Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-29
Items of Interest Gathered in
the Virginia Town.
MURDERER STILL AT LARGE
Druggist Charged With Selling Pow
ders Containing Cocaine.
MACHINIsTs STRIKE UNBR0KEN
Police Search Colored Men for Wea-
pons-Banks May Be Hanged
General News.

| Special Correspondence Of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, October %. 1905.
| Chief Of Police Charles T. Goods this
morning stated that up to the present time
| they have not secured any clue to the MUIR
derer OF the late Charles T. Smith. although
| he expected to hear something definite re-
garding a colored man named Robinson,
| who is wanted by the police on charge OF
assaulting Policeman Nicholson on the night
| the murder was committed, and Robinson
is also wanted by the police as an accom-
plice to the murder. The police are loath to
| give out information, but 1t is stated on ex-
cellent authority that Frank Robinson has
| been located in small town In Pennsyl-
vania, and that Robinson and johnson are
in the same city. A conference was held
yesterday between Commonwealth Attorney
| regar ling recent developments in the case.
Machinists Still on Strike.
! Fourteen union machinists arrived here
this morning from the Baldwin locomotive
works, Philadelphia Pa, to take the place
of the striking machinists of the Southern
Railway Company in this city. AS soon
as they were apprised of the situation, how
ever, the Philadelphians refused to go to
| work and later In the day returned home.
| Up to the present time the railway has not
| been successful In securing men to NIL the
| places of the strikers, and the OUTLOOK Is
| considered dubious.
There is no change here in the situation
| and everything is quiet. Many or the
strikers are of the opinion that salts
| factory settlement will soon be reached.
| ]. A. Dieneit, local druggist. was in the
police court this morning charged with sell
| ing a catarrh powder which, it was alleged,
| contained quantity Of cocaine. The de-
/ fendant stated that the article was patent
| one and as soon as he ascertained that 1t
! was being used by colored people In the
place of cocaine he at once discontinued
selling it. Justice Cation fined Mr.. Dienelt
| SIS. Attorney Gardiner L. Boothe. who APP
peared for the accused, noted an appeal.
and the case will be heard in the corpora
| ton court. Attorney Samuel p. Fisher ap-
peared for the corporation.
| The police on Saturday night conducted a
| roundup of negroes who, 1t was thought,
| might be armed. and every suspicious per
! son caught was thoroughly searched As a
| result one pistol and pair of iron knuckles
were confiscated. and In the police court this
| morning Ellis West. colored, was fined $50
| on charge Of carrying concealed weapons.
West had a pair of iron knuckles in his pos
I session. A similar fine was imposed on
Robert Withon. who had a large pistol.
| Samuel Sorrelh Eliza Lomax Luther Rob
inson. Dennis Jackson. William Montcure
and Tim Clark. all colored. were caught in
the drag Saturday night shooting crap.
All Of the accused. with the exception OF
1 Jackson, forfeited s. collateral by non.ap-
| pearance. Jackson was assessed IS fine
1 The men were captured in the rear of the
| saloon conducted by Ernest Crump. 92l
| North Washington street. The raid was
made by Chief Goods and Policemen Mich
oolson, Young. Jones and Knight.
The case OF Harry Davis. coiored, charged
| with selling liquor without license, was
| continued until Wednesday next. A fine of
! charged with drunken and disorderly con-
duct.
Seek New Trial for Banks.
In the corporation court tomorrow MORN
| ing, Judge Louis C. Barley presiding. ar
gument will be heard for a trial in the
case of Howard Banks, colored. who was
recently found guilty of murder in the first
degree for the murder of Thomas Elzey.
also colored. In the event of the failure OF
the court to grant Banks new trial ne
will probably be sentenced to be hanged.
Messrs. Machen and Moncure will appear
for the prisoner and the state will be rep
resented by Commonwealth Attorney s. G.
Brent and r. D. Brumback.
Funeral services over the remains OF
| Isador Brown. who shot himself on Friday
last at Lebanon. Pa, occurred this morn
| ing at II o'clock at the residence Of his
! niece, Mrs Charles Bendheim, 812 Prince
street. Rabbi Stern of Washington ofhciated
and the interment was made in the Jewish
cemetery. The palIbearers were Messrs.
| Isaac Schwartz, Louis Eichberg. N. Woll-
berg, B. Well Robert Arnold and Frank
Warfleld. A delegation Representing George
Mason Council, Royal Arcanum. Of which
| the deceased was member, attended the
funeral.
A colored newsboy, named Davis, cannot
be located. and it is believed that he has
| been drowned. A number of newspapers
were found on Aitcheson's wharf yester-
day. and the dock was dragged by Joseph
Moore without success. Davis. who is about
thirteen years of age, secured a number OF
papers from the store Of Mr.. A. s. Doni-
| phan yesterday and had not put In his ap-
pearance this afternoon.
General and Personal News.
The residence of Mr.. George H. Evans. on
South st. Asaph street. was damaged by
| fire yesterday afternoon at 30 o'clock to
| the extent of several hundred dollars. The
loss is covered by insurance.
A special vesper service will be held at st.
| Mary's Catholic Church Sunday evening
| next at 1870 O'Clock under the auspices of
Fitzgerald Council No. 459, Knights Of Co
/ lumbus. Rev. Father Doyle Of Washington
will preach the sermon. A Washington
| choir has been engaged for the occasion.
Perseverance Tent of Maccabees will hold
! a meeting tonight. number of prominent
officers of the High Tent and representa-
| tives of various lodges in the District will
be present
Mr.. R. S. Windsor, jr., of this city will
leave this evening for Panama, where he
| has accepted a position with the govern
ment
Mr. w. P. Taylor. who has been visiting
in Richmond Norfolk and Altoona, Pa,
has returned.