Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-30

ASSAULTED AND RoBBED.-Shortly
after FIVE o'clock yesterday evening
Dir. Alexander McClintock, who lives
near Edsall's station, on the Southern
Railway, about three miles from this
city, left on a train for his home. AS
the cars were moving out of the depot
Harry Poss and Thomas Henry, both
of this city, jumped aboard without
tickets and secreted themselves on the
platform. They were seen by Mr.. Lee
Wright, an employe of the company,
who telegraphed Mr.. G. G. Veach,
agent at Edsall's, to put them Oft when
the train reached that place. The
men were found and made to get OFT.
Mr.. McClintock disembarked at the
same time and started toward his
home, on the north side of the track,
when he was overtaken by Henry and
Pcss who asked him where they could
obtain nights lodging. They told
Mr.. AlcClintock they were not tramps,
but had money to pay for their enter
tainment. He knew of no public house
in the neighborhood, and the two men
told him they would build a fire and
sleep in the open air during the night.
Mr.. McClintock then told them if
thew would proceed little far
ther they would find plenty OF
wood with which to make fire.
They went along with him un-
iii tney reached fence, and when Mr..
McClintock stopped to so under it one
of the men struck him on the left side
of the head with a cobble stone. Mr..
McClintock, who is an elderly gentle
man. fell and Henry and Pos jumped
on him and proceeded to rob him. They
cut his vest open and to, K all the
money heshad about $6) and cut his
suspenders off him. While this was
going on one of the men sugges led
that they cut their victims throat, but
his companion demurred. After rifiing
his pockets, taking from one of them a
barlow knife, they tied the old man to
a tree with his hands behind
him and started toward this city
bv way of the Little River turn
pike, carrying with them q bur.
die containing pair of new
pantaloons and shoes which Mr.
McClintock had purchased in this
city. Mr.. McClintock struggled
to release himself and finally succeed.
ed in swapping the suspenders with
which he had been secured. His
hands, however, were still tied behind
him and in this condition be proceed
ed to the residence of Mr.. George
Keyes. That gentleman released him,
and as soon as possible the two mel
went to Edsall's and told Mir. Veach
the operator, of the occurrence. That
gentleman sent dispatch to the depot
in this city and the operator there
notified the police to be on
the lookout for Henry and Poss. The
men. after committing tho robbery
took the Little River turnpike. a:
stated. and later appeared In Richart
Burnett's saloon, on upper Duke street
near the Stone bridge, and while the
officer TIGER and Special Officer Cruml
appeared. Henry undertook to re
treat when he saw the officers, but Mr.
Ulcer soon had him in custody, while
Mr.. Crump took hold of Poss. They
were taken to the station house ane
locked up. At the examination before
Msyor Thompson this morning Mr.
McClintock appeared and identified thu
prisoners rs his assailants. He brough
with him the stone with which ne was
felIed. On it were blood and hair
Poss upon being searched, was fonnc
to have s1.S5 on his person and Mr.
McClintock's barlow knife, the latte
article being fully identified by TIN
owner. Henry had but ten cents in hi
pockets. The pantaloons stolen hat
been purchased by Mr.. McChntocl
from Mr.. Henry Strauss yesterda.
n,orning. When the police entered
Burnett's saloon either Poss or Henri!
thraw the trousers behind o door. Mr.
Strauss appeared in court and testified
to having sold them to Mr.. McClintock
n The e' accused were committed for tn
action of the Fairfax authorities. Tn
prisoners we're taken by Officers Atkin
Son and Ferguson to Justices Kerr,
and Cats, in West End, who, Wltnou
taking any formal action in the case
directed that the two men be returne'
to the city and lodged in Jail, it benz
renorted that mob was coming dow
the road for the purpose of taking tn
prisoners from the officers and lynchlln
Them. Mr.. L. g. Barley, OF this city
appeared for Poss and Henry.