Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-26
Condensed Locals.

The republicans Of Alexandria, Va, met on
Tuesday night in all OF the wards OF the city
for the purpose OF recognizing the party and
Marshal Douglass yesterday afternoon re-
ceived from the State department. the official
proclamation of the President reSpting the exc
cution Of the sentence in the case of Stone. the
wife murderer until Friday, March 26.
large meeting OF citizens and marketmen in
reference to the building OF market on O ana
18th streets was held at Days hall last night,
Mr.. W. w. Burdette in the chair. Resolutions
fndorsing the new bill for the erection Of a mar
ket on one-half and scbool-house on the other
half of the square were adopted.
The Feast of Purim was celebrated last eve
ming at the Sth street synagogue and by our
Hebrew citizens generally.
The case of Teresa Hutchinson against John
Alexander, for 10000 damages for breach of
promise of marriage was yesterday continued
by Justice Macarthur till the next term of The
Circuit Court on account of the illness OF de-
fendant.
The petit jurors of the December term of the
Criminal Court not engaged in the P-street
homicide case were to-day discharged by Judge
Hagner, with the thanks OF the Court, for the
term.
Patents, dated February "a, have been issued
to persons in this city as follows: Jacob Burk-
hart, beer-cooler; L. E. Lippincott, sash fast
ener; Cnas. Rowland, LABEL Chas. d. Sigsbee,
parallel ruler.
Officer Shilling found stubborn colored male
infant ON N, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest, yesterday afternoon.
"A Dishonest DEAD Letter Clerk
HE IS ARRESTED FOR ABsTRACTING MONEY FROM
LETTERS, AND Is SENT TO JAIL TO AWAIT TRIAL.
Yesterday afternoon Edwin R. Hayes, clerk
In the dead letter Office was arrested by Detec-
tive McElfreSh on the charge of abstracting
money from letters passing through his hands.
He was locked up at police headquarters for
preliminary hearing this morning. The conduct
OF this young man has been so exemplary dur
ing his connection with this Office that the dis
covery of this crime aStoniShed the officials OF
the Post Office department. Hayes is from
Tennessee and was appointed in 1915. He was
detailed as corresponding clerk in Major Dallas
division. Afterwards he was promoted to take
charge of an-impOrtant desk, and had the Gus
ing On a system of abstracting money from let
tiers, and after his arrest gave as reason for
his conduct that he was embarrassed with debts
in Tennessee, and thought he would use this
money for their payment and afterwards re-
place 1t from his salary. In his series Of opera
tions he was. however, caught. and an investf-
CATION into the affairs of his desk show deficit
of $500 extracted from Sc letters.
In the Police Court, this morning, Hayes was
charged with failing to deliver certain letters,
and embezZling and wrongfully converting to
his own use the sum of $500, with the intent to
cheat and defraud the United States. When
called upon to plead he seemed to hesitate, and
the court told him that he could waive an eX-
animation and go to the grand jury without
further committing himself, or he could plead
guilty and have hearing. He waived an eX-
animation and the case was sent to the grand
jury; bonds s. 600. Failing to give bonds he
was committed to iail.