Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-08
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
MOTHER OF WAIF LOCATED AT
ORANGE, VA.
Deaf and Dumb Man Victim of a
Prank-General and
Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
| ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 8, 1908.
! The mystery surrounding the infant
which was left Saturday last with Mrs.
William Wade, Columbus and Wolfe
| streets. by strange woman about
| twenty-five years of age, has been solved,
| according to a statement given out today
at police headquarters. 1t is said the
mother of the child is known.
| She is said to be at Orange, Va, her
| home. According to the police her iden-
| tity was learned through Maj. j. +. Rob-
inson, 401 G. street northwest, Washing
| ton. 1t is said the woman, who gave her
name to the police as Mrs. Mary Brown,
| was employed in the capacity of a do
mestic in the home of Maj. Robinson
| and that she brought the waff to this city
! from Washington prior to disposing of
! 1t instead of having come here on a
Southern railway train, as was first sup
| posed.
| Whether not the police will take any
| action in the case is not stated. In the
| event satisfactory arrangements are made
| by the mother to have some person take
! care of the babe it is regarded as more
| than probable that the matter will be
dropped.
| Mrs. Wade said this morning that she
| has the infant and will continue to keep
| it until suitable arrangements are made
| by the authorities for it's disposition.
When asked if she had learned anything
| concerning the identity of the mother,
| Mrs. Wade replied in the affirmative, but
would not make it public at this time.
Dumb Mans Predicament.
| That Ferdinand Patton, a deaf and
dumb man, is alive this morning is due to
| his ability to issue forth lusty yells in
| time of trouble, and that seems to be a
| somewhat inconsistent statement. Pat
| ton was picked up by some practical |
| joker late yesterday afternoon, was car
| ried to one of the fish benches in the city |
market, and afterward laid away in a big |
| ice box at the fish bench and locked in.
The box filed with ice and was |
| exceedingly cold. Just how many hours |
Patton remained in his perilous predica- |
| ment is not known, although at midnight |
| his cries attracted Charles Zimmerman, |
| who conducts a cafe in the market alley. |
MIR. Zimmerman dispatched messenger |
| to the police station, and Policeman Sher- |
wood. after inveStiga ting, found Patton |
| crouched in cold storage Patton was at |
| once released and was apparently but |
| little the worse from his trying expert |
! ence.
| Grand Encampment Of Veterans.
| At meeting OF r. E. Lee Camp, Confeder- |
ate Veterans, held last night at Lee Camp |
! Hall, a communication was received from
| the grand commander calling the camps |
| attention to the fact that the grand en-
| campment will convene at Charlottesville, |
Va, October %. An invitation was also
! received to attend the unwilling of Con
federate monument at Charlottesville, |
| October %. At the next meeting five
| delegates will be chosen to represent the
local camp at the grand encamDment. All
! past commanders by virtue of their Office |!
\ a delegates [
| the encampment.
| In the Circuit Court.
| A grand jury in the circuit court for |
| Alexandria county, Judge ]. B. T. Thorn
ton presiding, today investigated the cir
! cumstances attending the escape of Rich
ard Mcclure and Samuel Hines, negro |
prisoners from the county jail September
l last fater assaulting Jailer Harry Crack. |
| 1t is expected that the jury will make |
certain recommendations concerning the |
| future handling of prisoners at the Jail. |
| This afternoon the jury is investigating |
| a number of felony cases. 1t is not ex |
/ pected that they will complete their la |
| bors until tomorrow. A large number of
| indictments WILL it is expected, be re- |
! turned At a late hour this afternoon
! the jury was still out.
Apartment House Company Election
| At the annual meeting of the stock
I
Company, held last night at the COM
pany's Office northeast corner of King
and Columbus streets, the following Off |
GERS were elected: A. S. Doniphan. pres
dent and manager; w. A. Smoot, jr.,
vice president; c. c. .Leadbeater secre- |
tary and treasurer: A. S. Doniphan, w |
A. Smoot, jr.; c. G. Leadbeater. NJ. D. |
/ Morrill,, IL. s. Ieadbeater, John Lead |
| beater, James z. Tolman. w. T. Rucker,
! directors.
I Police Docket.
I \ fine of $50 was imposed on Nora |
Green colored in the police court this |
morning on a charge of assaulting Phela !
/ Reddicks with a pistol The case of
| Charles Dean, an itinerant umbrella |
member charged with vagrancy, and also |
| charged with the larceny of SITS, was |
| continued until tomorrow 1t is believed |
| that Dean is wanted in Washington for |
| larceny. The Washington authorities have |
been notified Walter Butler coIored |
| charged with drunkenness and disorderly |
| conduct, fined 50; Gertie Cole col !
ored. charged with disOrderly conduct |
| forfeited 81 collateral; Randolph Jones. |
! colored, was fined s. for assauhing and |
! beating his wife
General Mention.
The September term of the corporation
court for this city, Judge Barley presid- |
/ ing will begin Monday next. At this term
a number of chancery cases will come up
| for consideration.
The work of issuing permits to white
! children to attend the public schools was
| continued today When the work ceased
| yesterday afternoon permits numbering
| J15 had been issued.
! The case of r. II. Partridge, Fauquer
county. Va, charged with alleged false
pretenses. which was to have come before |
| United States Commissioner r. +. w. |
| Garnett at o'clock this afternoon has |
/ been postponed until Thursday morning.