Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-09
ALEXANDRIA, AIRS
Young Man Held on Charge Of
Assaulting Girl.
MISS McINTIRE's { STORY
Says She Was Kept on Boat All
Night-Chamber Of Com
merce Meets.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 9, 1910,
Following preliminary hearing in the
police court this morning, William Sim
mons, about thirty years old, was held
for the action of the grand jury on
charge of assaulting Miss Violet McIn-
tire. sixteen-year-old orphan girl, who
lives near Quantico. Va. The alleged as
sault occurred aboard a boat belonging
to Simmons father the night of July II
last. No bail was. fixed,in Simmons case.
Prior to the opening of the case Attor-
ney Robinson Moncure representing Sim
mons, asked for continuance of the case
until Monday next, owing to the absence
OF material witnesses for the defense.
The court, however. refused the request.
Miss McIntire, who was accompanied
by her brother, George Mc1ntire. took
the witness stand and told of the alleged
assault. She was cross-examined by At
torney Moncure, but her testimony was
not shaken.
According to Miss McIntires testimony
she was induced to go to the wharf at
the shipyard the evening of July II by
note sent to her by Simmons. On reach
ing the wharf, she said. Simmons told
her he could not talk to her on shore, and
she got aboard the boat, which then pull
ed out from the dock. She asserted she
was kept on the boat. a power launch.
all night by Simmons. The next morning.
she said, she was given 81 by Simmons
father and returned home.
On cross-eXamination Miss McIntIre
said she was sixteen years old, and that
she had burned the note up after reading
its contents Simmons, she said, took her
hand and helped her down to the boat.
His father. she testified, was on the boat
at the time. They went to the King
street dock, where the father disembark-
ed. she said.
they were at the shipyard, Miss Mc1ntire
said. Witness, however, did not call to
him, explaining that she was afraid to
make an outcry or say anything.
Locked on Boat, She Says.
The girl further stated that she was
locked aboard the boat. Simmons and
his father, she stated, left the boat at
the shipyard, probably between 9 and
10 o'clock at night. Up to that time,
she said. she had not been treated
badly Young Simmons again left the
boat. she said. about I o'clock. Wit
exactly the time, owing to the fact
that the clock on the boat had stopped
and she had no watch.
Miss McIntire was asked by Attorney
Moncure why she did not make COM
plant to police headquarters against
Simmons. She replied that she did not
know where the place was. The court
overruled a question put to her as to
whether or not she would have made
any charge against Simmons IL the
matter had not been taken up by the
authorities.
George Nails, at whose home Miss Nc
Intire was stopping, testified that she
remained away from home all night the
night of July 81. The girl, he said, al
ways retired early in the evening. Nails
statement was Substantiated by George
Nails, jr., his son.
George McIntire, brother of the girl,
told of the return of his sister from
Alexandra to her home He knew moth
ing about the charge.
Following the hearing, Miss McIntire
and her brother left for their home. All
the witnesses who testified were cited to
appear before the grand jury.
Appropriation for Convention.
At meeting of the chamber of COM
merce last evening a report was made
that the work of improving the upper
end of King street had been completed.
An appropriation Of $25 was made for
the local committee Of firemen to as
sist it in entertaining the delegates
who will attend the state convention.
building on the occasion of the con-
yention, August 24-26. 0. S. Taylor
Burke was elected a member of the
board of directors in place of Frank s.
Harper, deceased.
AS a result Of a fight on Royal street
between King and Prince streets
shortly after midnight Saturday night
four white men were arraigned in the
police court this morning and fined So
each. The evidence was to the effect
that there was a general mix-up.
Another case of disorderly conduct
which occurred near Lee and Franklin
streets about the same time. resulted
in a white man being fined S.. 1t was
testified that the man was drunk and
was being assisted to his home.
At the annual meeting g the stock
holders of the Fairfax Apartment House
Company last evening the following Off
GERS were elected to serve for the en-
suing year: A. s. Doniphan, president
and general manager; c. c. Leadbeater,
secretary and treasurer and John Lead
beater, vice president.
Mrs. Waddey Dead.
Mrs Waddey, widow of James E. Wad-
dey, died yesterday afternoon at the
Alexandria Hospital, following linger-
ing illness. Two daughters and one
son survive. The husband of the de-
ceased in former years was employed as
master mechanic at the Southern Rail-
way shops in this city.
The Elks Dramatic Club will give its
annual complimentary excursion to
Marshall Hall Tuesday next.
A meeting of the Retail Merchants
Association will be held at the rooms Of
the chambet of commerce at o'clock
tonight.
Joseph Coleman was fired upon and
shot in the breast b.. Henry Phillips in