The Washington herald., 1911-11-28
THE WASHINGTON HERALD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2s. 1911
Observation-Disclosures.
Police Commissioners Await
City Councils Move.

Alexandria, Va, Nov. H-Before the
board Of police commissioners will ask
city council to petition the State legis-
lature to make any change in the city
charter relative to the officers Of the po-
lice force, they will wait and ascertain
what action that body will take relative
to the extension Of the city limits. follow
ing a suggestion made by Police Commits
sioner Robert s. Barrett at a joint meet
ing of the commissioners and committee
on police held tonight.
The resolution adopted by the board at
Its last meeting providing, for the appoint
ment of at least two sergeants and a
chief, thereby doing away with a lieu
tenant on the police force was discussed
at length at joint meeting Of the COM
missioners and board committee on police
held tonight with A. D. Brockett and c.
r. Yates, of the police committee OF coun-
ell, in attendance.
Commissioner Barrett thought that
there Is a possibi..,J of taking in the
adjoining territory, and the need Of ad
ditonal policemen, together with the pos
sibility of mounted patrolmen and a bi-
cycle policeman. For this reason he was
Of the opinion that the matter should be
held in allegiance.
Commissioner Bryan said such threw a
different aspect on the siuation, and he
favored waiting further developments on
the part of city cJuncil.
1t was explained by Mayor Paff that
the board originally intended to have sec
ton No. 81 of the city charter changed
so as to make the officers on the force
chief and sergeants, instead Of a chief
and one lieutenant.
Mayor Paff explained that he had in
vestigated the matter, thoroughly and
was Of the opinion that three sergeants
instead of two would prove more bene-
ficial He explained It by saying that
there are nineteen men on the force, in
cluding the chief and lieutenant and that
they could be divided into three squads of
five men each with a sergeant for each
squad. This, he said, would give five
men on duty during the day and twelve
at night and the cost would be little
more than the present operating ex-
penses Of the force.
Mabel Thay and Martha Solmon. colored
women, residing near Charlottesville, Va,
eloped to Alexandria Saturday last with
two colored men giving their names as
Gus Turner and 1. c. Nicholas, Of that
place. The result was that they were
arrested by Policeman Campbell on COM
plaint Of their husbands, and the hus-
bands Of the women appeared in court
against them this morning. when they
were arralgned Tor adultery. The court
acquitted the women and fined the men
so each. The women afterward, through
the efforts OF Chief Of Police Goods, ef-
fected a reconciliation with their hus-
bands, and shortly thereafter returned
to their homes.
Miss Julia Anna Monroe, forty-three
years old, died this morning at her home,
112 South Pitt street, after a long illness.
She was a daughter of the late James T.
and Amanda Monroe. Three sisters sur
vive-Mrs. George A. Abbott, Fairfax
County; Mrs. Nash, wife Of Lieut..
Charles F. Nash, U. S. N, ana Miss
Mary E. Monroe. The funeral will take
place at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
from her late residence Rev. Edgar Car
penter. rector Of Grace Episcopal Church,
officiating
A fraternal visit will be paid by Poto-
mac Lodge OF Odd Fellows to Sarepta
Lodge tomorrow night. at which time
the unwritten work OF the third degree
will be exemplihed. Afterward there will
be banquet
Arrangements have been made by the
Holy Name Society for a public meeting.
which will be held Sunday night, De-
cember 10. at the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall, when addresses will be