Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-24
SENATOR FINDS SON.

AIltI MI hU5tuCC VI llAlo Os1i iOui
months, during which time he caused
his parents considerable anxiety, Will
liam B. Rsyntr, son of United States
Senst)r Issdor Rsyner, was conducted
back to Baltimore Wednesday, IS was
stated in sttrjsy's GSz tie, from Nor
fix, by his fsther. In the party w,re
Mrs. William III. Fisher, well known in
Baltimore society, who Ia said ID have
been with young Rsyner since he vent
away; DR.. Charles F. Bevan, dean of
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
in Bsltim7re, who accompanied Senator
Rayner ID Norfolk Tuesday nigh, and
two attendants. 1t took all in The patty
to watch young RsYntr and Mrs. Fisher
while coming up Chesapeake Bay on the
steamer Alabama.
Senator Rayner was notified that his
son WAS 10 Norfolk, by some friends in
that city. He left on the next boat and
arrived there Wednesday morning. He
found his son aud Mrs. Fisher at the
Hotel Fairfax, whtrs they had been
stopping since last Monday. That even
ing the senator engaged suite OF rooms
on the Alabama, and just before the
steamer sailed they boarded the steamer.
Young Rayner WAS given room two
doors from Mrs. Fisher aud two attend
ants remained with him. Mrs. Fisher
was watched from the outside.
- IL tho V,aOrnirn
after all the passengers had retired, a
noise was heard 10 Mrs Fishers loom,
and one of the attendants saw her getting
out of her statsroom window. Before
he could reach her, she had climbed
down upon the deck of the vessel. The
attendant, who was in the room with
young Rsyner, saw her leaning over the
railing and by leaning out the win
dow be caught her by the arm.
With the assistance of the other men,
who had arrived, they pulled her
bodily into young Rayner's room. She
was sent back to her own room as soon
as possible.
When the steamer landed st Baltimore
q carriage WAS 10 waiting for the sena-
tors party. The senator and his sou,
DR.. Bevan, and the attendants entered
and went to the senator's country home
on 5udbrook Park. Mrs. Fisher was
left behind. She could not be located
yesterday.
Young Rayner left Baltimore on
Mfr5h l6 last, while under the care OF
two prominent slienists. 1t WIS said
MIRA. Fisher left at The same lime.
After visiting various sections of the
country, young Rsyntr vent to Virginia
and stopped with friends near bis
mothers former home, in King George
county. From there he came to Alex
andrIa and took a steamer for Norfolk.
since Mrs. Fisher has been swsy,
her husband, who was connected with q
local brokerage firm, has applied for
divorce.
Senator Rayner thinks his son is
mentally unbalanced, and is going to
try and get him in some sanitarium.
MAY SAY "MR." AND "MRS."
Judge sprusuce, of the Superior
Court, in Wilmington, Del, yesterday
overruled the decision made by Judge
Edwin r. Cochran in the Municipal
Court few days ago, to the effect that
negroes should not be alluded II in
his court with the prefix "Mr., " "Mrs."
or "Miss" II their names. For per-
sistence 10 doing this after bling warned
Judge Cochran imposed fine of IS on
christopher Brooks, colored, witness
In the court. 10 default OF the fine
Brooks was commit ed 10 the workhouse.
In his opinion Judge Spraance held
that Judge Cochran had no more right
to make such ruling applicable to
negroes in his court than he would have
to make it applicable to foreigners. He
ordered Brooks discharged from custody.
Nathan Straus, the New York philsn
trophist, who recently presented to Vi
emma a complies milk paslerurizition
n l.