Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-15
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
DEVELOPMENTS IN LOCAL CON-
TRovERsY LOOKED FOR.
Militia Companies to Thrash Out Diff
ferences in Court-Prisoner
Creates False Alarm.
peciaI Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September II. 1905
Developments of a rather startling char
| acter which members of the Alexandria
Light Infantry assert will in a measure
| explain the reason for the disba ndment
| of that company will be brought to light
as soon as Capt. p j. Murphy of that
company receives copies of personal let
| tiers alleged to have been written by Maj.
James E. King OF this city to Col. William
]. Perry anent the Alexandria Light In
| fantry.
| Capt. Murphy today received a letter
| from Gov. Swanson in which 1t was stated
the governor had directed Adjt Gen.
| Charles J. Anderson TO turn over copies
| Of personal letters received by him re-
garding the matter. The letters are ex-
pected to arrive here within a few days.
| just what use will be made of the let
| ters by the Alexandria Light Infantry
IS said the members of the company have
| been endeavoring assiduously TO secure
! them ever since the disarmament of the
company. which was May last.
The old company was succeeded by Com
| pany G. LIST Virginia Regiment. Shortly
| after organizing the new comrany
cured an injunction against the old COM
pany. In which II was restrained from
the further use of Armory Hall. which
| had up to that time been In possession
! OF the old company Since then the new
| company has had absolute possession OF
the hall. The matter is in the courts. and
a date for hearing the injunction proceed
| ings will doubtless be fixed by Judge
Barley when court conveles tomorrow.
Said He Swallowed Poison.
| After reading copy of an afternoon
| paper which announced that ne was want
| ed by the Lynchburg. Va. authorities to
| answer charge of forgery ". w Inze,
alias Small held for the action OF the
| grand jury on a charge of forgery, short
| ~ before = o'clock last night. told John
Dogan. negro prisoner. that he had
| swallowed poison. He keeed over and
there was every indication that he had
swallowed drug. Inze said 1t was a dose
OF powder. used for soreness on his leg,
| which contained carbolic acid.
Following this declaration Dogsn notified
Warden William Z. Gambler Mr. Can
der prepared a mustard solution and
! made an unsuccessful effort to get Inze to
take lit. DIR. Thomas Gibson sum-
moned and the latter ascertaned that
Inze had not taken the poisonous dose
He then pretended to be suffering from a
faintine spell
Convict Makes Escape.
Samuel Holden, colored. twenty years of
age. sentenced to the state penitentiary
from Newport News. Va, yesterday made
his escape from that institution Holden's
number Is 1446 The police have been
requested to apprehend him and a reward
of so is offered for his recapture
In the police court this morning John
Entwisle. charged with assaulting John
b. Garter, was acquitted. According 10
! the testimony of Carter dispute occur
| red over some lettering he had done for
| Mr. Entwisle, after which the assault oc-
| CURED. Mr.. Entwisle said that he had
| used no violence toward Carter
Chamber of Commerce Meets.
| a meeting of the chamber of commerce
was held last night A letter from Vice
President Ackert of the Southern Rail-
way Company relative to a readjustment
OF schedules was read, and Secretary
| Preston was instructed to send him
letter Of thanks. The proposed improve
ment of upper King street was discussed
j. ID. Normoyle. real estate dealer, has
sold to ]. I. Preston, secretary of the
| chamber Of commerce. for John A. Cogan
| the two-story brick dwelling house stu
! ated on the cast side of Royal street be-
| tween Prince and Duke streets and
known as 2lS South Royal street Mr..
| Preston will. after improving the prop
erty. make it his home.
| A meeting of number of owners Of
| runabout launches is slated to be held
at o'clock tonight at the Elkton when
| arrangements will be made for race
| Sunday afternoon next from one of the
city wharves to Fort Foote and return
General Mention.
| Miss Mary f. Shaffer. daughter of Mr..
| and Mrs. Charles G. Shaffer, died this
| morning at the home Of her parents, 2lO
| South Henry street. The deceased was
about twenty three years of age and was
a typewriter by occupation. Arrange
ments for the funeral have not yet been
| made
John, a young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jeffries. 427 Wilkes street. died last
night at the home of his parents, follow
ing an illness Of typhoid fever
Ground was broken yesterday after
noon for the erection of a new agrcul-
tural school building at Manassas Va
The work will be pushed to completion
Arrangements have been made for the
organization of a Bryan, Kern and Car
lin Club at the Alexandria county court