Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-29
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE
CITY JAIL.
Slipped Out While Omcer Was Pre-
pairing to Give Him Some Medi-
cine General News.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, May %. 1900.
Thomas Baltimore. colored youth who
was committed to Jail by Mayor Simpson to
await the action Of the grand jury on his
third conviction of petit larceny. has made
his escape. Baltimore got away Sunday
afternoon. A rumor of his escape reached
police headquarters yesterday morning, but
the officers there stated that no report of
the matter had been received from the city
jail A Star reporter visited the latter in
stitution, where Tailor Hammill informed
him that the report was groundless. He
said Baltimore was at that time safely con-
fined within the jail Later in the after
noon City Sergeant Smith admitted that the
prisoner had effected his escape. Sergt
Smith said he entered Baltimore's apart
ment to give the negro some medicine, and
that while his back was turned Baltimore
sneaked out.
The fugitive has recently given the police
considerable trouble. and since March 8
has been convicted of three petit larcenies.
His last offense was the theft of several
pounds of butter from Mr.. owen Triplett,
for which his case was referred to the
grand jury as a felony.
Mayor Simpson this morning stated that
the police department had not up to that
time been notified by the Jail officials that
Baltimore had got away. He said that, I'M
der the circumstances, he would not in
struct his officers to arrest the negro on
the street, shou.u he be seen. The MAYOR
alluded to the charge against Baltimore as
being one of felony, citing the state law.
which provides that the third conviction of
petit larceny is to be regarded as consti-
tuting the much more serious crime of
grand larceny, for which the punishment
may be confinement In the penitentiary. He
said that since Baltimore's escape both he
and the officers at the police station had
received telephone messages from an I'M
fCr HI -, tai
asking the nature Of the charge against
Baltimore.
Democrats IndOrse Mr.. Rixey.
The democratic executive committee for
Alexandria county has unanimously adopt
ed resolutions reciting that. whereas Mr..
John F. Rixey has made an excellent rep
resentative in the Congress Of the United
States, he be authorized and requested to
name the delegates and alternates from
Alexandria county to the democratic nomi-
mating convention in Alexandria July IS.
The secretary of the committee was author
lied to transmit q copy of the resolutions
to Representative Rixey.
General and Personal
The annual session Of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society for the districts of Bal
timore. east Baltimore and Washington,
Baltimore conference NJ E. Church South,
reached close last night at the Washing
ton Street Southern Methodist Church. An
extended discussion on educational work in
conjunction with home missions took up the
final hours of the convention.
Mrs William Lyles died about o'clock
yesterday afternoon at her residence, No.
SD King street. after long and painful
illness. Deceased was well known and
highly respected in this city. She was
about flfty-eight years of age. Several
grown children survive her.
The Alexandra county court, which con-
vened yesterday morning for the May term,
adjourned until tomorrow, in order that
Judge c. E. Nicol might hold circuit court
in the court room. Judge Nicol's court was
In session this morning, and several minor
matters were disposed of.
At the memorial day exercises tomorrow.
conducted by Davis Post, G. A. R., Repre-
sentative c. B. Lands of Indiana will de-
liver the Grafton, instead Of Gen. Dyren-
forth. who was expected to be present. Rev.
Clarence E. Ball Of Grace Church will offer
the invocation.
The annual reading contest Of the Epis-
copal High School was held at Lggett Hall,
on the High School grounds, last evening"
and was largely attended. Among the stu
dents who participated were Messrs. Hodg-
man. thinner. Fontaine. Milton, Ansley
Randolph Moncure. ]. NJ. Blackford, Daw-
son, H. D. Waters and Bryan. Dawson won
the first prize and Bryan the second
Mrs. Aureta Wells died this morning, after
a long Illness. at her residence on Wolf
street. Deceased was forty-six years of
age.