The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
WASHINGTON HERALD srREAr-

BEL Teleplole CD
- King street.
/ Alexandra Va. Aug. Z-Because his
employer. James La Porte. an Upholsterer.
I he alleges. owed him a back balance OF
So for work done. Parrino Benedstts.
an Italian. about forty-fve years OF age.
shortly after O'Clock This afternoon went
4 20 La P0rte's establishment. in ne rear
7 Of the old City Hotel. Royal and Cam
/ eron streets. and being unable TO obtain
7 his back money. f0urished a revolver and
( threatened % shoot La Porte. la Porte
7 az once slammed the door Of his shop
[ IN the face OF Benedette and escaped the
mans wrath
The Italian at once fed as soon as
the door was slammed against him he
was pursued by a crowd. among them
I being Chief Goods and Policeman FerEu-
T son and RzWler-- Tie man Sla-ly turned
7 into Fairfax street, and as he did so he
E threw his pistol into the pa-.0r Of the
/ residence Of Charles W Duffey. 2l3 South
Fairfax street The crowd and police
finally overlook BeneGeJJe in front Of S.
Mary's Catholic Church He was lock
ed up
What VIII IN all probability result n
I the unearJning Of a number Of robberies
/ OF consequence that have recently oc-
CURED al the Potomac railroad yards
T was brought 10 light to-day. when the
police recovered a large quantity Of to
bacco. which was buried in the back yard
I OF the home Of Richard Sp0tJswO0d, col
ors6. who lives across the canal The
tobacco recovered IS valued al $50 Il,
was consigned 10 H Kirk 5r-. Of this
/ city
As a result Of the finding OF the to
bacc0 Joseph Breen. John Haskius. Rich
ard Spottswood, and Dennis Jackson. the
/ last named three C0Iored. were called as
witnesses IN the police court this NOM
1 ing Afterward the four men We're given
a private hearing IN the Office OF Chief
Goods before Commonwealth Attorney
& Samuel c. Brent and Justice II. 2 Cation
The police say that Spottswood claimed
T that the tobacco was brought 20 his place
+ by Jackson and Haski2s and il was
/ given 10 them by Joseph Breeo-
I Brecn said he had been informed that
! the tobacco was al his place by Charles
I Dean. and he had gwen It away. He
( added that Dean said It had been brought
/ there by Edward Morris.
/ Morris is now In the city Jail. awaiting
I the action of the grand jury. On the
! charge Of being implicated in the theft OF
barrel Of whisky from the Washington
Southern Railway Company, valued II
I about So.
! The police also recovered three pair OF
/ shoes. Dennis Jackson. colored. had one
I pair in his possession Il is said that the
Z shoes recovered tally with shoes recently
I stolen from the Washingron-Sou
4 Railway Company. valued at s6A21. which
Z were shipped from Baltimore and con
| signed 10 P. N Bradshaw. Of this city
I Al Of the parties summoned were cited
( TO appear as witnesses before the grald
I jury at the September term Of court
/ Miss Rachel Elizabeth Palmer. daughter
1 Of Mrs Frances N Palmer, OF AdIie. and
I Mr.. Charles Franklin Creighton. son Of
! 5Ir. J. CarIin Creighton. CT this city. were
married to-day at the Methodist Erfs-
I copal Church South at AdIie 1Ir and
I Mrs Creighton afterward left for a
/ Northern bridal trip They will reside in
this city
! In the Corporation Court to-day a deed
/ OF conveyance was placed on record from
I Frank = Bayliss conveying 10 Marshall
I L DInwlddie and John G. Graham two
] houses and lots cn the south side Of Glib
! bon street. between Fairfax and Royal
streets.
/ Lewis I. Nails. who resides al 81 Duke
/ street, reported 10 the police tonight that
he lost a valuable gold watch between
Z the Union passenger railway station and
! Patrick street