Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-21
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
INVESTIGATION OF DEATH OF
FRANK DE LANE By CORONER.
SPECIAL Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA. Va, November 81. 1905.
| A coroner's jury, summoned by DR.. s. I.
| Ashton, coroner for Alexandria county, to
| investigate the death of Frank De Lane,
| whose mangled remains were found beside
| the railway tracks near Waterloo Sunday
morning. met yesterday afternoon at
o'clock at the undertaking rooms Of B,
Wheatley, on King street, and, after view
Ing the body, adjourned to meet next FRI
| day afternoon at the county courthouse.
| The adjournment was decided upon In or
| der to give more time for the collection of
evidence. Some circumstances connected
! with the death of De Lane gave rise to the
suspicion that he had been the subject OF
| foul play. His friends believe that he had
| a certain sum of money on his person when
| he started from Washington to walk 10
his home Saturday night. but when n
J body was discovered this amount rs said
to have been missing. The peculiar posi-
| ton OF the deca pitated body, lying directly
crosswise between the rails, was ano.hcf
circumstance that excited suspicion. II ID
| stated that railroad track walker saw O.
| man, now supposed to have been De Lane.
| sitting on the side OF the track early Sun-
! day morning. not far from the, point where
| the body was discovered later. The track
| walker directed the man to move On, lild
| he complied
The funeral services over the femains will
| be held tomorrow morning at y O'Clock
| at st. Mary's Catholic Church and the in
terment VIII be In ST. Mary's cemetery.
To Improve Business League.
movement for the rejuvenation- of the
Business Mems League has been started
by President NJ. B. Barlow and other menu
| bers of the organization and a committee.
consisting of Mr.. Harlow. Mr.. Gardner L..
Boothe and Mr.. John w. May. has been
appointed to visit the business men of the
city In an effort to secure increased MEM
bership of the league and to arouse general
interest In its work. For some time past
the meetings have been poorly attended
and but little activity has been shown; Il
is hoped by those concerned that the plens
decided upon will place the organization
in a position of general usefulness to the
business interests of the city.
General Matters.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Susan E. Fuller, whose death occurred Sun
day evening" were held this morning at ~
o. clock at the residence Of her daughter,
Mrs. H. c. Ansiey s1s Prince street. Rev.
DIR. Frank j. Brooke of the Second Presby-
terrain Church and Rev. DR.. w. F. Fisher
of the First Baptist Church conducted the
services. The remains were forwarded TO
Atlanta, Ga, the former home OF the de-
ceased, for interment. Mrs. Fuller was the
widow OF Rev. DR.. r. w. Fuller Two chill
dren Mrs. Ansley and Mr.. Robert W. Full
Ter of this city, survive her
The funeral of Mrs Jane Hartman, who
died Sunday. took place this afternoon from
her late home on Queen street. The serv-
ices were conducted by Rev. j. II. s. Ewell
of the Methodist Protestant Church and
Rev J. A LETTERS of Trinity NJ. E. Church.
The fnterment was made in the Methodist
Protestant cemetery.
The friends OF former Mayor George l..
Simpson have mentioned him as probable
candidate for membership in the board of
aldermen when a vacancy In the third
ward representation will occur January
by the withdrawal Of Alderman Samuel
Fisher. who has been elected corporation
attorney
]. Ross. a negro who was arrested yester-
day by Constable John Cornell OF Alexan-
dria county. assisted by Conductor Earl
Crogon of the electric railway, on the charge
of stoning train near Arlington Junction
Sunday night, was placed in the station
house here for safe keeping last night This
morning he was turned over to the county
authorities.