Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
MIDGETs DENIES PARTICIPATION
IN ELKINs MURDER.
Three Residences Entered by Burglars
Charge of Destroying Rural Free
Delivery Box.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 1. 1907
A letter was forwarded today by Chief
Goods of the police force to John J. Carter
chief of police of PhoeniXville, Pa, con-
veying the information that George Midgets,
alias William Johnson, sentenced to be
hanged here May "a for the murder of
Charles T. Smith, denies being implicated
in the murder of Max Elkins a baker of
that place. February IA, 1906.
The statement is contradictory of a re-
mark attributed to the condemned man
while he was being brought here from
Harrisburg, Pa, to the effect that he was
in company with Frank Robinson, alias
Frank Minor, coored, and that Robinson
committed the crime. Mdgets also stated
that he was wanted by the Pennsylvania
authorities on a charge of being implicated
in the murder.
Entered by Burglars.
Three residences within two square of one
another were burglarized yesterday morning
between clock and o'clock. The thieves
secured clothes, eatables and other minor
articles. The police are inclined to believe
that the work was done by boys. The
houses entered were those of T. W. Robin
son, 42S North Washington street; A. G.
Uhler, 200 North Washington street, and
]. W. Harris 22S North Columbus street.
At the residence of Mr.. Robinson the
thieves. after helping themselves to all they
could eat carried away quantity OF pre-
serves and other articles. They did not,
however modest valuable silverware in the
dining room. Entrance was effected by
prying open window blind in the rear of
the house.
At the home of Mr. Uhler it is not known
how an entrance was gained, although the
thieves were frightened off and made an
x1yfn6 no
floor An overcoat and several skirts were
found to be missing.
Nothing was missing from the residence
of Mr. Harris except a portion of what had
been intended for Sunday dinner.
Charge Of Destroying Mail Box.
John Steiff and Ashby Williams, the last
named coored, were given a preliminary
hearing today before United States Commits
sioner Garnett on a charge of destroying
rural free delivery mail box belonging to
Mrs Rose Downey of Fairfax county. Com
missioner Garnett held Stef for the &C
ton of the grand jury and dismissed VIII
liams Being unable to furnish bond in the
sum of $500 Steiff was remanded to jail to
await trial.
According to the evidence the accused
fired five bullets into the mail box, claim
ing that he proposed to make a target Of it.
The alleged offense was committed Decem-
Der 81, 1903. Attorney Robinson Moncure
represented Williams
Brief Mention.
The remains of ]. Lewis Spinks, who died
at the Alexandria Hospital Saturday night
last from injuries sustained by being struck
by train, will be forwarded tomorrow aft
ernoon at l o'clock to Vienna, Fairfax coun-
ty, for interment. The deceased was thirty
years of age, and was a native of Loudoun
county.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Nellie E. Driefus. who died Friday last.
were held at o'clock yesterday afternoon
at her home, 207 Commerce street. Rev.
Father L. F.. Kelley, assistant pastor of ST.
Marys Catholic Church, officiated. The in
terment was in Bethel cemetery.
During the past month the clerk of the
corporation court issued forty-three deeds.
Twenty-Five marriage licenses were issued,
twelve to white and ten to colored people.
In the police court this morning the case
of William Mcknight, colored, charged with
obtaining goods under false pretenses, was
continued owing to the absence of material
witnesses.
Mrs. Annie Smith has been appointed by
the corporate court guardian of Marion
L. Schwab, Lillian E. Schwab and Harry
E. SchWab