padgett died at 4 o'clock
this morning at her home, $40 King street.
after comparatively brief Illness. The
deceased was seventy-eight years of age
and for many years conducted millinery
establishment on King street. She is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs Sarah Taylor. The
arrangements for the funeral have not yet
been completed. y
The remains Of the late Griffith Atkinson
whose death occurred in Baltimore Monday
last, were brought here this afternoon and
buried in the Presbyterian cemetery. The
funeral services were conducted by Rev.
William ]. Morton, rector of Christ Protes-
tant Episcopal Church.
The remains Of Joseph w. Lee. who died
yesterday at Woodlawn. Fairfax county,
will tomorrow be forwarded to Winches-
ter, Va, for burial. The deceased was
thirty-nine years OF age and Is survived
by a wife and four children Mr.. Leo was
q native Of Loudoun county, Va, and was
a farmer by occupation.
In the circuit court Of Alexandria
county yesterday afternoon the case Of
William Wooster. recently indicted for an
assault upon John A. Carpenter. was
compromised by Wooster paying q fine
and the costs Of the case, amounting to
$25.