Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-30
News of the Day.

Because he refused to assist 10 turn
ing the press in packinga bale of cotton,
Prather Dempsey, aged nineteen, took
the big wooden cant-hook with which
he was operating the old-fashioned hand
cotton press and struck Marvin Ellison.
aged twenty-one, two heavy blows on
the shoulder and head, which produced
death in less than an hour. The tragedy
occurred at Barnes gin house, in the
western part OF Newton county, Ga, near
Salem camp ground. After the killing
Dempsey made strenuous effort to es-
cape, but was soon caught and lodged in
jail at Coyington, Ga, yesterday. Both
are white.
"Bcth of you are walking delegates,
and admit you do not work for living.
If learn you have committed an Of
tense of this character again, will have
both of you brought into my court and
proceed against you for vagrancy." This
warning was given by Judge Caverly
Yesterday in Chicago to Frank Schoen.
business agent of the Building Janitors'
Union, and James Mclean, secretary Of
the International Union of Building En-.
ployes of America, when they appeared
before him to answer charges of assault.
Judge Caverly fined them and put them
under bonds of $500 to keep the peace
for six months.
A company which may be of far-rcach-
ing Importance has been formed in Phil
adelphia for the purpose of constructing
tunnel under the Delaware river, be-
tween Philadelphia and Camden. 1t is
proposed to operate a steam railway
through the tunnel. Such Is the asser-
ton of Clarence Wolf OF Wolf Brothers
& Co.. president of the Intercity Link
Railway, new corporation. A charter
has already been secured in New Jer-
sey and the company was incorporated in
Camden yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Wolf says that the surveys have been
filed and the road marked in New Jersey.
Application was also made yesterday a!
Harrisburg for a charter in Pennsyl.
vania.
The proposition OF Baltimore syndi-
cate to take over the Waggaman liza
bilities made Wednesday TO Mr.. Thomas
Waggaman, of Washington, by Caring
ton q Darlington, of Baltimore, has not
been accepted. Mr.. Irving Williamson,
the attorney for Mr.. Waggaman, says
that after considering the proposition of
Messrs. Darlington, Mr.. Waggaman has
decided not to accept it and that the
representatives of the syndicate had been
informed that Mr. Waggaman was de-
terminated not to depart from his origi-
nal intention of paying to his creditors
every penny of his Indebtedness to them.
1t is understood that the syndicate,
which is believed to be Baltimore cor
poration, will not renew its offer to Mr.
Waggaman unless the latter makes a
suggestion that he has changed his mind
Through the arrest in New York last
night of two men on charges of grand
larceny there was made public for the
first time a story TO the effect that Mrs.
Albert NJ. Riehl, of Philadelphia, was
beaten and robbed of jewelry in Central
Park at | clock on the morning of
Tuesday last The robbery is alleged to
have occurred in a cab while Mrs. Riehl
was being driven to her hotel in COM
pany with one of the prisoners, and she
is said to have received q severe blow in
the face at the time the man snatched
her satchel and jumped from the cab.
Her loss is estimated by the police at
something over $1,000. Awaiting the
arrival OF Mrs. Riehl, Charles c, Castle
ton and Victor Anderson, arrested in
connection with the case, were taken
to police headquarters today. They were
to be arraigned as soon as Mrs. Riehl
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