Evening star., 1897-06-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
]. Stamford Hodge, a Washingtonian,
Charged With Forgery.
He is Believed to BE Insnne-POlice
Court Cases - Prices mt q
Public Sale.
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Evening Star Bureau,
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, June Z. 1897.
J. Stanford Hodge, washingtonian. is
locked up at the station house in this city
with charge of forgery opposite his
name He was arrested by Sergeant Jas.
F. Smith late Saturday afternoon, at the
| corner of King and Payne streets. upon
| the complaint of Mrs. Mary Wenzel, who
conducts a millinery store on King street.
1t is alleged that Hodge entered the mil
linery store of Mrs. Wenzel Saturday morn
ing and asked to see some ladies' hats.
stating that he desired to purchase one
for his wife. He finally selected one priced
at $3. Some alterations had to be made in
the hat, and he asked Mrs. Wenzel to have
| it finished by o'clock. He left and went
| Immediately to the millinery store of Mrs
| A. E. Proctor, two squares above where
| he went through the same tactics, but here
! he made purchase and asked that the
| hat be sent to No. SIG Duke street at the
same time presenting a check for $3.50 ir
payment
| Mrs. Proctor became suspicious of the
stranger and declined to accept the check.
The check was drawn by E. G. Portner
| and indorsed by William G. Portner. Hodge
claimed to be a brother, Robert Portner.
A telephone message was sent to the Jail
| and the fraud exposed. At the appointed
| hour Hodge returned to MrA Wenzers
| place, and there presented the check.
| which was accepted, and he received s.
IN change: Mrs Wenzel also became sus-
| picious. after the man left. and telephoned
| to the bank. where 1t was found that the
check was a forgery. Sergeant Smith was
notified. and, as stated, succeeded in cap
| turing Hodge.
A commission of lunacy will be held to-
day to determine Hodges sanity. His at
| torney. Charles E. Fairman of Washing
| ton, visited him yesterday. Mr.. Fairman
10 m haf ha hod hoo
| sonally acquainted with Hodge for some
! time, and that he was subject to fits of
| insanity. The mayor agreed to hold a COM
mission, and, if Hodge were found insane,
| to release him from the charge of forgery
provided he be sent to an asylum.
Police Court.
: The following cases were disposed of in
the police court this morning: George
Davis and William Schooner, charged with
drunk and Gisorderly conduct, case con-
tinued; Maggie Elmer, charged with being
drunk and disorderly, dismissed; James
Lewis, charged with an assault on Edward
Ware with knife fined 81; Joseph Clark
charged with being drunk at the station
house, fined 81; Maywell Bergman, charged
with being drunk in the street, fined 81.
Star Bureaus Serenade.
The 30 Virginia Field Band. which will
play for the dress parade of the Alex
at conclusion of that exercise play an open
air concert in front of The Evening Star
bureau, No. 521 King street. The following
will be rendered: lei Captain Happy
Days in Dixie BLACK America" Passion
Flower Belle Of New York. "Semper III
delis."
This band is practicing daily. and is now
giving some splendid music. All hands are
invited.
Bids Too Low.
Captain r. F. Knox. auctioneer, offered
for sale today for Special Commissioners
A. w. Armstrong and c. c. Carlin three
lots of ground and three two-story brick
tenements thereon, situated on the west
side of st. Asaph street, 100 feet south Of
Cameron.
Lot No. l, % feet inches on st. Asaph
street, west 50 feet.
Also lot No. =, adjoining above II feet
II inches on st. Asaph street, running
west 50 feet.
Also lot No 3, adjoining above, IS feet 4
inches on st. Asaph street, running west
50 feet
Also lot No. 4, a piece of ground 81 by 1l5
feet IL inches on west side of Patrick street,
north of Queen.
All the property was withdrawn on ac-
count Of the low bids.
Feast of Pentecost.
The Jewish festival of Pentecost, or the
fl asst Of weeks, will begin Saturday evening.
1t is known as Pentecost because 1t occurs
or the fiftieth day after the second day of
Passover. and it is also observed in COM
memoration of the revelation of the law on
S.nai. The event has also baea termed the
feast of ingathering. in thanksgiving for
apart for confirmation of children in GER
tain synagogues.
Young Peoples Union.
Next Thursday evening the Young Peo-
pies Union of the Presbyterian Church
will spend social evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Kennedy.
Fell From a Window.
Mrs. Mary Ana Kaufman, well known in
this city, fell from the third-story window
of fier hotel, in New York, Friday last, and
was seriously injured. Word of the occur
renee was not received in this city till to-
day. She sister of Mr.. K kauf-
niaIHl, the well-known merchant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kaufman retired to their
room, on the third floor of the hotel. at 10
O'Clock. Their bed was close to a large
window on the Cropsey avenue side Of the
Ectel.
Mrs. Kaufman, who is a heavy woman,
urder her weight.
Mrs. Kaufman was thrown through the
window, taking sash and all with her, and
Lar ding on an iron railing.
Policeman Lawson of the Bath Beach
station house heard the fall and the muf-
fed screams of the woman. He ran to the
spot and found Mrs. Kaufman bleeding mo-
fusely from a severe scalp wound He
summoned an ambulance.
Surgeon Shaw of Coney Island responded.
several persons who were sitting on the
hotel porch ran for medical aid and the
injured woman, who had meanwhile been
carried into the parior. was attended by DIR.
7. H. Mayne. DR.. J. De Mund and DR.
George Cochrane "
Sne was found to be suffering from q
broken leg, a scalp wound and severe in
ternal injuries. AZ
She was taken to Flatbush Hospital