Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE LOOKING FOR WIN. OAR
LEY, CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


| ALEXANDRIA, Va. December 2 1905.
warrant has been sworn out at police
headquarters here for the arrest of william
barley of this city. charging him with as
| saulting Mrs. Ellen Nugcnt an old woman,
who keeps small saloon at the corner of
Gibpon and Pitt streets, and with attempt
ing TO commit larceny on the premises of
Mrs. Nugent. The alleged ofYeuse occurred
yesterday afternoon about $3.50 clock since
which time the police have been looking for
the accused. 1t was thought that barley
| had gone TO Washington. and the police of
that city were requested last night to ar
rest him If he there. Though
diigent search has been kept up here the
mans whereabouts had not been ascer-
tanned by the local department up to noon
today. 1t is charged that barley was sur
prised in the act of trying, TO force open a
bureau crawer in which Mrs. Nugent kept
some money in an upper room OF her resi-
dence over the saloon, and that he attacked
Mrs. Nugent, grasping her by the throat
and threatening to kill her with a knife If
she made any outcry. The assaiiant, IL Is
stated finally escaped from the house after
the alarm had been given and after he had
Kicked the panel out of a door in his ef-
fort to get away. AT first Mrs Nugent,
who is nearly seventy years of age, was so
Frustrated by the injury inflicted and the
excitement of the attack that she was I'M
able to give detailed account of what had
she stated that she had gone upstairs to
ascertain the cause of a noise she had heard
there and had found a man attempting TO
force the bureau open. Upon seeing her.
she said he sprang at her with an uplifted
hand holding knife, and forced her back
upon a bed, threatening to cut her throat
She tried to cry out and the man but
finding his way blocked on the stairs at
tempted to retrace his steps and again
grabbed her by the throat she having gone
to the head of the. stairway. little later.
she said, he succeeded in getting out by
back way. By that time the alarm had
i been given and a search for the man was
instituted, but he had disappeared. Upon
the Information given by Mrs. Nugent the
warrant was drawn, charging barley with
the offense.
Date Set for Will Contest.
Judge L. c. Barley of the corporation
court has set Tuesday. December 10, rs
the date for hearing arguments in the case
of the contested will of Mrs. Frances +.
smoot. notice of contest having been filed
yesterday, when the will presented for
probate. The court also directed that a
jury be summoned to try the issue. The
will was offered for probate by Attorney
Frances l.. Smith, counsel for Rev. w.
Strother Jones, who is named as executor.
and the motion in resistance was made by
Attorneys Samuel G.. Brant of this city and
j. B. McCabe of Leesburg representing
Miss Ella Rose Smoot one of the heirs.
of her jewelry to her children and grand
children, and the jewelry not specifically
mentioned, together with her silverware.
household effects, etc, she left to j. s.
Jones Mary E. Smoot. Minnie G. S. Jones,
Mary G. Burch and Ella Rose Smoot. Small
monetary requests were made TO some of
the grandchildren. The sum of $500 was
left to Minnie c. S. Jones, Mary Burch ana
Mary +. Smoot each. it being stated that
advances had been made to c. s Jones
and Ella Rose Smoot. The deceased oi-
rected that the residue of her property lie
divided into five equal parts one part eacl
to j. c. Jones. Minnie c. S. Jones and Mary
c. Burch. The remaining two-fifths were
left to the trustee for the benefit of Mary
L. Smoot and Ella Rose Smoot Under a
eodicil the interest of the deceased in GER
tain marble lands and water power
New river, w. Va, left TO Minnie {.
S. Jones, Mary c. Burch, J. S. Jones and
Mary F. Smoot. The estate is valued ct
between $4,000 and slo0,00o.
General Matters.
Miss Lorena TIGER, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs Nj. F. TIGER. and Mr. Claude w.
Fletcher. formerly of Strasburg, but now
of Washington, were married Thursday
morning at the rectory of Grace Episcopal
Church. Rev. Edgar Carpenter performed
the ceremony. After a southern bridal tour
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher will make their home
in Washington.
The principal address of the evening al
the annual memorial services of Alexandria
Lodge. No. T5S, b. P o. E. in Lannon's
Opera House. Sunday night will be deliver
ed by Mr.. Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. There will
be singing and music by an orchestra.
In the corporation court yesterday, Judge
Barley presiding, a decree was entered re-
ferring the cause of ]. A. Henderson
against Annie S. Henderson to II. OBJ.
Cooper, special commissioner, for report.
Mr.. George E. Warfeld qualified as a
notary public