Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-17
AZ F AIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Trial of Poss and Henry Takes Place To-
oiio"' 20 ayfe
Police Court Cases and Other Local AZ
fairs Of General and Especial
importance to Residcnts.

Inc trlai OF Poss and Henry, the AleXan-
dria boys who on the evening of the 18th
OF November last, it is charged, brutally
assaulted and robbed Mr.. Alexander Nc
Cllntock, an old Fairfax county farmer.
near Edsalls station. on the Southern rail
ROAD E. VIII come up for trial at Fairfax
court House tomorrow morning 1t will h,
remembered that Mr.. McClintock came to
Alexandria that morning on an early train.
and proceeded to fire up on bad whisky.
II, ie mere on an afternoon train, and it
Is said that Poss and Henry followed him to
Lhsalls $. The old gentleman started to
walk to his home, about three miles distant
from the station, and when about half way
mSs stopped by two men, who asked him
where they could procure lodging for the
night He told them that if they would go
WIN MN he would show them. When they
arrived at body of woods one of the men
the temple with stone, knocking him
down After they had finished going
through him one of them said: Lets cut
ms throat but the other objected saying,
we VIII re MIN to tree and let him stay
there They then took the old mans
suspenders and tied him to a tree and left
him. Mr.. McClntock finally succeeded in
getting loose and went back to Edsalis,
ana told the telegraph operator what had
happened to him. The operator remem-
bered having seen Poss and Henry when
they got off the train and Immediately tel
egrarhed to Alexandria to arrest them.
succeeded in locating them in Burnetts sa-
loon, near the stone bridge. Officer Web
ster recovered a pair of pants which Henry
threw behind door which belonged to Mr..
McClintOck. When searched at the station
house by Officer Atkinson a penknife be
longing to McClintock and ten cents in
money was found in Poss' pocket. and
Henry had $50. At the examination be-
fore Mayor Thompson the next morning
Mr.. McClintock identified both Of the men
as the ones who assaulted and robbed him.
Police Court.
The police on duty last night report the
night as clear and cold, with five prison.
ers and eighteen dodgers at the station
house. Mayor Thompson this morning dis
posed of the following cases: Lloyd Lucas
Officer Belts. charged with lsorderly con-
duct: fined 81 each VIM. Ford and Rose
Taylor, colored, arrested by Officers Hall
and Sherwood; charge, disorderly and Tight
ing; Ford fined 500 and Rosa Taylor dis
missed. Michael Rieley, arrested by officer
ferguson; charge, drunk and disordery.
fined s. or thirty days on the gang. John
White. Charles Zeis,er and Henry Williams,
cclored arrested by Officers Ferguson and
Smith; charge. vag1 ancy; sent to jail for
ten days subject to chain gang. Edward
Carter and Maggie Coles colored, arrested
10y Officers Belts and Beach; charge, dis
turblnS religious meeting; fined Carter s.
and Coles S2a0. John Treager arrested by
Officer Hall; charge, drunk in the street;
fired ST. -
Disturbed 81 Religious Meeting.
Edward Carter and Maggie Coles were
before Mayor Thompson this morning.
charged with disturbing a religious meet
irg last Friday night Prom the evidence.
1t appears that Garter went into the MI.
Jersey Baptist Church, colored, North
Payne street, during services Friday night,
ard when told to behave himself, became
very bo:sterous. He was finally gotten out.
and in short while returned and tried to
get in again, but found the door locked,
Whereupon he tried to break the door
down. The deacons got his name and re-
ported the matter to the police, who ar
rested him. Maggie Coles was charged with
loud talking, and when told to stop, she
became very impudent. The mayor this
morning fined Garter s. and the Coles wo-
man $3.50.
A Republican Rally.
The republicans of this city will hold
their second delegate rally tonight in Mt.
Olive Baptist Church, corner OF Pitt and
Oronoco streets. Addresses in support of
the colored candidates for the national re-
publican convention will be made. The col
cred republicans are organizing and mean
to have colored delegate from this dis
trict at the st. Louis convention. ---r-