Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-30
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Goods was a member OF the police force
for six or seven years, the latter hslf OF
which time he served as sergeant Both
private and an officer he made d rec
ord as fearless and efficient police ON
cial. Several years ago he resigned from
the force to engage in business Tor bin-
self, being the head of the firm of {. /.
Goods & Co. His appoin tment as chief or
the force has given general satisfaction.
as from his past record 1t is believer. tiat
the police department under his guidance
will grow into credit to the city.
Although he would make no definite
statement this morning In regard TO The
position until after a conference with the
mayor and members of the board, It Is
generally thought that he will accept.
Memorial Day Program.
Memorial day exercise were observed
at the National cemetery, near Alexandria,
at o'clock this afternoon. A choir of
twenty voices. under the direction Of Geo.
H. Evans with Mrs. F. P. Russell at the
organ. furnished the music. The services
consisted of an invocation by Rev. C: D.
Bulla. the pastor OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church South; hymn. america. by the
dress, by w. P. Graves; hymn, abide With
Me-" choir; Grafton, by Rev. j. A. letters,
the pastor of Trinity Methodist Episcopal
Brigade" Miss Graves, Mrs. Steers, Mr..
Maddox and MIR. Evans; hymn, Nearer, My
God. to Thee" by the choir; strewing of
flowers upon the graves; firing of a salute
by the Alexandria Light Infantry, and taps
by bugler from Fort Washington.
The day was partially observed as a
ing closed. The public schools gave half
holiday, and many of the stores closed
their doors In the afternoon. st
Released on Bail.
Willis Wooster, carpenter, employed at
Del Ray, was given a hearing before JUS
tice Supplee of Alexandria county at 6
o'clock yesterday evening on the charge of
ASA ulting J. A. Carpenter. a grocer of
Del Ray on last Friday morning. Mr.. Car
penter. whose face was severely cut and
bruised, stated that when expostulating
with Wooster about the alleged destruction
Of some property by one of the 1atter's
drivers. Wooster had sprung at him and
felled him to the earth with a brick, after
which he alleged that he had been struck
on the head with hammer.
Commonwealth Attorney Crandall
Mackey of Alexandria county conducted
the prosecution and R. c. L. Moncure APP
peared for Wooster. Wooster was released
on bail In the sum of $500 to await the
action of the grand jury.
Council Committees Meet.
A joint meeting of the committees on
streets and general laws of the city council
was held in the council chamber last night
to consider the petition of the property
owners along Henry street that the aban-
doned railway tracks on that street be re-
moved. The tracks have not been regu-
larly used since the completion of the new
union depot last summer and the residents
claim that their continuance along that
thoroughfare works a hardship upon them.
The railroad companies were represented
by Col. Frincls l.. Smith, attorney for the
Washington-Southern Railway Company
and Messrs. c. c. Carlin and H. OBJ. Coop
er, attorneys for the Southern Railway
Company Mr.. E. S. Leadbeater, chairman
of the committee on streets, presided and
after hearing the testimony of number of
the property owners affected by the tracks.
the matter was taken under advisement
for the formulation of q report to the city
council
Believed to Have Been Wealthy.
Fred Schneider, the aged German who
committed suicide in the Hotel F'leischmann
last week by turning on two gas Jets, and
who was buried Monday by Domaine & Son
without having been identified, is now said
to be a wealthy resident of New York city.
w. Domaine & Son were notified yester-
day that the remains were probably those
of a New Yorker, and the description given
tailed exactly with that of the dead man
even to the size and make of his shoes. The
relatives are expected to reach here some
time today, when the body viii be disIn-
TERED, and, If positively identified as that
of the missing New Yorker, will be shipped
to New York for interment. 1t is said that
the probable cause Of the suicide was
brought on by grief over the recent death
of q SON.
Heptasophs Elect Officers.
The following officers have been elected
by Alexandria Conclave, Improved Order of
Heptasophs: Sitting past archon. NJ J. Ger
son; archon. e. A. German. NJ. D.; provost,
George w. Pettey: secretary. E. J. Flem-
ing; treasurer e. Stewart Smith: hnancier,
George w. Bontz. jr.; prelate. Timothy F.
Mccarthy; warden. W. NJ. Glasgow; SEN
tinel, A. C. Davis; trustees, r. NJ Pettey
William H. Peck and L. ]. Mcfarland; COM
mittee on presentation, Arthur HUMPHREYS,
Ross Elliott and c. L. Pickin; committee
on entertainment. E. A. German, r. M.
Pettey. T. e. Mccarthy. A. c. Davis and Z.
]. Fleming.
Capt. Bryan Nominated.
At a meeting of the city democratic
committee held Monday evening In the
Hotel Fleischmann Capt. Albert Bryan
was declared the nominee of the demo-
cratic party to succeed himself as mem
Der of the city council from the fourth
ward. Capt. Bryan at first refused to be
candidate Tor d reJe,se,lo ,h ano Mr. o.
the latter Withdrew in favor of Capt
Bryan who was persuaded to again rep
resent his ward. owing to the fact that
several matters of considerable import
auce to the city were pending before the
committee on finance. OF which he was
chairman.
Police Court Proceedings.
zeak Taylor and Sarah Cheeks, both
colored, were arraigned In the police court
this morning on the charge OF disorderiy
conduct and nKhting. sarah's testimony
tended to show entire Innocence of the
charge on her part but leaks was to the
effect that each were equally guilty.
dne OF - was imposed upon each
John 1Anehan. charged With 6leqrdeEzy