The times., 1901-04-13
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
The Arrest of q Pair of Elopers From
Hartford County, Md.

| elopement of pretty sixteen-year-old Bes-
/! sic Scarborough with Floyd Noonan, both
| of Belair, Hartford County Md, was
| brought to an abrupt termination in this
city this morning by arrest of both par
| ties by Policeman Herbert Knight The
| elopement is a very sensational one on
account of the fact that Mr.. Noonan is
Il married man and has three children and
q wife at Belair. Both parties were this
| afternoon turned over to Sheriff Andrew
| Kinghart. of Hartford County, and left
| here on the l 20 train for that place where
| Noonan will have to face the serious
| charge of abduction with immoral intent.
| Both parties resided on adjoining farms
| in Hartford County, and Miss Scarbor-
| oughs people are said to be well to do in
| that place. Noonan is twenty-five years
| of age and fairly good looking. The cou-
| pie had excellent opportunities of seeing
| each other and on March 80 they decided
| to elope Noonan purchased new buggy,
| and with the horse and buggy on that day
| they bade farewell to Hartford County
| and left for an extended southern tour.
| After getting as far south as Richmond,
| it is said that they became financially
| embarrassed to a certain extent. The
| girl, it is said, then wrote home to her
people. and upon promise that nothing
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home. She informed her people, it is
| said, that in answering that the letter
| should be addressed to Fredericksburg,
| Va Upon the receipt of her letter her
people, it is said informed the Hartford
| County authorities and they at once tele-
! graphed the Fredericksburg authorities
| to look out for man and woman in a
| buggy.
| Sheriff Kinghart, of Hartford County, at
once went to Fredericksburg, and this
morning he got word that the couple had
| left Fredericksburg and were coming this
way. He and Sergt. Wallace Tancf, of
| Fredericksburg. Immediately procured
horse and buggy and drove in post haste
in order to catch the couple. This morn
| ing Sergeant Tancil notified the Alexan-
dria police from Dumfries, Va, to look
| out for the couple, as they were coming
/ this way and would probably arrive here
| at about IL o'clock. and that they were
| ten miles ahead of him. The Alexandria
| police were placed on every incoming road
| in order to capture the elopers and Po-
| liceman Knight espied them at the inter
| section of Queen and Fayette Streets a
| few minutes past IL o'clock in a buggy
| and Immediately placed them under ar
| rest. The horse seemed entirely played
| out after the long and exciting drive.
|
| Kinghart and Sergeant Tanci reached the
| police station in their carriage. Policeman
| knight will receive the 500 reward Of
/ fered for the arrest of the parties.
| When arrested both parties seemed en-
| tirely indifferent. From the girls actions
| 1t seemed that she was glad to return to
| her home. The policemen asked Noonan
| if he wanted requisition papers and he
| said that he did not and willingly accom-
| panied Sheriff Kinghart to Hartford Coun-
| ty.
| The young girl is stylishly dressed and
| is exceedingly pretty and carried with her
| some fine clothing. She stated that
| Noonan did not abduct her and that she
eloped with him of her own free will and
| was willing to stand the consequences.
| Noonan asked the sheriff what would
| probably be the outcome and when in
| formed that it would probably result in
| his getting a term of eight years in the
| Maryland pententiary ii was evident that
| he was worried. Noonan had been of the
| opinion that 1t would probably result in
| light jail sentence.
Miss Scarborough intimated that Moo
| mans early marriage was the cause of the
elopement and she volunteered the state
! ment that people should not marry at an
early age.
! Andrew Cheshire. who lives in Alexan-
| dria County, near st. Asaph Junction,
| stated to The Times correspondent that
| the parties stopped at his house one night
| last week and left on the following morn
| ing at about 10 O'Clock. They then stated
| that they We're going TO Occoquan.
| Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters OF
| the American Revolution, Of this city.
have issued the following appeal. to the
| historic. patriotic, and antiquarian So
cieties, and to the clergy of the United
| states, TO aid in the restoration of old
| Pohick Church, in Fairfax County:
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the parish church of Mount Vernon, of
which General Washington was a vestry-
man and regular attendant.
The site was chosen and the plans
presented by General Washington himself,
| and the church was erected in 1772. He
| chose the present site as more accessible
church, wooden structure on the other
| side OF the creek from Mount VERNON.
Not only. were the ground plans and
| front elevation drawn by General Wash
| ington. with his own hand, but also the
plans for the aisles, the disposition of
| the peNs. chancel, and the location of
| the pulpit. The old walls. covered with
Ivy, still stand intact, as they did when
| the general SAT and listened to the min
! istrations of Parson Lee Massey but the
| interior is now dismantled. only tempor-
airy seats, and primitive chancel furniture
We wish to restore the interior as it
was designed and carried out by the
Father Of His Country.
Mr. Dodge, the Superintendent of
\
Church. He has access TO these original
plans. and he claims that the restoration
can be completed for s.. ZOO
The church is situated in a farming
ncighborhood, thinly settled, but what the
members lack in numbers and wealth
they make up in zeal
"One of the MOUNT Vernon Vice Re
gents, Mrs. Rathbone has raised an en-
dowment fund toward the salary of the |
rector so that nothing remains to be. |
done but the restoration of the interior.
1T is the privilege OF the Mount Yer !
non Chapter of the Daughters of the |
American Revolution, the local Historical |
Society, the society that represents not |
only the parish, but the family of the |
Washinstons of Mount Vernon, to make |
this appeal"
This appeal is signed by the committee |
and chairman.
The people of Fairfax, Va, are perfect |
ing the arrangements for the public cere- |
monies which will attend the placing of |
portraits Of distinguished Fairfax men. !
who have heretofore figured in the his