Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-15
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE INVESTIGATING SEVERAL
SMALL RoBBERIEs.
Fined for Fighting - Candidates for
Judges Will Have No OPP
position.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 101 King St.


The police department OF this city is en-
gagged in investigating a number OF small
robbertes which have occurred within the
past few days. There are several entries on
the blotter at the station house containing
| brief statements Of depredatlons or the
| complaining residents. Mrs. James +. Brad
HELD living at 1ll9 Duke street was the
greatest sufferer She reported that her
residence was entered July 10 in the night
by thieves, who extracted S2S5 from a bu-
reau drawer In one Of the bed rooms As
well as she could recall. the money was in
notes OF SO and $50 No arrests have vet
been made, and so far as Is known the po-
lice have little or nothing on which To work
up a case.
Another theft now being looked into was
reported TO Officer Allen while on his beat
yesterday afternoon about = O'Clock Ma
tllda Fry, colored. living at 1909 Cameron
street complained that her house had been
entered by colored man. who it WAS al
legged, made or with a lot Of goods The
woman charged that the thief had collected
a pair OF gold glasses worth S. two razors
a SCARF pin and a small sum Of money from
trunk In her house. The Offender was
also suspected OF having robbed the office
or DIR. VI. W. O'Brien. 80 Cameron street
the preceding night about IL O'Clock. during
the brief absence Of the doctor who had
stepped out to mail some letters ON his
return the doctor discovered thar an over
coat valued so had been taken. together
with other articles OF clothing worth about
Sergeant Goods and Officer Smith went tn
work on the case. and last evening located
nearly all Of the stolen goods The sus-
pected TIMER could not be found. and the
officers went to Washington I'm search Of
him last night. They were compelled 10 re-
turn few hours later without having the
fugitive in custody
Fined for Fighting.
In the absence of Mayor simpson Acting
Mayor j. T. Sweeney. president OF the
board Of aldermen, presided at the session
of the police court this morning The de-
tails Of general row which occurred in
Fairfax street between Franklin and JET
ferson streets last week were heard I'm the
evidence in the case OF Silas Lee. colorel
charged with assaulting Jacob Jones col
ored: 1t appeared from the testimony that
Lee had thrown a piece Of lighted paner on
Jones. whereby the wrath of the latter was
so provoked that fight ensued which soon
developed into free for all" The court
imposed fine of $50. James Richards ir.
charged with diSorderly conduct was fined
$50. fine of 81 was imposed on Wilson
Reed. colored, charged with beating Gina
jackson, also colored.
No Opposition to Election.
The election OF Judge Charles T. NIcnl
of Manassas as judge If the sixteenth Nir-
Siilid circuit, unutr the judiciary system
framed by the new state constitution Is ex-
pected to take place without any contest in
the state Legislature now IN session. Judge
Nicol has been circuit court judge In this ely
and the surrounding counties for q number
of years. Up to the present no on. has .u-
tered the field against him. For the /
joining circuit, which Is the ninth. JudE.
Daniel \. Grimsley Of Culpeprr is also ~
pected 10 be elected without opposition.
General News.
Mrs Catherine Denny died yesterday aft
ernoon at an advanced age at her home. III
North Fayette street. after a protracted Ill
ness. She is survived by several children.
The funeral services viii take place tompr-
row at 10 am at St. Aarys Catholic
Church
4 meeting Of the members Of the AleXau-
dria Light Infantry was held last night IN
Armory Hall for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the annual enCampment Of
the company al Ocean View. Va. The COM
mand will leave here Saturday night by the
Norfolk steamer and Will be absent dbou-
ten days. About thirty members will make
the trip. They will be in charge OF Capt.
James L. King.
A petition is being gotten up among the
residents OF the third ward which Will b.
presented to council, asking that body To
require the Richmond Fredericksburg aud
Potomac Railroad Company to place flag
men at the intersections of Cameron and
Fayette streets and Queen and Fayette
streets. The petitioners will also pray couu-
Gil to require the company to keep the other
iagmen now stationed in Fayette street to
remain on duty until a later hour at night.