Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
ALExANDfTA AFFAIRS
q. s. GRAND JURY RETURNS NUM-
Der OF INDIcTMENTs.
Detectives as Witnesses Against Al
legged Yegmen-Eles of officers
by Local Organizations,
Special Correspondents Of Tie Evening Star.

| Speclai Correspondence 1ae Evening star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 3. 1906.
/ In the United States c1urt yesterday aft
ernoon. Judge Waddill presiding. the grand
| jury reported indictments against the fol-
lowing: Simon p. Smith. charged on two
| counts with robbing the mails at Leesburg;
Maria Martin. charged with stealing gold
Stafford county, charged with taking money
| from letter which was in his possession as
mail carrier, and R. w. Rains, charged with
| the illicit distilling of liquors
| Limerick is the lad whose mothers devo-
| ton at the time of his arrest was widely
commented on. She walked many miles
over rough country in order to reach her
son in time to bid him farewell His release
was secured on bond. Limerick is repre-
scented by Attorney Robinson Moncure of
this city. @ e,
Detectives Attend Court.
Several detectives are in this city for the
purpose of presenting to the grand jury in
the United States court for the eastern dis
trict of Virginia evidence relating to the
| operations of an alleged gang of yegmen
in various cities and towns. The detectives
are Capt. Thomas j. Burns Capt. A. J..
Humphrey, Capt. c. w. Gettings Sergt c.
j. Carey Detective Peter B. Bradley and
Officers Louis Zehner and Leonard Joyner
of Baltimore. and Detective c. E. Duman of
New York. They have been working up a
number of robberies effected by the use of
explosives
Involuntary Manslaughter.
verdict of involuntary manslaughter
was rendered last night by the jury in the
case of John H. Cornell. charged with muir
der, in the circuit court for Alexandria
county, Judge c. E. Nicol presiding
fine of $40 was imposed, together with the
costs of the case. The argument of coun-
sci took up most of the afternoon and the
jury retired at O'Clock. Two hours later
the verdict was reported.
Cornell, who is conStab BILE of Jefferson
district was indicted for shooting to death
Wilmer N. Steele while attempting to ar
rest the latter for an alleged misdemeanor.
Since his Indictment Cornell was allowed to
continue to act as constable 1t is under
stood that he will resign.
Communication of Sentence.
Attorneys Lewis H. Machen and r. c. L.
Moncure have been notified of the action
of Governor Montague, taken yesterday, in
committing the sentence of John Whalen
from five years in the penitentary to one
year. the term Of service to date from the
time of conviction. Whalen was convicted
in the corporation court of Alexandria on
the charge of burglariziag the store of NJ
r. OSullivan. The petition of his allor-
neys for a communication of the sentence
was signed by all or the jurors who sat in
the case. s-fT - y,
General Mention.
The Young Mems Sodality Lyceum has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: w. M. Donnelly. president; James
Roche. first vice president; J. j. Hanratty.
second vice president; M. T. Dwyer, secre-
tary; r. L. Carne, jr..s treasurer; M. c.
Boone, librarian. Messrs. T. MCGOWAN, C.
I. Hellmuth, Dr. e. a.. German. M. Cree
gan, j. A. Rice and John McKenna were
Cadet Corporal Leei pewney, Cadet Cor
poral Charles, NJ. Smith and Cadets Ray
Hoffman, Hellmtftff Rogers and Thomas
Clark have returned to the Virginia, Poly
technic Institute, after spending the holt
days at their respective homes In this city
A. s. Asher. an ehploye Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. is being treated
at the Alexandria Hospital for fracture of
the leg. He fell from pole near Cherry
Hill Tuesday.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing year by the Virginia Title
Company: M. B. Harlow, president: r. W.
Moore, vice president; Worth Hullish, Sec
rotary and treasurer. The directors elected
were w. B. Smoot, Park Agnew, D. j.
Howell, j. NJ. johnson and D. F. Taylor