The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
Gypsy Couple Are Held for
Iowa Authorities.
FOR KIDNAPPING AND LARCENY
Corporations Meet and Elect Officers.
Charity BeaueSts in VIII of Mrs.
Dies Five Days After Nife-Obitu-
AIRY Record-Other News Notes.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

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80 King Street.
Alexandra, Va, Jan 2.-Luclan
MarenQ, thirty-two years Of age. and
/ Marie Mitchell. alias Marie Mareno,
eighteen years old, Seryian gypsies. are
held at police headquarters pending the
! arrival of police authorities from Coun-
/ ell Bluffs, Iowa. Seven others comprising
the band were virtually released from
custody this afternoon
! a telegram received AT noon from
/ George II. Richmond chief of police OF
/ Council Bluffs, requests that Lucian
Mareno and the girl be held Tonight
/ Chief Goods received another telegram
announcing that the officials from Council
BkIffs left that place tonight for Des
Moinss to secure the signature Of the
governor to requisition papers. and that
they would stop off At Richmond, Va, 10
/ get Gov. SWanson's signature before COM
ing here.
The band did not forsake their com
panioHs in trouble Tonight the entire
band is in a single room at police head
quarters.
As previously stated, the authorities
Of Council Bluffs charge them with abduc-
ton and grand larceny. The particulars
I are not known here.
! Tonight, r. L. Stultz local manager
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany received telegram requesting him
/ 10 have entire band held The telegram
came from Suffolk Va. and was sent
| by John J. S Branch, detective The tel
egTam said an uncle OF "a missing child
viii arrive here 10 look over the children
with the gypsies.
Mr.. Stultz stated that girl was kid
mapped four or five years ago from
/ Church Roads. Va, east OF Petersburg.
supposedly by sypsies. In the opinion
of the authorities. all the children with
the band are typical gypsies
/ Luciau Mareno, tonight, explained 70
/ The Washington Herald correspondent
that George Narenos son. Stephen.
seventeen years old was married 10
Marie Mitchell. at ST Louis, less than
/ two months ago. The marriage. be says
] took place with the consent Of her father.
I John Mitchell, alsosa gypsy
/ In the opinion of Mareu0, the charge
was either preferred by the girls father
or some chief of q gypsy tribe
The man and girl simply procured a
! license, MarenO stated. and did not secure
/ the services OF a minister 10 perform q
/ ceremony.
Lucian Mareno begged The Herald cor
respondent tonight 10 send a telegram
for him TO Clayton, No. claiming he was
well known there It was afterWard
learned that the gypsies to-day sent sew
eral rambling kilograms to people whom
they claim 10 know in the far West
Up 20 d late hour tonight they had re-
ceived no response
II Is expected that the Iowa officials
viii arrive he~e for their prisoners Thurs
day night OF Friday morning In the
meantime the gypsies viii probably be
sent 20 the city JAIL us accommodations
at police headquarters are inadequate
Several corporations met here to-day
and elected officers as follows.
Dulin * Martin Compauy-WiIHam II.
Martin, president, r. G. Dulin. secretary
land treasurer, Thomas J. Martin. Joseph
J. Lewis. L c. Shattuck. Of Washington.
directors
/ Abner-Drury Brewing Compauy-E. f.
Abner, president and secretary: p. A.
! Drury vice president and treasurer.
These officers. with Charles ". Darr. W.
Il
tute the board of directors
Las Ovas Company. Ineorp0rated-IIiI-
airy A Herbert, George c. Reid, T. T.
ISouerv. George Conrad Reid, and Frank
A. Kane. directors.
BY the terms Of the viii Of Mrs. julia
F. Tubman, admitted to probate I'm the
Corporation Court to-day. the Methodist
/ Episcopal Church South. Methodist Epis-
copaI Cemetery. and the Alexandria Hos
|pital receive 500 each. The testatrix be-
queathes the residue of her estate to her
daughter, Mrs. Wilhelmiua Ogden Ken
meth ". ogden qualified as administra-
tor Mr.. II. X. Field, who was named as
executor in the viii, declining.
. The Will Of Capt. John T. wilkins was
admitted To probate in the same court to-
day. He left his estate 70 his widow.
Catherine r. wilkins, who qualified as
IeXecutrix.
Michael Germann died this morning at
his home, 523 King street, at the age of
ninely-two years. Two children, George
Germann and Henry GeTmann, the latter
OF Washington, survive Mr. Germann's
wife died Thursday last, The deceased
was a native Of Germany. and for many
years was engaged in the baking and con
fectionery business here. Owing 10 III
health he retired from business in 1854
Patrick Canavan, forty-twO years of
age. died at midnight last night, at his
/ home, 2S0S Duke street, following a long
illness with pulmonary troubles Several
children survive. The deceased was a
member of Alexandria Division. No. 1.
Ancient order of Hibernians. His funeral
viii take place from ST. Mary's Catholic
Church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
The remains of Neville II. Whiting. who
died last night at his home Marshall
, Fauquier County. Va, Will be brought
here for burial He is survived by a wife
and several children. Mr.. Whiting was
wei! known in this city.
Frank Lucas, an employe Of the Wash
, ington. Alexandria, and Mount Vernon
} Electric Railway Company. was painfully
! burned about the face this morning while
al work al the pOwer-hOuse at FOur-mile-
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