The times., 1897-12-31
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Confined Inquiry Into the At
tempted Railroad Wreck.
EXPRESS Agent lambert Resigns
Drowning of Capt. william
Cleshiree LEGAL Events.

Alexandria. va. Dee. so. = Rober
Hamilton. t.ie man who was held
/ by the southern Railway officials on sus
p!cion of Lcii.g implicated in the attempt
to wreck the Chesapeake and Ohio express
! at Ravensscorth, is locked np at police
/ headouarter> here. having been arrested by
/ Policeman Atkinson, after being released
/ hy the oompany's officials. he viii 10
taken b. tore the mayor tomorrow morning
at which iime the railroad people have
/ been notified 10 have heir witnesses in
court II tie evidence Is considered suifi-
cient. Hamilton viii he sent to Fairfax
Courthouse fol trial. As stated in The
Times. hamilton does not deny having
Ecen the list man TO arrive on the scene
after the tlain was derailed. He also
acknowledged that he was employed by
the railroad detectives, aitor The attempt
of about u yc;,l ago was made to wreck
the sdmt tlain, 10 aid in apprehending
the guilt. parties.
The prisoner has made several statements
regarding the occurrence of Wcdne ''lay
night, and C'hfesses that circumStanti1l II
evidence against him is strong. Although
but a s. OFT distance away II the tirle,
according To his own statement, Rarliiton
claims that he did not hear any unusual
noise nrior 60 the arrival of the c. X -.
train.
William Dickinson, the colorcd man who
was nearby when the train reached Ra rens-
worth, and who was also detained by the
compan1's officers, is positive thai the
switCl, ght had been removed and hat ne
hearda uoISe, a. ifsome one was hammeiing.
Railroad detectives are still at work, and il
is Thought that other arrests viii be made.
Mir l.. :. Lambert, recently appointed
agent II Ills city for the Adams Express
Company. has resigned, snd VIII be sue
cecded by Mr.. T. r. White, OF Wilmington.
Del.
William TAYLOR AMI z. II. Davis, two
menbe: "f the chain "a ng. rcf'is .'I TO work
tocay, and were locked up AT the station
ON bread ard water.
nr. l.. +. G6fIith, brother of the
late Mrs. =. &. rhler, of this city, died
Terrell, Tex, on the 21st instant. d.
ceased was eielty-fo years If age.
Win and Larry Bright, charged with rop-
taken to Fairfax Courih house today by Lieut..
The funeral OF Mrs Bertha Easton took
place tits morning from st. Mary's Ch.rch.
The remains Of Mrs. David Dainty. who
died at h,r Eome in FaiTfa \ county, were
brought here today and inferred.
Mr.. Charles F. Reynolds and Miss Annie
n. Bra wner. both or ihis city, were mar
ried in Washington yesterday.
Watca meeting services viii be held at
ChnrcEes ,"nolTOw night.
The Builders Exchange Company, Of
Washington, held meeting at the Hotel
FleisChman. III this city, today. Only
Routine business was trausa cJcd.
Information reached here today of the
drowning of Capt. William Cheshire, or
the hupeye Nettic May. Capt Cheshire
was on his way mp the river with load
of oysters. and when off swan FONT lac
was knocked frcin the deck OF his vessel
10y the jibinC OF the fore boom His home
was az ST. George Island, but he was
well known in this city, aud Washington.
Rev. Br. Granmsr, 0f the Theological
Seminary. wan has Elceiveda call from Christ
CiIurci Norfolk, Va, VIII leave here to-
niorroN for that city. He viii preach at
Christ Cnugci. On Sunday 1ul viii pruba bly,
give FIJI 81! answer 10 The call.
The children celebration of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South was held to
night. II wJe Il pleasant u flair, ind \ welii
arranged IA u>ical program was rendered.
James ". jackson CoIn,il, Jpnicr Order
of Nee aii:c~ last night elected the follow
ing officers to serv. six months: Co lncil-
lor. Henry Hur Ter; vice Councillor, W J..
Griffith; recording secretary, ". :. riff
fith assistant recording secretary. Il NJ
Swan financial secretary. ]. Fra nk Petty:
treasurer. " l.. Muller; conductor, J JSsph
I. Rice wardeI, {. NJ. Grifrin; inside sen
tinel, j s. CrUppeT: outside sentinel. Ell ard
Fornsiill; chaplain, ]. II. Stephenson; cap
tain of q, gree team, ". l.. Griffith
Mr Pr=ntiss l.. Bowie, who has been i'll 1T
Providence Hospital in Washington has
retura"a 10 his home liz Ibis city.
Miss Minnie Gardner ana MIR. Claude Du
va, hoiH Of Charlottesville, We're mar
RED in this city today by Rev. Mr Nc.
Dourle, OF Trinity NJ Z. Church. The
couple lett for i northern tour.
In the county court today tie report OF
the roac viewers was confirmed, and a
new road forty feet wide was order III
to be established fmm Russell's To point
on the Leesburis pike 600 feet west of
HoOff's run, and land damages to the
amount If 81 sea was ordered to be Ger
titled 10 the board of supervisors for ac.
ton. H. tic matter Of an application for
q new ioad from the electric road 10
Kearney's station, the report of the view
ers was filed. Leonard Marbury was
appointed commissioner in the cause of
w, \. nd +. {. Il. II. Co. against Dulaney
and Marsh;ll, trustees. TO ascertain wba.
persons arc entitled 10 the funds paid
into court in the case.
An unsucceSsful attempt was made last
night to burrialjze the store of c. c. Pei
ton, on foItl! ROYAL street.
The members of the Columbia Fire Com
pany are arranging for the reunion and
banquet 10 be held tomorrow night.
MIR. Henry SChnell, Of the Virginia Glass |
Works, las been advised that his ia ther.
who lived In Salem, y. j., was burncd to
death by falling down a stairway with a |
lighted lamp in his hand.
Mrs. Charles Jones and Mrs. William |
King ard daughter, of Washington, are
visiting friends in his city.
During the year there were confined in l