Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PosEY's DEATH BELIEVED TO
BE DUE TO OLD WOUND.
Church Elects Delegate to Annual
CONFERENCE.-THE Ryan in Jail
Awaiting Trial.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

I Spetiai Correspondence OF Inc star
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, March 8. 1906.
Walter c. Posey died at his home at 107
Prince street, yesterday from the effects, it
| is stated. OF pistol shot wound inflicted
by Policeman -Weston II. Atkinson. the
! evening of August 2 l9oo During a dis
turbance which took place at the foot of
| Prince street that afternoon Atkinson en-
| Ieayored to put Walter Posey and his
brother. Robert Posey. under arrest, but
| was resisted by both of the men. While on
the ground Atkinson managed to get hold
| of his pistol shooting both Walter and
Robert Posey while the weapon was still
| In his pocket. Robert Posey died short
| time after being taken home. The bullet
which struck Walter was never extracted,
and recently he suffered a stroke of paraly-
SIS, believed TO have resulted from the eff
fectS of the wound The deceased was
thirty-one years old.
A short time after the trouble Policeman
Atkinson resigned from the police force
and secured position fireman for the
Southern Railway Company, but was killed
in wreck at Manassas a few months after
entering the employ of the railway com
paay.
The funeral of Mr.. Posey will be held
Sunday afternoon The services will be
conducted by Rev. Father Fl. J. Cutler, the
pastor of ST. Mary's Catholic Church. and
the interment will be made in st. Mary's
cemetery.
Captain Posey was one of the best known
of the younger tugboat men on the
Potomac river, and had many friends.
He had been following the water ever
water ever since boyhood and had worked
himself up, and for several years past had
since boyhood and had worked him
self up, and for several years past has
held a masters certificate from United
States steamboat inspectors. He serv-
ice in number of Potomac tugs and at
1.-THE time of his death was master of the
Alexandria tug George ". Pride, employed
In general towing service on the river
Church Chooses Delegate.
At meeting of the members of the
Methodist Protestant Church held Wednes-
day night Mr.. J. Z. Harring elected
delegate to the annual conference which
meets in West Baltimore the first week in
April. A resolution indorsing the pastor
Rev. ]. H. S. Ewell, was passed and the
delegate instructed to ask for his return to
the local church The following stewards
were also elected for the ensuing year:
Messrs. Edgar Lyles, \. S. Greenaway, II.
NJ. Hantzmon, Charles Hantzmon. Smith
Beckett Frank Michzelback and j. L. Har-
ring. Mr.. II. M. Hantzmon was elected
alternate to Delegate Harring.
Ryan's Case to Be Heard in June.
Jack Ryan, who, as stated in yesterdays
Star, was held to await the action of the
grand jury on the charge of the murder
of George r. Curtin, on the early morning
of December "a last, is locked up at the
city Jail. Action on Ryans case will be
taken at the regular term of the grand
jury, which meets in June. No effort has
been made to secure his release on bail.
Fined for Disorder.
Arthur Downey, one of the witnesses for
the commonwealth in the investigation Of
the murder of George r. Curtin. was this
morning fined $40 by Justice Cation on the
charge of disorderly conduct. According
to the evidence, Downey went to the Ton
tine Hotel last night and became very
boisterouS and abusive to the proprietor,
George Patterson, whereupon the latter put
him out of the place. Downey came back
second time and was then arrested.
General Items
A missionary rally will be held at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South on Sun
day night in place of the regular sermon
by the Pastor, Rev. ]. 2. Stump. The
Sunday school of the church will conduct
the exercises under the direction of the
pastor, and there will be special music for
the occasion. The collection taken will be
placed to the credit of the pastors Bible
class.
Charles Gobel the keeper of the Con-
federate Veterans Hall. on Prince street,
died at o'clock this morning The de-
ceased was seventy-one years of age. and is
survived by a wife and one daughter The
funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon,
and the interment will be made in Bethel
cemetery.
Mr.. B. w. CrowelI of Boston and Miss
Annie Lander of Philadelphia We're married
at the parsonage of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South yesterday. Rev. j. p.
Stump, the pastor. officiating Capt. w. b.
Smithers Of Alexandria was present and
acted as best man.
a number of the employees of the Southern
railway from this city attended the funeral
of Mr.. H. J.. Kelley. former assistant chief
clerk of the Southern railway offices in
Alexandria which took place in Charlottes-
Vile, Wednesday. Rev. Father CASTOR
Payne conducted the services.