Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-19
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
ACTIVITY OF THE POLICE IN
UNEARTHING CRIME.
Mystery Regarding Three Bold Rob
berries Cleared Up-Knights
Templar Election-Briefs.
special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA,, Va, September 10, 1905
In the arrest Of Joshua Miller. colored
nineteen years Of age, at Hammiils Sta
ton. Nelson county, Va. by Detective NJ.
L. Pankey of the Southern Railway Com
pany of this city. three bold rob berries. 1t
Is declared, have been cleared up. Mr..
Pankey says the robberies were COM
mitted Tuesday night last. and the fol-
lowing morning he captured Miller. anu
the accused was taken before Justice
Martin at Lovingston. Nelson county. anu
after a preliminary hearing held for the
action Of the grand jury.
The first robbery committed was that
OF the Southern railway depot AT Rock
nsh, that county, where the thief secured
a valuable watch.together with S3.O6. AL
place called FaOer, a few miles distant,
the thief on the same night entered the
railway. ONCE and post office, where he
stole several office fixtures and rliied a
number of letters.
The next place attacked by the robber
that night was Whittons store, about two
miles from the post office. He secured at
this place a suit Of clothes and $40.
That the same man committed all three
robber1es was developed when a watch
stolen from Rockfish was dropped by the
thief. MIR. Pankey says that when he
asked the prisoner where he secured the
watch the robber broke down and con-
fessed to having committed all three rob-
berries.
Knights Templar Elect 0Hacers.
The annual inspection Of Old Dominion
Commandery. No. IL, knights Templar,
was made last night by w. b. McChes-
ney. grand captain general Of the Grand
Commandery. knights Templar of Vir-
ginia. Following the inspection q ban
quet was served. The following officers
were elected: Eminent commander. Gettys
M. Myers: generalissimo, DR.. T. B. Coch-
ran: senior warden, NJ. L. Dinwiddie;
Edgar Warfield. ST.; recorder. A. g. Uh-
Ter. A number Of appointive officers will
be named later.
Attempted Hold Up.
]. B. Hopkins. colored, who resides at
824 Queen street, has reported to the po-
lice that Thursday night last an uniden-
titled colored man attempted to hold him
up and rob him. He says that he was on
Columbus street near Queen when the
man cried Haiti" Hopkins ran like a
deer and was followed by the man. He
proved too feet Of foot for the would-be
thief and got into his home before the
man could reach him. A description of
the man has been given to the police.
The state corporation commission has
granted a charter to the Eastern Land
and Timber Corporation, this city. The
objects of the company are to engage In
the land and timber business. The sum
of $4,000 Is named as the maximum cap
ital stock with minimum capital stock
of $1,000. The officers are j. L. White,
president, Washington; L. c. Barley, vice
president, Alexandria, Charles Marthin-
son. secretary and treasurer. Washing
ton.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over the remains of
Carroll w. Ashby, who died in Turkish
bath establishment in Washington yester-
day morning. will be held at 4:3O o'clock
Monday afternoon at his home, S1S
King street. Rev w. J. Morton. rector
of Christ Protestant Episcopal Church,
will offlciate. and the interment will be
made in Ivy Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Ashby Is expected to reach home
from Minneapolis. Mimi. tomorrow morn
ing.
The funeral Of Thomas Mahon, who died
yesterday morning. will be held at 2:3O
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his
home, 234 North Henry street. Rev. w.
F. Watson. pastor OF the First Baptist
Church, will conduct the services, and the
interment will be in Union cemetery. The
deceased was seventy years Of age.
Fires at a Suspect.
Constable John Cornell last night at
Potomac, Alexandria county, fired two
shots at a colored man supposed to have
been Samuel Henderson, wanted by the
authorities in this city on charge of
shooting James Clark, also colored, which
occurred September last. Clark has since
recovered.
Cornell saw the man and upon asking
him his name the man gave his name as
Thomas Young. Cornell told him he
wanted him, whereupOn Young, If that be
The entire fire department was called
out shortly before 8 o'clock last night to
extinguish a slight blaze in the machine
shops Of the Southern Railway Company,
arrival of the department the employees
Of the shops had subdued the fire with
their own hose. Sparks from a pulley
ignited a quantity Of grease and waste
and caused the fire. The damage was
slight.
General News Items.
Announcement is made that the local
board Of civil service examiners will hold
an examination at the city post ONCE Oc-
tober IA next for position as clerk-carrier.
Both male and female candidates are
eligible.
A number of Alexandria Masons will
tonight attend the ceremonies In connec-
ton with the dedication of the new tenn
pie in Washington.
John W. Entwisle has reported to the
police that a wheelbarrow was stolen
from his place Of business, 112O King
street. several days ago.
A dog supposed to have been mad was
killed yesterday afternoon by Policeman
knight.