Evening star., 1902-03-17
LEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
TWO MEN UNDER CHARGE OF
RoBBING A SALOON.
The Cases Sent to Grand Jury = Flu
neral Of Mrs. Sarah G. Smith
Brief Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King ST.,


ALEXANDRIA, Va, March II, 1902.
William Bright and Edward Jones, alias
10 Johnson, were before Mayor Simpson in
the police court this morning to answer to
the charge of burglarizing the saloon of
Samuel p. Wingfield. No. 1901 Duke street.
early Sunday morning. short time after
the robbery was committed the men were
taken into custody by Lieut.. Smith and
Officers Knight, Beach and Roberts. The
sum of S5.25 in nickels was recovered from
Bright's home where the two men were ar
rested. The police also found small guam
tity of tobacco, which was identified as hav-
ing been taken from the saloon.
Mr.. Wingfield. the proprietor. testified
that he closed his place of business at l.
o'clock Saturday night, and had remained
little later on the premises, during which
time he heard some one moving about on
the outside. Later Mr.. Jack Turner, rail-
road watchman, saw two men running
away from the place. One of them looked
like Jones. Mrs. Bright, the mother OF
William, testified that Jones' and her son
had been out late the night of the robbery.
An instrument that had been found in the
saloon after the robbery was identified by
the witness as her property. Another In
strument picked up by the police at the
saloon was identified by Larry Bright as
one that he had seen in the possession of
Jones the day before.
Neither Affirmed Nor Denied.
The officers told Of the arrest of the two
men. The money was found in the room
where Bright slept. When asked about the
robbery they neither affirmed nor denied
knowing anything about 1t. 1t was the be-
lief Of the proprietor of the saloon that
about SIS had been taken from his slot ma
chine. After hearing all the evidence Mayor
Simpson referred both cases to the grand
jury
A few weeks ago this place was robbed
under somewhat similar circumstances. Tho
slot machine was broken open and robbed
and articles of merchandise were stolen
Bright has been frequently arrested In this
city and Washington, 1t Is said. Several
times he has served short terms in the city
jail here for petty larceny. Jones was
lately released from the state penitentiary,
where he served term Of three years on
the charge Of robbing a box car at Cul-
peper Va. He was not a resident of this
place and was not well known here.
Funeral Of Mrs. Smith
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mrs. Sarah g. Smith. whose death oc-
CURED at o'clock last evening at her
home. No. $40 Wolfe street, after a linger-
ing Illness, will take place tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the family resi-
dence The deceased was the widow of
Francis l.. Smith and mother Of Col. Fran
els L. Smith of this city, member Of the
constitutional convention Owing to his
mothers illness Mr.. Smith had been un-
able to attend the deliberations OF that
body recently.
Mrs Smith was a daughter Of John C.
Vowel. who in former years was prcmi-
nent In business here. Four children-Col
Smith, Miss Margaret Smith and Mrs E.
L. Daingerf1eld. all Of this city, and Mrs
William Strong of New York city-surviyc
her Maj. Clifton Smith, who died recently
In New York, was son of the deceased.
Fourth Quarterly Conference.
Rev. ]. w. Duffey. presiding elder of
Washington district. NJ. E. Church South,
preached last evening in the Washington
Street Southern Methodist Church. It was
announced that the fourth quarterly con-
ference Of the church would be held next
Wednesday evening after the prayer meet
ing service. Business Of importance will
be transacted, as the affairs of the church
VIII be finally arranged for report to the
baltimore conference the latter part Of
this month.
General Matters.
Announcement is made Of the marriage Of
Miss Nellie Cahill and Mr.. John c. Creamer,
both Of Washington. which occurred in this
city February last. The ceremony took
place at the parsonage OF ST. Mary's Cath
Father H. ]. Cutler.
The police here have been requested to
look out for colored man named James
Noble Eskridge, who is wanted In Wash
1ngton on the charge OF assaulting and
stabbing man with intent to kill The
fugitive Is described as being about TWEEN
ty-tWo years Of age
Through his attorney, Samuel G. Brent,
Mr.. John T. Downey has petitioned Judge
Norton of the corporation court to release
MIN from the payment Of a fine of S5OO i'm
posed by the decision OF the court April
28. 1885, for manslaughter, In the killing of
James T. Burnett the night of March -
OF the same year.