Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
DANIEL HARRIs HELD FOB TIE
ACTION OF GRAND JURY.
Accused Of Shooting "Bun" Robinson
-Ssveu Railway Employees Indict-
sd-oeneral Matters.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va, January il. 1904.
The session Of the police court was oc-
cupied this morning with hearing testi-
mony in the shooting affair which occurred
Saturday night in which. as stated in yes
terday's Star, Bun" Robinson was pain
fully wounded in the shoulder. Daniel q.
Harris, q man with whom the police have
had considerable trouble in the past, was
arraigned, charged with the shooting. He
was arrested upon a description furnished
by William Wade. in whose saloon the
shooting occurred. The arrest was made
by Oficers Allen and Smith, who followed
him to Clifton, a station on the Southern
railway, about twenty miles south Of this
city.
The accused denied all knowledge OF the
affair, but when arraigned In the court I
this morning he was positively lndentlleo
by Wade and by Gus Robinson, brother
of the wounded man, who witnessed the
shooting. His case was sent over 10 the
grand jury.
Indictments Returned.
In the corp oration court yesterday after
noon acting under a charge from Judge
Louis C. Barley. the grand jury returned
Indictments against seven employees of the
Southern Railroad Company. The matter
has been worked up by two Pinkerton de-
tectives, who, under the guise of being
Iaborers, had obtained employment at the
local yards.
The indictments were az follows: Carl
Mander. seven indictments for nrea e,,
and entering railroad cars; Frederic Stro-
bel, ten indictments for the same oHense;
Frank Jeffries, two indictments for the
same; Ollie Simpson. two indictments Tor
the same, and one each against william
Carter, william ]. Carter and William Ger
man.
A true bal was returned by the grand
fury against Howard l.. Adams, charged
with stealing horse from Myers q GO.
livery stable. Adams pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to the penitendary for five
years.
New Police Justice.
Mr.. Harry B. Cation, who was yesterday
appointed police Justice of the ofty of Alex
andria. is a young attorney OF this city,
and is the son OF James r. Cation, who rep
resents this city in the Virginia legislature
Mr.. Cation Is a graduate OF the western
Maryland College, and later Of the law de-
partment of the University OF Virginia. He
will enter upon the discharge Of his duties
on February l. The appointment of the
new justice will relieve the mayor of his
duties in connection with the police court,
ana meets Win general SduSIdCtAoiA AeAS'
General Affairs.
Mr.. Clinton Lucas, a we'll known and very
popular young man of this city, died this
morning at the Alexandria Hospital, where
he had been critically sick with typhoid
fever. Mr. Lucas was bookkeeper for the
local firm Of VIM. H. May & Son. The
funeral arrangements will be made later.
Meetings of the stockholders of the sew
eral banks of the city will be held here this
afternoon. Directors for the ensuing term
will be elected.
A meeting of the board Of health will be
held in the office Of the secretary this after
noon and the smallpox situation will be dis
cussed 1t is probable that the city council
will be petitioned to make an appropriation
in order that the sanitary condition Of the
city may be improved.