Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-17
Arrest of Negro Murder Sus-
pect Causes Excitement.
ECONFER AS TO SMALLPOX
City Officials Discuss Question OF
Compulsory Vaccination.
LIGHT INFANTRY CAMP PLANS
Forty Members to Depart for Co.
lonial Beach Saturday-New
Company Meeting Saturday.
SpeciaI Cnrrespondence Of The Star.

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i ALEXANDRIA, Va. August L. l%s'.
/ There was a furry of excitement ABOUT
police headquarters at $40 CLOCK thls
| morning when word was received 'ha'
| Henry Tucker. a negro, wanted by the
| police for the murder of Joseph DAVIS
| another negro. had been captured at the
| brickyard near Riverside Park, FAIRFAX
| county, below this city
| Chief Goods at once dispatched Police
men Sampson, Nicholson and Talbot to
| that place. The policemen took in Gus
! tody a man giving his name as George
Garruver. twenty-one years old He was
brought here on a special car to police
headquarters and locked up. The report
that Tucker had been arrested spread
rapidly, and when the car containing the
prisoner arrived at 10 O'Clock a large
crowd assembled al the station and fol-
lowed the prisoner to headquarters.
Garruver was given sweating by
Mayor Paff and Chief Goods. He said
that his home is in Monroe. n. c., and
| that he was formerly employed by a rail-
road company in Washington. He also
said that he came over yesterday in search
| of employment. The negro appeared to be
| badly frightened, and was very reticent.
Several persons who knew Tucker SUBJ
seauently appeared at headquarters and
| informed the police that the prisoner
was not Tucker Garruver will probably
be released this afternoon. or he may be
held until tomorrow on vagrancy
charge.
Conference on Smallpox.
A conference of city officials, including
the mayor and health officer. was held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock for the
purpose Of considering the enforcement of
a
ton where cases of smallpox exist The
matter was thoroughly gone over and the
| health officer explained the absolute
necessity for the enforcement of such a
law.
The entire matter was referred to the
corporation attorney for adjustment. Cor
poration Attorney Fisher said this morn
ing that the case may be re-opened very
shortly. The object In re-opening the case
is to have the occupants of the Braddock
House, who have not yet been vaccinated,
submit to same or a quarantine estab-
lished.
1t is understood that there is a state law
covering the subject and that it will
henceforth be rigidly enforced in similar
cases. So far as known, however, there
is no city ordinance on the subject.
| W. w. Simpson, lessee of the Braddock
House. this morning received letter from
him on the stand he took in not permit
ting himself or family to submit to vacci
| nation.
At a meeting of the Alexandria Light
Infantry held last night at Arnory Hall
plans were completed for camping ex-
petition to Colonial Beach for a week.
The members of the company, numbering
about forty, will leave here Saturday
evening next at 6 o'clock by boat, and
return August %. They will be in COM
mand OF Capt. r. L. Slaymaker.
Announcement was made this morning
that the proposed new military company
will hold a meeting Saturday night next
at o'clock at 13o North Rayol street for
the purpose of forming a permanent or
ganization. with the election of officers
and the disposition of other business. 1t
is said that the new company will start
out with membership of ninety-four.