Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-12-17
A Prisoner Brought from Rocheste
ALEXANDRIA.
Reported for The EVENING STAR.

FIVE FoRGEkIEs ON AS MANY MERCHANTs.-A
dressy young man with an air of business anda
valise came down from Washington on the final
trip of the ferry boat last night. and entering
store on King street-Brager & Goldsmith s.
bought pair of trousers and paid for them
with a check of 1885,, receiving more than
half in change. The check was upon the Citi-
zens' national bank and was signed j. H. d.
Smoot." the sign manuel of a well-known lum-
Der firm. The young man had four other
checks, exact counterparts in amount, number,
DC, of the first. He went on up King street,
passed one at Berliners, near Lee street; an
other upon ex-Alderman Henry Strauss. near
Fairfax street; a fourth at Kaufmans shoe
store, near Royal street. and then. not liking
to distribute all his checks on one side of the
street, he crossed to the other, and his fortune
changed. He offered the fifth check at Fred
Paff g, near Pitt street, but Mr.. PATS son mis-
trusted the paper, as the u. II. ID. Smoot"
name had been forged not long ago by
young Poulson and he refused to trade in the
paper. The young man knew that the south
side OF the street was lucky for him and he
crossed over and passed the fifth check at
Marshall Il Sons shoe store. getting shoes and
change. Meanwhile young Mr.. Paff had ascer-
tanned the character of the check, and when
the young man came out of Marshall's store
Paf attempted to seize him. He ran, but Paff
was the stronger and more alert and he
knocked the young man down, and in a short
time the check passer was at the station house
confronted Dy eVluence OF his IOrSerleS. he
gave his name as Edward Chase of Philadelphia
In searching him $48. IL was found upon him
and il was ascertained that his Undertaking
was silk and that he was tailor made. He was
brought before the mayor. Chase appeared
before the mayor with ). G.. Brent as his
counsel, waived an examination, and was COM
mitted to Jail for the grand jury.
FIGHTING THE POLICE WITH Hot CoFFEE.-A
fracas at colored ball held at Odd Fellows
hall last night led to the entrance of the police.
The officers were greeted with q shower of hot
coffee, the coffee boiler being emptied into.
their faces. Officer Stephen Taylor had his
face blistered and several colored men were
scalded. VIM. jackson, the same man who
was shoot by Judge Sangster some time ago,
was wounded, arrested and carried to the sta
ton house.
The NEW CoMMoNwEALrH's ArToRyEY.-Mr.J.
R. Cation has been appointed by Judge Norton
commonwealth attorney, vice ]. w. Holt, de-
ceased.
GREENS Factory SoLp.-The Old Dominion
building association will this week become the
purchaser of Green's factory, ON Prince and
Fairfax streets, for $4,000. The building
covers the quarter of an acre and was built in
the '30s by the late James Green, who carried
on the cabinet business there with great sue
cess. During the war it was occupied by the
military as the provost guard prison for de-
serters, stragglers, &c, and all the severest
punishments of military discipline we're in
ficted in its court yard OF late it has been
idle. 1t is understood that the building asso-
citation will tear down the factory and use the
material in erecting dwelling houses on its site.
BURIAL OF THE COMMoNwEALTHs ATTORNEY.
The funeral of Julian w. Holt, commonwealth
attorney, was the event Of Sunday in this city,
The many friends he had made and the wide
circle of his associations brought out good
crowd to follow him to the grave. The Alex
andria drum crops beat solemn marches. and
the escorting line was made up of Potomac
Lodge, LOO.F., with which members of other
lodges united. Lafayette Lodge, 10. NJ, also
took part in the funeral. as did all the Knights
of Pythias of the city, Rathbone division OF
the uniform rank leading. Rev. DIR. Vance
ofhciated in the religious ceremonies.
NoTEs.-The funeral Of Mr.. s. ID. Hartman Of
Washington came down yesterday on the
ferry boat, and the interment took place in the
old Methodist cemetery.-Three Washing
tonians who gave assumed names paid Sl5 to
the mayor yesterday compensation for
occupying the sidewalks on King street Sun
day evening.-James Richardson of Washing
ton has bought for S275 building lot on Co
lumbus near Wythe street.-The National
investment company, with VIM. Dickinson. Il.
Morrison and W. W. Upton of Washington
among the corporators, and the United
States harness manufacturing company with
C. ii. Murrell, Z. Latham, A, j. Henry, L. A.
Sawyers and other corporators, have been
chartered here.-Dr. A. L. Cox has sold for
81 800 his dwelling and lot on Columbus and
Oronoko streets.--A stranger attempted to
pass a check of Fisher Bros. now believed to be
forged, on DR.. L. Stabler & Co. yesterday after
oon.--Arrangements for condemning land
on the route OF Mt Vernon avenue are in pro-
gress III the courts III this neighborhood A
bill for the charter to railroad to run from
some point on the Potomac opposite Washing
ton to point on the Shenandoah valley rail-
road has been introduced into the Virginia
legislature. Among the corporators are II. w.
Moore, C. II. Clark W. G. Bullet and others
A new lodge of Good Templars was organ
lied at Dad Fellows hall last night by J. NJ
Thorne, state deputy.--Miss Lou Chauncey
won last night the recitation medal OF the Y
Wet. union. Messrs. Mckenzie. Bishop and
Bechtel were the judges.--The Pastors alli-
ance has resolved to establish here a commit
tee Of associated charities for the comparison
supervision and correction of all charities that
shall be brought to its attention" &c.-The
corporation court is still in session engaged
with civil business.-The board of trade has
eeen called together tonight to consider meas
ures for the advancement of the town.