Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-31
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
AUGUST COLLECTIONS OF FINES
IN POLICE COURT.
Record-Breaking Total - Deaths In
the City-Resumption Of
Factory Business.

special Correspondence or Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. August 81, 1906
The month of August has proved to be
the record breaking month in the police
court in the amount of money collected LOT
fines imposed and the number of cases tried
by Police Justice Harry B. Cation. During
the month go cases have been tried by
Justice Cation In which fines amounting to
approximately $1,000 have been imposed
A considerable amount of the above sum
consists of fines imposed for violations OF
the laws governing the sale Of liquor.
The increased number of prisoners
brought before Justice Cation Is due, 1t Is
said to the greater efficiency of the police
force caused by the recent investigation
into the conditions of the department by
the board of police commissioners. 1t Is
said that the men have never been more
active in enforcing the city ordinances than
they are at present. During the month
just closed a number of disorderly houses
have been raided under the direction OF
Chief c. T. Goods and the inmates arraign-
ed In the police court Gamblers have also
received attention from the police and
number of the cases before Justice Cation
were those of persons charged with shoot
ing craps.
Chief Goods has laid especial emphasis
upon the enforcement of the law against
vagrancy. and as result the policemen
have arrested many who have no visible
loaf around the bar rooms all day.
Two Recent Deaths.
Miss Lucy Williams died yesterday MORN
ing at the residence of her nephew. Mr..
George s. French, on North Alfred street,
where she has made her home for many
years She was a daughter Of the late
i. H. Williams of Culpeper and a grand
daughter of Gen. Slaughter, who served
In the revolutionary war. Although MISS
Williams had been blind for many years
her naturally bright disposition had not
been affected by her affiiction and she was
greatly beloved because of her many excel
lent traits by large circle Of friends and
relatives The funeral will take place at
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the resi-
dence of Mr.. French at 105 North Alfred
street and the interment will be private.
Miss Courtney Edwards died yesterday at
the Alexandria Hospital after an illness OF
several weeks of typhoid fever. She was
was a native of Fauquier county, but had
lived In Alexandria for some time the
funeral will take place at 3 O'Clock TINS
afternoon from the undertaking estaofsn-
ment of Domaine & Sons on King street,
and the interment will be in Bethel ceme-
terry. The services will be conducted by
Rev. Dr. w. F. Fisher, the pastor OF the
First Baptist Church.
Factories to Resume Operations.
The four glass and bottle factories OF
Alexandria will resume operations In
short time after the customary shutdown
during the months of July and August.
The employees of the factories many OF
whom live In the north and west, hive
returned from their summer vacations
spent at their old homes. The Alexandra
Glass Bottle Company will open tomor-
row. the Old Dominion on Tuesday. Sep
TENDER 4; the Belle Pre- on Monday. Sep
TENDER TO- and the Virginia Glass Company
on Saturday, September 10.
Fined for Abusing Wife.
Lee Levvell colored, was charged in the
police court this morning with assaultiEg
his wife with brick. His wife testified
that Lee had driven her away from the
house two weeks ago, and that last night
he went to the house where she was then
staying and attempted to drive her fro-i
that also. She said he had his pockets
full of bricks and would have thrown
then through the window at her had she
not closed the blinds. Lee denied the al
Legations made by his wife. and said he
was endeavoring to get her to come home
as she did nothing but drink beer where
she was staying Justice Cation imposed
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