Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TAKE PRECAU-
TIoNs TO PROTECT PRISONER
Citizens Complain That the City Is
Inadequately Lighted-Barn and
Outbuildings Burned.
special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September q, 1906.
The police of Alexandria are taking spe-
cial precautions to guard against any pos
sble disorder at the city jail, where George
Griffin, a negro is confined on the charge
of attempting to commit criminal as
sault upon a young lady at Culpeper Sum
day last 1t is not thought that any seri-
Gus attempt will be made to create any dis
order, but it is said that several irrespon-
sible people were endeavoring last night to
form a party to take the negro from the
Jail and lynch him.
Griffin was brought here last Monday az
ternoon by the sheriff of Culpeper county
and confined in the Jail for safe Keeping
as it was thought that it would be anWlse
to keep the prisoner near the scene OF his
alleged crime while the excitement there
was high. Griffin is charged with attempt
ing to commit criminal assault upon MISS
Gerald Covington. who lives about nve
miles from Culpeper. The young lady, IL is
| stated was crossing a field near her nome
when negro rushed out at her from be-
hind thicket terrible , stlugg a,o,h n
were badly torn, but the negro was many
frightened away by the screams OF MISS
Covngton. Griffin was captured in the
woods near the scene of the attempted as
sault The prisoner will be kept in the
jail here until the time set for his trial IN
Culpeper. The authorities think mat py
that time the excitement Will nave SUD
sided and it will be safe to remove him to
Culpeper.
Street Lights Fail.
Considerab BILE adverse criticism Is being
expressed by the residents Of this city over
the condition of the electric lighting plant
For several nights during the past few
weeks a portion of the city has been IN
total darkness, to the great inconvenience
lo6 how To ha
upon the streets after nightfall. Many OF
the lights were not burning last night and
similar conditions prevailed In sections OF
the city tonight. The trouble is said to lie
| in the fact that the present electric light
| ing plant is entirely inadequate to the task
| of supplying the needs of the city and Is
not due to any fault on the part of those
| in charge of the works.
| An endeavor will be made to put the
F.! plant in condition to properly light the city
| until the new electric light plant is COM
| pleted. From the present indications this
will not be accomplished before Christmas
! as the site of the new plant is in litigation
| as before stated. and the deed to the prop
| erty cannot be transferred until the courts
| have passed upon it.
| Washington Man Arrested.
| man giving his name as John Biddle
| and his residence Washington was ar
| rested about o'clock this afternoon by
Special Policeman Robey Of the Washing
| ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric
| railway and Policeman Roberts on the
| charge of creating a disturbance on one
| of the cars of the electric railway company.
| Conductor n. Davis preferred the charge
| against the man. He stated that the man
boarded the car. which was attached to a
| special train and pulled the bellrope to
| stop it several times. He was released by
| Chief Goods upon $40 collateral for his ap-
| pearance in the police court Monday morn
| ing before Justice Harry B. Cation.
General Items.
| A large barn and some other outbuildings
| on the farm Of Mr.. Edward Cockrell, who
! lives on the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad below Woodbridge, were
| destroyed by fire early yesterday morning.
| together with their contents. 1t is thought
| that the fire was started by a gasoline en-
CINE. The damage is estimated at $500.
| Mr.. G. Mason Smith and Miss Hannah
! Louise Kisendaffer were married at noon
| today al the residence of the brides parents,
at DOG North ST Asaph street. After lunch
| con was served Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left
| for a southern trip.
| Rev. DR.. Brown of Texas will preach at
| the evening service tomorrow a St. Paurs
| Episcopal Church. The services at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church tomorrow will be
conducted by Rev. j. H. Henderlite.
! Rev. DR.. w. F.. Fisher. the pastor Of the
| First Baptist Church of this city, will
| preach at Beulah Church. Fairfax county,
| at $3.50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
| Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Virginia Bringle, whose death took place at
! an early this morning, Will be held at 5
| O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at 1918 King
street The services will be conducted by
| Rev. Father Lawrence Kelley, the assistant
rector of ST. Mary's Catholic Church. and
| the interment will be in the Methodist
| Protestant cemetery.