Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Trial Of Junk Dealers for Violation of the
Law.
Case of Smallpox Reported. but Iden-
tity of Patient Not DiscIosed-
General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 10l King Street,
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Bell Ielephone No. lUb,
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February 16. 1900.
As sequel to the trial and conviction of
Frank Jeffries in the police court yester-
day morning, on the charge of stealing sew
eral valuable articles from the machine
shops of Messrs Aitcheson & Brother. the
members and an empioye' of the firm of
Julius Dryfus & Co., where the goods
were disposed of, were arraigned this morn
ing before Mayor Simpson. Attorney Chas.
Bendheim appeared for the defendants.
The evidence adduced at yesterdays
hearing was again traversed. and Jeffries,
who had confessed the crime. testified to
having disposed of the stolen articles at
the junk shop operated by the defendants
on the Strand. AS the testimony showed
that Mr.. Julius Dryfus. the senior member
of the firm. had violated the law requiring
junk dealers to make daily reports to the
police department of articles of value pur-
chased during the preceding day. a NOM
inal fine of so was imposed in that case.
On the same charge Joseph Dryfus was as
seSsed $40. and a similar fine was imposed
on William Grigs5y. the colored employe
who had purchased the stolen articles.
AS Albert Dryfus was out of town. the
warrant against him was allowed to stand.
Reported Case of Smallpox.
DR.. Julian T. Miller, the health officer,
this morning stated to a reporter for The
Star that a case of smallpox had been
called to his attention. He declined to
state where the patient resided or who the
attending physician was. but said the sick
one was receiving proper attention.
DR.. Miller also said he had examined the
case and found it genuine smallpox. He
said he had reported 1t to poAce headQuar-
tiers, but he could not give a reason for
the fact that no flag indicating the pres
ence Of the disease had been exhibited.
Mayor Simpson. when asked concerning
the matter. declined to discuss it and would
not even say whether such a case had been
brought to his attention.
In regard to the quarantine of a house
where smallpox existed he did mention,
however. that the law required household
families and to show smallpox flags. When
violations Of this law were brought to his
attention, he said. they would receive at
tention in the police court.
General Notes.
A young man giving his name as Charles
Burgess. and his residence as Fredericks-
burg, Va, reported to Captain Webster a.
police headquarters last evening that he
had been swindled out of Sc by an unknown
man. According to the story related by
Burgess, he came here yesterday morning
from Fredericksburg in quest of employ
ment. In the evening. he said, while look
ing for work. he ran across a man who
represented himself as q brakeman on the
Southern railroad.
Burgess claimed that, on pretense of as
sisting him to obtain a position on the
Southern road, the man obtained from him
So and then gave him the slip. The police
are investigating the case.
The remains of Arthur Kemp, whose sud-
den death occurred a few days ago in Ma
con, Ga, will be brought to this city today
for interment. Deceased formerly resided
here, where his mother and brother, Mr. e.
B. Kemp. now live.
John Stevenson and Richard Allen have
been conveyed to the Western State Hos
pital at Staunton, Va, for treatment for
mental disorders.
The marriage of VIM. ]. Vernon and Miss
Elsie L. Clark, two popular young people
of this city. took place in Washington We'd
nesday.
Walter Butler, colored. arrested by Office,
Lyles on a charge of disorderly conduct
was fined So by Mayor Simpson in the DO.
lice court this morning.