Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-30

Of the belief that they know something
of the burglary.
Following a weeks illness of malsrial
fever, Nathan A. Phelps, Portsmouth
manager of the Postal Telegraph Com
psny, has hiccoughed almost necessarily
siuce lsst Sunday. As q result he Is
completely exhausted physically aud 1t
has been necessary to place him under
the influence of narcotics.
Westly Markell, formerly a seaman Of
the United States navy, who was IN
Jail in Winchester awaiting trial for
theft, early yesterday broke out and es-
csped. Markell tore hole In the cell
ing between his cell and one adjoining,
climbed through into the other cell and
walked out an open DIOR.
The 6.year-old son of Wilson Groo7e,
farmer near Front Royal, was killed
in au UNUSUAL accident on Monday. The
little fellow was playing around his
fathers wagon upon the rear OF which
was placed a heavy harrow. As the
child attempted u climb into the wagon
he dislodged the harrow, which, falling
upon him, killed him instantly.
Before being taken to Richmond yes
terday where be will be electrocuted Oc-
tober l3 on the charge of criminal as
ssult, Henry Smith, Of Norfolk, msde
partial confession AMI exonerated
"Brsck" King, who had been held on
charges Of being implicated 10 the csse'
King is now awaiting trial. The con-
fession was entirely voluntary and II
will probably result in Kings acquiital
when be is again srrsigned in court.
DR.. W. W. Evans, former we'll
known dentist of Washington, purchased
Yesterday the Purcellville canning fac
tory building, grounds aud railway
switches at Hamilton. The purchase
price wss $4,000 This building was
erected two or three years ago at cosl
of over $40, 900. The canning estab.
lishmeut closed its operations at the end
of the season last year and recently dis
posed of its machinery at a sacrifice
| 1t is stated that DR.. Evans will use
the building for commercial operations
IDr. Evans recently came into pos
session of fortune from the estate o.
his uncle, DR.. John Evans, notec
scientist of France.
The state Of Virginia yesterday secur'
ed writs of error in the Court OF Appeal
in two cases which had been decided
adversely to the commonwealth. The
first is liquor case which comes NJ
from Prince William county, and which
involves the question of the sale OF NAL
beverages in that county under the IL
Genes granted the manufacturers OF th'
same. The second case was that OF at
erroneous assessment Of land in thu
county of Brunswick, being the case o
the commonwealth against the CAM
Manufacturing Company ct 81. TIT
case involves the assessment of timbe
lands in the county, and was decided il
The @ reuit Court against the state.
The posting Monday night of boil
written and printed notices on the plan
tations of prominent Csswell county, to
bacco growers, who are not members
the Protective Association, threatening
violence if they do not pool their to
bacco, has caused considerable alarm ii
that section, though many are inclined
to ridicule the plscards as ibe work
some practical joker. The notices wer
posted over territory covering eight o
ten miles, and one of them raads: "Por
your tobacco or you will smell fire.
Indicating that methods similar 10 th
night ouIIsges 10 Kentucky will be re
(sOrted to.