Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-16
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
WHOLESALE LARCENY
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. November 49, 1906.
John Robinson and, J. Harvey Robinson,
his son, were called upon in the police court
this morning to answer to the charge of
the theft of merchandise alleged to have
been stolen from the cars of the Southern
Railway Company, and We're remanded for
ten days pending an investigation by the
police. They were required to give $1,000
bail each, and not being able to furnish
curity, they were sent to Jail to await the
outcome Of the preliminary examination.
Attorney Lewis H. MaGhen appeared for
the defendants and Commonwealth Attor-
ney Samuel G. Brent appeared in behalf Of
the state.
Robinson and his son were arrested last
evening at their home, 121 South Lee street,
by Chief Goods and Policemen Henderson,
Roberts, Beach, Young and Belts The po-
| lice We're armed with a search warrant.
The younger Robinson resisted arrest and
strenuously objected to the officers search
| ing the premises. With some difficulty the
RObinsons were taken into custody and the
| officers proceeded to execute the search
warrant. An examination of the house
occupied by the Robinsons revealed that
| the premises were literally packed with
what the police described as loot and it re-
CURED two large wagons to bring the
called plumber to police headquarters. The
goods included shotguns, ammunition,
shoes, clothes, fishing tackle, tobacco, jew
elry, toilet articles, medicines and wearing
apparel of almost every description, and
completely filled one large room at the sta
ton house Two large trunks and one
chest, filled with articles, were also seized.
The police estimate that they will amount
| in value to between $4OO and 500.
An Inventory Made.
An inventory of the greater portion of
| the goods made this morning by Mr.
l ~ F-x
Railway Company, and Commonwealth At
torney Samuel G. Brent. The work occu-
| pied most of the day. Mr.. Hinken stated
this morning that he believed that most of
the goods were stolen from the railway
company
were arrested charges them with the lar
ceny of lot of pistols and cartridges from
the Carlin-Hulfsh Company, June 10 last.
The intimatiCn that the police had directing
suspicion toward the Robinsons was a mes
sage received yesterday from Capt. Board
man Of the Washington police department
concerning the theft of some cartridges.
Upon receipt of the message Policeman
Young went to Washington and examined
the cartridges, and upon his return a store
of local secondhand dealer was searched,
which resulted In the issue of the warrant
for the Robinsons.
The police are busily engaged in hunting
up goods which, it is believed, have been
disposed of by the prisoners in this city
and vicinity, to be brought forward evil
dence when the defendants again ar
raigned. The police of the opinion
what was recovered does not represent one
half of the stolen property.
The cars of the Southern Railway Com
pany have from time to time been sys-
tematically robbed of merchandise of all
descriptions and railway officials say their
losses here run up into the thousands every
year. Efforts on the part of the police to
locate the goods have proved futile.
The elder Robinson is about fifty years of
age, and he was formerly employed at the
freight shed of the Southern Railway Com
pany here His son, who is about twenty
three years of age, was last summer en-
ployed a conductor on the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
railway. 1t Is stated that during the past
few months neither of the prisoners has
been working. Both stoutly deny the
charge against them.
Given Six Months in Jail.
James Nelson, colored. was sentenced in
the police court this morning to serve
term of six months in Jail, ON charge of
attempting to snatch a pocketbook from
Miss Sadie Sullivan, who lives at 506 Prince
street, and George Redd, Joseph Todd and
Mandley Minor, all co!ored. who were with
the prisoner at the time the offense was
committed, and who were charged with
being accomplices, were sent to JAIL subject
to service on the chain gang, for thirty
DAVIS Miss Sullivan and young lady
friend were returning to their homes last
evening" shortly after o'clock. when Nell
son intercepted them and attempted to grab
| the young ladys pocketbook. A young man
who witnessed the occurrence followed Nell
son and notified the police. Shortly after
ward all of the men were corralled in
music store on King street The prisoner
was identified by Miss Sullivan. Nelson,
| however, denied the charge. All of the pris-
oners claimed that they worked on railroad
construction work north Of this city, and
came here from Caroline county, Va.