Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-28

AN ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. George
Mc0oines, cOlored, Baptist minister,
forty-seven years old, well-known 10
Alexandria, aud Lonis w. POLES,
a colored lawyer Of Washington, were
arrested yesterday afternoon 10 that
city charged with conspiriDg to defraud
the Capital Traction Company out OF
$500. 10 default of bond the prisoners
were locked up. McGOines lives in this
city and says that he Is the pastor OF the
Mount Zion Baptist Church, of Mont
qomery county, Maryland, and that be
has but recently received call from
the congregation of the Union Baptist
Church 10 Washington, which be has
accepted, and expected to take charge
cf the affairs of the church at once. The
trouble arose 10 connection with a
prospective suit for damages for the
killing OF Charles Thomas, who was
struck by one OF the cars OF the Capital
Traction Company on g street gear
Twenty second street, Washington,
some months ago, aud diedfrom the 10
iuries then received, without regaining
consciousness. Although all OF the
kaown witnesses of the accident were
summoned at the inquest over the body
the name of McG0iues did not appear
upon the list. Last week Medicines is
said to have called upon Mr.. Dunlop,
who was ia charge OF the case for the
railroad company, and represented to
him that be witnessed the accident,
but that he hurried away from the
scene, ss he did not wish to become in
- II ia further
alleged that be offered to testify to the
fact that Thomas was STOPPING beside
the car track at the time of the accident
10 such manner as prevented the mo-
torman from seeing him, a pile Of build
ing material beside the track partly OBJ
scuring him from view. McGoines is said
to have made proposition to supply
such testimony ss might be wanted for
$500. Mr.. Dunlop suggested that be
call agaiD, aud In the meantime com-
mupicated with Captain Boardmao, who
detailed Detective Sergeants Brown
and Lacy upon the case. At the APP
pointed time Pulies is said to have APP
peared OF Mr.. DuDlop's Office and rep
resented that be was the authorized at
toruey for Medicines, and that he had
been sent to collect $500. He was 10.
formed that ii would be necessary for
McGoines to be present 10 person, and
a meeting was arranged for last Mon
day. Ga that day McGones and Pu'
lies arrived at the Office, 10 which De-
tectiye Brown had been previously Sc
GREETED. The alleged conspirators we're
told, as Mr.. Dunlop pulled large
checkibook from his desk, that 10 would
be necessary for them to sign written
agreement 10 the matter. Thus lured
on they are said to have signed a paper
in which McGoins agreed 10 testify ss
to Thomas being In STOPPING position
at the time Of the accident, and 30 OBJ
scure from the sight of the motorman as
to make 1t impossible for him to have
seen the man, to absent himself from
tie Jurisdiction OF the local courts at
the lime the case would come to q hear
ing. aud thus not be called upon TO tes-
tify to whatever the company might
wish. This paper Is said to have been
signed by both men In the presence OF
Detective Brown, and after Mr.. Dunlop
secured possession of it he placed 1t in
his desk with bis check book and in
formed the visitors that the interview
was at an end. The matter was then
laid before the district attorney, who
directed that warrant be issued, which
was done. Mr.. McGoines has been a
prominent figure in Alexandria for the
past four or five years. He has pre-
teuded to be a member of the democrat
ic party and made himself conspicuous
at elections. He often asserted that he
had been prosecuted by members of his
race for voting the democratic ticket.
N r:-uolu "a Iortoo Vail,