Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-17
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOY DIES FROM INJURIES RE
CEIvED ON RAILROAD.
Council Committees Considering Bids
for Purchase Of Electric Light
Plant-General News.
Special Correspondents Of The Star.

special Correspondents OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July II. 1905.
Raymond E. warfield. thirteen-year-oid
messenger boy employed by the Washing
ton Southern Railway Company, died yes
terday afternoon at 9 o'clock at the Alexan-
dria Hospital. from the effect OF injuries
received by being run over by freight
train in the yards to the west of this city
about o'clock in the afternoon.
Young Warfleld was a son of Thomas A.
Warield. and lived with his parents at 129
North Payne street. About 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon he was sent from the tele-
graph Office of the railway company to de-
liver a message at the freight yards, and
attempted to board a freight train for his
destination, but in doing so lost his footing
and fell beneath the wheels, which passed
over the lower portion OF his body. almost
severing both legs and one of his arms. His
father, who is employed as a conductor by
the railway company, was one of the first
to reach the injured boy, who was removed
to the ambulance OF the Alexandria Hospi-
tai and driven to that institution. DR.. VIM.
Nd. Smith. the surgeon for the company,
gave the boy surgical attention.
The funeral will be held from the home
OF ms parents tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock
Expert to Make Report
meeting Of the joint council committee
on finance, light and general laws to which
the matter of the bids for the purchase Of
the electric light plant and power franchise
had been referred at the last meeting Of
council, was held last night for the purpose
or deciding which bid was best for the city
Mr. Hugh HaZleton, an electrical engineer
OF new York city. who had been employed
py council to advise the committee In the
mater, was present and heard ell the terms
\ tIr
adjourned until tonight without having
reached conclusion. At the coming meet
made.
Police Court Proceedings.
Charles Phillips. colored, was arraigned
III the Police Court this morning before
romeo Justice Harry B. Cation on a charge
VI oeing accessory to the shooting of John
Lewis. also colored. by an unknown col
ored man at an early hour Sunday morning.
II was stated by the policemen who made
the arrest that Phillips had hold of Lewis
when he was shot but when questioned
this morning as to the identity of the man
who did the shooting Lewis declared that
ne knew nothing about 1t. Justice Cation
ORDERED that the man be detained.
JACOB Miller was charged with raising
a disturbance Saturday night at his resi-
dence in the southern section of the city
he was represented by Attorney H. O'Ban-
non Sooper, VINO entered a plea of guilty for
his client, and Justice Cation imposed a fine
of $40
Robert Johnson colored was charged
with beat ting his wife. Irene johnson Irene
testified that her husband had first slapped
her. then hit her with his fist and finally
kicked her down the steps. He was fined SIS
Charles Coleman, colored, charged with be-
ing a chronic vagrant, was given twenty
days in which to work for the city on the
gang.
General News Items.
In the corporation court yesterday the will
of the late Mrs. Aline NJ. Nash was admit
ted to probate and her daughter Miss Effie
R. Nash, qualified as executrix The estate,
valued at about $4,000, is left to her chill
dren. The residence 100 North Patrick
street, is left to her daughter, Miss Effe
Nash.
A final decree of divorce was entered in
the case of Mrs Mary E. Lamb against
Samuel B. Lamb on the ground of deser-
ton.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company has
received pair of horses from Martnsburg
W. Va, which will be given ten days
trial before being bought by the board Of
fire wardens.
A called meeting of Bull Run Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held
at Lee Camp Hall at 80 o. clock this even
ing to make arrangements for trip to Bull
Run on the 21st instant.