The morning times., 1895-12-27
ALEXANDRIA HAPPENINGS.

4 Little winfred Dean, the lad who was
licked or fell from the o:3O local train
10 Washington on Monday evening iast' ana
was so badly injured that he VIII die'
insist, in his lucid moments that MS
injuries were received by being knockeu
ffom the train, and yesterday morning ne
made an ante -mortem statement before
Nr. Neville s. Greenaway, notary public,
Che substance OF which Is as follows:
That on the 23d OF December he was
banding on the. platform OF the oepo.
OF the Washington Southern In this city
about the time for the leaving of the o;oo
n. IN. local train for Washington, when
hdv. whom he did not know, requested
him TO take message TO fady on tne
train. He got on the train, and While on IL
Il started for Washington He came out on
the platform to get off, bat could not do so.
Nhile he was standing on the platform, ana
when the train was about Colross, just
uarth OF Alexandria, one of the raIninen,
whom hc thought TO be the conductor, and
rhorn he described as being stout man.
with light hair and wearing cap, passing
over ;he platform. saw him and told him
20 get Off and then kicked him from the
train Will. In motion. and he sustained
injuries thereby .
The boy made similar statement 10
Or. William r Purvis, the city coroner,
and it is expected that the arrest OF the
crew of the train will follow
Conductor Joseph Johnson is understood
70 have been in charge of the $50 local
on Monday evening
Mr.. John Adam, u brother OF Messrs.
Charles and Robert Adam. a former resi-
dent of Alexandria, VINO disappeared from
his home in Washing ton some twelve years
ago and was given up by his iamlly LOT
dead many years since, UNEXPECTEDLY APP
peared at The home OF his sister, Mrs. JohD
Henderson on Tuesday nignt. Since he
a hos lNaan alt ~ nee
Is nov in business in Baltimore. He arrives
here Just in time TO claim his portion OF his
mothers estate, she having died about
year and u half ago.
A man giving his name as Henry hilton,
and claiming his home in Washington, ap-
peared al the ponce station on Iuesuay night
last and CLAIMED TO have been robbed IN
RainmeIrs restaurant on Royal street, Oh
elgnt dollars and some cents
rue authorities OF the " Nasnington, Alex
andria ana Mount Vernon Electric Railway
are trying Ine new high speed cars they
prupose 10 use ON the main line between
Alexandria and Washington, and last night
Mr.. Joseph Colyin, the electrician OF the
road, hau one Oh the cars out on the Mount'
Vernon line, from New Alexandra TO Mount
Vernon, Tor the purpose OF making speed
uest and also TO try "a ne W electric headlight
winch he mas designed. Both trials were
excellent the car developing speed OF
about forty miles an hour, and the light
illuminating the track for many rods. Ihe
light is 50 constructed That IL can De turueu
In any direction.
IL is runored on the streets that Judge
Norton, at the January term OF the cor
poration court, Will have all the liquor
dealers before him, and that number
Of licenses will be revoked. The Judge
Is on record as being bitterly opposed
60 the sunday sale OF liquor, and has, be-
fore this, revoked licenses OF violators
of the Sunday law Recently, there have
been large Dumber OF prosecutions in the
MAYORS court OF those proprietors whose
bars have been found open on the Sab
bath, and these men viii be brought be-
fore the court, and If they have been
guilty OF selling liquor more than once
their licenses will be forfeited.
Yesterday evening about / O'Clock, as
Policeman Ferguson was passing along
Lee street, between King and Prince, his
attention was called TO j crap game going
on in a court back OF n. Lindsey S grocery
Quickly summoDing Policemen Bettls, Dean,
beach and Ticer the court was surroundea
and the entire party of Six men captured
as they were shaking the bones.
samuel Lamb, noted character, and
sArchibaId MahoDey, tramp, were ar
rested yesterday evening by Policemen
Belts and Dean, on a charge OF having
stolen u turkey, a quart OF whisky, and
sack OF flower from the house or LEWIS
Bos well, on upper King street. Bos wei
Is a fortune teller and he and Lamb are
boon companions, and Lamb took adyan-
tage OF his absence from home TO capture
his dinner. The stolen stuff was recover
ed, the whisky being found in Lambs
pocket.
The Sunday schools attached to the Bap
tist, Lutheran and Trinity Methodist
Churches, and the Presbyterian Chapel,
all had their Christmas celebrations last
night. The children received a bouutiful
supply OF fcand and went home well pleased
Messrs. Knox and Robinson, real estate
agents have leased to Mr.. NJ. A. Tappan
OF Washington the large Ladd warehouse
on the Strand, just south OF Prince street,
and Mr.. Tappan will at once begin the
fitting up of the building for bicycle
factory.
The new plant to be established by Mr..
Tappan will, it is understood, give EN-
ployinent to about fifty hands and will be in
operation in about two months Only
higt-grade safety wheels will be turned
out.
Mr. Peyeril G. Smythe left home last
night for New York, where he will 60
into business.
Mr. Edward Burke, formerly OF Alex
andria but now residing in Brooklyn, VINO
has been here on a visit TO his father,
Maj John W. Burke, returned to Brook
lyn last night.
Mrs. Joseph Hopkins and family of La
Trappe Md, have removed to Alexandria
and will make their home here.
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