Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-14
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Railway Company Seeks As
sailants of Trainmen.
WARRANTS PROCURED
CONDUCTOR AND MoToRMAN
WERE SEVERELY INJURED.
Damage Done by the Storm Yesterday
Mail Carrier Accused of
Robbery-Briefs.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November a. 1900.
| The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railroad Company has taken steps
| for the prosecution of the men who COM
mitted a murderous assault upon Conductor
| Samuel Park and Motorman Mike Monroe
| on an electric train running from this city
| to Mount Vernon between and 10 o'clock
| Saturday night Warrants will be placed
| in the hands of a constable of Mount Yer
| non district, Fairfax county, for the arrest
| of at least three men charged with the Of
| Tense. Representatives of the company
| went this afternoon to the home of a
| county magistrate for the purpose of hav-
| ing the warrants sworn out.
! The electric train which left here about
o o'clock Saturday night for Mount Yer
non and way stations In charge of Con-
| ductor Park and Motorman Monroe con-
tanned a large number of passengers. in
| Guiding several ladies' When the train had
proceeded short distance below the city.
the conductor states, he requested by
one of the male passengers to put stop
to the singing of some colored women in
the rear of the The official informed
the women of the objection that had been
raised to their songs, but 1t seems that his
manner was not sufficiently severe to
please the passenger who made the COM
plant. A controversy between him and
| the conductor followed developing into an
assault upon the latter In which he was
knocked down and severely beaten. The
assailant drew pistol and struck the
conductor over the head with the butt end
of the weapon
Others Join in Assault.
Two other men, the conductor stated.
Joined In the assault upon him. One of
these was son of the man who COM
menced the trouble. and the other was a
friend who was travelling with the two.
The ARRAY inside the car attracted the at
tention of Motorman Monroe, who came In
from the cab to the assistance of the con-
ductor He. however. was savagely at
tackled and knocked to the floor. He was
then rushed out in the cab and prevented
from taking any further part In the affair.
When the conductor regafned his feet he
found himself confronted by his three as
sailants, who were threatening. he stated.
to kill him. By that time the car had been
deserted by many of the passengers, and
there was no one in sight upon whom Park
could call for assistance. Facing a pistol
and threats of murder. he was compelled to
flee. He succeeded in eluding the men and
gaining the protection of some trees near
the track.
From his hiding point he saw the men
searching for him around the car. which
was then stationary, and heard about
score of pistol shots. The motorman was
then allowed to proceed with the car and
the conductor remained near the place until
the return trip, when he was taken aboard
and brought to this city with badly bat
tered face. MotOrman Monroe also showed
the effect of the rough treatment he had re-
ceived.
Damage Done by Storm.
Considerable damage to telephone and
telegraph poles and wires was done yes
terday by the heavy Snow and wind storm
which swept over this city. The apparatus
of the city electric light works was so Grip
pied that Superintendent Kirby was com
PEELED to abandon the attempt to light the
streets last night with the arc lamps In
consequence the city was without illumi-
nation last night. excepting the light from
street windows and few gas lamps. BY
reason of the telephone wires being down
all over the city telephone communication
was almost suspended.
Charged With Mail Robbery.
young man named Wister Limerick has
been brought to this city from Stafford
county. for examination before United
States Commissioner r. p. w. Garnett on
the charge of abstractlng money from a
registered letter in Stafford. Limerick who
is only sixteen years of age. was employed
mail carrier near Falmouth and was
charged with having taken s. in cash from
a letter In his possession as carrier. He
was brought to this city in custody OF
Deputy United States Marshal Glover.
General Matters.
In the police court this morning Peter
Kits and Lacey Thompson, both colored.
arrested on suspicion Of being connected
with the robbery of the store of Messrs.
Kaufman Bros. King street last week,
were continued for further examination
They were arrested by Officers Smith and
Belts. A giving his name as George
Parkhurst forfeited $40 collateral by nom
appearance to answer the charge of disor-
derby conduct and resisting officer He
was arrested Saturday night after an ex-
citing chase by Officer Roberts and Mr.
Frank Smith.
The building of the Alexandria Steam
Bakery North Lee street has been sold
by Mr.. A. d. Brockett to the Corby Bakery
Company of Washington.
Rev. Mr.. Ellison of the Del Ray M. e.
Church South will leave shortly for Cali
fornia for the benefit of his health. He
has resigned the pastorate of Del Ray
Church.
DIR. Arthur Snowden and Lieut. James
Smith of the police force have gone to
| Flint HILL Va, to spend a week hunting.