Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Dr.. William P. Phelps Fined $50
for Selling Cocaine.
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED
Outcome of Shooting ARRAY in Al
legged Dope Joint.
NUMBER OF VOTERS LISTED
Commission Appointed to Settle Dis
pute Over Boundary Line Be-
tween Two Districts.
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED
NUMBER OF VOTERS LISTED

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 4, 1867,
Dr. William p. Phelps. who gave his ad-
oress as lS2 w street northwest, Washing
ton, and who was taken in custody Thurs
Gay evening last following the murder OF
Louis Ledden by George Garrett, colored,
In an alleged dope" joint at Rosslyn, Alex
andria county, was arraigned at o'clock
this afternoon before Justices Thompson
and Donaldson at the Alexandria county
court house 10 answer a charge of selling
drugs without license. The defendant
admitted having disposed of cocaine to the
proprletors OF the place, and a fine of $50
ana costs was imposed, the costs amounting
to $13. DR.. Phelps, who was also known to
some OF the frequenters of the joint as DR..
Phillips, was released upon paying the
amount assessed against him.
1t is expected that Dr. Phelps will be
called upon to testify in the murder trial,
ana prior to his trial on a charge Of selling
drugs without a license Commonwealth At
torney Crandall Mackey secured a state
ment from him. Like all the other state
ments made by those hold, it threw but
little light upon the tragedy. DR.. Phelps
stated that he was registered pharmacist
and had been practicing in the District for
several years. He also stated that had
been ''persecuted'' by the Washington au-
thorities. He, however, stated that he had
been arrested but twice in his life on a
charge of selling cocaine, and that was be-
cause he failed to mae a record of the SALE
The witness also said that he had since dis
posed of his drug store in Washington and
had gone into the grocery business. After
ward, he stated, he disposed of the grocery
business to a man named Brown.
DR.. Phelps said he and Washington
man named Brown had rented the place
where the murder occurred with the expec-
tation of securing license to sell whisky
fhAa ho ,.nI,A H. TIA
him license. Concerning the use of CO.
caine, he stated that the effect of the drug
was but little different from that produced
by whisky, and its use could be stopped
without producing any bad effect. He. how
ever, stated that morphine Is far worse
than cocaine. DR.. Phelps also said that he
purchased cocaine in large quantities and
disposed Of it to people who sold it to the
users Of the dope
Witness in Murder Case.
Commonwealth Attorney Mackey stated
tenight that he had decided to hold Mar
garet Landon as witness in the murder
case, and she will also be charged with
vagrancy. Mr.. Mackey also said he had
had Washington detectives shadowing the
place where the murder occurred for some
time past with the object of securing evil
the murder the place would have been
shortly raided by the county authorities. In
the opinion Of Mr.. Mackey the Joint has
been the distributing point for cocaine for
the District. ,4l ~ rf
The keys of the house where the murder
occurred are now in the possession of the
Alexandria county authorities, and will be
held until the case of Garrett Is disposed
Of. What was once the scene of revelry is
now a scene of desolation, and the house
presents, at present, a, decidedly bleak
appearance.
Owing to the fact that there are a num-
80 rr,f<r <ho yoo1f
attorney desires to examine 1t Is expected
Garrett will not be given a preliminary
hearing until the middle of next week 1t
is expected that his case will be at once
referred to the grand jury.
1t is said that Garrett, who is about TWEEN
ty-five years of age. is a cocaine fend. He
is above the average In Intelligence, and 1t
Is said makes a good livelihood in summer
making figures in the sand at various sea-
side resorts.
Voters Ready to Ballot.
When the office of City Treasurer Thomas
w. Robinson closed tonight. which was
after 10 o'clock. he Appropriated the total
number of voters who had registered as
/ ,e43. Over 100 delinquents paid UP today.
Those who failed to register today will not
be able to participate in the democratic
primary, which will be held in this city
June 10 next. for the purpose Of nominal
ing a democratic candidate for Congress
stated that he has had very strenuous
day of 1t, and from present indications 1t
seems as IL there are but few IN the city
qualified to vote who have not paid their
poll tax Never before In the history of the
city has such large number of voters
paid up.
During the Greenaway-Bendheim contest
for the court clerkship there were 1.26S
votes cast and it was conceded at that time
that every eligible voter in the city cast
his ballot that day. In the Martin Montague
primary 1,O10 votes were polled IN the city
1t will be seen by the number registered
when the city treasurer's office closed to-
night that there is an advance Of 375 votes
over any record In recent years.
II is also reported that in Alexandria coun-
ty today. when the books were closed se over
were polled in the county during the Mar
tin Montague contest.
Dispute Over Boundary.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
board of supervisors of Alexandria county |
held today the dispute regarding the |
line between Arlington and
washington districts was referred to a |
commission composed Of David s. Taylor, |
George E. Garrett, Louis T. Haney. Walter |
T. Weaver and A. d. Torresson, the first |
named three being civil engineers. This |
commission will survey the line and de- |
termine the correct boundary.
A resolution was duOptcu
Alexandra and Mount Ver- |
non Electric Railway Company the right |
to place a double track on Columbia road. |
with the provision that the railway COM |
pany shall maintain the road with the best
Of macadam.
The Rosslyn Brick Company was granted
permission to- cut off hill on Mount YER
non avenue, near Rosslyn. the work to be
done at the company's expense. 1t was
decided to advertise for bids for the work |
Of rounding up Sheilys road and for cut
ting down the hill at Doctors branch. It |
was also decided to widen the bridge at
Dr. Corbitt's place 50 as to, make 1t avail
able for q double track.
A number Of accounts were audited, sew
sral bills were ordered to be paid and other
routine business was disposed of.
Vestry Organization.
The vestry of st. Paul's Protestant Epis-
,opal Church has elected the following Of
lcers to serve for the ensuing year: Major
T.. W. Green. senior warden; ]. Wallace
Hooff, junior warden; J. Clinton Milburn,
registrar. Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton was
chosen delegate to the council Of the do
,ese which meets in Warrenton, Va. May |
3, and Mr.. J. r. Zimmerman was chosen |
llternate.l Mr.. c. T. 8. Burke was elected
treasurer and collector Of the pew rents
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