Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Woman Claims AssaiIant I'm
personated a Policeman. !
STATE MECHANICS TO MEET
Mayor Paff Expected to Deliver the
Address of Welcome-20O
Delegates to Attend.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, October IL. 1911.
Emma Coles. fifty-five years old, who
lives alone in a little frame shack at the
northeast corner of Washington and
FRANKLIN streets, claims that she was the
victim of a criminal assault at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night
The coiesi=wehnAn SAID this morning
that she had closed her.>house for the
night Tuesday night and was about to re-
tire, when she was awakened by loud
rap on her door. Upon opening the door
she discovered a man who impersonated a
policeman. She claims he said he wanted
her. She said that she accompanied him
down FRANKLIN street, @ distance of two
blocks, and the man knocked her down
and assaulted her. According to the
woman she pleaded with him against
doing her any harm, :whereupon the
stranger slapped her for demonstrating
with him.
The Coles woman says that the as
sault occurred on the commons beyond
the electric railway companys trestle
at FRANKLIN and Royal streets. Several
men, she says, came up afterward and
asked II they could be Of any assist
ance to her.
Immediately following the assault
she says. she went to police headquar-
tiers and made a report of the case and
also gave the police a description of
her assailant.
Mrs. Coles claims that she can
identify her assailant. She also says
he wore blue coat and badge Of
some sort.
The police were today reticent about
the case.
ago charged a young colored man with
assaulttng her. Following a hearing
before Police Justice Thompson he was
acquitted
Mayor to Welcome Mechanics.
Mayor Paff is expected to deliver an ad.
dress Of welcome at the opening of the
twenty-seventh annual session Of the
state council of Virginia, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, which will
convene Wednesday and Thursday next
at o'clock at McBurney's Hall. A. D.
Brockett, president of the chamber of
commerce, will deliver an address on be-
half of that organization. 1t is expected
that Representative C.. c. Carlin will also
make an address.
Responses will be made by DIR. William
Evans. state councillor, Norfolk; DIR. w.
A. Gordon. state vice councillor, ElktOn,
and Thomas B. Ivey, state council secre-
tary. Petersburg
About DO delegates are expected to at
tend and the local council has prepared
10 entertain them during their stay in
this city. The opening ceremonies will be
in charge of w. K. Griffith.
Delegates will begin to arrive from all
sections of the state Monday. and that
night the initiatOry degree will be ex-
at the hall of Belle Haven Council by
a joint degree team of Belle Haven Coun-
Gil. No. 81. and James W. Jackson Coun-
Gil, No. 81
|. Besides four. representatives from the
two councils there are about 200 past
councillors and past representatives who
are entitled. to seats as visitors to the
State Council. ~. s.es<s >a@ss.s.t4 49,.
The representatives to the State Council
from this city are r. f. Padgett and
Elmer Mudd Of Belle Haven Council and
Frank, Travers and Thomas H. Dawson
of James, w. Jackson Council.
At the close of the session Wednesday
night the entertainment committee will
tender, the visitors reception, and
Thursday the delegates will take trip
to Mount Vernon by steamer. The Hotel
Rammel will be headquarters for the
delegates.
Funeral Of Mr.. Dobie.
The funeral of William B. Dobie. whose
death occurred Monday night, took place
at 10 o'clock this morning from his late
home; $50 South Fairfax street Services
were conducted by Rev. P. p. Phillips,
rector Of St. Paurs p. E. Church. and
Rev. j. l.. Allison. d: D.. pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church. Burial was
in the Methodist Protestant cemetery.
The following were the pallbearers:
Hubert Snowden, L. Fl. Thompson P. F.
German. Oscar w. Phillips, George A.
Newland and Charles w. Dearborn.
The funeral of Daniel Sutherland will
take place. at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon from his late home. Wilkes and
Henry streets. Services will be conducted
by Rev. w. f. Landlord, pastor Of the
Second Baptist Church. Burial will be in
Bethel cemetery.
Contractors today began the work of
razing the brick store building on the
and Royal streets. On the site will be
erected a modern three-story brick store
building for D. Bendheim & Son.