Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-30
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
SERIES OF RoBBERIES MYsTIFIES
THE POLICE.
Storekeeper Loses Three Watches and
Some Small Change - Gen
era1 and Personal.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King Street.

NO tOl King street.
Bell Telephone No. JOG.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 80, 1902.
The police are somewhat my:tihed over a
series of robberies reported at the store of
Jonah Bernheimer, at the corner of King
and Lee streets. Three watches and a
small amount of change have been stolen.
Mr.. Bernheimer reports that his store was
entered almost every night last week. He
specifies the robberes as follows: Monday
night, gold watch worth SIG stolen; We'd
nesday night, gold watch and brass watch
stolen; Friday night. 60 cents, and
Saturday night, 80 cents stolen. An in
specticn of the place by the police shows
that nothing forced In the entrance OF
the thief or thieves. 1t is suggested that
to the house or else secreted himself in
the building until after the hour of bust
ness. AT present the police have little or no
clue to the identity of the robber.
Called Meeting of Council.
Mayor Simpson has called a meeting of
the city council for this evening at the in
stance of the committees streets and
general laws. The principal business to
come before the meeting is the considera
ton of the petition of the Washington,
Alexandria ard Mount Vernon Railroad
Company for permission to lay double
track on King street from the western
boundary of the city to Washington street.
The petition has been in the hands of these
committees for some time and a report is
expected this evening. The matter, it is
said, requires immediate attention, as the
work of repaving King street is now being
pushed rapidly. and the section of the street
involved will be under the charge of
the contractors.
Gases Before the Mayor.
Mayor Simpson disposed of several petty
cases In the police court this morning
Robert Bryant was required to pay So for
disorderly conduct and fighting. John and
Jennie Payne, old offenders, were up on the
charge of disorderly conduct and the same
fine was imposed in each case. John Bry-
ant was adjudged in contempt of court and
was assessed s.. Harry Robinson was con-
victed of assault with the same sentence
Edward Boyd MCGEE was fined $40 for dis
orderly conduct and fighting 1t was al
legged that MCGEE had cut man named
George Adkins, who had attempted to act
as peacemaker yesterday afternoon by step
ping between MCGEE and Bryant, who were
engaged in a quarrel. The former had
small knife in his hand and Adkins was
slightly cut in the breast His wound was
not serious
General Matters.
The Free Methodist conference, which
met at Allentown, Pa, few days ago, has
made a change in the pastorate of the
church of that denomination in this city
Rev. John Cavnaugh, the former pastor,
has been assigned to a charge at White
Haven, Pa. and the charge here will be
filled by Rev. j. w. Tamblyn.
Several pieces of property beside the Mill
tary road from Fort Myer to the Aqueduct
bridge have been sold recently by their
private owners to the government. 1t is
said to be the intention of the United States
to widen this thoroughfare from thirty to
fifty feet
A number of changes are being made at
the National cemetery under the direction
of Capt. ]. V. Davis, the superintendent in
anticipation of a great many visitors at the
cemetery during the G. A. R. encampment.
Officer Knight has been named by Mayor
Simpson for service in Washington during
the Grand Army encampment. The detail
was made in response to request by Major
Sylvester for an officer from this city.