Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-07
Robberies of Freight Cars.


TWO ARRESTS ON SUSPICION-AN INGENIOUS METHOD
OF GETTING FREE BEER.
The Baltimore and OHIO railroad company has
been annoyed for long time by depredations Of
thieves on their cars while standing on the track,
even for the shortest time The freight cars are
the ones operated on, and nearly every kind OF
mer, h ndse has been stolen from the cars. Last
night, while train No IL from Baltimore to Pitts
burg, was lying on the track at the depot in this
city, a car containing peaches was approached by
five young cOlOred men AMI boys. Jane Ryan, q
memb:r OF the companys d tective corps, was ON
hand in DISCUS sc, and put wO or the crOwd-JOhn
and William Waters-under arrest and took them
to the seventh precinct station-houSe. They did
be only charged with being Migrants and suspi-
ciOus persons. More than year ago the same
detective arrested gang OF thieves for robbng
opened. It, being only nect ssary to break cleat
The way they worked the beer robbery was
very long sme anu Because s 'ed the beer
was drawn of from the casks, which were
left In their proper places in the cars, and no
opening could be discovered In the casks The
stamps over the bungs were not injured and 1t re-
m lined mystery as to how the beer went The
ii tied himself into the good groces OF the thieves
while under disguise, and went on raid with
them. When the car was opened they produced a
wide iron bands OF each end OF the cask. Then a
large nail or other In 'trument was driven into the
standing cask from where tn lower hoop was re.
moved Then another instrument was driven In
the upper end OF the caSk whare the other band
belongel. The bottom nail was drawn out and
forced the beer out at the lower ,ening. and it
ran into vessels, which were carried off. The
hoO,s were then put on. which 'red the holes
In the Casks. The boys arrested last hit. as
mentioned above, were charged In the Police
Court to- i:,y with being suspicious persons and
were sent to the farm :or 90 days.
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.
CLOSE coNNECTIoN.-The ease OF communication
between this city and Washington IS swiftly max
community, for Alex ,ndria Is, In time OF transit,
near the corner OF It'll street and PennSylvt nia
avenue as are any OF the outlying sections OF
UniOntOwn or Mount Pleasant. Hence hundreds
OF Washingtonians are beginning to reside here.
The Late trips OF the A!exan1ria and Washington
railroad have added largely to the numb'r or
Washington beaux OF Alexandria bellies. Form
erly the REGULAR daily. attentions OF Washington
ians to Alexandria ladies were few and far be-
tween, and took placa only on the eve OF MARI ga
Now young Washingtonlans visit as often in AL K
the beauty or the Alexandria girls the movement
over the Long bridge in this direction increases
etch week. There are now forty-two Alexandria
and Washington counting couples
POLICE REPoRTs.-JameS jenkins, the colored
man brought from Manassas, charged with steal
Ing clothing from Mr.. B. Waters, on Duke street,
and was uischarged-At the station house this
morning the prisoners were Richard Beale and
Miles Hunter, arrested for disOrderly conduct and
j. T. Bra lshaw, colorei, charged with stealing
calf from Moses Washington in Alexandria
county. and selling the animal In Washington.
REPORTERS NOTES.-The railway OF the lower
shipy I'd, which has been under repairs, will be
put into operation again before the close OF this
Week.-Mrs. Wiz, hit, well-knOwn old colOre1
r'sident, died this morning at her home on south
Royal street.-The peach crop -hereabouts dos
not promise more than the usual crop-The
lowest b lder for the work of remodeing the NJ. e.
church is MIR. A. NJ. Carrall, OF BaltmOr'. at 49,
t. whom the contract has been awarded.-An
effort is being made to secure the erection Of
neat iron shed in the middle OF the market square
health Of the town is excellent. It has seldom
been as good at this season OF the year.-The
two $500 pound anchors for the new schooner w.
T. Hart arrived yesterday.