Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
CASES IN POLICE CoURT-ADDI-
TIoNAL CAR SERVICE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 1. 1907.
George Brooks, alias Sidney Eyed" was
charged in the police court today with the
larceny of a brass rod valued at S25 from
the Southern Railway Company. The &C
cused was sent to jail for sixty days.
Policeman Herbert Knight told the court
that in looking over the reports of pur-
chases made by the junk dealers he dis
covered that on two occasions Brooks had
sold brass to a local junk dealer and that
after investigating the case he said that
among the articles which Brooks had dis
posed of was a brass rod. such used
on engines. and which had been broken
into small fragments.
Master Mechanic William F. Kaderly said
that when the brass new 1t was worth
81. Its scrap value he stated, was worth
about thirty-five cents per pound. Mr..
kaderly also told the court that soon
as brass or any article of value is left in
IT, companys yard 1t disappears very
quickly.
Brooks told the court that he had the
brass in his house for about two months
prior to disposing of It, and that he found
IT on a scrap pile near the depot.
Peter Kits, colored. was in court to
answer a charge of the larceny of whisky
valued at $50 from the store of w. E.
Sisson, at the northeast corner of King and
Payne streets. Mr.. James Goods testified
that Kits entered the store Friday after
noon last. reached over the bar counter and
took two pint bottles and one bottle con-
tanning one-half a pint of whisky. Kits
denied the charge. but the court sent him
to jail for thirty days.
Sylvester Dean was charged with breaking
and entering the house of Mrs. Emma
Todd. 3O6 Gibbon street According to the
evidence he broke into the house about
midnight last night, after being refused
admttance. by forcing a rear door. Mrs.
Todd told the.court That she endeavored 10
stop the accused, but he insisted on enter
ing. Dean was fined $40 on a charge of
drunken and disOrderly conduct.
Additional Car Service.
The Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Electric Railway Company this
morning inaugurated local car service be-
tween the ferry wharf and the union pas
senger station a distance of about one
mile The company also commenced operat-
ing all mort abound trains over the Cameron
street track after the cars reach the inter-
section of King and Columbus streets. All
southbound trains are using the King street
track exclusively. A new ticket office was
opened today at the northwest corner of
Payne and Cameron streets. 1t is an
nounced that all-night car service betwee n
this city and Washington will not be COM
menced for several weeks. 1t was expected
that all-night service would be inaugurated
today.
The state corporation commission has
granted charter to the w. n. Dorseti
Shoe Company, Incorporated of this city.
The maximum capital stock is $4,000 and
the sum of 5000 is named a the minimum
capital stock. The officers are w. N Dor
sett. president; G. l.. Baker. vice president
K. S. Bowie. secretary and treasurer All
of the officers are of Washington
The Old Dominion Land Corporation of
Rosslyn. Va, Incorporated the object of
which Is TO conduct a real estate business,
oh y~fa sod Yr.;tl
ftal stock of 100000 and a minimum of
5000 The officers are F. S. Bright, presi-
dent; j. w. Craig, secretary; r. L. Wei6e.
treasurer; all of Washington.
Memorial Service of Elks.
Alexandria Lodge, No. 75S. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, is making ex-
tensfve preparations for it's annual memo
rial service, which will be held at the opera
house the first Sunday in December The
principal speaker will be Representative
Morris Sheppard of Texas.
Newell S. Greenaway, clerk of the cor
poration court, last night lost a pocket book
containing a check for S1G.34, S., several
car tickets, and other valuable papers He
found the check on the pavement directly
opposite his house this morning. but there
was no trace of the purse.
Henry Muary of so Gibbon street had
his right cOllarbone fractured about )
o'clock yesterday afternoon by either fall
train over the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon electric railway Muary
claims that he was elected from the real
platform of the car while at the corner of
King and Pitt streets. Following the acct
dent he was conveyed to the Alexandria
Hospital.
Brief Mention.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Amanda Evans, whose death occurred Sun
day last, were held this afternoon at her
residence, 400 South Fairfax street. Rev
Joseph r. Sewer, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, oficiated, and the in
terment was In the Methodist Protestant
cemetery.
The body of Mrs. Annie McGinness who
died in Washington Saturday last, was
brought here this morning and buried in
st. Mary's Catholic cemetery.
1t is said that Mr.. Charles /. Simms of
Alexandria county will be a candidate for
commonwealth attorney of Alexandria
county at the election in November.