Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-08
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
POLICEMEN GO TO HARRISBURG
FOR WIN. JOHNSON.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, March s, 1907.
Requisition papers for William Johnson,
alias George Midget, colored, who is wanted
here for the murder of Charles T. Smith,
which occurred October 20, 1906, and who
is detained by the authorities at Harris
burg, Pa, reached here this morning. The
papers were turned over to Attorney r. D.
Brumback, who Is acting in the place of
Commonwealth Attorney Samuel G. Brent,
and he at once turned them over to Chief
Goods of the police force. Chief Goods held
conference with Mayor Paff, and Police
men Ferguson and Roberts were designated
to proceed at once to Harrisburg and pre-
sent the papers to the governor of Pennsyl-
vania. Practically no time was lost in COM
pleting the arrangements, and at II 10 O clock
the policemen departed for Washington,
whence they will go to Harrisburg. They
expect to present the papers to the Penn
sXlvania authorities late this afternoon.
They will, 1t is expected, return early. to-
morrow. The authorities here will not d.
vulge where Johnson will be taken, but it
is understood that he will be carried to the
jail of Alexandria county pending trial.
Commonwealth Attorney Brent, who is re-
ported to be much better today, will per-
haps conduct the prosecution 1t is said to
be probable that a jury will be summoned
and the case taken up Monday or Tuesday
next.
convicted OF Larceny.
: Benjamin Motley, colored, charged with
the larceny of stove, and also charged
with resisting an officer while under ar
rest was arraigned in the Police Court to-
day. Motley is the man who sold Charles
Griffin, jr., a small stove Wednesday night
last and afterward ran away from Police
man Sherwood When arraigned in court
he positively denied that he was the man
wanted. Policeman Sherwood and Mr.
Grimm, however, positively identified the
prisoner. and he was sentenced to serve a
term of three months in the city JAIL Mot
ley has many aliases. When he disposed
of the stove to Mr. Griffin he gave his name
as Joseph Wilkins.
Now that spring is about to set in the
attention Of the police has been directed
to the city ordinance providing for the re-
moval of ashes. house waste and garbage,
and also the ordinance making it unla awful
to throw or leave any ashes, house waste
or garbage in the streets The police find
that as soon as the spring sets in they have
considerable difficulty in enforcing the or
dinances. Copies of the ordinaces will be
distributed to the police, and every effort
possible will be made to carry out their
provisions.
Brief Mention.
The Alexandria Athletic Association
basket bali team last evening defeated the
Fendall- Cadets of Washington by a score
of II to 6. The local team also defeated
the Peck Chapel team of Washington by
a score of Is to 6.
An alarm of fire shortly before o'clock
this morning due to defective fue
at the residence of Mr.. William Harrison
Ala Queen street The flames were quick
~ extinguished and the damage was
slight.
The funeral Of Miss Fannie Mason, who
d1ed IN Washington yesterday, will occur>
from Christ Protestant Episcopal Church
at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning. Rev.
William ]. Morton, rector, will officiate,
cemetery. The deceased formerly resided
here
Mr.. Harrie White has just completed
catalogue for the Alexandria Library.
defective f1ue caused a slight fire in
a frame tenement house occupied by col
ored people on Oronoco street between
FAIRFAX and Royal streets yesterday aft
ernOOn.