Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-24
From Washington.

Correspondents of TIE Alexandria Gazette ]
Washington, Dec "a
TIE man Tho made the new counter
felt 50 silver certificates, warning CT
which was sent out BY the Secret Service
Bureau on November 18th, has been
caught. His capture was sffecied Just
50 he was about 10 murder his four CHILD
rem and then commit suicide. Most of
the counterfeits 10 question made their
appearance 10 Rochester, n. y, and
that vicinity, aud tho investigation
started there. On Saturday night the
mol CO department OF Rochester arrested
q German woman named Winter who
had offered one OF the counter
feits in making q purchase at store.
1t was the only one Of the kind she bad
upon her. Secret Service Agent Gam
mon 10 charge of that district had a
lat OF all the places at which the coun
terfeIt notes had been passed. Through
his INQUIRIES Mr.. Winter was identified
as being the samo woman from whom
they had received the connterfeits. L.
eating her home It was found that
her husband, Anton Winter, was
o photo engrayer Agent Cannon pro-
ceeded to the house and arrested Winter.
[, was found tina: he had made all pre-.
variations 10 kill his four children and
himself. He bad written note to his
wife announcing his intentions and ed.
hitting that he had given her some o.
The counterfeit notes every week without
telling her Of their character. The Secret
Service Agent secured all of Winters
plant except the plates and those they
expect to secure today.
The social circles Of Washington are
rehearsing the gossip Of last year about
the feud between Sir Henry Mortimer
Durand, the retiring British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Susan Townley. the wife
of Walter Beaupre Townley, who was
then the Councillor Of the British En-
bassy. here. The Townleys are now
at Rio de Janeiro. where Mr.
Townley Is the British Minister.
The quarrel between Lady Susan and the
ambassador family wss purely q draw
ing room affair which originated in Lady
Susan's attempt TO take precedence OF
Lady Durand Who ranked only as the wife
of a baronet. whereas Lady Susan was the
daughter of the seventh earl of Albemarle
and a member Of the Kepple family.
IA LADY Durand ranked here as the
wife of an ambassador and consequently
took official precedence of Lady Susan.
ths latter was piqued and caDpaigued
socially agai nat Sir MOrtimer'S spouse.
The consequence was that many
friends of Lady Susan aud they
we're legion helped her in smsi ways to
shlne more lustTously in Washington
society than her rival. This is the sum
of the Darand. Townley difference.
The inheritance tax of Louisiana was
today declared by the L. 8. Supreme
Court to be constitutional
Before the Supreme Court of the
United States adjourned today, to Jan
nary 7, Chief Justice Fuller announced
that Justice Moody, formerly Attorney
General, had been assigned to the third
circuit, embracing Pennsylvania, No"
Jersey and Delaware.
II il said that Mrs. James IT, Elaine,
who wac granted a divorce by a South
Dakota ceurt, is speeding to Washing
con and will shortly marry New York
man. Miss Hchborn will be 10 Wash
;nokon IN Nbriatmaa day
Raymond Thomas, 25 years old, form
eriy employed as baker at the New
Willard Hotel committed suicide in a
room at $50 E street northwest last
night. He had rented room for the
purpose. He turned on the gas and put
| a rubber tube in his mouth. The dead
body was found this morni0g.
The Supreme Court announced today
that it had Jurisdiction to try Sheriff
Ship. and Others, Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, for contempt Of court In connec'
ton with the lynching of Ed. Johnson,
negro, on March 10 last. The case
will now be heard OF its meri;s.
Rear-Admlrl Robley d. Evans. command
| ing the Atlantic feet, was OF the Navy De
partment today to report to Secretary OF the
NAVY Metca lfw bat he considers the out aseoas
| treatment recorded the sailors on the battle
| shin Ohio by the customs authorities Of New
| York. According 70 naval au horities the
| action of the customs people in boarding the
Ohio. when she arrived at New YorS iron
| Manila, and holding the sailors up for duty
on the trinkets they had brought back Is
| unprecedented. Admiral Evans feels partic
ularly bitter over the incident. 1t is under
stood he has recommended TO Secretary Met
| calf that the Navy Department make official
| com plaint to the Treasury Department. II
| is claimed that thOre was nothing OF value
| brought in by the men Of the Ohio, and that
| the searching Of the ship by the customs PEG
ple was an insultto the American navy. The
matter will probably be taken up immediate
" by Secretary Metcalf with the Secretary O
| the Treasury.
News was received at The State Department
| today TO the eject that Eloy Aliaro mad been
! elected constitutional president Of Ecuador
| By the National Assembly at Quayequil.
| John F. Lupton was appointed postmaster
at Alhiu, Frederick county, Va today, wee
W. +. Hottsl, resigned; Madigon c. Poe, Wa
! appointed postmaster at Lottie, Rappahan
mock county. vica r. q. Swart, resigned.
News Of the Day.