Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-01
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Bookmakers at st. Asaph Placed Under
Arrest
A Test Case to BE Made-Cases I'm the
Police C0uft-A Ship Com.
pany Chartered.

The expected arrests Of the men who
have been conducting the foreign books at
the st. Asaph pool room in Alexandra
county were made yesterday afternoon at
o'clock by Sheriff Palmer. A small crowd
was at the pool room yesterday. as the bet
tors were afraid they might be taken into
custody as witnesses.
The arrests were made and the proceed
ings disposed Of 80 quietly that most OF
those present knew nothing about it. Com
monwealth Attorney johnson and his as
s!stant. Leonard Marbury. were both on
hand. and Messrs. Edmund Burke and 8.
G. Brent were there to look after the in
terests of the race track.
The warrants were served singly on L.
Bargue. A. c. Bowser. John Conroy and
r. M Lacy. The men were notified in the
pool room that they were wanted in the
private office of Mr.. J. NJ. Hill, in the club
house, and there the warrants were served
Upon them. Justice Schlevogt held them in
700 bonds to await the action of the grand
Jury, which sits at the September term.
Lacy declined to give bond, and was sent
to jail. 1t is through him that a prompt
decision is expected. The track people have
Messrs. r. Walton Moore Edmund Burke
Samuel G. Brent and Col. Francis l.. Smith
They Will at once go to Richmond and Sc
cure writ OF habeas corpus in the case of
fore the court Of appeals within the next
ten days. The news of the arrest was re-
oeived with seeming satisfaction by the
horse owners, who express the belief that
the track people will win and that racing
will be resumed at st. Asaph.
The warrants charge the men with Of
lenses under both the Maupin law and its
companion law, which deals especially with
the foreign book question.
After the last race yesterday the receiv-
| Ing of commissions was stopped, and the
pool room will not again be opened until
a decision Of some sort has been rendered
by the Court Of Appeals. Lacy occupies
one of the best rooms at the Jail, whic h
had been furnished for him before he was
arrested.
Police Court.
Mayor Thompson this morning disposed
| Of the following cases: Henry Gotney, an
old scissors grinder, drank too much ''hot
tea" yesterday, and was picked up by Off
Ger Howson. He was fined s., and not hav-
ing the necessary change he will spend the
next ten days in Jail.
Thomas jackson, a negro hobo, charged
with breaking and entering car of the
Southern railway, was sent to the grand
jury.
Lena Triplett, colored, was charged with
disorderly conduct. She was dismissed. as
| the evidence did not sustain the charge.
John Robinson, arrested by officer Rob-
| erts for keeping unlicensed dog fined
81, and made to get out a license.
Escaped From Jail.
John Burless, colored, who was at the
last term of the Alexandria county court
convicted Of an assault with intent to kill
and sentenced to three years in the Rich
mond penitentiary, made his escape from
the Jail In this city yesterday. Just how
he effected his escape is unknown, but il
| is supposed that when the chain gang was
peints taken out he took advantage of the
cOnfEStOn &c,
thirty-two years of age. a1dweighs about 2o,
porldS. He is very black, and had on dark
| trousers and coat and light brown hat
when he escaped. City Sergt Smith ha $
offered SIS reward for his return to the
| Jail.
Charter Granted.
Judge ]. X. NJ. Norton of the corpora
| ton court yesterday granted a charter of
| incorporation to the Painton Electric
steamship and Construction Company. the
object of which is to build ships to be pro-
| PEELED by electricity. The capital stock of
the company is placed at 100000, and
the officers are r. b. PaiEton president;
). w. Riley, vice president; H. A. Solomon
secretary, and Hiram Warren, treasurer.
Notes.
Miss Lizzie Bladder, the sfxteen-year-oId
daughter of Henry Bladder, died at the res
iuence OF her father, on King street, last
| night Of heart disease
Inc total amount Of flour inspected by X.
n. Hancock, deputy inspector, for the first
quarter, ending March 81, was S,247 barrels.
during the month of March the clerk of
the corporation court recorded fifty-four
oeeos and issued seventeen marriage
hcenses-twelve to white and five to colored
persons.
little white boy. who had climbed on a
shed at the corner of Duke and Fayette
streets Yesterday after his kite, fell there
from and was quite painfully hurt cutting
| his head severely
Policeman George JONES' who has been
sick for the past two months. is much worse
and his condition is considered critical.
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