The Washington times., 1901-09-07
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. GA young
man giving the name of S. NJ. Clanden-
ming. about twenty-three years of age,
will be arraigned in the Police Court to-
morrow morning to answer the charge of
attempting to pass a worthless check for
sl2 on A C. Slaymaker, who conducts a
dry goods store on King Street.
The prisoner this afternoon entered Mr..
Slaymakers store and after making sew
eral minor purchases, amounting in all
to 81 cents, presented a check for $12
purporting to have been drawn by ]. W.
Matthews, a commission merchant, in
Clandenning's favor, in payment for
the goods. Mr.. Slaymaker informed his
customer that as he was a stranger the
check could not be cashed until he had
consulted Mr.. Matthews. Mr. Siaymaker
at once sent his clerk, William Pierpont
to the store of Mr.. Matthews to find
whether or not he had drawn the check
The clerk had been gone but a short time
when the stranger decamped. The goods
he had selected could not be found and
II is believed that he took them with
him. After the clerk returned he inform
ed Mr.. Slaymaker that Mr.. Matthews de-
clared the check to be "A forgery. After
ward it was ascertained that CIanden-
ming had hastily taken the ferry boat
for Washington. The Washington au-
thorities were AT once notified and given
a full description of the man, and in a
comparatively short time afterward the
Alexandria police were notified of his
capture in that city.
Late this afternoon Policeman Herbert
Knight went to Washington and brought
Cldndenning back to this city. he agree
ing to come here without requisition pa
pers. The prisoner halls from BealtOn,
the barn of Frank Cockrell, in the rear
of his residence 1920 Duke Street, West
End Shortly after the fire was discoy-
cred a general alarm was sounded. and
Hook and Ladder Company set out for
the fire. Owing to the fact that the
property is situated in Fairfax County
the entire department did not respond to
the alarm. After fighting the flames for
half an hour they were put under control,
but not until the barn had been reduced
to ashes.
When the fire broke out there were five
horses in the barn and one hog. These
We're gotten out In safety, but the grain
and feed We're destroyed. Mr. Cockreil
stated that his loss will not amount to
more than $50. There was, he estimated.
about s55 worth of hay md $25 worth of
millet in the barn. There was no insur-
ance on his stock The barn is owned
of Samuel H. Lunt. II was. two-story
affair and was valued at about $500. 1t
is not known whether it was insured. but
ii is believed that it was.
The western heavens We're highly IL
Illuminated by the shooting flames. and 1t
was at first thought that 1t was the Vir-
ginia Glass Companys plant that was on
fire and many anxious minds were re-
lieved when 1t was ascertained that such
was not the case. Hundreds of people
from this city went out to the fire.
g. H. Dickore. employed as hneman
on the Washington. Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Electric Railroad. fell
from a pole at the southwest corner of
King and ROYAL Streets. at about $50 |
atyla aalH
but il Is thought that his in |
juries are not of serious nature.
Mr.. DIciSore was at the first cross-arm |
of the pole, liking a wire, and it is sup |