Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-01
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
UNIQUE CASE IN POLICE COURT
ENDS IN AN ACQUITTAL.
Aged Sexton Is Stricken While Dig
ging q Grave-Police Seek Man
Who Stabbed Another.

| Special Correspondence Of Tue Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, February 1. 1863.
| A rather unique case in the police
court this morning was that of Henry
Sulie of Berlin, Germany. thirty years
old, who Jack Beach. colored. conf
planned had defrauded him out of 81.
| No warrant was, however, issued for
Sulie, and Justice Cation heard both
sides. after which he promptly acquit-
ted Sulie. who was represented by At
| torney Charles Bendheim.
| Beach told the court that Sulie came
| to his place at o'clock this morning
and asked to be allowed to warm him
self .IIe told Beach he would give him
81 for the privilege. This was salts
factory. and the man produced what ap-
peared to be 81 note and received 81
| change. They afterward went out for
| a drink. after which Sulie departed.
Beach claimed that upon entering a sa
| loon he discovered he had been We
only a piece of newspaper cut in the
size of bill of that denomination. He
started after Sulie and found him up
town and made Sulie accompany him 10
complaint. The officer in charge, how
| ever refused to issue a warrant.
| Other cases disposed of were as fol-
| lows: William Whalen. assaulting David
, TeWeIl, IoT1eueU 81 cOllateral, W1illam
Rawlin. colored. drunken and disordery
| conduct. fined s.: John Haskins, colored
| assaultinS and beating Joseph Dudley
colored. fined $40: William Taylor. colored
ling tools from Pinkney Banks, col
ored fined $40.
Masonic Bazaar Opening.
! large number of ladies are today
| busily engaged in putting on the finishing
| touches to the booths in Armory Hall for
| the opening of the Masonic bazaar tonight.
Practically everything is in readiness for
the event. All during the morning wag-
ons and men have been engaged in trans
ferrins the donations to the hall which
are being placed in position as rapidly as
received AS previously stated. Judge II.
II. W. Duke of Charlottesville will form
| ally open the bazaar with a speech. 1t
| is expected that following the meeting of
| the council tonight all the members of
| both bodies will attend. as will many
| other city officials. they having been in
| vited to be present on the opening night
| FOLLOWING the opening speech the ladies
will take charge. Preparations have been
made for the handling of the crowd. how
ever large. An able corps of ladies will
| be in attendance to see that all who at
| tend are promptly waited on.
While digging n grave in Bethel ceme-
! terry Yesterday morning William II. Haws.
| the aged sexton of that cemetery. was
| stricken with apoplexy while in the grave.
| Attendants at the cemetery were sum-
moned and Haws was conveyed to his
| home. 513 North Patrick street, where he
| died at an early hour this morning. The
| bursting Of a blood vessel in the head
caused paralysis to set in. He was sixty
three years old. Besides his wife, two
| daughter and one son survive. Haws had
been sexton of the cemetery for the past
three years. No arrangements have yet
| been made for the funeral.
Funerals.
The funeral of James W, Woolls, who
died Friday last. took place at $50 o'clock
| this morning from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. II. ]. Cutler, pastor. con-
Quoted the services. The commitment
services were conducted by Rev. L. F.
Kelly. Those serving pallbearers were
| r. L. Finks, Robinson Moncure, w. III.
Sweeney. L: j. Quinn, NJ. r. O'Sullivan
and James T. Patterson. Burial was in
| St Marys cemetery.
| Charles p. Prices funeral took place
at o'clock yesterday afternoon from the
were conducted by Rev. O. c. Beall. pas
| tor Members Of Potomac Lodge of Odd
| Fellows attended did many county
onicials. The pallbearers were: G. w.
N. V. Clayton. J. D. Ashford and ]. E.
| Clements. Honorary pallbearers from
| the Odd Fellows We're w. E. Latham, p.
| NJ. Bradshaw and j. T. Watkins. In
! tSIilSUl WdS III IVY Till CeIneleTE.
Funeral services over the remains of
| William A. ketland were held at 3
| o'clock yesterday afternoon at his late
home on South Royal street. Rev. John
! Cavanaugh. pastor of the Free Metho-
dist Church, officiating.
Brief Mention.
| James Sullivan died this morning at
his home, 1120 Wilkes street. The de-
ceased was about thirty years old His
| wife and four children survive No ar
| engagements have yet been made for the
funeral.
The George Washington Monument AS
sociatfon has sold two lots in the George
| Washington Park to Mr.. Florence of
| Herndon, Va. and also two lots to J. H.
Mansfield of this city
| II. Noel Garner. for several years past
connected with the law offices Of Nor
| ton & Boothe, has opened up Office
| for the practice Of law.
| Miss Iona Gorham last night enter
| tanned a party Of friends at her home on
| South Payne street.
| A meeting of r. F.. Lee Camp Confed-
| crate Veterans. will be held tonight at
Lee Camp Hall.
! The police have been requested to ap-
prehend a coOred man who at midnight
Saturday night stabbed Llewellyn Lane.
| colored, in the back with knife Lanes
! injuries are not serious.
William Hodges Mann yesterday after
| noon addressed a largely attended mems
| meeting at the Young Peoples building
| of the NJ. E. Church South. solo was
| given by Mrs. T. A. HulfisIl.
| A business meeting of the Young Mems
Senate will be held at 5 O'Clock tomor-
| row night.