Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-02
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Governor Appealed to in Behalf
of Howard Banks.
CONVICTED AND SENTENCED
Question of Legality Raised in Court
Over Insurance Plan.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS IN CITY
Suspects Held by Police Awaiting
Charges in Connection With Rob-
bery-General News.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Unless Gov. Claude A. Swanson inter-
yenes. Howard Banks colored sentenced to
be hanged January II next for the murder
of Thomas Elzey. also colored, will pay the
death penalty. Mr.. Lewis H. Machen of the
law firm of Machen & Moncure, counsel for
Banks. is in Richmond and, 1t is under
stood. will today petition the governor to
have Banks sentence committed to life
imprisonment
In the meantime City Sergeant Cox Is
about to make preparations for the execu-
ton Mr.. Cox received a letter this morn
ing from Mr.. F. C. Rorabaugh, sheriff Of
Prince William county, Va, stating that
he could use the scaffold be loaned the
Alexandria country authorities which was
to have been used for the execution of
Joseph Thomas. alias John Wright. colored.
who was to have been hanged December
IA. but whose counsel secured stay of
execution.
Mr.. Cox will have the scaffold brought
here tomorrow. and the work of putting
it together will be commenced at once.
Held Under Amusement.
case came up for consideration at a
special session of the Police Court at 10
o'clock this morning in which A. A. Shriver
was charged with conducting an insurance
business without license. According to
the evidence Mr.. Shriver represented
sick. accident and benefit association,
which, it was claimed. was purely a fra
ternal organization. TO rthe benefit of men,
berS only. A number of policies were pro-
duced. alleged to have been issued by the
company. and Mr. Shriver identified eight
out of twelve of those produced in court.
1t was explained that the company has
grips and signs and that after the candi
dates present their applications they are
initiated into the order. 1t was also stated
that the company has two separate lodges
one for white and one for colored people.
Mr.. Lewis Hooff president Of the COM
pany. stated that the rates Of the company
had been passed on by the state insurance
commissioner and that the organization was
a fraternal one Mr.. Hooff also stated that
the company employees six agents and three
of them work in this city. The prosecution
was conducted by Commonwealth Attorney
Samuel G. Brent. and Attorney Douglas
Stuart appeared for the company. Justice
Cation after examining three witnesses,
took the matter under advisement and will
render his decision later.
Death Of Mrs. Bernheimer.
Mrs Jennie Bernheimer. widow Of Samuel
]. Bernheimer died this morning at 1870
o clock at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. Julius Wolf. 111S King street, after
lingering illness. The deceased was In the
fifty-ninth year of her age. Mrs. Bern
heimer was a native of Germany, but had
resided in this city for many years past
and was well known. She Is survived by
three children. Mrs. julius Wolf, Miss Car
RE Bernheimer and Mr.. Jonah Bernheimer
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Suspects Arrested.
Clarence Grady, colored, was arrested
about IL o'clock this morning by Second
Lieut. Belts and Policemen knight, Nichol-
son and Lyles on suspicion that he had
robbed the printing Office Of J. w. Hill &
Company on King street. Isaac Thornton,
colOred was also arrested on a charge of
having goods in his possession alleged to
have been stolen from the printing Office.
from beer bottles said to have come from
the Robert Portner Brewing Company The
robbery Of the Hill company occurred last
night, and quantity of material, Manager
Harper stated, was stolen. The thief eff
fected an entrance by false key in the
rear Of the office. The key was found this
morning.
Mr. Harper stated that the office has been
robbed recently on several occasions.
Thornton, when searched at police head
quarters. had $57.75 in his possession. Both
of the accused will be given a hearing In
the police court tomorrow morning.
Other arrests are expected to follow
Shortly before noon the police recovered
quantity of goods alleged to have been
stolen from the printing office.
Funeral Of Mrs. n. F. Ansley.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs
Harriet Fuller Ansley. wife Of Mr.. Harry
c. Ansley. treasurer of the Southern Rail-
way Company, whose death occurred Mon
day night last, took place at II o'clock this
morning at her residence 813 Prince street
The services were attended by a large con-
course of relatives and friends and the cas-
ket was obscured by large number of
beautiful floral emblems, a number of which
Were sent by prominent Southern railway
officials The services were conducted by
Rev. William j. Morton, rector of Christ
Protestant Episcopal Church. and Rev p
2. Phillips, rector of ST Pauls Protestant
Episcopal Church. The interment. which
was private. was in the family lot In St.
PaulS cemetery.
The following were the pallbearers. w
w Finley, A. H Plant and E. F. Parham-
president controller and assistant treas
urer, respectively. Of the Southern rail-
way, and Messrs. Hubert Snowden Car
roll w. Ashby and William B. Smoot of
this city.
Owner Quickly Appears.
felt hat and few letters addressed to
C. A. Thomas. Clinton, Md. which were
found yesterday on the old steamer T. ".
Arrrowsmith by Mr.. Charles Dearborn,
Waterman. were turned over to the police
and late yesterday afternoon Chief Goods
communicated with the authorities at that
place. Before he had time to receive q
reply a telephone message was sent to
Clinton, Md, and Mr.. Thomas answered
the telephone and stated that the property
found was his. He was unable to explain
how 1t got there. Mr.. Thomas is of the
opinion that he lost them. as he was In
this city recently. The finding of the above
gave rise to a rumor that probably a MUIR
der had been committed aboard the old
steamer and the body thrown into the river
General Matters
The funeral OF Jonah White, a former
resident OF this city who died In New York
took place at 10 o'clock this morning from
ST. Mary's Catholic Church. Services were
conducted by Rev. l.. F. Kelley, assistant
pastor. and the interment was in ST. Mary's
cemetery. The following were the pail
bearers: Capt. r. F. Knox, Alexander
Lyles, T. n. Scott, Charles Yohe, Levi Hur-
die and Mark Price.
The public schools throughout the city
opened up today after the annual Christ
mas holidays. The attendance is reported
to have been good. Many of the private
schools also reopened.
Sergt. Cox today received a letter from
]. d. Pendleton. chief Of police Of Lynch
burg. Va. in which Mr. Pendleton stated
that the authorities at that place did not
know the colored man who died at the
Alexandria Hospital Saturday morning last
as a result of being struck by q train at
the new union depot. The pawnbroker. Mr..
Of or