Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-25
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
THOMAS YOUNG SUSPECTED OF
COMPLETELY IN CRIME.
Believed He is Cognizant of Circum-
stances Attending Frank DeLane's
Death-General News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, November 2J, 1905
A colored man giving his name Thomas
Young. about twenty-eight years Of age.
was arrested In Alexandria county last
night and brought to the station house here,
where he was locked up to await pre-
hminary hearing on suspicion of having
been criminally connected with the death
of Frank DeLane, whose mutilated remains
were found last Sunday morning on the
railway track near Waterloo, a few miles
north of this city. Young was arrested by
Constable John Cornell information fur
nished by several negroes who alleged that
the prisoner had been seen with DeLane
while the latter was his way from Wash
ington to his home in Del Ray a short time
before he was killed. In many respects the
suspected man corresponds to the deScrip
ton of the negro said to have been with
! DeLane on the railroad track. point to
which special significance Is attached is
| that Young has a scar on his right cheek.
Those who gave the officer the information
leading to the arrest stated that the negro
they suspected was marked in the same
way. When seen in his cell at the station
house this morning the prisoner protested
his innocence. saying that he knew nothing
whatever of the circumstances of the death
of DeLane. Young stated that on the night
ir question he was in Culpeper, Va, and
did not return until Wednesday afternoon.
He said he was from South Carolina and
had been working in a brick yard at Water.
loo. Constable Cornell will probably con-
vey him to the county Jail this afternoon.
An adjourned meeting of the coroner's
jury which viewed the remains of DeLane
was called for o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the county court house, but it was post
poned Indefinitely In order to give time for
the collection of further evidence.
Program for Temperance Rally.
The following program has been ar
ranged for the temperance meeting to be
held tomorrow afternoon in the First Bap-
list Church: Anthem by the choir, open
ing ode, prayer by Lambert D. Lyles, shep-
herd of Perseverance Tent, Order of Rech-
abites; Scripture reading by Mrs. Frank
Carey of the W. c. T. o.: ode. address by
Rev. Z. E. Richardson of Richmond, solo
by Miss Marguerite Vierkorn, address by
Rev. DR.. w. f. Fisher of the First Baptist
Church solo by Mrs. Thomas A. Hulfish,
prayer by Mr.. Charles Pierpont of Per-
severance Tent ode. address by Mr.. James
Lee of Washington, prayer by Rev. James
P. Stump of the NJ E. Church South, ode
benediction by Rev. DR.. Fisher. The meet
ing will begin at 3:15 o'clock and will be
presided over by w. w. Cordell of Wash
ington. high chief ruler Of the Order Of
Rechabites.
Station House improvements.
The improvements which have been
under way at the station house for the past
several weeks are now completed, and the
interior of the place has an entirely new
appearance. The court room, the cell
rooms and the apartments for the use of
the chief of police and the officers have
been remodeled and fitted up in excellent
style. Officer Gill, who was assigned upon
his own offer to do a good deal of the
fnishing-up work. has just completed a
convenient and servlceable platform with
a desk for the use of the reporters who at
tend the sessions of the court.
General Items.
The sum of $500 has been received up to
today by the committee appointed by the
Hebrew congregation of this city to have
charge of the collection of funds for the
aid of suffering Hebrews in Russia. Sub
scriptions may be handed to Messrs. F.
Bendheim. NJ. Morris and l.. Ruben.
In the corporation court yesterday Mr.. &.
O. Sipple qualified before Judge Barley as
justice of the peace for the fourth ward
Mr.. ]. w. Doherty has purchased from
Mrs Eva Bowen a house and lot on the
corner of Princess and Pitt streets. The