Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17
A LEX A NDRIA.

ATTEMPT To SEIZE RAILRoAp-Arrest of
PromineHt Qgictals.-About / O'Clock this after
the attempt of the Baltimore and Potomac or
Washington and Alexandria railroad company,
or certain officials of these companies to tear up
and carry of the iron of the abandoned portion
OF the Henry street railroad track This track
was built by the United States government dur
ing the war. Since the war it has been aban-
doned by the government. The ownership of
the IRON has been matter of dispute since its
abandonment, the w. Il A. road claiming it as
branch Of their line, and the city as abandon
ed property. A short time ago the city council
passed an act authorizing the board of public
works to take the iron and sell it, and apply the
proceeds to the Improvement of the streets.
About IL o clock to day Mr.. Pullman, in charge
OF the gang OF laborers engaged in the repair OF
the track, received orders to transport his gang
70 Alexandria, and they were transported to
Duke street, and the men, about fifty or seven
ty-nve IN numbe., at once set to work to tear
up and load the iron on the trucks. 4. l.. Du
Barry, superintendent, and IA. Stevens, man
ager of the road, were with the party, and Mr.
DuBarry it is said, struck the first lick with the
pick to dislodge the rails. As soon as the move
nent was observed, word was conveyed to the
authorities, and DR.. johnson, of the board of
aldermen, and Mr.. j. Il. Beckham, of the board
OF public works, and Col. c. f. Stuart, hurried
10 the scene, accompanied by Lieut.. Smith and
a squad OF police. Messrs. DuBarry, Wood
stevens, - were promptly arrested, and
conveyed to the station house. Under prompt
and decided direction of Mr.. Beckham the rails
were thrown from the car where few had been
loaded, and the track was torn up above King
street ahead of the most of the train, but the
engine and two cars which had moved north OF
King street to open the way for travel, escaped
and made off to Washington. Quite an exciting
scene occurred in the attempt TO catch the en-
CINE, several of the police being in hot pursuit.
and the laborers running to get ride to Wash
IngtOn.
&After the prisoners had remained in the sta
ton house quarter of hour they were
brought before Mayor Berkeley, assisted by JUS
tice May. Col. c. L. Stuart appeared for the
corporation, and Mr.. S. Ferguson Beach and
Messrs. Smith counsel for the prisoners. An
injunction granted by Judge Keith prohibiting
the city council from taking possession of the
road, was produced by Mr.. S. Ferguson Beach,
and the corporation agreed to allow the injunc-
ton to be filed, and the question thus made the
test of the law. The prisoners were then dis
charged with notification that If they COM
menced to tear up the track again they should
be promptly arrested. Messrs. DuBarry and
Stevens proceeded to have the track relayed.
JUDGE X. ii. CoCKERTLLR was yesterday
nominated for the House of Delegates by the
Fairfax conservative convention.-SentineE, last
ereniRg.
LAND SALR.-H. W. Thomas and Thomas
Moore, commissioners, sold at public auction,
at Fairfax G. H., yesterday, the farm of the late
James Robey, containing " acres and 60 poles,
to Thomas IL. Walker, at $50 per acre.-GdSette,
last ereRing.