Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-27
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
OSCAR CoNoWAY CONVICTED OF
INDEcENcY ON HIGHWAY.
Court Fines Him S75-Club House Re-
ported to Have Been Rob-
bed-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street.
Rail Telenhope No 1EG

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March q, 1902.
| Most of the morning session of the Alex
| andria county court, Judge ]. NJ. Love pre-
| siding, was taken up with the hearing of
! the case of Oscar Donaway, colored,
| charged with indecent conduct on a public
| highway near Rosslyn. The case came to
the court on an appeal from a decision by
Justice of the Peace Moody. The jury re-
turned verdict of guilty, and the punish
| ment was fixed at a fine of $75 or three
months in the county Jail.
The case of Snalls Smith colored, indicted
for malicious assault Samuel Thompson.
was called and continued until the April
term of court. Yesterday the jury in the
case of Jerry Beach, indicted for assault
ing Julius Warner, returned a verdict Of
guilty and fixed the punishment at $40 and
the costs.
Club House Robbed.
1t was reported in the police station last
evening that the club house of the Virginia
Rod and Gun Club, at Four-mile Run, had
been broken into and robbed Tuesday night.
The slot machine was opened and about
$75 in nickles was secured. In addition the
thieves carried away some cigars and liquors
| One of the members of the club came to the
police station yesterday and asked that
| lookout be kept for any trace of the thieves.
| he expressed the belief that they had come
| from that city. 1t was not stated how the
entrance to the building was effected. The
| police here have learned nothing more of
the matter.
Athletic and Political Organization.
A number of residents of Del Ray met
Tuesday evening at the residence of Mr..
George Z. Craft in that place and organized
an association to be known as the Del Ray
Independent Athletic and Political Club
The following officers were chosen: Edward
Clark, president; George E. Craft, treasu-
rer, and Charles Craft, secretary. The or
ganization started it's existence with about
twenty-five members. Although the prin-
cipal object for which it was formed is of
political nature, the club will support a
base ball, basket ball and foot ball team,
according to the seasons. At meeting
next Thursday night the organization will
be perfected
General Matters.
Nothing definite has been stated for pub
LEGATION by the officials of the Southern
Railroad Company in regard to the rumor
that the offices of the Washington division
OF that railroad are to be soon transferred
from Charlottesville to this city. Up to Il
few years ago the division Office was located
in Alexandria 1t is said that the new SUI
perintendent, Mr.. A. Gordon Jones, desired
the removal to this city.
Mrs. Maria Dyer, a well-known resident,
dted yesterday afternoon after a lingering
illness at her home oil lower Prince street.
She was seventy-one years of age and is
survived by two children, Messrs George
W. and c. E. Meade, she having been twice
married. The funeral will take place from
her late residence at 3 O'Clock tomorrow
afternoon.
coroner's inquest will be held late this
afternoon at the undertaking rooms of w.
Domaine & Son on King street, for the
purpose of ascertainiIg the circumstances
connected with the death of Weston H. At
kirson of this city. the fireman who was
killed about two weeks ago in a railroad
wreck on the Southern at Manassas. Engi-
neer Thomas Rowan, who was injured In the
accident, has recovered sufficiently to tes-
tifv.
The funeral of Leon, the young son of Mr..
Thomas E. Anderson, residing at 524 Queen
fathers home Rev. DR.. Erank j. Brooke
of the Second Presbyterian Church con-
Quoted the services and the interment was
made in the Methodist Protestant Gene
terv.
Mr.. Clarence Mourse has become asso-
ciated with Messrs. Curtin and Butts in the
management of their large foundry on
South Royal street. The firm will soon be
incorporated under the name of the Alex.
aEdria Iron Works, and it is the purpose
of the company to enlarge the plant.
Miss Bessie Newland and Miss Doris Dit
tltbach of Baltimore are visiting Miss Hor-
terse Leterman at her home in this city.
little sx-year-old son of Mr.. Levi Bag
gett of Accotink. Fairfax county, died last
night at the home Of his parents.