Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-19
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICE RAID RESULTS IN EIGHT
ARREsTs-GENERAL ITEMS.
Special Correspondence of The Star


ALEXANDRIA. Va. March 10. 1905
Policemen Young. Ferguson and Smith
last night raided a saloon kept by Ernest
Crump In the northern section OF the city
and arrested a number OF negroes for
gambling. The raid was the result of IN
formation furnished by a carpenter named
John F. Dobson. who reported at police
headquarters yesterday afternoon that
while he was in the yard in the rear of the
saloon taking drink a crowd of negroes
assaulted him and robbed him of 1880. He
was unable to give their names. but claimed
he could Identify several of them.
When the officers reached the saloon last
night the place was In darkness, but there
were sounds of disorder from the inside.
and 1t was evident that a fight was in
progress. They forced an entrance, and
panic followed. but the policemen succeeded
In rounding up eight of the inmates. Oscar
Harris. colored. who Is employed by Crump.
and who was in charge of the place when
the raid was made. escaped in the darkness
and has not been captured.
In the police court this morning II devel-
oped that game of craps was In progress,
and dispute over the stakes was followed
by q fight, during which some one smashed
the lamp. Ellis Day Oliver Dudley, Robert
Williams, Richard Spottswood. Thomas Ell
zie, Jack Lee and Luther Robinson were
fined s. each for gambling. and were held
look them over and decide whether they
were in the crowd that robbed him.
1t was shown that Crump was not at the
place all day Sunday, and knew nothing of
what was going on, and he was dismissed.
In the Police Court.
When the name OF Rachel Roderlcker,
the colored woman who was arrested Sat
urday for violating the Jim Crow law on
the Mount Vernon electric railway, was
called in the police court this morning she
failed to answer. and So which she had
left as collateral, was forfeited.
A middle-aged man named Jack Maloney,
who is almost a dwarf and who Is said 10
have been quite famous a song ani
dance artist in his youth, was before The
police court this morning on a charge ot'
disorderiy conduct. He was dismissed with
a reprimand. and after court adjourned
amused the officers with one of his Old
time exhibitions
An investigation Into the cause of a trail
of blood on North Columbus street. dts
covered by Officer Ferguson Sunday after-
noon. disclosed the fact that a man. whose
was not learned. had fallen on a
broken bottle while scuffiing with a COM
panion in Alexandria county, and had cut
one of his arms so severely that he had TO
come TO this city for surgical treatment.
General Items.
Alexandria Division. No. I. Ancient Order
of Hibernians, attended special services I'm
st. Mary's Catholic Church at 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The sermon was de-
livered by Rev. Father Cavanangh of Bos-
ton. who is guest of Rev. Father Cutler,
and the choir was composed of thirty male
singers from Trinity Church, Washington
under the leadership of Prof. Wells.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Catharine Carter, who died at Front Royal
Va. Friday, were held at the residence of
Gnr r on Mont i,
Henry street. yesterday afternoon Rev
DR.. Fisher offieiated, and the interment was
IN Bethel cemetery.
The police have been advised that Michael
O'Neil, who has wife and nine children
has been missing from his home on Queen
street SINCE Saturday He is described as
being tall and slender and wears q heavy
mustache. When he left home ha had on
q pair of corduroy trousers, dark coat and
a corduroy cap. At noon today the police
had been unable to find any trace of him