Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-06
AFFAIRS an ALEXANDRIA
A Jail Official Alleged tssAave Shielded a
Suspected THief
A Freight Car Brokeh Open and Rob-
bed-General and Personal News
From Down tfiefRiver.

Yesterday afternoon 1Sergeant Smith and
officer Ferguson WERE looking for VIM.
Taylor, whom they suspected of being i'm
plicated in the robbery ofa Southern rail-
way car Wednesday night. They were told
that Taylor had gone to the city Jail to
see couple of men who are confined there
charged with attempting to rob the freight
house of the Washington Southern rail-
way They proceeded to the jail, and ask
ed Turnkey Timothy Hayes if Taylor had
been there, and receiving negative reply,
they told the turnkey If he did come to lock
him up and notify them at police station.
The officers then left and proceeded i'm
mediately to police headquarters. They had
hardly reached there when In came Officer
TIGER with Taylor whom he had arrested
just as Taylor was coming out of the Jail
Taylor told Officer Ferguson that he knew
he had been to Jail after him, as Timothy
Hayes had told him that they were look
ing for him, and that he had better get out
matter has been reported to Judge Norton.
Robbery of q Freight Car.
Mr.. James S. Douglas, agent of the
Southern Railway Company. reported to
Lieut. Smith yesterday that car had been
broken open in the yard of the company
Wednesday night and fifty-two pairs of
ladies' shoes stolen. Lieut.. Smith and Off
GERS Atkinson and Hall, with a search war
rant, went to Hugh Strider's secondhand
store and there recovered fifteen pairs of
the shoes. Mr.. Strider claimed that he
found bag containing the shoes on his
back porch early yesterday morning He
was placed under arrest, and taken to the
station house, where he gave bond in the
sum of $3.50 for his appearance when want
locked up VIM, alias Buck" Taylor and
Ernest Travers, on 81 spicion of being the
thieves.
Police Court ProceedinEs.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
Of the following cases: Samuel Tennyson,
drunk in the street, was fined 81. The
CT ses of William, alias Buck" Taylor,
William Gllmartin and Ernest Travers,
charged with entering and robbing a car
Of the Southern Railway Company, were
continued for further examination. John
Ashton and John Washington. arrested
by Officers Belts and Howson, charged
with drunkenness and fighting, were fined
- each. Kate Carter. colored, for being
drunk and disorderly, was fined s. or thirty
days w. j. Brown, for being drunk in
the street. was fined 81 or ten days. There
were six prisoners and thirteen dodgers at
the station house last night.
Notes.
DR.. Purvis and Messrs. Boothe and
Moore made their quarterly inspection of
the Jail yesterday, and found that inst;tu-
ton in good condition.
Rev. VIM. NJ. Dame last. night delivered
an interesting lecture at Christ Church,
under the auspices of the Brotherhood of
st. Andrew.
Mr.. John A. Marshall has awarded a con-
tract to Mr.. George w. Jones for the cree
ton OF seven brick residences on Henry
street between King and Cameron.
Mrs. j. H. Merrhew of Philadelphia is
visiting her niece, Mrs. c. B. Marshall, on
upper King street.
Mrs. e. + Downham is quite sick at her
home on North Washington street.
Capt. Herbert Bryant yesterday received
telegram, stating that his son Arthur,
who is a student at the Virginia Military
Academy at Lexington, was very sick with
pneumonia.
The condition of Mrs. George Hatly Nor
ton, who has been i'll for some time, con-
tinues to improve.