Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-16

rr,r Ap11vcToy SWINDLING CASES.-Mt.
1900 Rnrks Conmougeslth's Attorney i'r
L!.,niria oountv, speaking Of the frequently
tsor,ed CATS of swiudIicg at ArliogtoD. SAYS !:
WI III havs never received any official nolhcation
t.,r, tb. D;s,ric; authorities 'ncerolog these
~. n,.sso. nor has any complaint ever Teen
VA, 70 any officer of Al,Xsndrls comfy 30 fsr
~ am aware. My information upon the SUD
p; ~ has been derived almost entirely from tne
nnbIcatioDs of the Washington press,, who
Ssve attracted c,asiderab!s attention nero ss
1l.aUherc, inssuuch 90 they exposed systeun
Is hrigsniage orgsuizad ct the patlonai oap,.s'
Utmost riysling those of the cli world. 10 orosi
- destroy this Organization. whose tcS are oo'
o,IC b,i1xipg discredit upon tne commun "
,Sst toerates it, but ref S 'rlafiousY upon
the n VIZ for protection the law Is suppos'u 70
,s,ees 7 addressed o communicating to the OF.
g ,s; ,bc nolic. OF Georcssowo, D. O., quot
-, N In ! the Virginia statute upon The SUB
;.o Us I'D reo,esiicg their % operation With tho
G,;a,s nj Alexandria couaty II erfesilDa
ND hrios;og to ] Ill at Alexandra peIs1ds 60
;.g over from tbs District add thu, Offending
.sainst lhs Law, aud promised that these ON"
cers should b. duly compensated to- thflr str
r;c.s S,ou of. ward the clse OF RIteasteln
o.,nrre6. who Was srresttd in Washington TOR
b.vIpr. under the pce.sx: OF bsing 4 guide. H.
duc.d stranger TO 60 to Arllnatoo, and thelc'
in co. iuoo:ion with ctherS BY pr's:ntins pis
~, rnb1cI t.iu Of largo sum. Upon hesriog
49, mi. Csc. 10 company With Mayor Smith of
arsyspd:is, .7ao exhibited couneodable zeal
- ,nn mater end who dslsiled the chlet ct
n,lin, t,s3lu;n Wcts:cr. for the purpose, l
csnoo to W.shi1aton to get RuoenSteln lhform
XIV lu.n;li uysr Tor punish seut, or ts'llog 10
49,, 20 have hin tonUi,ted to swsl; rsqulsl
in7 fro a ;he g werner Of Firelhia. Owing TO
IN isc;ii.; : OF e.c,ps sfordad Criminals up1n
rnr bsr!r- By crossing the Potomac river, it has
lca3 tho cas,om in FirSiola 10 surrender them
n s1n District sathorit!es In such cases vii hout
,ho rzn.a3:, f0Fualles end delays attending
;icl;..tioa ilad hoped 10 obtain juIlsdiclon
{! nub.0stain' s person 10 the same way, ana
ov C:lcl!ng hiE: 10 speedy justice ID pIrgisia,
sa.i3 tbs ,'s:i3!tg Ter lilo OfeIse with Whica
1a g.s charged Is death, TO terminate at oroo
:h,.c A.iiggs std vcx .;iouS crimes. but tbo
Eertscant e. no feglh street station house,
Eaesc 10 va, o.pGaed, psreyed With RubeI-
SEN. cod refused TO 2i7c tln 10. L deter
uiacG 20 rush ;hc natter to the fullest x'cnt
aud lie .heu called upon the assistant Unsted
Safes t;s:riC: attorney, ard 1riqaested hin TO
aaya ncaGrsitir n4iicd at the po'lc' court
o., ~ ux; Gay 90 ecsser rqusIton or the
E~ESTEST. i1t. cry I1tUI LIgU Luo Lie Sou'o
Jra5sb:9 rrass cate hin for larocpy in tho DIS
;rct. aal thu! il Rub ns ,ei1 ~as held fer tX-
iisdi,.cu 10 vouli il!o:m ne. know nothing
Irrthcr Of tho cas- Xo=p' tha. tho papers ct
tIc ntyt say c9Itsia, & tha announcement that
the ui4rse az. ;ust Lin had be"n dismissed and
The caiDIit dlsch.r3rd The officials Of Alex
,rd:ia c5ua.s ave a.waJs EeSatotore borne the
r.,u.a!iCu # haiog fsishf ul snd vigilant IL the
discharge IT tEoi5 Gu. es. and lhe juri1s that OF
b.!n. prompt and u.sDsr Z IN melting out JUS
lice 70 t.an.grt ssors of The law. and therefore
the s..;amalt TIA! The fault seems 10 be with
no V;rgiLi, suiborties who have made no CT
!o.t 70 500 his nttarious business within their
boIi rs i as Just ard undeaervsd ss it is graiu-
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