The morning times., 1896-07-07
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Two Arrests Made in the Bayliss
Murder Case.
Officers Have Been Sent to Occoquan
to Appreilend q Third
Suspect

James Reed and James Cliff were yes-
terday arrested by Constable William
Webster on suspicion OF icing implicated
In the murder Of Mr.. Richard H. Pa yfiss.
whose body was found floating in the
river on the morning Of June 20.
Officers have been sent to arrest George
Brown, who is also suspected, and who
Is supposed to be near ACcoquan. The
warrants were issued on complaint Of Miss
Saiiie T.. Bayiiss, daughter OF the un-
fortunate man. 1t will be remem bcred
that ClITt was one ofthe principal witnesses
at the ooroner's inquest and admitted
having been in Company with Rayliss and
Brown on the night preceding the finding
OF the body. --t---
He stated that he left them shortly after
I g O'Clock and that he saw the two again
between and O'Clock in the morning at
the Pioneer Mills wharf. Reed was the
man who assisted in recovering the body,
and issaid to have bee n acting In a suspicious
manner since the murder.
The authorities have evidence in addition
TO that brought out at the oroner's inquest,
and believe they have good case asainst
the accused persons. There is no doubt
that Mr.. Rayliss was murdered, and a
strenuous effoItto bring the guilty persons
W JuStfEc VIII DC Induts AZ 10 eApcCtu
that the Off FRS who tave gone in search
of Brown will be successful in capturing
him. Brown is the captain Of the long toat
Mary Z. Denty, which sailed from this
port the day following the finding OF the
body, and Is supposed to be loading wood
In one Of the creeks near Accoquan.
James McCracken, the young man who
was so seriously injured in Iuna way
accident on Thursday last, after intense
suffering, died at his home on Wilkes
street. at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. The deceased was member OF
Alexandria Council Junior Order of Ameri-
can Mechanics.
The committee appointed by the county
court to consider the advisability of
joining with the city authorities in the
extension Of Prince street, from Peyton
street through to the King street road
at the stone bridge, after looking over
the ground yesterday, agreed TO report
the matter favorabIy.
Major George Duffey, commissioner OF
the revenue, continues critically i'll at
his residence on South Fairfax street.
Mrs. Frank Entwisle and family are at
Colonial Beach for a month.
Mr.. Daniel j. Normoyle, who now re-
sdes IN Hartford, Conn.,, spent the Fourth
in this city with relatives.
Mr. Tbaddeus Elroy died yesterday even
ing at his home, No. 1l13 Wilkes street.
The following cases were disposed OF
in the police court yesterday: Joseph
Manner. drunk and disorderfy, So: john
Henderson, drunk, 81: Thomas Gibson,
and Kate Gibson. colOred, disorderly con-
duct. 81 each; Harrie Shirley, co!ored, dis
orderly Conduct, S5; Nettie Harris, col
ored, escaped from workhouse. So; John
and Kate Lindsay. oolored, charged with
,l.,ltn IL. a VI
lam jackson. colored. disorderly conduct,
So each; William Buckner. suspicious
character. ninety days Oh the farm; Mary
Fields, charged with tiisorderly conduct,
dismissed; Ma I'D Tippett and Grace hewitt,
disorderly conduct, dismissed with q
Matilda PoiDdexter, charged
with keeping disorderly house. fined $50.
Will Arlington, John Henderson, Bob
Arnold and EIrnest Langley WIRE arrested
last night on the charge OF assa ultng an old
man named Middleton Davis. Davis had
his face badly cut and showed other evil
dence of having been roughly handled.
Arlington will also have TO answ wer the
charge OF burglary He was arrested s6mc /
time ago for breaking into the freight house
OF the Washington Southern Railway; was \
tried 10 the police court, and the case was
sent on to the grand jury, which body re-
turned a true bill. Pending his trial in the
court the legislature enacted q
law giving justices OF the pence original
In cases of misdem.anor. and
Arlington was discharged from custody by |
the corporation court, since which time he
has been Mt Ia rye.
A collision occurred on the Southern
Railway. near Raveusworth, shortly after
IL O'Clock yesterday morning, which re-
suited in two engines being wrecked and
several cars demolished. The trains which
coilided were the nerthbouud melon train.
in charge OF Conductor George Marshall
and Engineer John Kelley and a asouthbomd
work train, In charge OF Conductor Alvin
McLearen ard Engineer Charles Newman.
One OF the engines was turn ed completely
over on its back and blocked the road so
that all trains yesterday afternoon and last
night came in over the Washington South
crn road. A wrecking train, with physi-
clans. was sent to the scene of the accident
from this city, and the work of clearing
the tracks was continued throughout the
night.
The southbound train had sent a flag
man ahead who was picked upat Fairfax by
the enortilbound dtrain. The latter train afte$
picking up the flagman. was proceeding
under CONTROL expecting TO meet the
work train on straight track Instead OF
doing so the two trains met on a curve.
When the trains were about to strike the
engineers applied the air brakes and the |
crews jumped. thus escaping without
serious injury. The crew of Engineer Kel- |
ley's train arrived here about 6 O'Clock |
last night. AS usual, the railroad au-
thorities refused Information even to the |
families of those who were in the col |
lision not withstanding the fact that it was |
reported that several persons had been |
killed. The facts could not be learned until |
the crew OF one OF the trains arrived home,
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