Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-27
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
ROUNDUP OF ALLEGED FREIGHT
CAR LooTERs GANG.
Mixup Over Telephone Polo - Smash
in Southern Yards-General and
Personal Notes.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. July n. 1901.


nesses the cases Of william Benzette. Tim
othy Madden, Elmer Lewis, Edward
Drows, George Watson and John Watson
who were rounded up by the police last
night on suspicion Of being implicated IN
the robbery Of freight cars Of the Southern
Railway Company were today continued
until Monday morning.
Early last evening tho police received
telephone message from Herbert Grimtn'
yardmaster of the road. stating that car
had been robbed. Policemen Bell. Garvey
and Young were detailed on the case, ana
by midnight had arrested all the ABOVE
named The car which was robbed was In
the yards In the extreme western end OF the
city 1t was stated this morning that one
case of shoes which had been stolen was
recovered by employees of the railroad COM
pany near the little dyke. about TWO miles
south Of the city limits.
The railroad authorities have for some
time past been annoyed Dy almost daily
robberies 1t is said that the railroad COM
pany's losses here from small robberies
amount to several thousand dollars an
nual!y The police frequently make ar
rests In these cases. but without much eff
feet. as the number Of robberies IS by no
means diminishing.
Powerless in Pole Case.
Il could enter no order for the removal
of the telegraph pole. There Is no ordinance
imposing a penalty for the placing OF a
pole. The men could be fined where 1t was
shown that they had destroyed property
and the proper course would be to get out
Injunction proceedings"
The above is the gist Of decision rem
dered by Police Justice Harry B. Cation
in tho police court this morning In the
cases of A. B. Greasy and E. r. Harris
employees of the Western Union Telephone
and Telegraph Company, who We're charged
with placing pole in front of a house
owned by William Rogers, at the northeast
corner of King and Fayette streets, with
out having obtained permission. Inc ac-
cuSed were dismissed
Mr. Rogers told the court that he had
not given the company permission to erect
the pole. and he also stated that he hao
been offered as high as 800 by the com
pany for permission to erect a pole at tnis
point. Mr.. Rogers said the pole had been
placed there while he was i'll.
R. L. Stultz. local manager for the COM
pany, testified that his company secured
permission from the Washington. Alexan-
dria and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company to replace the electric company
pole which was small one. with the pole
in dispute, which is much larger.
At the conclusion Of the case Mr.. Rogers
announced his determination to take fur
Their proceedings, with the object OF deter
mining whether or not the company has
a right to erect poles without getting per-
UllSSiOu lIOl1 lilc PioPShty o"AiSS
Yard Smash Up.
A smash-up occurred at 40 o'clock this
morning In the yards of the Southern Rail-
way Company, at the intersection Of Henry
and Wolfe streets, when local eastbound
freight in charge Of Conductor George
Walters, ran into an engine which was
running into the machine shops for repairs.
The engine Of the freight train was derailed
all n ayYoa rod
stock car was broken up. NO one was IN
jured. Shortly afterward the tracks were
cleared and traffic was resumed.
Court Matters.
In the corporation court today the will
of Marshall kyer was admitted to probate.
The deceased left his estate, consisting
mainly of real estate. to his children, Roxey
Walker. Emma Williams, Fanny Martin
and William and George Kyer.
The court appointed Howard w. Smith
and Robinson Moncure commissioners to
convey property in the case of j. d. Mat
ter against 7. F. Mccarthy.
Sallie j. Underwood qualified as executrix
of the estate OF her husband, the will hav-
ing been probated she being the benef1-
ciary
General and Personal.
The remains of Miss Margaret C. Con-
way whose death occurred here Wednes-
day evening, were inferred late yesterday
afternoon in the family burnal ground at
Glencairne. Stafford county. Va. The serv-
ices at the grave were conducted by Rev.
Charles D. Bulla of the Washington
Street NJ E. Church South.
AT the grave the following served as pail
bearers: P. V. D. Conway. Charles L. Con-
way, Lucian G. Smith. Cassius NJ. Chiches-
ter. Edgar Marburg and Judge Henry Chi
chester, nephews of the deceased.
In the corporation court yesterday after
noon, Judge Louis c. Barley presiding. a
verdict for the plaintiff was rendered in
the case of Estella Lee against Margaret
Clarke and others in a suit to determine
whether or not paper purporting to be
the last will and testament of Harrison
Allen was really such.
Sister Cyriaca. who for several years past
has been at the head of St. Marys Acad-
envy In this city. has been elected superior
general OF the female branch of the order.
with headquarters in Indiana. She~will
leave for her new post of duty at an early
date Announcement has not yet been made
of her successor.
In the police court today Amelia Sim.
charged with riding a bicycle without
light. forfeited 81 collateral. fine of N5O
was imposed on Mary Conway. colored,
charged with assaulting Bessie Bryant.
John D. Normoyle, real estate broker.
has sold for M. r. O'Sullivan to Mr.. and
Mrs B. Edward Bayliss. two-Story brick
dwelling known as S12 Franklin street.
The consideration Is not given.