Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Two Boys Arraigned in Police Court for
Theft of Brasses.
They Are Transferred to Fairfax
County for Trtal-Death of
Mrs. Daingerleld.
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| ALEXANDRIA, Va, December %, 1897.
William and Larry Bright were tried to-
| fore Mayer Simpson in the police court this
morning on the charge of stealing brass
| es' from cars in the freight yard of the
Southern Railway Company. Lieutenant
Smith and Officer Atkinson testified to hav-
Ing found about 300 pounds of brass in the
home Of the Bright boys, and to capturing
| them several nights ago.
Employees Of the Southern Railway Com
| pany identified the brass as the property of
| the company. InaSmuch as the amount
stolen amounted in value to about SS3, it
| was necessary, under the law, to make it a
| case Of petit larceny, but as the boys had
| been convicted of petit larceny three times
! Eefore, the case became felony
Mayor Simpson directed that the bows he
| turned over to the Fairfax county authori-
| Ties Tor trial, inasmuch as the offense was
committed in that county. The boys will
be taken to Fairfax Court House and placed
| jury of that county.
Officers Elected.
Belle Haven Council Junior Order United
American Mechanics, has elected the fol-
| lowing officers: Junior past councillor, Her
d.
| ris; vice councillor, Levi Allen; record
ing secretary, w. A. Harding; assistant
recording secretary, ]. H. Randall finan-
cial secretary. Norman Treakle; treasurer,
George N. Cradlin; conductor Oliver Stone:
warden, James e. Cliff; inside sentinel, B.
fittman: outside sentinel. David Sacres;
trustees, Thomas Chauncey and Edwin
Scott; representative to Grand Council, A.
4. Bondurant
The following officers have been named
by Alexandria Council, National Union:
w. p. Henshaw. president; Nj. r. Norris,
vice president; c. H. Davis speaker; NJ.
F. Hobson, past president; L. w. Woody,
secretary; S. p. Jackson, financial secre-
tary; James McCuen, treasurer; John H.
Bruce chaplain; j. H. Bartlett, usher; +.
F. Heisley, sergeant-at ARMS; J. r. Pickin,
doorkeeper: w. 2. Henshaw, NJ. r. Norris
and c. H. Davis, trustees.
Death of Mrs. Daingerield.
Mrs. Henry Daingerfield, one of Alex
andria's best known and highly respected
citizens. died at her residence at the cor
ner of Prince and Columbus streets, short
ly before II o'clock last night. Mrs. Dam
gerfield had been i'll for several week, and
her death had been expected. Some weeks
ago she received a stroke of paralysis
which caused the loss of her eyesight.
Mrs. Daingerfield was a consistent men,
Der of st. Paul's Church. She was a sis
ter of the late Reverdy Johnson and
mother of the late Me3srs. Reverdy J. AMI
Henry Daingerfield.
Police Court.
In the police court this morning Mayor
Simpson disposed of the following cases:
George Norton, charged with petit larceny,
was fined IS; John O'Neil, charged with
vagrancy. was sent to the workhouse for
thirty days; VIM, alias Buck Taylor,
charged with assaultirg Annie Branson,
was fined $50.
Henry Washington, charged with defac-
ing private property, was made to pay the
damage.
Charter Granted.
The Potomac Clay Company, composed
principally of Westinghouse, has been
chartered by the corporation court, with
these officers: G. E. McComber president;
{. K. Wilson, secretary, and G. E. McCom-
Der, j. F.. Brown, N. S. Greenaway, J. s.
Hoover and c. r. Wilson, directors.