The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
Officer Knight Could Not
Locate Smiths Slayer.
BANKS DEATH SENTENCE READ
Prisoner Cranes stay 10 Appeal 20
supreme Court-Negro Boy shot by
Companion al Conclusion OF Craps
Game-Baldvsin Company TO set up
the Southern Railway Engines.
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regarded as most important clew con-
corning the whereabouts of William john
son, the negro, who murdered Charles I.
Smith in this city on October 20. The
quest lay IN the western Part of Penn
sylvania, and related primarily 10 the
movements OF Frank Robinson, also col
ored. who was Johnson's companion On
the evening Of the murder, and who is
wanted here for completely In the crime.
Officer Herbert Knight. who was dis
patched TO Pennsylvania last Sunday. 10
fellow Up the iPformation which had
been secured returned to Alexandria to-
night without having found either OF The
men wanted. lie had made a thorough
search in the section in which Robinson
was supposed 10 have been, but without
definite accomplishment.
1t is understood that the authorities be-
lieve thar the information secured will
be OF value in further efforts 70 trace
the men.
Banks Hears Death Sentence.
Howard Banks. colored. who was re-
Gently found guilty of the murder Of
Thomas E!zey. also coloTed, was SEN
fenced by Judge Barley, In the Corpora.
ton Court, to-day. TO be hanged on FRI
day. January H. 1907. The prisoner ap-
peaTed 70 be unaffected by the proceed
ings. In reply 70 the formal question
pTopoundsd by Clerk Greenaway. as 10
whether he had anything TO say why
sentence should not be pronounced. the
prisoner simply stated that be threw him
self upon the mercy Of the court IN VI
iering the language Of the law consign-
ing The prisoner 70 the gal!ows, Judge
Barley was visibly moved. Il was the
tlrst time he had ever pronounced tne
death sentence
On motion Of COUNSEL for the prisoner,
the judgment Of the court Was suspended
for sixty days, 10 order that an appeal
may be made 70 the Sl3ta Supreme Court
for wit Of error and supersedeas. Prior
TO sentencing Banks. Judge Barley over
ruled a motion foV o new trial Attor-
Reys Lewis =. Machen and Richard c.
L Moucure made argument on behalf o.
the prisoner while tie State was repre-.
sented by Commonwealth Attorney sam
uel 6. Brent
The murder OF Elzey occurred il =
saloon IN the northeastern section OF the
admitted having fred the fatal shot lie
was indicted soon after q preliminary
hearing, ana his case was sailed for trial
IL the Corporation Court within a short
time thereafter. CCntendsng that they
had not had sufficient time for the prepaT.
alton Of the defense, Attorneys Macheu
ana AoncUre withdrew from the case. but
were Al once assigned 10 it by the court
ShoetS Nesro Boy After Craps Game.
y small colored boy named eugene vii
SOD is lying at the point Of death At the
Alexandra Hospital. with q bullet wound
IN the right side Of mis- head. inflicted. he
ciaimed by another colcrcd boy named
Lewis during an sltcTcatiou near Con
vslesceHt Camp, Ia Alexandra County, to-
c.sy. An operation was performed ca tle
injured boy this afternoon by Dr.. Samuel
Z. Moore, who found that the ball. which
k2d glanced, had shattered q portion of
tho skull and had caused considerable
cerebral henl0Trhage. The patient s
chances tor recovery are considered cx-
tycmely slight
Soon after his arrival at the hospital
All entd-mo-tem statement was taken
Wilson, who was able 10 give only q
m5sger accoaut Of the trouble, stated that
ne had met Lewis on & public read in the
county this morning. and had engaged
with him in game Of craps. Later he
stated, Lewis TOLD him 20 run, and then
h-ed al him with a pistol. Their homes
arc near Halls Hin, Alexandria County.
Baldwin Company sends Men.
An event to-day In the local situation
OF the strike OF Southern Railway ma
chiniSts was the arrival CT George c.
Keintz, OF tie Baldwin Locomotive
Works, ol Philadelphia, and twenty-five
men who have been employed there. Re
Gently, the Southern Railway Company
purchased sixty new locomotives, ten Of
which are now in the yards in this city.
Heretofore engines have been put together
by the machinists OF the company. but
up 10 the present the strike has prevented
this The Baldwin company, therefore,
undertook the work IN speaking OF the
matter to-day. Mr.. Keintz said that the
employees Of the Baldwin works are not
confined 20 union men, although, he add
ed, the company pays union wages. HC
said that he company has TO turn out 50
many engines each year and that the
orders viii be filed whether the work is
done by union or uoDuniOn men. He e%-
planned this 10 the force to-day, ana as
serted that Il would make no difference
In final results whether the men went 70
work or not. Mr.. Keint5 declared that IN
any event he contracts Of the Baldwin
works viii be filed
Charges Firemen Did Not Work.
\ called meeting Of the Reliance Fire
Company was held this evening in the en-
gine house on North Patrick street 10
consider charges preferred by Ernest
-
pany tor alleged failure 20 work at fires,
Mr.. Warder was not present and no ac-
ton in the mater was taken. IL is claim
ed that dissatisfaction exists in the COM
pany
The funeral OF William c. WOLF. whose
death occurred lasg night Ut his home.
corner King and Fayetta streets. viii
take place Thursday afternoon at (
O'Clock. Mr.. Wolf who was a native
OF Washington. was siHty-oue years ct
age He was a son OF the late William
Wolf For many years he had conducted
a bakery on King street.
The marriage OF Miss Agnes Carlyle
Bryant daughter OF Capt. Herbert
BRYANT and Lieut. John Downs. L. 5. NJ
will take place al noon tomorrow at the
residence OF the father OF the bride-elect,
206 North Washington s-reet. The bride
will be attended by her sister Miss Ruth
Bryant, as maid Of honor
In the Corporation Court to-day an au-
theatcated copy Of the viii of Thomas
+ Coproy, whose home was in Washing
ton, was admitted 10 probate. The viii.
which bears date OF March T. lsoi, names
Bernard Conroy, brother CT the deceased,
ana Peter y. DTuTy as executors.
BY deed placed on record in the Cor
poratloa Court fo-dav. the AlcxandTia