Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-06
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DEVELOPMENTS PROBABLE RE-
GARDING MURDER CHARGE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March @, 1906.
The hearing of George Patterson and
Stephen Davis, the Curtin murder
charge, which was set for 10 o'clock this
morning before Police Justice Harry b.
Cation, has been postponed until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow morning, c. c. Carlin. the attor-
ney for the accused, having been detained
in Richmond on business Neither States
Attorney Brent nor Mayor Paff will give
any intimation of the evidence which Will
be used in the hearing tomorrow morning.
II is generally believed, however, that there
will be some new Developments during the
course of the trial. AS stated in The Star
some time ago Pinkerton detective spent
several weeks at the Tontne Hotel under
the guise of marble worker. and 1t is
said that the arrest of Patterson. the pro-
prietor of the hotel, was made on informa-
ton gathered by him during his stay at the
place.
Skating Rink in Armory.
The use of the armory hall of the Alex
andria Light Infantry has been secured by
Capt Bryan of Washington and DIR. Riley
of the Georgetown University, and 1T is be-
ing fitted UP a skating rink. The hall
has been decorated and the floor put in
condition for skating. The date of the
opening has not been set 1t is the purpose
OF the management to continue the rink
until about the middle Of May.
Ice Company's New Pier.
The new pier of the Mutual Ice Company,
which was recently constructed at the foot
of Cameron street, was opened yesterday
for the first time. 1t will be used as a
landing place for the steamers of the Ran
dali line and the Maryland. Delaware and
Virginia Railway and Steamship Company.
The wharf will also be used by the eXcur-
sion steamers to River View during the
coming season. The pier has docking room
for four large steamers and has a length
of go feet, with fronting on the river of
135 feet. The warehouse on the pier Is 30
by 20 feet and every effort has been made
to expedite the handling of freight.
General Items.
Miss Essie H. Fairfax of Accotink, Fair
fax county, and Mr. Charles r. Herbert
of this city were married Sunday afternoon
at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs ]. L.
Grim, 30 Duke street. Rev. ]. H. s. Ewell,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church,
performed the ceremony.
The basket ball team of the Alexandria
Athletic Club will line up against the Sham
rock team of Washington at $50 O'Clock
tonight in the Armory Hall on South Royal
street The lineup of the Alexandria team
will be Green, Dobson, Gray, Tomlin, Duff
fey and Biggs. A hard game is expected
as the last game played between the two
teams resulted in a score of 20 to II in
favor of the Alexandria team
Richard Clair, colored, forfeited so col
lateral in the Police Court this morning by
failing to appear to answer the charge of
breaking the door of John Studs. also
colored. Richard, who boards at the house
of John Studs, according to the statement
of the latter, came home drunk the other
night and was refused admttance, where
upon he broke the door open.
Mr.. William H. Greenwell, one of the
teachers of the Washington school, who has
been seriously i'll for several weeks, has
improved somewhat. Miss l.. Rays is act
ing as substitute for him in his school.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Auxiliary to r. +. Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans will be held tonight
at 7:3O o'clock in the camp hall on Prince
street for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing year.
Rev DIR. w. F. Fisher. the pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city, who has
been conducting a revival service at Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, for the past two weeks,
has returned to that city after a visit to
his family Sunday.
Mr. F. E. wilkins, the newly appointed
keeper of the Jones Point lighthouse, has
assumed his duties there.