Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDER Ia
THOMAS STANTON ACCUSED OF
FORGING A CHECK.
Trial Postponed Owing to Absence OF
Witness-Junk Dealer Fined
x5O-General Matters.
Evening Star Bureau.
No. To1 King Street.
Bell Telephone No. log.

Bell Telephone No. 1906
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February l. 1891.
Mr.. Lycurgus Uhler, teller OF the First
National Bank. appeared before Mayor
Simpson in the police court this morning
as complainant against Thomas stanton.
colored, charging the latter with forging
an order on Mr.. William F. Brookes. a
merchandise broker of this city and Wash
ingron. After hearing the evidence of
Mr.. Uhler, the case was continued until to-
morrow morning. owing TO the absence of
Mr.. Brookes. Staunton came to the po-
lice station this morning and surrendered
himself to Officer Sherwood. He had been
wanted on the above named charge since
last May.
Mr.. Uhler testified that the prisoner had
presented a check for payment at the
First National Bank in May. 1t was
wrapped in the book which Mr.. Brookes
usually sent to the bank. Its appearances
was such as to convince the teller that
1t was not genuine. Upon being questioned
the boy said he did not know who had
signed it. Mr.. Uhler went to see Mr.
Brookes. who declared that the check had
been forged The teller then went to the
police station and swore out n warrant
against Stanton for forgery. but when the
police searched for him he had disappeared,
and was not seen in this city until this
morning.
uonai Bank and dated May 26 1900. 1t
was written In a scrawling, almost ilegi-
Die hand and directed the payment of s.
TO W iillam r. Brookes. The name William
f. Brookes was signed. Appended was a.
note over the same signature which read:
flease pay this for me and send it by
the boy"
Junk Dealer Fined.
The cases Of Harry Meeks and Albert
Lushbaugh, the two lads who We're arrested
Tuesday evening. charged with stealing
brass from the Southern Railroad Com
pany, were reopened this morning in the
police court. John Smith, colored. was also
perore the court, charged with violating the
law requiring junk dealers to make daily
reports OF their purchases at the police sta
ton. Smith made a statement to the ef-
feet that he had taken some of the prop
erty in question from the premises of the
company supposing, he said, that 1t was
practically valueless. He denied having
purchased any brass from the boys. This
was contradiction OF the statement made
by Meeks. Mayor Simpson, in disposng OF
the case, said that the manner in which the
junk business was often conducted was
an incentive to theft, and that the dealers
were frequently more guilty than the actual
thieves. He imposed a fine of $40.
The cases against the two boys were con-
tinued until tomorrow morning. The brass
which was stolen was recovered by the Of
fcers and identified in court. 1t had been
u,
and one of the railroad men valued the lot
at about $12 Mr. James Duncan, the agent
OF the company. stated that in the recent
past the company had suffered from numer-
Gus thefts from cars stationed in the yard.
General and Personal.
So far as is known here no arrest has
followed the shooting of F'aunt Minor, q
young man, twenty-five years of age,
which occurred Tuesday night at the house
of family named Bayliss near Lincolnia,
Fairfax county. The injured man has re-
covered sufficiently to be conveyed to his
home His injury is severe, but not neces-
sarily fatal. He charges that the shooting
was done with revolver by a young man
named William WMds. 1t is said the affair
was the outcome of a fist fight between the
two men last week. the affections of
young woman being the matter in contro-
verSy
Miss Nellie Mccain OF this city and Mr..
William f. Myers of Boston were married
last evening at the rectory of st. Mary's
Catholic Church. Rev. Father Fl. j. Cut
Ter performed the ceremony in the presence
of a few friends of the contracting parties.
Mr.. Urban S. Lambert of Alexandria and
Miss Ella While Of Canal Dover, Ohio, were
married yesterday al the place last named.
The groom Is merchandise broker of this
city and Washington. The bride formerly
resided here, where she has many friends.
They will make their future home in this
city.
Mr.. Richard NJ. Latham has announced
himself as candidate for the office of city
auditor at the coming election. The incum.
bent, Mr.. E. f. Price, will also be cam
1fdate.