Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-03
Thrashing With Barrel Stave.

After her husband. Isaac Mitchell, col
ored, had been acquitted in the Police
Court today Of disorderly conduct and
Elizabeth Brewer was also acquitted of
conducting disorderly house, the angry
wife of Mitchell on reaching the foot of
the steps of police headquarters got sat
isfaction by giving her husbands alleged
affinity sound thrashing. She admin
istered it with a barrel stave which she
found in the alley, and it is also claimed
she threw a brick. The battle was a
short one and in a few minutes the DO
lice arrived. but it was over. The Brew
er woman was bleeding profusely and
had an ugly cut on her forehead Both
were taken in custody and will be ar
raigned in the Police Court in the morn
ing to answer charge of disorderly con-
duct and fighting.
The Mitchell woman appeared as the
complainant against the couple. They
were arrested at o'clock this morning
by Sergt. Scott and Policeman Talbot.
The complainant said that since her hus-
band had been going with the Brewer
woman her domestic happiness had be-
come thing of the past, as her husband
did not furnish sufficient funds for her
maintenance.
Justice Cation in summing up the case
said it was one for the civil courts to
deal with, and the divorce court was
the proper place to seek a remedy. The
Mitchell woman'S ire was aroused, and
1t was evident as she left headquarters
that she contemplated taking the law in
her own hands.
Property Sold for Taxes.
About twenty pieces of property. on
which the city taxes ave not .been
paid. were sold at public auction at 10
o'clock this morning by p. F. German,
city tax collector, and bought in by the
nv;r
due on the property sold was COM
paratively small 1t is expected that
the owners, most of whom have small
houses, will redeem the same within
the next month or two. They have two
years in which to redeem their prop
erty. This can be done by paying the
taxes together with interest and the
cost incident to advertising the SALE
Meeting of r. E. Lee Camp.
At a meeting Of R. E. Lee Camp, Con-
federate Veterans, held at its hall last
night, the articles Of the rules making it
necessary for membership fee to accom-
pany each application for membership
was abrogated.
A handsome life-size portrait Of the
late Col. Julius A. de Lagnel. the gift of
his widow, Mrs. Josephine de Lagnel OF
Washington. was received 1t will be
placed on the camp wall.
Rev. II. H. Zones was elected chap
lain Of the camp. One application for a
pension was approved and one new mem
Der elected.
The third annual banquet of Seminole
Tribe of Red Men will be held at $50
o'clock tonight at the Hotel Rammel. 1t
will be attended by about fifty members.
and during the evening the following
toasts will be responded to: History OF
Seminole Tribe H. Noel Garner; Free
dom. Friendship and Charity" Rev. Ed
gar Carpenter; THE Eloquence of the
Red Man." Louis P. Woodward; "a Lit
tie Wit and Humor," j. William May;
Trail of the Forest" Robert S. Barrett.
The six Alexandrians who were sum-
moned as veniremen for the trial of
Sidna Allen, which began yesterday be-
fore Judge Staples at Wytheville. Va,
were excused from jury service. The
day. They report having had a most en-
joyable trip.
Entertainment Is Planned.
There will be special meeting Of NJ D.
Corse Camp, Sons Of Confederate Vet
Grams. at Lee Camp Hall. at s o'clock
Thursday night next. at which time plans
for an entertainment which will be given
in the near future will be outlined.
Mrs. Ernest August Schneider an
nounces the marriage Of her daughter,
Marjorie. to William Conrad Cloth. both
of Alexandra county. The ceremony took
place in Baltimore yesterday. The BRIDE
andria county.
Judge L. c. Barley, F. p. Russell. ]. NJ.
Duncan. C. Harry Yohe. ]. f. Carlin OF
this city, and R c. L. Moncure George