The Washington herald., 1917-08-15
ALEXANDRIA JUDGE
FREES RACE RIOTER
Negro Who Threw Brick at Soldier
Is Acquitted.
THE HERALD sqssAg.

The HERALD BUREAU,
K. Z. knight Son.
s1S1 King Street.
Alsxandria, Va, Aug. i4.-In the
Police Court today the aftermath
OF the riot Sunday night between
soldiers and a number OF colored
men was heard when Theodore
Lloyd. colored. was arraigned on a
charge Of striking Arthur Bennett,
a soldier. with a brick. Justice
Cation. after hearing the evidence Of
four colored men and one colored
woman and that OF Lloyd and Ben
nett. acquitted the colored man.
Bennett said there were four SOL
disrs in the crowd when the trou-
BILE started. He felt satisfied that
the brick hurled by Lloyd was not
intended for him. but for another
soldier. He also stated he had
nothing against the prisoner.
Justice Cation. in dismissing the
prisoner. declared he was within
his rights in taking the stand he
did. and furthermore that IL was
only after being pursued by the SOL
diers that he hurled the brick in
self defense.
In the opinion OF the police the
clashes which occurred Sunday are
over IOE EOOu anu NO luENhtE
bic Is anticipated. although every
precaution is TO be taken by the au-
thorities TO prevent a repetition Of
Sunday nights trouble.
Under the auspices OF Alexandria
Council, No. S. Order Of Fraternal
Americans. a United States and Vir-
gina State nag will be raised at the
high school building at $50 O'Clock
Labor Day afternoon. The flags will
be on iron poles fifty feet high in
front Of the school. the latter erected
by the city. Preceding the exercises
there will be a parade which will start
at o'clock from the corner OF King
and Washington streets. II will be
headed by the American Indian Guard
Band. Invitations have been extend
ed Representatives Hefin and Mon
, tague to be here and make addresses
| The former to present the United
States flag and the latter the Nir-
ginia flag.
The committee named to arrange
for the parade is composed OF Roger
c. Sullivan, G. W. Petit and W. A
Harding. ]. H. Trimyer Is chairman
Of the general committee Of arrange !
ments and ]. r. Mansfield is secre-
tary.
other ORGANIZATIONS that will par
ticipate include Osceola and Seminole
Tribes of Red Men, Oriental Lodge. [
Knights OF PyJhias, James W. Jack
son and Belle Haven Councils, Junior
order Of United American Mechanics
and the Scottish Rite Masons.
A total OF sixteen Alexandrians
have been notified 10 appear at Fort
Nyer for the training OF the second |
class OF officers. They are: George
W. Brent, ]. Randall Cation, William
B. Champion. Philip c. Crilly, z.
Dawson. c. d. Hubbard. D. S. Miller, !
W. L. Nails, d. W. Neff. L. T. Pres !
ton, A. B. Prosiso. A. Harmon /
Roberts. Hunt Russell, c. X. Sher-
man, G. r. Simpson, Wilkinson Stark I
Those from Alexandria County are: |
NJ. B. De Putron. East Falls Church; /
c. T. Jesse, Rosslyn; NJ. E. Jones, /
Cherrydale; s. r. Parker, Fort I
Nyer; j. II. Sculi, Fort Myer; W. +. /
Vandoren, Cherrydale: n. Williams. |
Clarendon; r. R. Farr and Chapman I
Fletcher, Fairfax County.
The local exemption board was to-
day engaged in going over the eN-
tmptions hlcd by those drafted whicn |
are to be submitted to the district |
board with headquarters in Richmond. |
IDr. Z. A. German. physician on the |
board, today examined four men who |
presented themselves to undergo the |
required physical examination.
The chairman OF the military relief