The Washington herald., 1906-11-02
HEIRS FIGHT is
Barred BY THEFTS
coNTINrrp FRoM FIRsT -.


was never recovered.
Mrs. Russell Robbed.
also she wishes to state that he,
daughter, Mrs. Russell. has bad sums of
money taken rom her lately.
This statement is given by Mrs. Alex
ander personally, as the true version OF
( this affair, and as such she wishes the
matter to rest.
] Mrs. Hayes then joined the group, anu
she united with her sister IN saying thal
the above statement vas all that would
/ be given out in reference to the mat
/ ter.
IL was pointed out that no explanation
was vouchsafed for the most peculiar
( part Of the whole transaction-tne re-
fusal TO allow the police to enter the
case. Their attention was called to ,sie
/ fact that If. as said. there was no ground
/ for sUspecting any one near and trusted
/ there ought TO be nc objection 20 per-
mtting the police to discover me guilty
party, as they claimed they were able
/ to do.
! lis. Alexander was told that the very
/ purpose Tor which she issued the state
/ ment-of ending further discussion Of the
Icase-would be deieate-, and that specu-
latiOu must continue If the strange de-
sire for secrecy were not explaineu.
+ Mrs. Alexander then started 20 say that
she stopped the police because she found
/ they were trying 10 fasten the guilt on
some oue near TO her, when she was in
/ terrupted by Irs. Hays, who exclaimed:
"Oh. Just say We wished to avoid the
notoriety."
History of the Case.
4 This siIenced Mrs. Alexander. who
I : h. =
the robbery Of Mrs Russell, which had
never been made public before. This end
I'd the interview.
Inquiry at the Seventh precinct police
station then brought out an interesting
( history Of the case from Capt Snyder
THE first robbery OF 500 was reported
TO me about six weeks ago" said the
captain. Some one, whose name L 0.,. not
learn. called me I'D on the telephone at
headquarters and asked me 10 investigate
the matter. I detailed Officer Grove. He
went TO the Alexander house. but when he
( got there be was told that there was moth
Ing TO be done, that Mrs. Alexan-er Ild
not wish 10 prosecute tho matter. 1 vas
not satisfied. however and having received
further information later in the evening I
wrote a letter % q certain party whose
name I am not az liberty 10 make public,
asking that person 10 call and see me. /
did not even state for what purpose.
This party did not appear at tine sta
ton the next day. however. and SO ] went
10 the home myself. accompanied by
+ Officer Fur 7 found the person TO whom
/ had written there, and I was asked
/ why I requested the interview. The par
" WAS much broken up disclaimed all
Z leo M no nit
gesting such a thing. and I understand
afterward became hystericaI
No Trace of Burglars.
Il was shown into the kitchen. which
was IN great disorder. with everything
upset and overturned, as If a burglar
/ had Tansacked the room. / was told the
window had been found open Jhe morn
ing after the alleged burglary. and TIL.
/ cook said positively she remembered lock
ing the window the night before.
The closest examination, however,
faiied 20 reveal any traces of the win
dow being forced open. I told them
/ was convinced the theft had been COM
mitted by some one on the inside The
night before. when Officer Grove had been
at the house, some one suggested that
every one in the house be searched, but
I this. Of course. he declined 10 do under
I the circumstances
/ I was asked To drop the matter. and did
/ 50. SO Tar as public investigation was con-
! cerned.
Want to Avoid Publicity.
( Last Monday I was again notified over
I the phone by some one that another
robbery had taken place, s2,0J0 beng taken
+ This time Sergt. Wayien was sent 10 IN
F vesugate but he had no more success
/ than we had before. He saw Mrs. Alex
an0cr and one Of her gTaudsons who told
him they would like to get the money
/ back but did not want any publicity and
/ did not want any arrests made. I declined
F % act under such conditions. OF course
and there the matter vas dropped
| "Oaicers from the detective bureau were
/ also detailed on the case. but their ef-
/ fUrts were also blocked by the familys
refusal 10 allow an investigation / was
4 informed privately that il ! searched a
certain room IN the house ] would fnd
/ the money but ] could not do that
either That ended the case for us"
/ While the police are now out OF il. il
I is not believed the affair is ended. Ger
/ tair members Of the family are said 10
/ have stated they will not be satisfied until
/ the mystery IS cleared up and the guilty
I te1- - l+A+tt-iiA +il .ftlSttNt- AHeA 4uEUlaLe
I they may De- forced "a take drastic &C
/ ten through efforts it is alleged. being
made 10 fasten the blame on an inno-
cent person.
The other members of the family aside
/ from those already named. do not appear
( 70 be taking active sides in the struggle.
| As previously stated. the other three sons
| besides Fendal Alexander are dead This
includes Columbus Alexander. IT., Harry
/ II. and Or. w. 0. Alexander.
The widow of Harry II. is now living at
| 1893 L street She has no children. DIR.
/ ". O Alexander had TWO children. one
I of these, Arthur A, lives at Florence
1 Court, and Is private secretary 10 the
recently appointed District judge Robb.
Or. AleXander's daughter, Louise Alex
ander LanghoTne. died recently at Rich
mond. Va
Mayor johnson as MOtOrmnn.
/ Cleveland, Ohio. nov. I.-a.ayar john
/ son was motorman an. \. B. Dupont
conductor on the first S-cent-fare street
/ car operated in Cleveland to-day. Hun
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