Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
A Bold Robbery Committed Yesterday on
the Public Street.
An Old Woman Found Dead I'm Her
Bed-0ther Local Notes of
General Interest.

1tsleTudy evening Wnen OIucer Nllker-
SON was on his way to supper Mrs. F. G.
Gregory stopped him at the corner of king
and Washington streets and reported TO
him that a man had just grabbed her hand
| satchel off her arm, which contained sew
eral letters, in one of which was fifty-flve
dollars in cash. The officer hastened to the
scene of the robbery. near the corner OF
Duke and Washington streets but nothing
was seen of the man. He then telephoned
the description to police headquarters, and
Officer Atkinson and Precinct Detective
William Webster were detailed upon the
case, and in short while had three men
behind the bars, but upon being searched
nothing WAS found upon them.
one OF the men answers the descrip Son
OF the robber. and he is being held for
additional evidence. The other two were
released. The officers succeeded in finding
the letters, etc, that were in the sstchel
but no money. The officers are still at
work on the case and every effort will
be used to capture the thieves. Mrs Greg
DRY had just left the post office where she
had cashed a money order for So, sent
her by her son, who is in Mexico.
An Old Woman Missing.
I Yesterday afternoon about 2 o'clock
Danl Lane, colored man, reported at po-
lice headquarters that nothing had been
seen or herd of Mary Curry, an old col
ored woman who lived at 419 North Henry
street, sin &c Tuesday evening, and that her
house was locked up. officer Atkinson and
| The Star reporter proceeded to the house
and forced an entrance through a window,
and found the old woman dead in bed. She
lad evidently been dead for several days,
as she was terribly swollen and in an ai-
vanced stage of decomposition. The house
is a one-story frame building with only two
rooms. which a n ted Inv i'm hoo .s
| partition. She occupied the back room, the
| front room being occupied by Charles
Washington, colored, and his two sons
| Isaac and Henry and it is extremely re-
markable that they did not detect the ter
| rlble odor which pervaded the premises.
| Coroner Purvis was Immediately sent fer
| and upon examination said that the woman
had evidently been dead several days. ON
table by the bed two-ounce bottle Of
| lauo anum was found. DIR. Purvis had the
| body moved to Demaines undertakingSes-
| Enlistment where he, assisted by Drs.
| Howard and Gibson, made an autopsy of
| the body, and ii was found that she ha
died from natural causes. She was sixty
| five years of age, and had been going to
| her place of service, Mr.. E. c. Lucas cor
ner Columbus and Oronoco streets regu-
| larly each day, and left there Tuesday
| night about o'clock. She has a daughter
living at Waterloo, Fauquier county, Va,
| and a letter came this morning from her to
| her mother. She was Immediately notified
Corporation Court.
The corporation court, Judge J. X NJ
Norton presiding, was in session yesterday
| and two criminal cases were heard. The
case of VIM. Gary, indicted for the larceny
Of $3.50 from the person of Daniel Henry
while the latter was asleep, was the first
10 be called. The prisoner entered a plea
of rot guilty. Mr.. L. b. Taylor was ap-
pointed by the judge to defend the prison
err and Commonwealth's Attorney Marburg
conducted the prosecution. Numerous wit
nesses We're examined to show that Gary
had been seen in Henry's place, and por-
ton of the money (S1l5) was recovered from
him. Gary took the stand and stated that
he had found the money lying on the floor
and that he had picked II up and put Il in
his pocket. The case was given to the fury
shortly after II O'Clock, and a verdict OF
| guilty was soon decided upon, but the jury
could not agree upon the punishment, and
| at O'Clock the judge discharged them and
named Tuesday next as the day for a new
| trial.
| In the case of commonwealth against
Martha Parker, indicted for petty larceny
plea Of guilty was entered, and a sentence
OF three months in Jail was imposed. Court
then adjourned until today.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. X NJ. Norton of the corporation
| court yesterday granted a charter of IN
| corporation to the Fairview Cemetery As
SoSiaIOii, WliOse ODJecIS are 10 establish
cemetery in the District of Columbia. The
| capital stock of the company is fixed al
| $4,000 divided in shares of 500 each, The
following officers are named: F. G. Bar
| BADGES, presiden-, L. H. Meyers; financial
secretary; w. B. Evans recording secre.
| tary; Whitefield McKinlay, treasurer and
Jonn {. Norwood, Wyatt Archer, EugSle
Brooks and Victor Anderson directors Mr.
c. c. Carlin is named as the local attor-
ney Of the company.
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
! night as being cloudy and mild until about
| 1 o'clock 1t began to rain. Five prisoners
| and twelve dodgers at the station house
| Mayor Thompson this morning disposed Of
| the following cases: Mary Springfield; ar
| rested by Officers Deane and Hayes; chars-
ed with disorderly. conduct; dismissed for
| want of evidence. Harry Brown; arrestos
by officer Smith on complaint of his wife
| charged with being an habitual drunkard;
| sent to jail for ten days. Edward J. Schei-
decker, ID. L. Jones and VIM. Scott; arrest
| ed by Officer Atkinson and Constable Wsl-
| ster; charged suspicious character; ais
| missed. Mary Springsteel; arrested by Off
| Ger Deane; charged with vagrancy; sent to
work house for thirty days
| Property Sales.
| Capt. r. F. Knox yesterday sold for
Messrs. A. w. Armstrong and 10. Lane
| Stern, trustees, two parcels of land on
Montgomery street between Patrick and
| Alfred, to the Columbia Building ard Loan
| Association of Richmond, for $3.50 each.
| Mr.. NJ. w. Houch has sold to Mr.. J. J..
| Phyfe the square bounded by Madison
Wythe, Payne and West streets.