The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-16
ALEXANDRIA ITEMS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Maryland Authorities Have
Dropped Klein Case.


further steps will be taken by the
Maryland Hospital for the Insane. neat
Baltimore, to have George Klein, jr., the
murderer CT his mot in law, returned
to that Institution. Klein is now liyins
with his father ir Alexandria county
Messrs. Machen and Moncure, OF This
city, who were associated with Mr.. Nor
ris A. Sopor, of Baltimore, in the pro-
ceedings in the Alexandria county court
before Judge J. NJ. Love to have Klein
extradited, are in receipt of letter
from Mr.. Soper, in which he states that
the directors OF the Maryland Hospital
have abandoned the idea of proceeding
further in the case.
Klein escaped from the hospital OF
September Is last. and returned to his
and Washington detectives, after a diff
cult search, were unable to locate him.
His father finally promised to have him
in court on a certain day. He gave bond
and secured the services of Col. f. L.
Smith, of this city. and Judge Pelham
of Washington. The fight was then be-
gun, and the Maryland authorities
sought his return on the ground that he
was an escaped lunatic. The question
of criminality was ruled out, and rs
there was no precedent for returning an
escaped lunatic to another jurisdiction
he was given his liberty
Ttah h,.-t 1ft ~ sotx
ing Of the Epworth League Union. OF
Washington, d. c., and vicinity, and the
Washington district Epworth League
conference, was held today The SER
vices were opened with devotional exer-
cises at 9 o'clock. conducted by Rev. w.
H. Wolf, of Falls Church.
This was followed by the regular
morning program, with II. A. Beach. pre-
siding. At the afternoon session r. E. l..
Smith presided. and Rev. j. W. Duffey,
in the evening gathering.
The following are the delegates pres
ent: Mount Vernon Place Church.
Washington, Rev. DR.. ]. w. Duffey, pre-
siding elder; Miss Anna Bussord. DR..
H. P. Moore, and DR.. T. P Bell; Ep-
worth Church, Washington, Miss Julia
Patter, Miss Margaret Waesche, w. S.
Hammond; Marvin Church, Washington.
Miss Grace Crawford, W. L. King, Miss
Rodie S. Cooksey; West Washington
Church, Miss Effie Kidwell; Alexandria.
Miss Lulu Cockey. Mrs. George wareld,
Mrs. Maud Buckley, Col r. P W. Gar
nett; Fredericksburg, ELLA Burrows, w
Brannon; Falls Church, Miss Mabel
Drummer, William H. shreve, W. H.
Wolf, Mrs. Kate Wright; Middleburg,
Mrs. ]. IL. Kuhlman. Miss Mamie Hos
pinson; Warrenton. Miss sallie Bendall
Miss Gertrude Hodgkins; Remington, L.
mond, Ni3ienI Myers .kvi1le,
Miss Ca u aE. Ase 4ai,i. Iyatts-
Vile, Me- s.is ssse @ Miss
Matte u.
At the ies.'G asr5 police
commits, aers taDssa ssner of
fered eiaoa aia, - Ger be
granted a vacation until he has served
one year on the force, and il was
passed. In set of new resolutions
adopted it is provided that when a fire
occurs the policeman in the vicinity of
the fire engine house shall repair 70
the house in question and ring the
alarm bell and close the house. The
old rule preventing policemen from par
ticipating in politics was abolished In
future an Alexandria policeman may run
for any office within the gift of the peo-
pie and still retain his position on the
force.
In the corporation court today the
habeas corpus proceedings in the case
of A. Sidney Price. who is wanted by
the authorities vf Mcdowell county. w
Va. on the charge that he is a fugitive
from justice, were postponed until next
Monday morning.
Letter Carrier F. F. Downey, who has
been spending his annual vacation in
Norfolk, Boston, and New York city, has
returned home.
DIED.
GIDEON Wednesday, October 10, 1902. at
II: 20 H. IN, MRS. FREDERICK A. GUIDE. SR,
at the residence of her son, William F. Guide,
sf,.An -. 4 t,,r t,-ay,