Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
ALEXANDRIA AFT AIRS
Mayor Opposed to Washing
ton Policemen's Actions.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
CoLoRED LABoRER RUN OVER BY
A LOCOMOTIVE.
Death Of Isaac W. Rudd, Confederate
Veteran-Local News
Of Interest.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
Evening Star Bureau,
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- ALEXANDRIA, Va, January II, 1903
Mayor Simpson was informed this morn
Ing that an effort had been made by two
officials supposed to be connected with the
Washington police department to arrest
parties in Alexandria without the consent
or knowledge of the local police. He at once
issued an order to the effect that any off,
Ger, policeman or detective apprehended in
an attempt to make such arrest should be
Immediately taken into custody and treated
as an ordinary criminal. He said that the
information he received today was the first
Of its character that had ever come to his
ears Lieutenant Smith, who was on duty
at the time, received the order and trans
mitted 1t to the members Of the force
The facts in regard to the matter reached
the mayor through Lieutenant Smith and
Officer Lyles. Yesterday afternoon tele-
phone message was received at the station
house from the Washington police depart
ment asking that the local officers keep
lookout for two men who were described as
being railroad employees wanted on the
charge of grand larceny.
Their names were given as w. Jones.
about twenty-eight years old, and ]. X.
Bryan, two years his senior. Some hours
later Officers Lyles and Mayhugh. who
were on duty near the Washington South
ern depot, noticed two strangers apparently
on the watch for some one. They were
carefully inspecting outgoing trains, and
the two Alexandria officers became con-
WINGED that they were officials seeking to
make an arrest.
The strangers were asked what their
business was. They refused to explain and
left, presumably for Washington. Officers
Lyles and Mayhugh reported the circum-
stance at the police station. It was found
that the supposed Washington officers had
,nf cit hna 1nf1o rto nd hoo
in any way made their mission known
These facts were communicated 10 tne
mayor this morning. Lieut.. Smith saiE
that he had been informed that some tim:
ago a Washington officer came here arre:c-
ed man and conveyed him back with out
the knowledge Of the Alexandria depart
ment.
Woman Charged With Larceny.
A woman giving her name as Leona Rob-
erts was arrested this morning by officers
Lyles and Mayhugh, on complaint of ]. H.
Brown, who lives near Hunters station, in
Fairfax county. and who charged her with
the theft Of silver watch from his daugh-
ter a few days ago. She was locked up
AS the alleged larceny with which she was
charged was said to have been committed
in Washington, the police department there
was notified. The prisoner may be held
until Monday for preliminary examina-
ton before the mayor or she may be taken
TO washington DeIOTe tnat time.
When searched at the station house a
watch was found in her possession. She
admitted that it belonged to Miss Brown,
but denied that there had been any tn
tention on her part to steal 1t. According
to her story she had been taken In at the
Brown home a short time ago and had
decided to leave there Thursday. In COM
pany with Mr., Browns daughter she had
driven to Washington and they had parted
company at the Pennsylvania depot. The
woman would not tell where she lived, say
ing that she wished to keep her trouble
from her relatives. She admitted having
served one year in the Baltimore city Jail,
but refused to tell what the charge was.
Capt. Boardman of the Washington police
thinks the woman Is the one who was ar
rested in that city in September. 1900, and
gave her name as Leonora Roberts. Detec-
tives Weldon and Parham arrested her at
that time and she was given a jail sentence.
From Washington the woman came here.
and afterward went to Baltimore. In the
latter city she was arrested after she had
succeeded In gaining the confidence Of sew
eral persons by telling her story Of how
she was injured. She was given two years,
imprisonment, and 1t Is believed that she
has been out OF the Maryland penitentiary
only a short time.
Killed by Locomotive.
The body Of Samuel Noble, colored la