Evening star., 1901-03-12
AFFAIRS IN ALEXAN DRIA
FRANK ANDERSON ARRAIGNED FOR
STEALING AN OvERCOAT.
Case Sent to the Grand Jury-DiscOrd
In Board Of SupervisOrs-
General News.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 KING ST.,

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, March l., 19O1.
A man giving his name as Frank An
derson, and who claimed Charlestown, w.
Va, as his home, was arraigned before
Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning, charged with breaking into and
entering the residence of Mrs Jane Acton
No 906 King street, and stealing there
from an overcoat belonging to Mr.. Court
ney Acton. Sergeant Goods and Officer
Knight testified to having arrested the
prisoner, who, they stated, was found in a
drunken condition just across the street
from the Acton residence. On the way to
the station house he became so unruly
that it was necessary to place him in a
wagon.
colored domestic employed at Mrs. Ac
tens house testified that the prisoner ap
peared at the front door about 8 o'clock
and tried to force his way into the house
She locked the door and ran out into the
street. crying for help. The man, she
stated, deliberately smashed the two large
plates of glass in both panels of the front
door and went in the house. She did not
see him carry away the overcoat. but stat
ed that it was hanging in the hall when he
entered. When arrested the man was wear
ing the coat under his old one. He stated
to the mayor that some one had given it
to him.
Mr.. Acton said the garment had cost
him $35 After hearing all the evidence
Mayor Simpson referred the case to the
grand jury.
DiscOrd Over AttOrneys' Fees.
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county held its regular monthly meeting
in the county court house on Fort Myer
Heights yesterday afternoon. Several ac-
counts were audited and contract for road
improvements in Jefferson and Washing
ton districts were given out. Matters pro-
n1 h fhoh Of nry,n
employed in the case of DR.. d. N. Rust
against the board Of supervisors were pre-
sented. Then a lively discussion arose.
Attorney Frank Lyon, who represented
Commonwealth Attorney James E. Glenn
ents in conducting the case for the super
visors, presented a claim for 800. OBJ
lection was made to this amount, and after
some lively personal tits between the
members it was cut down to $50 and order
ed to be paid.
DR.. Rust, the supervisor for Jefferson
district, then offered a bill for $50 for the
payment of Attorney John M. Johnson,
whom DR.. Rust had employed to represent
the interest of jefferson district in the liti-
cation. In presenting the bill Supervisor
Rust reminded his associates that he had
won the case and he thought it only prop
er that his attorney should be compensated
out of the fund of $3.50 which the court
had set aside of the total amount of $3.50
involved for expenses. The bill was in
dorsed DR.. Rust this morning emphatically
denied the statement that the amount
originally asked for was 800. Attorney
Clements also presented a bill for $50,
which was ndorsed.
Citizen Laid to Rest.
Funeral services over the remains of Maj.
William w. Herbert who died suddenly
Sunday afternoon, took place this morn
ing at IL o'clock at his late residence
on North Washington street between King
and Cameron streets. The services We're
attended by large number of his relatives
and felow-townsmen, among whom Maj.
Herbert was very popular. Rev P. p.
Phillips of st. Paul's Episcopal Church Of
ficiated. The interment, which was pri-
vate, was made in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Mechanics Lodge, No. 3, and Oriental
Lodge, No g. Knights of Pythias will meet
in their hall on North Pitt street at
O'Clock this afternoon preparatory to at
tending in a body the funeral of William
Barnett, which will take place from the
late residence of the deceased South
Columbus street at ) o'clock. Mr.. Barnett
died Saturday evening the result of
having his legs crushed by passenger
car in the yard of the Southern railroad.
He was a member of both of the above
named organizations.
General Matters.
Thomas Littleford Of Washington was be-
fore Mayor Simpson in the police court this
morning, charged with the larceny of :,.ti-
cles Of clothing from the residence of Mr..
Calvin Butts, on North Columbus street.
Mr.. Butts appeared as complainant ard
stated that some one had entered his fall
yesterday afternoon and that after the
stranger was seen to depart some articles
were missing from the rack in the hall
He failed however, to identify the prisoner
his visitor. Officer Atkinson stated to
the mayor that there was charge against
Littleford In Washington, and he was held
pending communication with the police
there.
Only three members appeared in the hall
of the Business Mems League last evening
at the regular monthly meeting of that or
ganzation. OF these, NJ. B. Harlow the
president, and VIM. F. Carne the sacre-
tary, were in their places. The other mem
ber on hand was f. e. Downham. No bus
mess was transacted.
The old court house, on North Columbus
street, where in former years the courts of
Alexandria city and county were held, is
to be offered for sale at public auction
The regular monthly meeting Of the board
Of fire wardens was held last night The
business transacted was of routine ma
ture.