Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Four PatroImen Suspended by
the Police Commissioners.
MANY WITNESSES HEARD
Liquor Dealers Interested in Inter
probation of the Byrd Law for
Day Following Christmas.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

l SpcCIdf correspondence OF Inc NtdE.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va. October ~. 1910.
Following an investigation last night
which lasted until nearly IL o'clock, the
board Of police commissioners suspended
| Policemen A. J. Nicholson and Charles
! Roland for ten days on the charge of
| failing to respond to whistles blown for
| them during night inspection. on the
morning of October 10. The board also
| suspended Policemen Herbert knight and
| Samuel Reid on the charge of being off
the beat assigned for them the morning
the inspection was made. The sentence
| of the first named policemen will go into
effect this evening. and that of the other
two after the first named two have been
off ten days.
The investigation was the outcome of
an inspection mase from t. until 3
o'clock the morning Of October 10 by
Acting Mayor Herbert Snowden and
Commissioner Capt Albert Bryan.
The investigation was held in the
chamber Of the board of aldermen. and
was presided over by Acting Mayor F..
F. Marbury. Mr.. Snowden related how
he and Capt. Bryan made the inspec-
ton. They first went to police head
quarters and subsequently started out,
meeting Lieut.. Belts. The latter &C
companied them through the third
ward, and a whistle was blown at
could hear there was no response from
that ward. Capt. Bryan corroborated
his statement.
Policemen Nicholson and Roland de-
scribed their movements on the night in
question, and declared that they respond
ed to police whistles, but owing to the
wind they could not locate the persons
blowing the whistles. Joseph I1owenbach,
]. r. Cation. N G. Greenaway. A. H.
HUMPHREYS A H. Lowe Frank Chillcott
w. L. Tipps. Joseph Bradley. Alfred Dab
and J. w. Kilby testified to seeing the
policemen on the night Of the inspection
or to hearing the whistles.
Policemen Knight and Reid were called
on to explain why they were off their
beat the morning Of the inspection. PO-
liceman Knight said he simply crossed
the street to speak about police business
to Policeman Wilkerson. who was on the
corner with Policeman Rawlett, and he
was there only a few minutes. His state
ment was corroborated by his partner,
Policeman Reid, and also by Policemen
Wilkerson and Rawlett.
Liquor Selling December 26.
Liquor dealers in this city and practi-
cally throughout the state are just now
interested in how the Byrd liquor law
will be interpreted for December 26. the
day following Christmas. which will be
the day celebrated for Christmas, the
holiday falling this year on Sunday.
They are anxious to know whether they
will have to close Monday.
Section 10 Of the Byrd liquor law pro-
vides that no club, firm, corporation or
association shall sell or dispense ardent
spirits Sunday or Christmas day. The
consensus of opinion among the leading
lawyers Of the city, who were inter-
viewed today by a reporter for The Star
on the subject, is that the dealers can.
under the provisions Of the law, Keep
open Monday, Notwithstanding that
the day will be observed as Christmas.
Mrs. James Smith, living on North
Fairfax street, had her left wrist broken
this morning while at her home. Mrs.
Smith was in the act OF reaching for IL
tub when it fell from a shelf, striking
her and knocking her to the ground.
Visitors From Washington.
Metropolis Lodge, No. 16. Order of Odd
Fellows OF Washington, last night paid a
fraternal visit to Potomac Lodge of Odd
Fellows of this city. They were accom-
panied by their Kazoo band. During the
evening an interesting program was given.
In the corporation court this morning
the case OF Ellis West, cOlored, indicted
for robbery. was again continued until
Monday at . o'clock.