Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-23
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
George Chiohestsr's Affidavit and Its Proba-
Bile Effect.
Supposed Information in Regard to n
Gang Of Thieves-Other Mat
tcrs of Interest.

George Chichester. well-known char
acter about town, was arrested by olncer
Beach upon a warrant sworn out by ltich-
ard Burnett, charging him with stealing
SO from him The mayor fined him ~ and
made him return the $40 to Burnett. While
Chichester was locked up at the station
house he made an affidavit, in which he
stated that Burnett's place, at the upper
end of Duke street. was fence Tor stolen
goods and that evidence was manufac-
tured there to get thieves out of trouble
He further said that he had been ap-
preached in Burnett's place by relative
of Harry Poss, who has been indicted IN
Fairfax county for robbing old man Nc
Clintock. and Burnett, and that they offered
him ST. 80 if he would go to Fairfax Court
House and swear that McClntock was IN
Burnett's saloon the time he was robbed
and that he had left the pants there which
Henry threw behind the door when the
police entered the saloon to arrest them
He further said that he was in Burnett
place when William Arlington, whose case
will be tried tonight, charged with robbing
a man, and James Sullivan, who Is serving
a ninety days sentence in jail as a va
grant and thief, sold Burnett four gallons
of whisky which they had stolen the night
before. He said that he had been offered
$40 upon several occasions to set fire to
William BraunerS place, rival saioon-
keeper just opposite Burnetts place
Mayor Thompson had the affidavit attested
by Capt James Webster. Lieut.. Smith and
Policemen Atkinson and Smith:
This gang has been giving the police a
great deal of trouble for some time. AL
though they have suspected these parties,
sufficient proof had not been obtained to
punish them, but now it will not be long
be fore the police have the whole gang be-
hind the bars.
Police Court.
.,.,,a. Thon,pson THE morning dismissed
of the following cases: Emma and Charles
Lovelace, arrested by officers Bettes and
Young. charged with being drunk and dis
orderly; fined $ each. T. H Therington,
charged with being drunk in the street;
fined 81. William Hansberger. arrested by
officer Hall, charge. disorderly conduct;
fined S. Walter Newland, charge, drunk
in the street; fined 81. Edward O'Brien,
charge allowing gambling on his premises
fined s.. Charles Tyler and Edward Dud-
ley, colored. charge. gambling; fined s.
each William Reardon and Mike Nc
Carthy, charge. drunk in the street; fined
s.. Edward Hughes. Doherty & Nelson,
Alice Kits, Thomas Kelly. Mary Spring
steel and Felix Claus, charged with selling
liquor on Sunday; fined $12 each. Mary
Springsteel and Alice Kits, charge. selling
liquor without a license; fined s. each.
At a special session of the court Satur-
day night Herbert Philips, charged with
assault on Charles Dove. was fined 81.
Sunday School Celebration.
The Sunday schools of st. Pauls, Christ
and Methodist Protestant Churches will
have their Christmas celebrations tomor-
row afternoon. Grace Church, on the even
ing of Holy Innocents' day; the Second
Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal South
and ST. Mary's churches on Friday, after
Christmas; the Baptist Sunday school on
Thursday night and the German Lutheran
on Thursday evening. No date has as yet
been fixed for the Sunday school of Trinity
NJ Z. Church.