Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25
ALEXANDRIA.
HUNTING THE BURGLARS,

The burglars who were found in Graves
grocery store yesterday morning, as published
in yesterdays STAR are thought to be the
same who attempted to rob the safe in the Office
OF Samuel Emery in Washington a few nights
ago.
The safe in Graves store was a small one,
and could have been picked up and carried
away by the burglars Before being discovered
by the officers they had succeeded in breaking
the knob from the safe door and had drilled
holes both in the front and top of the safe, and
they had enough dynamite with them to blow
up fully one-half of the town.
When Detectives Raft and Horne came here
premises they found additional burglars tools,
including drills, wrench, chisel. sledge ham
mer and a quantity of dynamite.
The battle between the burglars and the
officers a fierce one, and il is a miracle that
no one was killed, as there were something like
from twenty to thirty shots fired. As stated in
yesterdays account one bullet went through
officer Prices sleeve and the powder scorched
his face.
1t lis now thought that bullet took effect in
one OF the burglars, as a man answering the de-
scription of the tallest member of the gang was
seen III company with another man soon after
the pistol shots were exchanged. He was stag
gerIng and appeared to be N pain. They were
going in the direction CT the Virginia Midland
depot, and the smaller of the two remarked to
the apparently wounded one:
'.lf you keep hanging about like this you will
get in the station house."
1t is now thought likely that the men escaped
on a freight train, although it is stated that
boat was cut loose from the river front and
taken away.
The Washington officers visited Clark. the
burglar who was captured. but he would say
nothing about himself. The officers are well
satisfied that his name is not Clark, and they
are al 30 OF the opinion that the man has been a
burglar for long time.
He is about thirtyth three years old and is
roughly dressed, presenting the appearance Of
man who has been tramping through the
country.
He has hole through his hat that was evil
IDENTITY made by a bullet from one of the officers
pistols
ALExASDBIA's CANAL INTERESTS
1t is understood that soon as the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal is again open for naviga-
ton arrangements will be made for reopening
the business of shipping coal here. As Col
Hams has reported that 1t Is impossible. with
out constant dredging. to keep sand bars out
of the Potomac river channel above the Long
bridge, it is believed here that coal shippers
will need "a location foc one or two depots at
least, where there is TO danger of large vessels
being blockedin by q bar thrown by a flood across
the channel. The use OF tugs on the river now
serves the purpose of the abandoned Ale xandria
canal and aqueduct, which We're designed when
steam towage was unknown, and the only way
of getting here from the old Potomac COM
panys locks above Georgetown was by polling
in the inner channel. The city has a fine
wharf for coal and there are many depots on
deep water to be gotten at low rates along the
river front OF this city.
THE FUNERAL OF GEORGE s. SMITH.
Arrangements have been made for the funeral
of George 5. Smith, killed by jeff Phillips, to-
morrow morning at 10 o clock. Potomac Lodge
of Odd Fellows. with whom a number of men,
beers OF that order will unite, will attend the
funeral, and a large delegation of Elks from
Washington is expected to unite in the solemn
ties. Ali the suggestions about the likelihood
of lynching Philips are suggestions of heated
fancy. Alexandria has an entirely law-abiding
community and in a century more of its ex-
istence NO lynching has ever occurred here.