Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
FAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Facts Developed Concerning Stranger Who
Committed Suicide.
His Name and Former Residence As
northumberland Missing Cashier
General and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 12I King Street.
Doll TNala,,hona No IAg
ALEXANDRIA. Va. June "a. 1899.


The suspicion that the man VINO commit
ted suicide near franconia Thursday was
John A. Benedict the missing cashier of
the Exchange Bank, Athens, Ga has been
dissipated by statements made by DR.. Sam
uel Moore and Coroner Triplett, who view
ed the remains From papers found on the
dead mans body it is evident his name was
Sydney Walker, and that he had lived at
No. 235 East Broad street, Savannah. Ga.
DIR. Moore stated to a Star reporter that,
after seing a picture of Cashier Benedict.
he was quite positive the dead man was
not the missing bank official, and one of the
men who served on the coroners jury
states that he had raised the dead man s
sleeves on both arms and had detected no
tattoo or other distinguishing mark The
inquest, IT was admitted, had been rather
hastily conducted burt the authorities state
that the remains may be exhumed If any
further investigation is thought TO be nee
eSSary.
From the various descriptions given, it is
evident the man was well dressed, wearing
blue serge coat, with double-breasted
vest and checkered or striped trousers. He
was about five feet eight inches tall. and
apparently weighed 135 pounds. His hair
was dark, tinged with gray and closely
cut. He wore a long, slightly reddish mus
tache, with short beard on the side of his
face, and had good teeth. Dr. Moore
thought the dead man had been a com
mercial traveller, and was also confident
that he had been employed on the Morning
News of Savannah.
Company Incorporated.
In the corporation court yesterday Judge
Norton granted a charter of Incorporation
to the Southern Furniture and Carpet Com
pany, the object of which is to manufac-
ture, purchase and sell carpets and furni-
ture. The sum of $4,000 is named as cap
ital stock, and the officers are: Emmit L.
Petit, president; E. r. Petit, vice pres
:dent, and H. F. Mayer, secretary and
treasurer. Charles Bendheim was named
as local agent. The incorporators are all
residents of Washington.
Meeting Of Committeeman.
meeting of the county democratic chair
men of the fourteen state senatorial dis
tricts was held at noon today in the office
of Chairman Leonard Marbury of the con-
gressional district committee. There were
present Judge ]. NJ. Love of Fairfax, B. T.
Thornton of Prince William, c. B. Graham
of Alexandria county and o. +. Carter of
Alexandria city. Judge Love was elected
chairman and o. F. Carter secretary.
1t was decided to hold the se<.torial con-
vention in this city Wednesday, August
8. The basis of representation was ordered
to be one delegate for every fifty demo-
cratic votes cast at the last presidential
election. This will give about 100 dele
dacy for the state senate of Mr. S. R.
Donohoe of Fairfax. 1t was stated that
Captain G. A. Mushback would not be a
candidate for reelection.
General Matters.
The closing exercises of the city public
schools will commence Monday next with
Washington School for boys. Exercises at
the other schools will follow according to
plan arranged by Superintendent K
Kemper.
The school for instruction in primary
branches conducted by Miss Mary Ann
Roache closed last night at the school
rooms on South Washington street with
appropriate exercises, in which the pupils
took part.
In the police court this morning James
Baker, colored, was fined $50 by Mayor
Simpson for disorderly conduct The
charge of assault against H. Smith was
dismissed.
Mrs. ]. G. Leadbeater and family have
removed to their summer home, "Strath-
blame" in Fairfax county.