Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
HENRY wRENN On TRIAL FOB
THEFT OF SHOES.
Richard Burnett Acquitted on Same
Charge-other Matters Of
General Interest.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July IA, 1904.
The trial of Henry Wfenn. indicted on the
charge of stealing merchandise from cars
on the Washington Southern railroad track
here, April IL last, was commenced this
morning before Judge Louis c. Barley in
the corporation court. Commonwealth At
torney Brent conducted the prosecution and
the prisoner was defended by Attorney :.
Machen and Moncure. large quantity Of
shoes. soap and .perfumery was brought
into court as evidence Several police off,
GERS were placed on the witness stand.
Lieut.. Smith stated that, Wrenn had denied
having the stolen goods in his possession.
The officer searched the place without re-
suit Sergt. Smith told of watching
around the places kept by Richard Burnett
and Wrenn at the corner of Duke and Pey-
ton street, and of arresting the two men
while driving down the street that night
on a wagon containing the stolen goods.
Burnett Acquitted.
In the corporation court late yesterday
afternoon, Judge Barley presiding, the jury
in the case of Richard Burnett. indicted
with Wrenn on the charge of stealing a
large number of shoes from the Washing
ten Southern railroad cars, returned YER
dict acquittinS the prisoner, who was dis
missed The case had been in progress. for
two days. Attorneys Machen and Moncure
represented the defendant and the proSecu-
ton was conducted by Commonwealth At
torney Samuel G. Brent. Burnett was ar
rested the night of April 13 last while driv-
ing down Prince street in a wagon contain
ing a large quantity Of the stolen property.
He was in company with Henry Wrenn.
against whom an indictment on the same
charge was returned by the grand jury a
few DAYS ago They were taken in custody
by Officers Smith and Allen, who bod been
shadowfng their movements that afternoon.
The prisoners stated that they were then
on their way to the station house to de-
liver up the property having been informed
by Officers Lyles and Arlington that 1t had
been stolen from the cars of the Washing
ton Southern railroad. Burnett claimed that
he had nothing to do with the goods. but
was simply accompanying Wrenn as a COM
panion. This statement was reiterated in
Wrenn's testimony. In summing up the
case before the jury Commonwealth Attor-
ney Brent severely criticised the conduct
of the two policemen who had been to see
Burnett and Wrenn about the stolen prop
erty the morning before their arrest He
scored the policemen in question for failing
to make an arrest at the time, for falling
to make report of the matter to their
superiorS and for entering into an agree
ment with the man in possession of the
stolen property to deliver it up at the sta
ton house under cover of darkness. Mr..
Moncure made a vigorous presentation in
his final address to the jury.
General Matters.
The base ball team OF. the Alexandria
Athletic Association will play the team
from the Center market In Washington this
afternoon about 3 O'Clock, on the old fair
grounds The Alexandria players will leave
Saturday for Leesburg to play the nine rep
resenting that town. bi'a-'@
The remains of Percy c.. Parrish whose
death from an overdose of morphine oc-