Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
PASTOR OF BAPTIST CHURCH AT
DEL RAY PAINFULLY INJURED.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 1s, 1905.
Rev. ]. q. Council, the pastor of the
Baptist Church at Del. Ray. Alexandria
county. near this city. was painfully in
jured this morning at $50 o'clock by fall
at the st. Asaph station on the Wash
ington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
road. Mr.. Council had accompanied some
ladies to the station to put them aboard
the train. He fell as the train was pulling
out. 1t Is believed he had an attack of
vertigo. His forehead was badly lacerated
and he received numerous bruises. but,
fortunately. escaped more serious injury, as
the train was moving at slow rate.
Mr.. Council was placed upon the train
and brought 10 Alexandria. DR.. L. Murray
Gotwald Of Alexandria, who was on the
tain at the time the accident happened,
rendered temporary assistance. Mr.. Coun-
ell was taken to the office of Dr. William
M Smith. where his injuries received at
tention and he was afterward returned to
his home. -. p.
Although Mr.. Council is eighty-five years
Of age, 1t is not thought that his injuries
will prove Of serious nature, as he was
later left for his home In Del Ray on one
OF the Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon electric railway trains.
The Relief Hook and Ladder Company
mas peeu without horses Tor ten weeks
past 1t Is said that in the event of a
serious fire in any Of the larger buildings in
this city the department would be handi.
capped by the absence of the truck com.
pany The delay OF the board of fire war
dens in securing new horses is said to
be due. to desire to have the horses per-
feet matches. The truck horses were sold
by the fire wardens about ten weeks ago
because one Of them, it is stated, was not
Mt for service.
Proceedings in Court.
William F. Stafford. colored, was ara
raigned in the Police Court today on the
charge Of assaulting his wife and selling
liquor without license Stafford made a
counter charge OF selling liquor on Sum
day against his wife. but it was not SUBJ
stantiated. Justice Pelton imposed fine
liquor without a license
BENJAMIN Waters was charged with in
decent conduct and habitua1 drunkenness
He was fined SO. William England charg-
ed $40 collateral Sallie Hall was charged
with beating an aged woman named Emma
Clements. She denied the charge, but was
funded $40.
VIII Smith, colored, who was wanted as a
witness in a case yesterday but who failed
to answer the summons on account of q
business engagement, was fined IS for
contempt of court.
chinist by the Southern Railway Company
at the round house at the corner Of Duke
and Henry streets. was badly scalded yes
jet of steam striking him with sufiacient
force to knock him to the ground. He was
taken to his home, where he was attended
by DR.. William NJ. Smith, the surgeon of
the railway company.
In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
Barley presiding. decree was entered d.
recting the payment OF certain funds to
the commissioner In the case Of ]. A. Hen
derson against Annie 8. Henderson, and
final decree was entered in the case of
Eustace Jeffrtes against William Kier
Frank Lee Hardbower, infant son of Will
liam and Virginia Hardbower, died this
morning at the residence of his parents in
Fairfax county. The funeral will occur to-
morrow The interment will be in st.
Mary's cemetery.
Mr.. George Roat has gone to Kingston,
Pa, to attend the golden wedding of his
brother.